Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20080187410 | Multi-Stage Drywall Hydraulic Lift System A multi-stage drywall hydraulic lift system for efficiently lifting a drywall panel while providing increased precision in positioning of the drywall panel. The multi-stage drywall hydraulic lift system generally includes a telescoping drywall lifter, a hydraulic actuat... | 08/07/2008 |
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| 20070194880 | Programmer protection method and apparatus for use with a movable barrier operator When a movable barrier operator detects (101) a predetermined state with respect to a remote transmitter learning mode, the movable barrier operator can respond by temporarily requiring (103) at least a first programmer protection duration of time to pass ... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070188120 | Operating system utilizing a selectively concealed multi-function wall station transmitter with an auto-close function for a motorized barrier operator An operating system which utilizes a multi-functional wall station for a motorized barrier includes an operator for controlling movement of a barrier between various positions. The operator may receive signals from a wireless or wired wall station transmitter, a wireles... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070164692 | Wireless systems and methods for controlling a telescope Wireless control systems and methods for adjusting the position and/or alignment of a telescope. In one example, a wireless handheld controller enables a user to adjust a corresponding telescope from a remote location. The controller preferably communicates motion comma... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20070132413 | Speech activated door operator system A barrier operator system, such as a garage door operator system, includes one or more remote control units, such as an inside remote control unit, an external wall mounted remote control unit and portable vehicle disposed remote control units which include speech recog... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070075665 | MOTORIZED CLOSURE OPERATING DEVICE WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM An operating device for an overhead closure which comprises a motor, operatively connected to the closure for opening and closing the closure, and at least one sensor unit mountable either the closure or a support surface bordering the closure. The sensor unit is operab... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20070046231 | System and methods for automatically moving access barriers initiated by mobile transmitter devices An operator system and related methods for automatically controlling access barriers which includes a base controller associated with at least one access barrier and at least one base receiver associated with the base controller. The system also includes at least one mo... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070034433 | Remote vehicle safety device A remote vehicle safety system for use with a child-operated riding vehicle (100) employs a portable remote control (50) operated by a user, having a transmitter (57) for transmitting a signal to a receiver (107) on the vehicle (100). ... | 02/15/2007 |
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| 20060125432 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDING/UNFOLDING FOLDABLE SCREEN A motor assembly for driving a foldable screen includes an inner tube, a motor device mounted in the inner tube and including a DC motor, an outer tube mounted around the inner tube, a control device, and a connecting device mounted to an end of the inner tube. A screen... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060071619 | Modular motor converter for window covering systems A window covering system includes a window covering, a motor having a housing and a power supply inlet, for opening or closing the window coverings, and a modular motor converter. The modular motor converter includes a low voltage interface for functional attachment to ... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060012319 | Electrical actuator having a direct current motor An electrical mains-powered actuator designed to operate a closing, darkening or solar protection element, having in a common enclosure, a direct current motor, a board controlling the motor power supply and an AC/DC voltage converter, the control board including a radi... | 01/19/2006 |
| 20050275364 | Automatic gate operator A barrier movement operator is having a position sensor in a telescoping barrier control arm is described. A controller, remote from the arm, senses the barrier position to identify limits of barrier travel and to control rate of travel of the barrier between limits. Th... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050225276 | Automatic gate operator A barrier movement operator is having a position sensor in a telescoping barrier control arm is described. A controller, remote from the arm, senses the barrier position to identify limits of barrier travel and to control rate of travel of the barrier between limits. Th... | 10/13/2005 |
| 20050184695 | Garage door that has enhanced preventive safety measures and equipment to accommodate precise and timely maintenance The invention provides a garage door that can have enhanced preventive safety measures and equipment to accommodate precise and timely maintenance. It is mainly to add into the garage door control mechanism a transceiver that uses electromagnetic waves in the form of la... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050179408 | Method of wirelessly controlling a sewing machine In a method of wirelessly controlling a sewing machine, a wireless receiver module receives an initial signal transmitted wirelessly and continuously from a speed control module in response to a treading action thereon, and stores a preset security code portion of the r... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050140316 | Method for controlling and regulating the operation of an actuator The method makes it possible to control and monitor the dynamic operation operation of an actuator intended to drive a movable element of a building protection installation. The actuator is associated with nearby controlling means comprising a power supply device or con... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050134426 | System for automatically moving access barriers and methods for using the same An operator system and related methods for automatically controlling access barriers including a controller associated with at least one access barrier and a transceiver associated with the controller for transmitting and receiving operational signals. The system also i... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050122067 | Action seating Action seating receives a wireless signal from source equipment and integrated control and generation of motion. The wireless signal is derived from audio and/or visual presentations including music, television, movies, training systems, video games, and the like. The w... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050093716 | Multifrequency garage door opener A garage door power module is provided with the capability of operating over a number of different operating frequencies by configuring a power module chassis with a receptacle for receiving radio receivers where each of the receivers is adapted to receive one of radio ... | 05/05/2005 |
| 20050082991 | Power window system for vehicle A power window system includes an occupant existence determination unit and a power supply unit. The occupant existence determination unit determines whether an occupant is in the compartment or outside the passenger compartment, by receiving a signal from a portable de... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050001566 | Direct current motor condition monitoring and exercising system Hydraulically actuated aerial lift trucks typically have a primary hydraulics pump system driven by the vehicle's engine and a backup pump system driven by a direct current motor. Due to infrequent use of such motors, they are vulnerable to failure due to corrosion of t... | 01/06/2005 |
