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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7443101 | Intelligent electrical switching device including a touch sensor switch The present invention, according to a preferred embodiment, is directed to portable electronic devices which operate on exhaustible power sources, for example, batteries. The electronic devices of the present invention comprise at least one signal switch and a micro... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7428648 | Power supply input voltage indicator In one embodiment, a circuit to indicate a match between a user-selectable power setting and an input voltage, comprises a first circuit node connected to a power source at an input voltage level, a second circuit node, a switch to switch the first circuit node and ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7367699 | Emergency light in a multilevel aeroplane The invention relates to an aeroplane comprising several decks which are arranged above each other, for passengers, freight and/or crew members, also comprising at least one staircase connected to the decks. Said aeroplane is characterized in that the staircase is p... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369061 | Vehicle locator device A device for locating a parked vehicle has a remote mobile unit with an aerodynamic housing, including a base and a transparent lens covering an illuminating visual indicator, such as a strobe light. The base contains a battery power source, an electronic sound emit... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7265494 | Intelligent user interface with touch sensor technology An electronic circuit including a microchip for use as an intelligent user interface also comprises touch sensor technology that differentiates between proximity and physical contact events to activate and control various loads including light bulbs, products with r... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261052 | Way-guidance marker A guidance marker for utilization with a fibrous web surface and providing an individual with a safe egress to an exit. The guidance marker includes a base carrying an indicator surface and at least one lock pin. The indicator surface is identifiable in the absence ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259683 | Rack A rack has a plurality of LEDs arranged on the front surface thereof correspondingly to respective units. The rack is provided with an LED lighting circuit which lights these LEDs, on the back of a display section and an input section. The LED lighting circuit has a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7242286 | Seat belt tension indicator The present invention provides an apparatus for determining a seat belt tension is within a proper range. The apparatus is designed to be easily adapted to existing vehicle safety belt systems. Three points of contact with the safety belt allow the apparatus to be u... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7211771 | De-icing system for traffic signals A circuit is disclosed for detecting and eliminating the buildup of snow and/or ice on the viewable face of an LED traffic signal lens. The circuit measures the ambient temperature within the LED signal, and when the temperature falls to a level where snow and/or ic... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211310 | Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank comprises a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core comprises at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a print layer is ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209624 | Apparatus and method for illumination of light valves In an illumination system the radiation from one or more laser arrays is directed into a light pipe. The light pipe mixes the individual radiation contributions from the laser arrays and forms a uniform illumination line. The pointing direction of each of the laser ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7182040 | Personnel guidance and location control system A personnel location control system for controlling and guiding a group of individuals in a selected path to a waiting point and then to an activity in advance of that waiting point. The system in one embodiment relies upon a plurality of disks or like guide path-fo... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7156044 | Antenna-mounted sign for vehicles An apparatus conjoinable to a vehicle antenna includes an anchor section formed from STYROFOAM (polystyrene) and provided with a vertically registered sleeve extending along a longitudinal axis. The sleeve extends upwardly from a bottom surface of the anchor and ter... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7123147 | Electronic mailbox with electronically programmed access door to remove mail, with separate mail delivery slot configured to prevent access to mail box, and with auxiliary backup power system An improved electronic mailbox increases the difficulty of stealing mail from the mailbox. The mailbox includes an electronically programmed access door, a mail slot shaped to prevent access to the mail box, and an auxiliary backup power system. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7096776 | Display device for beverage pitcher or coffee machine An apparatus is disclosed comprising a display device or indicator device and a timer circuit. The display device can be placed in a first or a second state. In the first state the display device provides a first visual indication of a first type of beverage which i... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7067214 | PEM fuel cell stack assembly with isolated internal coolant manifold A PEM fuel cell assembly includes cooler plates (10) with internal coolant manifolds (25) isolated from the cell stack assembly by an isolation gap (28) to minimize the risk of contamination of the cells by antifreeze. The internal coolant manif... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059266 | Reflective warning and locator collar for hydrants, pylons and support posts A reflective warning and locating collar for fire hydrants, pylons or support posts to improve their visibility and identity, the collar having a support member defined by a flexible extruded web having flanges along the longitudinal edges to define a channel slot f... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058272 | Wave-guided optical indicator The invention relates to an indicator comprising a light-guiding layer, a cladding layer on one surface of said light-guiding layer, and a patterning layer on the other surface. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7017768 | Floatable barrier for use with a beverage container A floatable barrier suitably adapted for use with a beverage container having a circular base and a cylindrical wall extending vertically therefrom. The floatable barrier comprising top and bottom planar surfaces for displaying advertising material thereon and for f... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6994053 | Assembling structure of indicating needle for instrument and assembling method A assembling structure of an indicating needle for an instrument includes a case body having an upper case and a lower case (13), an indicating needle shaft (19) rotatably pivoted by the upper case and the lower case, and a top portion (19A) of ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6955438 | Structure for illuminating pointer of meter A structure for illuminating a pointer of a meter, including a light translucent pointer including a pointer body having a base provided with a light emitting surface, and a cover cap member provided on said light emitting surface of the base, the pointer body inclu... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951186 | Non-invasive environment history indicator for reusable device In an apparatus including a unit which is recoverable and reusable after use, an environmental history indicator member having a property variable according to an environmental history of use of the apparatus and arranged not to participate in any functions of the a... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6854163 | Releasably attachable grip A releasably attachable grip comprises a body having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The grip also comprises a light emitter integral with the first side of the body. The grip also comprises a stretchable material having a top surface and a b... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6854416 | Display instrument A display instrument with two illuminated pointers, in which instrument the illuminated pointers (4, 6) are supplied with light via a light splitter (10). The latter has a frustum-shaped depression (21) so that a portion of the light is radiated... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6854415 | Seat belt tension sensing device A seat belt tension sensing device adapted for sensing tension in a belt securing a child's car seat in a vehicle, and comprising a housing (52) having a upper housing member (50) hingedly attached (at 54) to a lower housing member 52, an... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6823814 | Reflective marker The reflective marker allows a user to easily place the invention in a desired location without damaging the housing or structure of the marker. More specifically, the reflective marker that contains a foot cleat allowing a user to foot pressure to the cleat or to s... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6777701 | Thermal radiation marker Emitter controller including a controller, and a power amplifier, the controller being connected to a power source, the power amplifier being connected to the controller, the power source and to an emitter, the controller providing a pulse sequence to the power ampl... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6778071 | Adaptive escape routing system An adaptive escape routing system for use in buildings and building complexes in which a plurality of detectors or detector suites are situated throughout the building or building complex and provide information to a central controller as to the release of toxic, in... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6758160 | Hydrant locator This invention relates to a hydrant locator that facilitates the location of a hydrant by firefighters, particularly in an emergency. The low profile device wraps around the hydrant cylinder for mounting purposes and a switch in an emergency vehicle sets off strobe ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6742472 | Pressure measuring film for measuring pressure in small contact area A pressure measurement method using a pressure measuring film in which a toner layer with a definite thickness is held between an adhesive layer formed on a first support and an inactive adhesive layer formed on a second support. Prior to applying the pressure to be... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6644236 | Deterioration indicator and a product having the same A deterioration indicator for a resin mold member in a product includes a deteriorating state checking portion configured to allow evaluation of a deterioration state of the resin mold member. The deteriorating state checking portion includes a material w... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6572523 | Centrifuge rotation indicator A centrifuge includes a centrifuge housing and a rotor. The housing defines an inner chamber, and the rotor is provided in the chamber. An indicator is provided on the housing. The indicator is constructed and arranged to indicate rotor movement. A rotor ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6526905 | Self-contained obstruction marker A self powered spheriacal marker is mounted on a power line by extending the line though opposite openings in the marker. There are two sets of opposite openings to allow the marker to be oriented so that solar cells mounted on the exterior of the marker ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6496123 | Portable traffic light A roadwork safety unit mounts on the receiver hitch of a vehicle and connects to the conventional trailer lighting coupling. The unit includes a carrier for carrying the usual equipment to a site where the safety unit is to be used, for example cones, pic... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6444473 | Atmospheric ozone concentration detector An ozone detector in the form of two basic embodiments which can measure ozone concentration in ambient air at 0.001-1 ppm. The first embodiment includes a stretched elastic material and a standard which can give ozone concentration in response to degree ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6399919 | Pressing iron capable of continued temperature status indication after power interruption A pressing iron includes a soleplate mounted on a bottom portion of a housing, a temperature status indicator mounted on the housing, and a control circuit mounted in the housing and coupled electrically to the soleplate. A driver unit drives the temperat... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6396027 | Pressing iron with electroluminescent temperature status indicator A pressing iron includes a soleplate mounted on a bottom portion of a housing, an electroluminescent temperature status indicator mounted on an outer wall surface of the housing, and a control circuit mounted in the housing and coupled electrically to the... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6378906 | Inserted label for monitoring use of a container A system, container, and a label for monitoring the use of a container. The label is ideally inserted into the wall of the container. The label preferably includes an indicating ink that incrementally changes color or changes shade when certain external e... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6357384 | Pig detector A device for indicating the passage of a pig beyond a predetermined location in a pipeline comprising a pig detector connected to a pipeline and communicating with the interior of the pipeline through an opening at the location, a trigger slidably mounted... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6347468 | Portable illuminated sign with changeable messages Currently at airports, cruise ship terminals and the like disembarking travellers are met by travel personnel such as travel agents, taxi drivers etc. who have been hired to transport a particular traveller to a destination but do not personally know thei... | 02/19/2002 |
