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Patent No. 5823572

Self Defense Weapon With Memo

A self defense weapon formed as a memo pad and which is easily held by a person's fingers, therefore making it possible to provide protection from a mugger and also to quickly and easily write a record or a message without failure of missing or forgetting significant information under a stressful situation.

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Attorney: Butler; Marc W.


Number of patents: 21
Last date: November 30, 2010

NumberTitleIssue Date
7843686System for protecting a portable computing device
The invention relates to a system for protecting a portable computing device wherein the system comprises a device housing adapted to protectively encase a portable computing device, a protectively hardened user input device in communication with the device housing,...
11/30/2010
7840138Method and system for bi-directional communication over a single optical fiber
Gigabit Ethernet connectivity is realized using off-the-shelf GIGABIT INTERFACE CONVERTER transceivers, wave division multiplexer/demultiplexers, and a single optical fiber. Simultaneous and bi-directional optical communication over a single optical fiber connecting...
11/23/2010
7830001Cu-Mo substrate and method for producing same
A Cu—Mo substrate 10 according to the present invention includes: a Cu base 1 containing Cu as a main component; an Mo base having opposing first and second principal faces 2a, 2b and containing Mo as a main component, the...
11/09/2010
7674494Printing device and method of manufacturing a light emitting device
A first pressure generating chamber, which is sealed by a first elastic plate mounted with a first piezoelectric element at one surface, and a second pressure generating chamber, which is sealed by a second elastic plate mounted with a second piezoelectric element a...
03/09/2010
D598471Engine cover
08/18/2009
7565881Bird feeder and kit
A hummingbird feeder and kit including a solution reservoir, a feeding assembly, and a coupler for unreleasably coupling the feeding assembly to the solution reservoir. In one embodiment, the coupler is a frusto-conical member with a channel running along its longit...
07/28/2009
7564057Semiconductor device having an aluminum nitride film
A semiconductor device of having an insulating film comprising aluminum nitride and oxygen provided over a rear surface of a substrate. A transistor is provided over the insulating film. The transistor has at least a channel formation region comprising crystalline s...
07/21/2009
7563661Crystallization method for semiconductor film, manufacturing method for semiconductor device, and laser irradiation apparatus
A semiconductor film formed over a substrate is irradiated by a first laser beam which is incident on a bottom surface of the substrate at an angle and by a second laser beam which is incident on the bottom surface of the substrate at an angle opposite that of the f...
07/21/2009
7556519Method and device for securing a circuit board to a computer assembly
The present invention provides a securing device and method for securing a card to a computer assembly. The device includes a unitary base member comprising a foundation portion and an arm portion orthogonally positioned relative to the foundation. A receiving means...
07/07/2009
7550769Light emitting element, light emitting device and semiconductor device
It is an object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor device, in particular, a light emitting element which can be easily manufactured with a wet method. One feature of the invention is a light emitting device including a transistor and a light emittin...
06/23/2009
7537976Manufacturing method of thin film transistor
The invention provides a manufacturing method of a circular thin film transistor of which shape is more controlled than the conventional case, while simplifying the steps and reducing the manufacturing time and cost by forming a circular thin film transistor by a ma...
05/26/2009
D593032Engine generator
05/26/2009
7535535Manufacturing method of display device
A manufacturing method of a display device, which prevents electrostatic breakdown of the display device both before and after a circuit test without reducing the productivity in forming a plurality of display devices on a substrate to be processed by a step-and-rep...
05/19/2009
7491427Polyimidesiloxane solution composition
[PROBLEMS] To provide a polyimidesiloxane solution composition that is excellent in defoaming ability and that can maintain the wettability of an outer lead bonded portion on a wiring board at a high level, even when it is applied on the surface of the wiring board ...
02/17/2009
RE40630Low profile computer case and computer
A low profile computer case having two centrifugal blowers mounted in a partition therein. An intake port of a first blower faces a bottom panel of the case and an intake port of the second blower faces a top panel of the case. Standoff dimensions are defined betwee...
01/27/2009
7372309Reset circuit
A circuit includes a reset circuit body and a delay circuit. The circuit body outputs a signal which indicates a reset when the supply of a supply voltage is initiated until the supply voltage reaches a sufficient value and indicates release of the reset after it re...
05/13/2008
7310237Device for securing a circuit board to a socket
The present invention provides a securing device for securing a card to a socket within a computer is provided where the card and the socket are coupled. The device includes a unitary base member comprising a foundation portion dimensioned to receive a stationary so...
12/18/2007
6895809Method and apparatus for testing a motor
A method and apparatus for testing an electric motor is provided. A voltage generator is configured to pulse a voltage into a motor. The current associated with the motor is measured and compared to the voltage pulses to determine a phase angle. The operability of t...
05/24/2005
6892458Apparatus and method for removing a coating material from tubing
An apparatus and method for removing coating material from tubing is disclosed that includes a tool body, a tubing support, a slider support, a slider accommodated with the slider support, and a blade attached to the slider, wherein the tubing support, and the slide...
05/17/2005
6883245Variable fuel injector height gauge
A method and apparatus for adjusting the height of a fuel injector in an engine assembly by providing a variable fuel injector height gauge, selecting a height on the gauge, setting the height on the gauge and adjusting the height of the fuel injector in accordance ...
04/26/2005
6868688Access tunnel for low temperature freezing systems
A method and apparatus for accessing low temperature refrigeration systems is provided. In one embodiment, an access tunnel is provided and a heater, an access door, a vacuum insulation panel, a thermal break, a sealing gasket that mates with a sealing surface toget...
03/22/2005
 
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