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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5764802 | Encoding image signals using a blur image An original image is encoded using difference signals that correspond to the difference between the original image and a blur image that approximates the original image. The blur image is generated using DC signals, wherein each DC signal corresponds to a... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5673393 | Managing bandwidth over a computer network having a management computer that allocates bandwidth to client computers upon request Management computers of a packet-switched computer network allocate transmission bandwidth for transmissions such as those for conferences between client computers of the network. Callers and callees request bandwidth from their associated managers for tr... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5438629 | Method and apparatus for input classification using non-spherical neurons A classification method and apparatus for classifying an input into one of a plurality of possible outputs. Information representative of the input is compared to a neuron, where the neuron comprises a boundary defined by two or more neuron axes of differ... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5430282 | System and method for optical scanning using one or more dedicated pixels to control lighting level The system has an optical scanning device formed of a plurality of pixel elements for providing a scan output signal representative of a scanned region of an object. The system has a reflector, an illumination source, a light compensator, and an object po... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5408519 | Telecommunications system having a local area network with concurrently processing nodes A telecommunications system allows multiple users to place and charge telephone calls to personal debit accounts without requiring specially designed telephones or "smart" cards. The system keeps track of the cost of each call, including applicable taxes,... | 04/18/1995 |
