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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6724939 | Low complexity JPEG decoder A decoder includes an indexing and thresholding stage that receives a compressed image matrix and produces therefrom a signal that is based on a comparison of at least one element in the compressed image matrix with a predetermined threshold value. A transform stage... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6475466 | Methods for treating endoleaks during endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms Disclosed are methods for treating endoleaks arising from endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. The disclosed methods involve the in situ sealing of endoleaks after placement of an endovascular prostheses in the abdominal aorta. Sealing of en... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6432399 | Treatment of stress and preconditioning against stress Symptoms of stress such as elevated blood pressure in mammals are treated, and mammalian bodies are preconditioned to manifest reduced adverse reactions to subsequently encountered stresses, by injecting into the mammalian patient a small quantity of the ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428800 | Composition and method for acceleration of wound and burn healing A method for treating wounds including contacting a wound with an effective wound healing amount of bioactive glass and topical antibiotic and composition for the accelerated healing of wounds and burns including particulates of bioactive glass and at lea... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6343665 | Motor-assisted hand-movable cart A motor-assisted hand-movable cart that can have an identical cart inserted into it in a space-saving manner, whereby the cart is provided with: a drive chassis having two front casters and two back casters; a pushing device; a storage device for goods; a... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6248382 | Process for reducing the patulin concentration in fruit juices A procedure for reducing the patulin content in a fruit juice which includes presenting the juice to a resin material having in abundance micropores of less than 20 Å minimum pore width and at least a pore surface capable of retaining patulin by the forc... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6169757 | Intermodal phase difference controller for beam angle modulation in index guided semiconductor devices A novel device and method of beam steering for semiconductor lasers or optical amplifiers is disclosed. The method of the present invention achieves high signal extinction ratios, high speed, low chirp modulation by biasing a multi-lateral mode beam steer... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6115230 | Method and apparatus for detecting arcs and controlling supply of electrical power A method and apparatus for detecting electromagnetic noise generated by an arc and controlling a power supply that powers the arcs. In an embodiment of the invention, the apparatus includes an arc detection circuit and a power supply control circuit. The ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5963206 | Pattern and color abstraction in a graphical user interface Systems and methods for providing a user with increased flexibility and control over the appearance and behavior of objects on a user interface. Sets of objects can be grouped into themes to provide a user with a distinct overall impression of the interfa... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5939178 | Process for producing a multilayered elastic sheetlike structure; as well as a multilayered elastic sheetlike structure A process for producing a multilayered elastic sheetlike structure; and a multilayered elastic sheetlike structure are described. The multilayered elastic sheetlike structure comprises at least one elastomeric layer of a film, a sheet or a fibrous structure an... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5835230 | Method for calibration of a spectroscopic sensor A novel method for calibration of a spectroscopic sensor is provided. In the method, a spectroscopic system is provided. The system includes a measurement cell having one or more walls which at least partially enclose a sample region. The cell further inc... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5818298 | Linear amplifying apparatus using coupled non-linear amplifiers An amplifying apparatus for linearly amplifying a desired signal using a pair of coupled non-linear amplifiers is disclosed. The amplifying apparatus comprises a limiter for separating amplitude variations from the desired signal and producing a constant ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5813335 | Apparatus for preventing backlash between the meshing teeth of a first and a second gear in a printing unit of a lithographic rotary printing press Apparatus for preventing backlash between a first gear and a second gear of a gear train. Exemplary embodiments include a supplementary gear rotatably mounted adjacent to the first gear and rotatable about the same rotational axis as the first gear, the t... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5808087 | Sulfonium salts of pyrrolylbenzimidazoles Compounds of formula (1): ##STR1## wherein m is an integer 1, 2 or 3, R1 and R2 are the same or independently different alkyl groups, each having 1-5 carbon atoms, R3 is a hydrogen atom, alkyl group having 1-3 carbon atoms... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5802495 | Phrasing structure for the narrative display of findings A method for generating sentences of text for selected medical findings in an electronic medical diagnostic system is disclosed. First, a descriptive phrase for each medical finding is created. Each descriptive phrase is then analyzed to determine possibl... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5794208 | Creating and using protocols to create and review a patient chart A method and apparatus for creating and using a reusable medical protocol to create a patient chart is provided. The protocol is created by selecting various medical findings from a database containing a plurality of coded medical findings, wherein the co... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5758707 | Method for heating metallic body to semisolid state Metallic bodies are heated up to a predetermined temperature between the solidus and the liquidus to produce a semisolid state by supplying the metallic bodies with different amounts of energy over time. The metallic bodies are initially heated with a hig... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5743723 | Oxy-fuel burner having coaxial fuel and oxidant outlets An oxy-fuel burner according to the present invention includes an outer oxidant tube, an intermediate fuel tube and an inner oxidant tube which are coaxially arranged with the fuel tube disposed between the inner and outer oxidant tubes. Characteristics o... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5730435 | Apparatus for absorbing energy during signature delivery The present invention is related to an apparatus for delivering flat products, such as signatures, in a folding apparatus of a rotary printing press. At least one fan wheel assembly has a plurality of fan blades separated from each other by fan wheel pock... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5718175 | Method and apparatus for mounting a printing plate on a cylinder The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for mounting a printing plate on a printing unit cylinder's surface, the printing unit cylinder having an open passage in a retaining area of the printing unit cylinder. Within the open passage a loc... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5714678 | Method for rapidly determining an impurity level in a gas source or a gas distribution system Provided is a novel method for rapidly determining an impurity level in a gas source. A gas source and a measurement tool are provided for measuring an impurity level in a gas flowing from the gas source. The measurement tool is in communication with the ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5658634 | Heat barrier laminate A lightweight and resilient heat barrier laminate which provides sound and vibration dampening. The laminate has a density less than about 5 lb/ft3 and a total thickness of no greater than about 1 inch. The laminate includes a first metal foil ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5656966 | Turbine engine ignition exciter circuit including low voltage lockout control An improved turbine engine ignition exciter circuit. Energy stored in an exciter tank capacitor is subsequently switched to the load (igniter plug) through a novel thyristor switching device specifically designed for pulse power applications. The switchin... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5645053 | Auto CPAP system and method for preventing patient disturbance using airflow profile information The present invention relates to systems and methods for automatically and continuously regulating the level of nasal pressure to an optimal value during OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea) treatment. OSA therapy is implemented by a device which automatically r... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644272 | High frequency balun provided in a multilayer substrate Baluns according to the present invention use both distributed and discrete elements connected together in a multilayer dielectric structure. As distributed elements, coupled striplines are provided in the multilayer dielectric structure. The discrete com... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5619192 | Apparatus and method for reading utility meters An electronic meter reader having a transmitter and antenna for inductively transmitting alternating current power in any selected one of a plurality of frequencies. The reader further includes a receiver for inductively receiving meter reading data from ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5603081 | Method for communicating in a wireless communication system A communications system in which information is transmitted in a plurality of time slots grouped into a plurality of superframes which are, in turn, grouped into a plurality of paging frames. A remote station receives paging messages once in each paging f... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5550097 | Color recording method and device A color recording method and device which is capable of color recording images on large-sized paper in which a first color is developed in direct heat sensitive paper by directly supplying heat energy of thermal heads to the direct heat sensitive paper. F... | 08/27/1996 |
