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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082872 | Detectable guidance markers for tactile navigation, including indicia of obstacle presence, type, dimensions, direction, and/or proximity An apparatus, system, and method provides blind and vision impaired (B/VI) persons with improved Detectible Guidance Markers (DGMs) for navigation in a wide variety of environments, providing information regarding the presence, type, direction, and proximity of vari... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8028644 | Cable driven tactor A tactor system transforms cable motion to tactor motion. A housing defining a plane is adapted for placement proximate to the skin of a user. A cable is operative to deform a tactor element in the housing, causing a portion of the element to move outwardly from the... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7827928 | Tactile warning pad with shearable anchor members A tactile warning pad composed of a polymer material, the pad comprising contact structures on its upper surface and embedded shearable anchor members in the form of a corrugated mesh webbing, wherein the upper portions of the mesh webbing are embedded within the pa... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7640884 | Firehose coupling exit indicator A direction indicator device captured between couplers of ends of firehose sections that point to the source of the firehose and to safety. The direction indicator device includes a gasket-like annular body which fits over the male threads of the male coupler and is... | 01/05/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7330125 | Directional sound system with messaging An exit path indicating device incorporates at least a first port for receiving an alarm indicating signal. In normal operation upon receipt of the alarm indicating signal, the device outputs verbal and non-verbal indicators of the presence of an alarm condition for... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7257928 | Floor construction The invention concerns a floor construction comprising a plurality of surface portions (12) which each comprise at least one respective material with possibly different properties, in particular properties in regard to human perception when standing on the su... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249911 | Detectable warning-dots demarkation for pedestrian safety A novel small quasi-hemispherical truncated-dome modular-dot like device, which can be readily affixed to pavement in a Federally-mandated pattern via a special hole/matrix-stencil;—the resulting demarkations thereby serving to alert the Legally-blind (as well as ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7201275 | PTP for visually handicapped person A PTP constructed so that when the PTP is divided into a section having one or a plurality of pocket portions, a person can discriminate between the top, bottom, right and left sides of this section in the planar direction and a visually handicapped person can corre... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7194829 | Labeler for pipes, conduits, tubes, and rods A pipe or conduit labeler includes a saddle leg having an inside diameter equal to or slightly smaller than an outside diameter of a pipe or conduit to be labeled. The saddle leg is molded to a saddle stem which in turn is molded to a sign plate. A user either write... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7187274 | Vibrating device for the turn signals in motorized vehicles A cylindrical open-ended soft material having (10) a vibrating apparatus to alert drivers of functionality of turn signal by way of tactile stimulation. (12) A gripping mechanism to adhere the vibrating device for turn signals in motorized vehicles to ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7125136 | Hollow doorframe including electroluminescent illumination system A contiguous emergency exit path lighting system that includes the peripheral lighting of a hollow doorframe at an egress point using a set of electroluminescent illuminators integrally formed within or upon the doorframe, an electrical bypass doorframe to reroute w... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111808 | Arrangement of a safety and information device on at least one passenger seat in a passenger cabin of a commercial aircraft A safety and information device is arranged on at least one passenger seat in the passenger cabin of a commercial aircraft, wherein several passenger seats are arranged within the passenger cabin along at least one longitudinal aisle, and wherein display elements fo... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7090907 | Adhesive coated label having tactile feel An adhesive coated label includes indicia disposed on a facestock and layers of tactile coating selectively applied to discrete areas of the facestock to create distinct raised portions on the label. The tactile coating may be applied to correspond to the location o... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7079454 | Tactile timepiece A tactilely readable timepiece with a clock device that keeps time. The display comprises a display area and at least one moveable portion within the display. The moveable portion is moveable with respect to the display to form at least one displayed character that ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7028375 | Attachment of metal and plastic parts of an implement handle A hollow, cylindrical, handle is substantially permanently connected to a end piece by insertion into the distal end of the handle of a first axial section of the end piece and inwardly deforming portions of the handle wall inwardly into indentations formed in the o... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026947 | Building emergency path finding systems and method Signals from a plurality of detectors are evaluated to establish an ingress or an egress path or paths to and from a region. Where the detectors indicate flame or smoke concentrations, the ingress paths lead first responders to the source of the flame or smoke while... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7000361 | Method of creating a concrete paved area A method of providing a paved area having a predetermined set of surface features. The method begins with the pouring of wet concrete into a predetermined area. Then a predetermined thickness of the wet concrete is removed in a predetermined portion of the predeterm... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998960 | Method and apparatus for marking an escape route A method for signaling an escape route in a building with emergency warning units arranged in a distributed way can be realized such that the emergency warning units are equipped with luminous means that in the event of an emergency can be activated by a central eme... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6977596 | Fire extinguisher location system A location system is provided for a fire extinguisher that identifies and locates a fire extinguisher in response to a smoke alarm. The location system is connected to the fire extinguisher to permit a user to quickly locate, find and use the fire extinguisher upon ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976763 | Luminescent and fluorescent strip door highlights A margin highlighter is fixed to a strip curtain-holding apparatus and positioned adjacent to one of the lateral or upper margins. The margin highlighter including a luminescent agent in sufficient concentration to provide a visible light emission in the event of li... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964244 | Tactile identification and direction guidance system and method A tactile identification and direction guidance system and method for blind and otherwise visually impaired persons provides a plurality of substantially identical, longitudinally elongated marker members for support on an underlying walkway in laterally spaced apar... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955189 | Garden hose assembly A garden hose assembly includes an elongated and flexible tubular member that includes an open first end, an open second end and a peripheral wall extending between the first and second open ends. A cross-section taken traversely to a longitudinal axis of the tubula... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951353 | Medication record system and dispenser The present invention relates to a medication management system that is simple, reliable and extremely easy to use. It comprises a label having a plurality of raised tabs that are depressed upon taking a medication to provide a tactile and a visual record of medicat... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6933036 | Non-skid floor mat design A non-skid floor mat for use in a golf car is provided to enable traction with one of a hard spike and a soft spike of a golf shoe. The non-skid floor mat includes a sheet of elastomeric material and nibs in the wall area of the mat. The nibs are sufficiently spaced... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923563 | Movable headlight unit for use on motor vehicle A headlight unit that is adapted for use on a motor vehicle, such as a land vehicle, can be moved from one orientation with respect to the road into other orientations that are angularly spaced apart from the first orientation in response to movement of a control sw... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6766761 | Firehose coupling exit indicator An indicator device captured between couplers of ends of firehose sections that point to the source of the firehose and to safety. The preferred embodiment includes gasket-like annular body which fits over the male threads of the male coupler and is captured between... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6499421 | Tactiovisual distance-to-exit exit-finding system This invention uses a family of exit-finding aids to enable occupants of rooms or workspaces in buildings, cabins in ships, seats in aircraft cabins, auditoriums, theaters, etc. to know the distance and direction to the nearest exit in each direction by t... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6397503 | Food age organization system A food age organization system that provides the user with a convenient way by which to label the leftover food containers in their refrigerators, indicating the date upon which it was placed therein. Simple in design, the system incorporates a color-codi... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6364056 | Smoke and fire rescue system A system for providing escape from a burning building. A fire resistant main cable is disposed adjacent the walls of the building at floor level leading to an exit. Rescue boxes including short cable portions are located at spaced positions which short ca... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6250543 | Container of gabled roof type having top seal rib and top sealing device therefor A container of the gabled roof type has a top seal rib and a spout identifying mark formed on a side face of the rib at an end portion thereof providing a spout. The mark comprises cavities and/or protrusions which are tactually perceivable.... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6237524 | Position flag for manually usable means The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for flagging the position of manually usable means (11,14) in a manually operable device (10). In order to guide a user to the location of manually usable means (11,14) which require to be manually a... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6202587 | Method and apparatus for warning individuals of unsafe zones A system and method for warning an individual of entry into an unsafe zone, particularly one that includes a floor or overhead conveyor, comprises a plurality of flexible upright members. The members are arranged to cover or affront the unsafe zone and ar... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6189574 | Flexible tube for endoscope A flexible tube for an endoscope is provided with a tubular sheath. An outer circumferential surface of the sheath is provided with an indicator that indicates at least one of an orientation of the sheath about an axis thereof and axial length information... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6085922 | Container and closure assembly with tactile indication of closure position A container and closure assembly, affording a simple, quick, ergonomical, and reliable closing operation, provides an intermediate, partly open position that is reliably indicated. The distance of rotation of the closure relative to the container necessar... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6073575 | Safety system A system for aiding emergency evacuation of people from a building, comprising a plurality of rails (51) with each rail (51) being associated with a direction indicator (54) comprising a tactile portion (66) which indicates the direction a person must mov... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6055786 | Heat weld indicator for thermoplastic roofing membrane A roofing membrane heat seal indicator provides a positive, visually perceptible indication that a joint or seam has been raised to a sufficiently high temperature to achieve a proper seal. The heat seal indicator is applied adjacent and parallel to an ed... | 05/02/2000 |
