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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155531 | Tunable photonic integrated circuits Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) may include transmit and receive PICs that include individually tunable optical elements. In one implementation, a device may include a number of optical elements that form a number of optical channels. Tuners may be used to modif... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7596765 | Sound feedback on menu navigation A menu structure in an information presentation device enables navigation in the menu structure. The information presentation device may include a sound generating unit, at least one first user input unit, and a control unit that provides selectable items in the men... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7595757 | Electrical connection elements provided in the AMC structure of an antenna arrangement A portable communication device comprises an antenna arrangement having a radiating antenna element and a grounding layer comprising an AMC material structure facing the radiating antenna element. The AMC material structure includes at least one layer of patches con... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7476604 | Aggressive cleaning process for semiconductor device contact formation A method of forming a contact through a material includes forming a via through a dielectric material and cleaning the via using a dilute hydrofluoric (DHF) acid solution. The method further includes depositing a barrier layer within the via and depositing metal adj... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7465644 | Isolation region bird's beak suppression A structure for electrically isolating semiconductor devices includes a semiconducting layer and a layer of aluminum oxide formed in a pattern over the semiconducting layer, where the pattern exposes a portion of the semiconducting layer. The structure further inclu... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7439929 | Tuning antennas with finite ground plane A method of changing a resonant frequency of an antenna includes coupling the antenna to a ground plane of a circuit board, where the ground plane includes conductive material. The method further includes removing a section of conductive material from a first locati... | 10/21/2008 |
