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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110091861 | Practice Gown A clothing attachment that serves as a practice gown by connecting over the clothing of a wearer such that the clothing attachment is configured with weight, volume, and length markers to simulate the conditions of wearing a complete dress under actual conditions of tha... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110070573 | INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT AND STANDARDS ALIGNMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM An instructional content and standards alignment processing system is disclosed. The system includes a computer-readable memory configured to store information indicative of instructional content, a first educational standard, and a second educational standard, and conf... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110059428 | MEMORIZATION SYSTEM A memorization system includes a housing having an open end to form a hollow chamber. A first compartment having an open end is disposed within the housing. A second compartment also is provided having a first aperture and at least one card is slidably and removably rec... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20100291531 | System and method for correlating curricula A system and method for correlating learning objectives, curriculum items or elements or competency expectations between multiple curricula, or between a curriculum and established national, industry or governmental standards, includes multiple steps. A first curriculum... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100159438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES A recommender system and method including receiving a request identifying at least one current student for which a recommendation is sought and accessing stored student data including attributes associated with respective students of the current students and a plurality... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100159437 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES A recommender system and method is provided, including receiving a request to recommend a course of action related to a plurality of current students in accordance with a plurality of constraints and accessing a computer database storing student data that corresponds to... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20090305221 | Hybrid E-Learning Course Creation and Syndication The disclosed invention is directed to a method and system which allows publishers to create hybrid elearning courses and to publish the courses to a variety of environments including to an LMS, a web interface, or a CD-ROM. Through a “syndication” process, the hybr... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090197239 | Ching-Min Huang Education System The proposed new education system, C.-M. Huang Education System, is according to the “Education Theory of Ching-Min Huang—General Education and Specialized Learning”.... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090186331 | System and method for correlating curricula A system and method for correlating learning objectives, curriculum items or elements or competency expectations between multiple curricula, or between a curriculum and established national, industry or governmental standards, includes multiple steps. A first curriculum... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090148827 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR EVENT ATTENDANCE PROCESSING AND ATTENDEE IDENTIFICATION AND RELATED DEVICES A method of tracking attendance of an event includes detecting a presence of at least one mobile attendee device. The mobile attendee device includes personal identification information stored therein for an attendee associated therewith who is registered for the event.... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090136906 | Backlit map with interchangeable pictures This invention is directed toward a map overlaying a lighted display box. The map has a plurality of magnified eye holes though which a person can view lighted, magnified pictures or photographs. The map can be easily opened such that the pictures can be interchanged, s... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090047653 | METHOD OF INSTRUCTING USING A LEARNING CENTER A method of instructing a plurality of students using a learning center, comprising providing a learning center, wherein the learning center includes a bench system having a two tier configuration and forming an arc of about ninety degrees. The bench system also include... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090032578 | Computer Generated Bookmarks for Scanning and Transmission to Platform Aggregator or Search Engine to Add Additional Information to Printed Material Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods of conveying information related to a printed publication. A label having a readable code for attachment to or insertion into a printed publication is used. A reader adapted to read the code on the label or insert and... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090029339 | Early Alert System and Method for Identifying and Assisting Students in Need at an Educational Institution The present invention is a system and method that proactively identifies a student in need at an educational institution. The system allows for the educational institution to connect with the student, gather information, and provide assistance. Student needs that may be... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090017436 | Integrated instructional management system and method A method for generating a lesson plan for a course is provided that includes associating a plurality of standard objectives with the course. A plurality of learning activities are provided for selection. Each learning activity is associated with at least one standard ob... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080287152 | Teaching material having identification unit and teaching-material communication system The present invention provides a teaching material having an identification unit and a teaching-material communication system. The teaching material having the identification unit comprises at least one learning unit and at least one identification unit. The teaching-ma... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080113330 | Method for the Combined Education of Adolescent Parents and Children The present invention is directed towards educating adolescent parents and their young children. The education methodology includes one curricular component that is directed specifically toward educating adolescent parents, one curricular component that is directed spec... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20070128583 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS At a writing time, a first transistor 412 is turned on so that a data signal Xj is supplied to one end of a capacitor 420. At this time, since a second transistor 414 is turned off, driving current does not flow to an organic light emitting diode (O... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20060141442 | Teacher's caddy A teachers caddy comprising a modular unit comprising upper and lower storage tiers, said upper tier being divided into a plurality of compartments; the lower section being divided into oppositely disposed compartments. ... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20060121436 | Graphical workspace for idea management This document discusses, among other things, a computer software program that implements a graphical workspace for idea management. This includes a graphical user interface (GUI) with an idea map window and a word processor document window. The idea map represents ideas... | 06/08/2006 |
| 20060078871 | Instructional center An instructional center including a first step substantially horizontal to a ground surface; a second step substantially horizontal to the ground surface, located further from the ground surface than the first step and not directly above the first step; a step riser loc... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20050074741 | System and method for discrimination of central and obstructive disordered breathing events Disordered breathing events may be classified as central, obstructive or a combination of central an obstructive in origin based on patient motion associated with respiratory effort. Central disordered breathing is associated with disrupted respiration with reduced resp... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050069860 | Interactive child-development education Child development educational displays are disclosed. The educational apparatus disclosed herein may be mobile and may include one or more three dimensional interactive educational aides demonstrating an aspect of child development to a user. An educational apparatus ma... | 03/31/2005 |
| 20050014126 | Passive load bearing system and method of using The invention provides a system and method for temporarily increasing the mass of an animal's body. The invention is useful both as a means of correcting an animal's existing body condition as well as preventing an adverse change to its body condition. ... | 01/20/2005 |