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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6020864 | Addressing device for microtip flat display screens A device for controlling an electrode of a flat display screen includes a first electrode constituting a microtip cathode, a second electrode constituting an anode provided with phosphor elements and a gate that is arranged in rows. At least one of the el... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5955705 | Modular weighing scale A modular scale adapted to receive a rigid platform for supporting a weight has a frame having a base and a pair of legs extending from the base. The scale has a plurality of support assemblies adapted to be carried by the frame. Each support has at least... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5943322 | Communications method for a code division multiple access system without a base station Personal communications in a code division multiple access system operated without a base is provided with simultaneous transmission of a communications channel and a control channel, each spread by different PN codes. The PN code facilitates restricting ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5926906 | Wind deflector for a wiper blade of a windshield wiper device The invention relates to a wind deflector for fastening to the main bracket of a wiper blade with openings in its spine, whereby fastening is accomplished with first fastening sections for screwing and additional second fastening sections for locking at t... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5909381 | System of on board prediction of trajectories for autonomous navigation of GPS satellites A system and a method is disclosed for on board prediction of a trajectory for satellites, which can be implemented on a computer with a limited number of bits. The system includes a compact force model that approximate the forces that the satellite encou... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5898519 | Compact night vision device A lightweight night vision device that can be used by itself or can be selectively attached to either the objective lens assembly or ocular lens assembly of an existing optical device. The night vision device includes an image intensifier tube for amplify... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5896005 | High speed solid state optical display A display device is disclosed including a plurality of pixels arranged in a predetermined configuration. Each pixel including a mirror element disposed over a flat surface. A light modulating material disposed over the mirror element for selectively modul... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5890807 | Method for identifying an apparatus or device utilizing a randomly produced characteristic thereof A method identifying components is disclosed. Measured values of a randomly produced property of the component are recorded. The measured values are biuniquely assigned to the component by means of a characteristic parameter and the measured values access... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5888882 | Process for separating electronic devices A process for separating electronic devices connected with one another in a body, the process including thinning the side of the body remote from the electronic devices, separating the electronic devices, and testing electrical parameters of the electroni... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5887036 | Logical block for a Viterbi decoder A logical block is disclosed for decoding a data sequence encoded by a convolutional code, in which a given number of states are to be evaluated. These given states are assigned the given number of state memories which store an associated path and an accu... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5885897 | Process for making contact to differently doped regions in a semiconductor device, and semiconductor device A process is disclosed for making contact to differently doped regions in a semiconductor device which are disposed in a silicon substrate in different depths, a first region with a first dopant concentration and/or conductivity type and the smaller depth... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5886302 | Electrical weighing scale An electrical weighing scale for measuring the weight of a user having has a substantially transparent platform, a plurality of supports, and a display assembly. Piezoresistive sensors, disposed in the supports, change resistance in response to a change i... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5882208 | Visual aid system designed to teach and entertain infants from birth to 6 months while they are in a stroller A method for teaching and entertaining infants while lying on their back in a stroller, the stroller including a stroller hood, including first, attaching a planar member suitable for displaying visual images to an infant while the infant is lying on his ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5881096 | Method for removing bias in a frequency hopping digital communication system There is disclosed in a frequency hopping digital communications system having a transmitter for transmitting a data signal via a noisy transmission path, and a receiver responsive to the transmitted signal for receiving the same, a method for removing bi... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5881107 | Transmission system for digital signals, and transmitter and receiver therefor Transmission system with a transmitter (T), a receiver (R), and a filter combination (FI1, FI2; FQ1, FQ2) for transmitting a digital signal (sr), encoded in symbols (Si), from the transmitter (T) to the receiver (R) at any frequency position by quadrature... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5876260 | Method for assembling a flat display screen A method for assembling two parallel plates respectively forming the bottom and the face of a flat display screen including a degassing step of the plates and a vacuum burn-in step. The method includes the steps of subjecting a first plate to a burn-in st... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5873499 | Pressure breakaway dispensing gun A gun for dispensing a fluid from a fluid dispenser has a body portion, a plunger assembly and an advancing mechanism. The body portion has a jaw portion for holding the fluid dispenser in a retained position and adapted for releasing the fluid dispenser ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5874189 | Method of optimizing a chip pattern on a semiconductor wafer A method is disclosed for optimizing a pattern of semiconductor chips, which includes a mask being aligned via a reference point on the mask and an alignment mark on the wafer. The relative spatial position of the alignment mark is determined by a procedu... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5872847 | Using trusted associations to establish trust in a computer network A method is disclosed for establishing trusted communications with associations for communications between users on an Internet Protocol based computer network. The method entails the first user determining the Internet Protocol (IP) address of a second u... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5872504 | Semiconductor structure ladder network configuration A semiconductor structure for creating resistor networks, particularly ladder networks, has resistive sections made of semiconductor material and metal contact areas. A continuous semiconducting resistor strip is provided as a primary arm. Along this cont... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5872416 | Surface acoustic wave machine A rotating machine comprises a stator that is excited to vibrate to generate progressive surface waves at a frequency within a resonance frequency range of a predetermined rank. The rotor is designed so that the vibrations in the stator generate vibration... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5872128 | Stabilized composition of ticlopidine hydrochloride A novel pharmaceutical composition including thieno-pyridine derivatives, primarily ticlopidine hydrochloride, having no other organic or inorganic acid stabilizing agents or metal stearates. The stable pharmaceutical composition also includes hydrogenate... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5871167 | Cinematographic film cassette A movie film cassette comprises a light-tight casing containing an unexposed film reel and adapted to contain, after shooting, an exposed film reel. The reels and the film are positioned so that, in an operating position within a reception device associat... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5872551 | Method for controlling a flat display screen A method for controlling a cathodoluminescent screen consists of providing regeneration steps during which at least a portion of the anodes is at a low voltage and the corresponding cathodes are biased to an emission state. When the screen is a microtip c... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5869558 | Black electrophoretic particles and method of manufacture The present invention are dielectric black particles for use in electrophoretic images displays, electrostatic toner or the like, and the corresponding method of manufacturing the same. The present invention black particles are latex particles formed by a... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5867313 | Multipurpose night vision monocular The present invention is a multifunctional night vision monocular that is adapted for use by a soldier as a hand-held spotting scope, a helmet mounted scope, a head mounted scope, and a weapon mounted scope depending upon circumstances and the needs of th... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5863295 | Prosthetic device and method of implantation A hip prosthesis for implanting into the medullary canal of a femur, which comprises a stem for implanting into the canal of the femur, the stem having a proximal end and a distal end, the stem also including a proximal locking zone substantially adjacent... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5862850 | Shade lift apparatus An apparatus for lifting and folding a sheet of material used as a window covering, having a headrail for attaching the apparatus adjacent to a window, a pair of spaced apart straps extending vertically from the headrail, a plurality of rods extending hor... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5863024 | Micro-Electromagnet including an integrated magnetic circuit and coil An electromagnetic micro-actuator includes a coil for generating a magnetic field which acts on a movable element at least partially made of a magnetic material, and a magnetic circuit to drive the magnetic flux towards a gap closable by the motion of the... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5858808 | Process and auxiliary device for fabricating semiconductor devices An auxiliary device is constituted by a U-bolt-shaped, pincer-like implement which, during the fabrication of semiconductor devices with a mesa structure from a starting substrate forming a wafer, serves to transfer the outline geometry of the individual ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857599 | Mounting bracket assembly for a night vision device A mounting bracket assembly for mounting a night vision device to a headmount apparatus, made up of an attachment member, a mounting bracket and a hinge. The attachment member attaches the mounting bracket assembly to the headmount. The mounting bracket i... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5851215 | Low cost disposable lancet A low cost safety lancet device for creating a skin incision. The lancet contains a unitarily formed plastic body, thereby making the lancet device easy to manufacture at a low cost. The lancet device includes a blade beam having a cutting blade disposed ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5852291 | Low profile night vision goggle having a fiber optic element A night vision goggle system having an objective lens for viewing an image scene, an image intensifier tube for amplifying a received image scene, an eyepiece lens for presenting the amplified image scene produced at the output of the image intensifier tu... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5850062 | Plural switch configuration in a recessed switch housing with an illuminated rocker and floatingly mounted actuation cap The invention relates to a switch configuration that can be used in a receptacle that is equipped with a shield. In this case, the shield can be arranged offset relative to the receptacle within the framework of given tolerances. The novel switch arrangem... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5847868 | Night vision binoculars A night vision binocular assembly (10) capable of converting low light and infrared energy into a visible image. The night vision binocular assembly (10) includes at least one objective lens assembly (62), image intensifier tube (64), collimator lens asse... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5844427 | Monolithic integrated sensor circuit A monolithic integrated sensor circuit is disclosed comprising a sensor system for generating an electronic sensor signal; a supply unit for the sensor system; an amplifying stage for amplifying the sensor signal; a plurality of inverting devices in the s... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5844674 | Virtual reality system with an optical position-sensing facility A virtual reality system permanently connected with a device to be worn by a user is disclosed which has an optical position-sensing facility that contains at least one radiation source defining a fixed reference point in space and an optical receiving sy... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5836360 | Volume controlled receptacle A volume-control receptacle has a reservoir with a bottom. The reservoir is adapted for receiving a fluid. The receptacle has a plurality of capillaries opening on the reservoir at a specific height above the bottom; the capillaries draw off the excess fl... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5834883 | Flat screen cathode including microtips A cathode includes microtips for flat display screens, of the type including cathode conductors, between a substrate and a gate, the gate including holes inside meshes defined by the cathode conductors. An insulating layer, including wells facing the hole... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5834378 | Passivation of porous semiconductors for improved optoelectronic device performance and fabrication of light-emitting diode bases on same A method for substantially improving the photo luminescent performance of a porous semiconductor, involving the steps of providing a bulk semiconductor substrate wafer of a given conductivity, wherein the substrate wafer has a porous semiconductor layer o... | 11/10/1998 |
