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Patent No. 5971829

Motorized Ice Cream Cone

A Receptacle for supporting, rotating and sculpting a portion of ice cream or similarly malleable food while it is being consumed.

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Assignee: National Biomedical Research Foundation


Location: Washington, DC
No. of patents: 12

NumberTitleIssue Date
5335683Non-slip support shoe for a walking aid
A non-slip support shoe for attachment to the end of any crutch or other walking aid comprises an attachment cylinder for attaching the shoe to the bottom of the crutch or walking aid; a pair of strip leaf springs, at least one of which is connected to th...
08/09/1994
5296846Three-dimensional cursor control device
A cursor control device for use with a three-dimensional stereoscopic image display system comprises a housing defining a volume corresponding to a displayed three-dimensional volume, and a joystick operable by the user for moving and positioning a cursor...
03/22/1994
4821728Three-dimensional imaging system
A three-dimensional imaging system for obtaining a three-dimensional image of an object being scanned ultrasonically comprises a source arrangement for sequentially transmitting ultrasonic energy toward the object in successive directions in a first scann...
04/18/1989
4817119Method and apparatus for computerized tomographic scanning with plural intersecting sets of parallel radiation beams
An array of radiation detectors is rotated about one or more sources of fan-shaped substantially planar radiation beams which are, in turn, rotated in the opposite direction about a three-dimensional body such that substantially parallel paths are defined...
03/28/1989
4798210Three-dimensional imaging system
A three-dimensional imaging system for obtaining a three-dimensional image of an object being scanned ultrasonically comprises a source arrangement for sequentially transmitting ultrasonic energy toward the object in successive directions in a first scann...
01/17/1989
4769698Interactive microscopic image display system and method
A system and method for interactively displaying magnified images of an object having different respective magnifications is disclosed. The system comprises a microscope stage for holding the object, an optical arrangement for magnifying an image of the o...
09/06/1988
4724485Television scanning with improved resolution
Television (TV) scanning with improved resolution is obtained by implementation into a conventional TV scanning arrangement of a vertical drive signal modifying circuit which modifies vertical drive signals prior to their being provided as an input to the...
02/09/1988
4673973Split-image, multi-power microscopic image display system and method
A split-image, multi-power microscopic image display system and method wherein the image of an object positioned on a slide is split into two optical paths, and is magnified to a varying degree in each optical path, the resulting respective magnifications...
06/16/1987
4656594Operator-interactive automated chromosome analysis system producing a karyotype
An operator-interactive automated chromosome analysis system is employed by an operator to locate and identify acceptable metaphase spreads, form a karyotype by rearranging the identified metaphase spreads in accordance with a predetermined arrangement of...
04/07/1987
4651200Split-image, multi-power microscopic image display system and method
A split-image, multi-power microscopic image display system and method wherein the image of an object positioned on a slide is split into two optical paths, and is magnified to a varying degree in each optical path, the resulting respectively magnified im...
03/17/1987
4563173Pump-actuated sequencing valve and system
A pump-actuated sequencing valve for sequentially administering, to a patient, two fluids contained in separate respective reservoirs, wherein the fluid is pumped from a first one of the two reservoirs by means of a pump associated therewith. The valve co...
01/07/1986
4229797Method and system for whole picture image processing
A method and system for whole picture image processing achieves automatic texture and color analysis in a rapid and economical manner. The method involves the generation of texture parameters as a result of processing image data for a whole picture at a t...
10/21/1980
 
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