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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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| 7191986 | Device for mechanically and electrically checking the switching device of a railway switch machine In a device for checking the operation of devices (4) used to displace movable switch parts (2, 3), in which the movable switch parts (2, 3) are connected with each other by a coupling rod (13), the coupling rod (13) is comprised o... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7140551 | HVAC controller An HVAC controller with a simplified and/or lower cost user interface. In one illustrative embodiment, the HVAC controller includes two switches, a movable member, and a plurality of detents. The detents are configured to cause the two switches to be switched in a s... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7030326 | Digital wake-up signal from analog signal transition A digital wake-up signal is generated from an analog switch output by providing an interruption in a conductive ground or switch trace on a printed circuit board in which the ground trace and multiple conductive switch traces are bridged by a moveable contactor resp... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7012535 | Battery operated warning sensor An alarm device for signaling when an object reaches a specified condition. The alarm device includes a sensor for detecting the condition of the object. The device further includes a switch element which is closed when the sensor indicates the specified condition. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000278 | Method and apparatus for end of cycle signal for laundry appliance A method is disclosed for producing an end of cycle for a laundry appliance having a drive motor, a timer motor, and at least one water valve. The method includes determining that the drive motor was previously running and is presently turned off, determining that t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6844513 | Appliance timer An improved timer for controlling an appliance includes a camstack having a plurality of cam surfaces defined therein. A switch block cooperates with the plurality of cam surfaces to provide first switching operations for the appliance. A sensor detects rotation of ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6831820 | Device and method for safely recognizing switch positions of a rotary switch A device and method is described for safely recognizing a switch position angle of a rotary switch. Two redundantly configured computer units are provided to determine discrete switch positions of the rotary switch by evaluating two actual analog switch position sig... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6236299 | Auto tripping key switch This invention is related to an auto tripping key switch, comprising a switch housing being formed with at least one guide groove and one slideway at an inner side thereof; a first contact plate and a second contact plate that are fastened to the switch h... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6130596 | Auto tripping multi-state key switch This invention is related to an auto tripping multi-state key switch, comprising a switch housing being formed with at least one guide groove and one slideway at an inner side thereof; a first contact strip and a second contact strip both fastened to the ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5949344 | Position sensor A position sensor including a rotational shaft (7), a plurality of brushes (13, 15, 17, 19) supported by the rotational shaft (7), a housing (3), a printed circuit board (21) fixed to the housing (3), a main conductor (M) provided on the printed circuit b... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5883307 | Rotary pulse detection mechanism A pulse detection mechanism for detecting the rotation amount of a rotary member and its rotational direction with a high degree of accuracy by reducing the degree of fluctuation in the position of contact between pins and a pulse surface. A rotation shaf... | 03/16/1999 |
| 4910503 | Multi-function input device and system An input device for providing X and Y coordinate analog input values and an associated function selection to a computer. There is a support plate and a multiposition function selection switch having an output indicating the position thereof. There is also... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4112274 | Electrical control An electrical control for providing a graduated change in the magnitude of electrical energy transferred from a source of electrical energy to a device driven thereby including a mount, a plurality of load contacts disposed in fixed relation on the mount,... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4025746 | Remote control means for a balanced line switch system A switch system for interconnecting a plurality of balanced line inputs with a plurality of balanced line outputs is disclosed. The lines are crossed in a matrix with a pair of rotatable switch means mounted at each crosspoint. Each pair of the switch mea... | 05/24/1977 |
