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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5038087 | Apparatus for controlling window blinds and awnings In an apparatus for controlling a D.C. motor used in the lifting and lowering operation of a window blind or an awning, pulses induced as a result of rotation of the motor rotor are used for delivering signals to a signal receiving means. The signal recei... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5038086 | Power seat, improved rotary switch system therefor Operation of eight motors to control two power seats of a vehicle is effected by three rocker arm type switches, one "joy stick" type switch and a seat select switch. Each seat can be moved in ten different directions.... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5028853 | Switch actuation circuit and arrangement A motor and manual actuated switch includes a motor control circuit for controlling the motor to rotate in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction to actuate a mechanical switch between the open circuit and short circuit states. The control circu... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5023529 | Control circuit A control circuit for connecting a load to a voltage source includes an electronic holding circuit having latched and unlatched states. When latched, the electronic holding circuit connects the load to the voltage source. A thermal device responsive to ex... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5012689 | Vehicle foot pedal actuator apparatus and method A vehicle foot pedal actuator device is adapted for both depressing a vehicle foot pedal and returning the pedal to its normal position. The actuator device includes a variable length extension assembly adapted to be connected between the vehicle driver's... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5004961 | Window operator control A control for a window operator is operable to control incremental movement of a window. The control includes means for developing a command to selectively move the window in a direction to an open or closed position, and means for determining when a plur... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4990836 | Motorized automobile antenna control device In a motorized automobile antenna control device for an antenna system wherein an antenna is raised when power supply of a radio receiver is switched on and lowered when the power supply is switched off, the antenna is prevented from being lowered for a p... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4983892 | Mechanism for controlling electrically driven antenna A control apparatus is placed in a drive circuit of a motor of an electrically driven antenna. The drive circuit is provided in parallel with a transmitter-receiver circuit of a transmitter-receiver, and an operation unit is provided so that control instr... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4983896 | System for driving and controlling an open-area shield A system for driving and controlling an open-area shield such as a window frame or door includes an open-area frame member having an opening; an open-area shielding member defining an open area together with the open-area frame member and made movable for... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4973894 | Method and arrangement for optimizing of the function of a door closer The invention relates to a method, and to an arrangement, for optimizing the operation of a door closer at different phases of opening and closing of the door. The door closer is provided with a force transmission shaft (1) turning in accordance with the ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4972128 | Device for the supply of a continuous current electric motor, in particular for the sun roof of an automotive vehicle A device includes a Zener diode (2) and a resistor 3, for regulating a motor supply voltage, and switches (4, 5, 6) for controlling the operation of a motor and the inversion of the rotational direction of the motor, and is capable of being operated by th... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4962337 | Express window lift motor shutdown A circuit for controlling bi-directional operation of a vehicle window lift motor having a toroidal coil sensing counter-emf perturbations in the motor current line. An EXPRESS mode switch, upon momentary actuation, latches an electronic switch to operate... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4939434 | Apparatus and method for automatic garage door operation Garage door controllers are improved by means to automatically close the doors after a preselected delay time, once they have been opened.... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4935677 | Lock system for an automatic door An automatic-door lock system in which an endless belt running round a driving pulley driven by an electric motor and a driven pulley spaced apart from the driving pulley, comprises: means for issuing a pulse signal proportionate to a speed of a door memb... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4933613 | Control for operating a plurality of window operators A control for a window operator is operable to control incremental movement of a window. The control includes means for developing a command to selectively move the window in a direction to an open or closed position, and means for determining when a plur... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4924157 | Motorized video projection screen control with digital interface A device for controlling a motorized video projection screen, which allows for remote to the screen adjustability for repeatable positioning of the viewing surface, with the ability to interface, via digital logic, with any device capable of sinking enoug... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4924159 | Method and apparatus for remotely reversing electromechanical door openers An obstruction sensing door reverser attachable to an existing electromechanically operated door opener having existing current carrying stop and open loops; having at least one external obstruction switch disposed in a current carrying loop communicating... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4922168 | Universal door safety system A safety system is disclosed for universal attachment to existing garage door openers. A transmitter of infrared energy transmits a beam laterally of the door opening to detect any obstruction to door closing movement. A safety control circuit is adapted ... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4920304 | Vent actuator An actuator for a vent in a vehicle includes a motor actuated by a dashboard mounted switch. In a first embodiment, a slider is received for reciprocal linear movement along a guide track mounted adjacent the vent. A first end of an actuating arm is pivot... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4918363 | Actuator for TVRO parabolic antenna Power transmission and actuator apparatus especially advantageous in application to outdoor antennas, particularly TVRO parabolic antennas, to be operated by remote control, comprises a tub-shaped receptacle including a base having a peripherally encompas... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4918360 | Electric-driving device for openable members An electric driving device for openable members in which an openable member is opened and closed by rotation of driving shafts provided on right and left sides. The device includes a motor which rotates the driving shafts via a reduction mechanism, and sw... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4916369 | Control system for a sliding-tilting roof of a motor vehicle A control system for a sliding-tilting roof of a motor vehicle comprises a motor for moving the sliding-tilting roof and an electrical circuit with a manually operable operating means for energizing the motor for moving the sliding-tilting roof to its clo... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914362 | Electric circuit with limit switches for limiting rotatable range of electric drive unit An electric circuit with limit-switch for limiting rotatable range of an output shaft of an electric drive unit disposed between an electric motor and a control device for supplying a drive current thereto, comprising a first snap action limit switch disp... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4910443 | Electronic control circuit for a bidirectional motor A field installable motor operator for a circuit breaker includes a bidirectionally controllable motor that is coupled through a torque limited module to a circuit breaker operating mechanism. The motor is bidirectionally driven by a transistor switching ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4910445 | Actuating device for movable parts for closing of apertures in vehicles and vehicle roof utilizing same Actuating device for movable parts, such for closure parts for apertures in vehicles, having a reversible direct current drive motor, a polarity reversing actuating switch in the motor circuit for applying direct current to the motor circuit with a polari... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908554 | Moisture sensing apparatus and interior protection system There is provided a moisture-responsive system for protecting the interior of an enclosure such as a motor vehicle which includes an opening; a closure for the opening; a moisture sensor for providing a moisture signal in response to sensing of moisture i... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4904909 | Controller for electric clamp A controller for an electric clamp closes the clamp rapidly at first, then runs at a slower speed while contacting the workpiece, and speeds up again after contacting it, to close with full clamping force. Arrival of the clamp at the position for slowing ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4902945 | Electrical control for hydraulic valves A variable electric control controls hydraulic speed control valves. The control includes a reversible DC electric motor coupled to a speed control valve, a detection circuit for detecting the degree to which the valve is opened, and indicator lights for ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4900994 | Protection circuit for a power window apparatus An automatic window glass elevating apparatus for moving a motor normally or reversely by drive control by a switch actuation to move a window glass in a closing or opening direction which has a resistor connected in series with the motor, first detector ... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4872082 | Door operator safety feature requiring constant actuation to close door The present invention is a safety feature in an automatic garage door operator. In the prior art a single momentary contact push button, either directly connected to the automatic garage door operator or connected via a radio transmitter, is used to contr... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870333 | Automatic opening and closing device for a window An automatic opening and closing device for a window which has a forwardly and reversely rotatable motor for opening and closing the widow, switching means which instructs said motor to rotate, pulse-detecting means which detects a pulse generated along w... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4857813 | Self-stopping motor control circuit A motor control circuit is disclosed, which comprises an operation switch to issue the forward rotation or reverse rotation signal, driving means to operate the motor to the forward or reverse direction in response to the forward rotation or reverse rotat... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4852469 | Automatic venting system An automatic venting system for an enclosed space such as a vehicle having one or more venting elements. The venting system senses precipitation and commands drive means to close the venting element when precipitation is detected and to open the venting e... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4841205 | Control device for a movable part, designed for opening and closing an opening, especially a sliding/tilting roof for a vehicle A control device for a movable part, especially a sliding/tilting roof of a vehicle, comprises a motor for driving the movable part, wherein the terminals of the motor can be selectively connected to different poles of a power source by means of make-and-... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4831509 | Door operation control apparatus A door controller for roller type doors is disclosed incorporating a microprocessor control system. The microprocessor measures and stores the door speed over segments of the door travel to generate a door speed travel characteristic. This characteristic ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4808894 | Power window device A power window device is adapted to drive a motor which automatically closes a windowpane of a car in response to door locking of the car, and cut the drive power for the motor after a predetermined time.... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4796011 | Gate operator with persistant, audible warning signal An operator for a fence gate of the type which translates laterally on and in immediate parallel adjacent relationship to a section of stationary fence wherein the operator comprises an audible sounder for producing a warning signal in advance of and duri... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4775823 | Method for controlling opening/closing operation of automatic door in its accidental condition According to a method for controlling an automatic door of the present invention, even when an accidental condition occurs due to some obstacle clogging a traveling lane of the door, the door can move at a high speed to its deceleration point so as to imm... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4763219 | Overload protection for DC motor-driven linear actuator A permanent magnet DC motor-driven linear actuator has a screw shaft supported against axial movement by a compressed spring. Excess thrust in one direction causes the shaft to move axially to open a first momentary switch, and excess thrust in the opposi... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4746845 | Circuit for preventing the erroneous operation of a motor control device for lifting and lowering a power window An automatic window regulator for automobiles includes a drive motor for lifting and lowering the window glass, and a detector for detecting when there is a foreign object jammed between the window glass as it is lifted or lowered and a window frame. The ... | 05/24/1988 |
