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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 |
| 6783013 | Dual rail tool holder A dual rail tool holder may be used to store and organize garden and lawn tools with long handles in an inverted position, as well as to store and organize accessories. The tool holder consists of a first rail and a second rail, that are vertically and horizontally ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 7031651 | System and method of matching teachers with students to facilitate conducting online private instruction over a global network Described are a system and method for facilitating private instruction over a network between a teacher and a student. Profile information is received from each student who registers for a private course. Each student who registers for a private course is included i... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7031612 | Optical transponders and transceivers An optical transponder/transceiver for intermediate range (e.g., 10-50 km) optical communication applications utilizes an electroabsorption modulated laser for the transmitting device. Preferably, the laser operations at a wavelength of approximately 1310 nm and com... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7003558 | Method and system for communicating information and controlling equipment according to a standard protocol between two computers A system for communicating according to a standard communication protocol for process control includes a plurality of interconnected computers. The system includes a module that permits communication of information between computers that communicate with process con... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994914 | Macrocyclic polyester oligomers and processes for polymerizing the same A water slurry process is used to prepare a prepreg and to manufacture articles from macrocyclic polyester oligomers. In one embodiment, a process for preparing a water suspension of macrocyclic polyester oligomers includes the steps of contacting a macrocyclic poly... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986942 | Microwave absorbing structure There is disclosed a microwave absorbing structure which comprises a non-conductive matrix within which are embedded a plurality of spatially-separated ferro- or ferri-magnetic particles, each of which particles has a largest dimension no greater than 100 nm, said p... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6967490 | Real-time in-line testing of semiconductor wafers An apparatus and method for the real-time, in-line testing of semiconductor wafers during the manufacturing process. In one embodiment the apparatus includes a probe assembly within a semiconductor wafer processing line. As each wafer passes adjacent the probe assem... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6947845 | Method of identifying molecules that bind to the large ribosomal subunit The invention provides methods for producing high resolution crystals of ribosomes and ribosomal subunits as well as crystals produced by such methods. The invention also provides high resolution structures of ribosomal subunits either alone or in combination with p... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947844 | Modulators of ribosomal function and identification thereof The invention provides methods for producing high resolution crystals of ribosomes and ribosomal subunits as well as crystals produced by such methods. The invention also provides high resolution structures of ribosomal subunits either alone or in combination with p... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939361 | Guidewire for a free standing intervascular device having an integral stop mechanism An elongate guidewire for use with a free, unsecured, intervascular device having an elongate, enclosed, open ended channel for receiving the guidewire. The guidewire includes an elongate, flexible body having an outer dimension which is less than the inner dimensio... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939848 | Crystals of the large ribosomal subunit The present invention provides methods for producing high resolution crystals of ribosomes and ribosomal subunits as well as the crystals produced by such methods. The x-ray diffraction patterns of the crystals provided by the present invention are of sufficiently h... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6933154 | Optimal windows for obtaining optical data for characterization of tissue samples The invention provides methods for determining a characteristic of a tissue sample, such as a state of health, using spectral data and/or images obtained within an optimal period of time following the application of a chemical agent to the tissue sample. The inventi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6933822 | Magnetically influenced current or voltage regulator and a magnetically influenced converter A magnetically influenced current or voltage regulator includes a body of an anisotropic magnetisable material that provides a closed magnetic circuit. A first electrical conductor is wound around the body along at least a part of the close circuit for at least one ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6934709 | Interface definition language compiler A distributed computer application can be made to communicate with a plurality of computer architectures. A first compiler compiles and converts input interface source code to produce a high level language including a plurality of computer architecture interfaces. A... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6933518 | RF circuits including transistors having strained material layers Circuits for processing radio frequency (“RF”) and microwave signals are fabricated using field effect transistors (“FETs”) that have one or more strained channel layers disposed on one or more planarized substrate layers. FETs having such a configuration ex... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6919308 | Osteogenic devices Disclosed are (1) osteogenic devices comprising a matrix containing substantially pure natural-sourced mammalian osteogenic protein; (2) DNA and amino acid sequences for novel polypeptide chains useful as subunits of dimeric osteogenic proteins; (3) vectors carrying... | 07/19/2005 |
| D507349 | Sheath for cervical optical probe | 07/12/2005 |
| D506053 | Pair of soles | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904328 | Large scale process control by driving factor identification Systems and methods of complex process control utilize driving factor identification based on nonlinear regression models and process step optimization. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for generating a system model for a complex process comprised ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902935 | Methods of monitoring effects of chemical agents on a sample The invention provides methods and systems for monitoring effects of chemical agents on optical signals produced by samples in response to the chemical agents. Preferred methods comprise application of multiple chemical agents that interact to alter an optical signa... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6900382 | Gel electrolytes for dye sensitized solar cells Replacing liquid electrolytes with solid or quasi-solid electrolytes facilitates the production of photovoltaic cells using continuous manufacturing processes, such as roll-to-roll or web processes, thus creating inexpensive, lightweight photovoltaic cells using fle... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6900094 | Method of selective removal of SiGe alloys A method is disclosed of forming buried channel devices and surface channel devices on a heterostructure semiconductor substrate. In an embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing a structure including a first layer having a first oxidation rate disposed ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6900851 | Electro-optic displays and optical systems for addressing such displays The invention features a photoconductively addressed display and a method of photoconductive addressing in a display. The method includes providing an electro-optic imaging layer that extends in an X direction and a Y direction and comprises an array of image elemen... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6896957 | Magnetizable device Theres is disclosed a magnetic recording medium which includes a magnetizable layer thereon, wherein said magnetizable layer comprises a plurality of ferri- or ferromagnetic particles each having a largest dimension no greater than 100 nm, and each of which particle... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6881632 | Method of fabricating CMOS inverter and integrated circuits utilizing strained surface channel MOSFETS A method of fabricating a CMOS inverter including providing a heterostructure having a Si substrate, a relaxed Si1-xGex layer on the Si substrate, and a strained surface layer on said relaxed Si1-xGex layer; and integratin... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6882875 | Visible display for an interventional device A display is located on an interventional device insertible into a body. More specifically, the display is located on a distal end of the device and is coupled to a sensing system. The sensing system senses a bodily condition. The display receives the sensed bodily ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6877187 | Block and tackle window balance with bottom guide roller Disclosed are apparatus for a block and tackle window balance to be incorporated in single and double hung window assemblies. In one embodiment the block and tackle window balance includes a roller secured within a bottom guide to increase range of travel of a windo... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6879851 | Fiber optic endoscopic gastrointestinal probe A fiber optic probe and a balloon catheter used in conjunction with optical imaging systems, in particular with systems which deliver and collect a single spatial mode beam, such as a single photon, a multiphoton, confocal imaging and ranging systems, such as fluore... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6876010 | Controlling threading dislocation densities in Ge on Si using graded GeSi layers and planarization A semiconductor structure including a semiconductor substrate, at least one first crystalline epitaxial layer on the substrate, the first layer having a surface which is planarized, and at least one second crystalline epitaxial layer on the at least one first layer.... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6868608 | Plate handling with thermal tensioning Printing plates are mounted onto a cylinder by first establishing a temperature difference between the plate and the cylinder; in particular, the temperature of the plate exceeds the temperature of the cylinder. The plate is then wrapped around the plate cylinder, a... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6867770 | Systems and methods for voxel warping Systems and methods for calculating a modification of a geometrical shape by applying an inverse modification function to an array representing the shape. An array representing the geometrical shape is defined on a multi-dimensional space. A modification function is... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6864875 | Full color reflective display with multichromatic sub-pixels A full color, reflective display having superior saturation and brightness is achieved with a novel display element comprising multichromatic elements. In one embodiment a capsule includes more than three species of particles which differ visually. One embodiment of... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6865010 | Electrophoretic electronic displays with low-index films The invention features a reflective display device and a method of making a reflective display device that has reduced light loss and/or pixel cross talk due to internal reflection. The device includes a window layer, a plurality of reflective particles, a material ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6862840 | Container A plant container including at least one section of flexible material having an inner and an outer surface. The inner surface is formed at least in part by a lattice of recesses, and at least some of the recesses converge toward a hole through the material. The oute... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6858158 | Low temperature interconnection of nanoparticles A polymeric linking agent enables the manufacture of photovoltaic cells on flexible substrates, including, for example, polymeric substrates. Photovoltaic cells may be fabricated by a relatively simple continuous manufacturing process, for example, a roll-to-roll pr... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6856710 | Polarization mode dispersion compensation in optical transmission media The present invention provides a method and apparatus for compensating for polarization mode dispersion in an optical transmission system without perturbing the laser source. The present invention compensates for PMD by transferring a sufficient fraction of the ligh... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6856260 | Signal controller A compact low profile fader has an elongate support and a manually settable slider mounted for linearly slidable relative to the elongate support. A drive transmission operably interconnecting the slider and a digital encoder so that movement of the slider produces ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6855798 | Methods for converting linear polyesters to macrocyclic oligoester compositions and macrocyclic oligoesters Macrocyclic oligoesters and compositions comprising macrocyclic oligoesters are prepared from intermediate molecular weight polyesters. In one embodiment, a diol is contacted with a dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylate in the presence of a catalyst to produce a comp... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6855509 | Protein S functional assay and kit therefor The invention relates generally to a new functional protein S assay and kit that is based on the ability of endogenous protein S to prolong clotting time. In the assay procedure, a test plasma sample is diluted with protein S deficient plasma, followed by the additi... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6854404 | Adaptive agricultural machine This invention provides devices and methods for adapting a motorcycle for use with an agricultural system. In a preferred embodiment, the agricultural system includes a motorcycle drive unit adapted for removable attachment to a tool assembly. In a further embodimen... | 02/15/2005 |
