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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5892447 | Portable cellular alert system The claimed invention comprises a personal warning system including a mobile transmitting device and a mobile receiving device including a receiver which receives signals transmitted by the transmitting device, a proximity device for providing a signal in... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5886621 | Talking poster An talking poster is disclosed. A sound module is attached to the back of the poster. The sound module includes a speaker, which is preferably covered by a speaker cover. A portion of the poster is folded over and sealed to the back of the poster, conceal... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5873024 | Radio selective calling receiver A radio selective calling receiver outputs a received message by speech through a loudspeaker upon reception of a radio selective call signal addressed to the receiver. The receiver includes a message length detection section, and a vibrator. When the rad... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5867105 | Wireless alarm system A wireless alarm system for generating alarm signals discernible to the hearing impaired. The system includes a detection unit having a smoke or carbon dioxide detector which generates a signal upon sensing the occurrence of smoke or carbon dioxide. A tra... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5861797 | Tactile reminder device & method A reminder device includes a case sized so that said case is adapted to be worn on the wrist of a user. The case holds a microprocessor, a tactile alarm, an electric clock, and a battery which provides electric power to the microprocessor, the tactile ala... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5838238 | Alarm system for blind and visually impaired individuals A device which assists those who are visually impaired or handicapped and, in particular, a system for warning blind or visually impaired travelers that they have entered a potentially dangerous area proximal to an edge of boarding platforms of the type t... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5835006 | Vibrator assembly A vibrator assembly (126) includes a vibrator (200) and a pair of clips (202, 204). The pair of clips (202, 204) are adapted to be mounted to a substrate (106) having a controllable power source (120). The pair of clips (202, 204) are electrically coupled... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5828295 | Mode tracking transducer driver for a non-linear transducer A mode tracking transducer driver (100) for a non-linear electromagnetic transducer (102) includes a voltage controlled oscillator (104) coupled within a phase lock loop to a transducer driver (106) and a mode detector (112, 108). The voltage controlled o... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5825297 | Taut armature reciprocating impulse transducer A taut armature reciprocating impulse transducer (100) includes an electromagnetic driver (24, 26) which effects an alternating electromagnetic field in response to an input signal. An armature (12) includes an upper planar suspension member (14) formed b... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5818359 | Process and apparatus for computerizing translation of motion of subcutaneous body parts Apparatus for tracking the motion of subcutaneous body parts such as tendons in the carpal tunnel of the wrist by use of an ultrasonic sensor, and supplying signals from such sensor to a computer for comparison with reference data in a memory and utilizin... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5813766 | Finger temperature indicating ring A finger temperature indicating ring for wearing around a finger to measure and indicate the finger temperature of the wearer. A thermal conductive rod made of highly thermal conductive material, such as platinum, is provided in the ring with a lower end ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5812050 | Electrical control apparatus with unidirectional tactile indicator A control apparatus produces an electrical signal representative of the position of a manually-operable control member, such as an accelerator pedal. The apparatus includes a rotary member which simulates the position of the control member and which engag... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5801466 | Vibrator attaching structure A motor 3 having a rotational shaft with a counterweight 4 is held in a vibrator holder 2. The rotational shaft of the motor is inserted at a free end in a circular hole in a bearing-plate of the vibrator holder 2. The vibrator holder 2 with the motor the... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5794730 | Indication system for vehicle There is provided, in a preferred embodiment, a transportation vehicle for transporting an individual over ground having a surface that may be irregular. This embodiment has a support for supporting the subject. A ground-contacting module, movably attache... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5772440 | Binary information display device The present invention relates to a compact and precise binary information display device having a simple structure at low cost. The device includes a drive mechanism (13) to extrude and retract pins (11) from and into a display surface (12a). The drive mechani... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5774042 | Device for providing tactile indication of pedal position A device for providing a pedal operator with tactile indication that a pedal (32) has been depressed to a preselected position includes a cup-like housing (50), a ring-shaped magnet (52) mounted within the housing (50) and a displaceable member (54) provi... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5766016 | Surgical simulator and method for simulating surgical procedure A surgical simulator provides both visual and tactile feedback in order to realistically portray an actual surgical procedure. The visual feedback is provided through an SGI graphics computer which drives a monitor to display two images of an eye at sligh... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5766013 | Braille cell provided with an actuator comprising a mechanically responding, intrinsic conducting polymer A braille cell with an actuator responds mechanically on the application of an electrical current. The cell includes an intrinsic conducting polymer, the polymer being in contact with an ion supplying compound. The polymer and the ion supplying compound m... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5767764 | Binary information display apparatus, linear cam for the binary information display apparatus, and method of generating shape patterns of the linear cam There is provided a binary information display apparatus capable of generating all appearance/disappearance patterns of a plurality of corresponding braille pins, which binary information display apparatus is formed to be compact and has achieved improved... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5757280 | Structure of a selective calling receiver to connect with a vibration annunciator The present invention is a selective calling receiver comprising: a receiver having a power source; a vibration means having a secondary power source charged by the power source and a vibration generation source operated by the secondary power source; a f... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5754096 | Electronic apparatus with vibration informing function An electronic apparatus with a vibration informing function comprises a vibrating device capable of vibrating for providing information. A reference signal generation circuit outputs a reference signal for producing an operation timing signal. A vibration... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5747759 | Control unit for vehicle climate control A control unit for controlling devices or assemblies comprises a plurality of control elements located on a control surface. These control elements are provided with correspondingly assigned symbols for visually displaying the function of the respective c... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5737692 | Clock radio system with remote alert device A system and method for providing a remote alert from a clock radio to a user at a predetermined time without disturbing others around him. The clock radio is preferably a superheterodyne receiver and includes an alert signal circuit for providing radio f... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5726626 | Waterproof acoustic alarm safety device embodied in a wristwatch The invention concerns an acoustic alarm safety device comprising a case (2), a vibrating element (20) associated to a membrane (22) so as to make it vibrate, electrical means for providing a control signal to said vibrating element, and means (18) for ac... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5722071 | Portable receiver including transducer for notifying user of messages received in a remote mobile communications device A remote receiving system and apparatus for alerting a mobile communications device user of an incoming call. The remote receiving apparatus is portable and receives a coded radiofrequency signal, including a first preselected identification code, transmi... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5718588 | Tactile display driven by shape memory wires Tactile display comprising an array of dots, preferably arranged in rows and columns, capable of showing both Braille characters and two-dimensional tactile graphics, in which the displacement of the dots is obtained by the action of opposite shape memory... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5719561 | Tactile communication device and method The present invention is for use in tactile communications adaptable by anyone able to recognize messages written in a language known to them. The present invention uses a series of sequentially firing vibromechanical stimulators vibrating against the ski... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5710422 | Talking poster An improved talking poster is disclosed. The present invention involves an improved speaker enclosure for a talking poster. The speaker enclosure includes an inner circle in which the speaker is located. It also includes an outer circle which, in conjunct... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5686884 | Supervised alarm system A power supervised emergency warning device provides a shaking motion to a piece of furniture coupled thereto upon receipt of an electronic actuating signal from an external closed contact type device. A backup battery provides power to the device in the ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5686882 | Silent alarm band The silent alarm comprises a wrist band housing which can be attached to the wrist of a person. A signal receiving device is mounted in the wrist band housing for receiving a signal from a clock controlled transmitter. Vibratory means are also mounted in ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5682132 | Vibrating module A vibrating module for generating a mainly non-audible alert signal comprises a vibrating mass supported by at least one spring and having a weight and a magnet. A drive coil is supported by a coil frame for placing the vibrating mass in a continuous reci... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5668423 | Exciter for generating vibration in a pager Disclosed is an exciter for generating physical vibration in response to the applied electric signal. In this device, a driving coil is attached to the periphery of an inner guide of a lower housing, and a rotor of permanent magnet is provided in the roto... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5663703 | Silent wrist pager with tactile alarm A wrist-worn paging receiver provides an incoming message alarm by contacting the wrist of the user by the use of rotating cam lobes that reside inside the paging receiver and that are separated from actual contact with the user's skin by a thin, flexible... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5652570 | Individual location system An interactive individual location and monitoring system includes a central monitoring system for maintaining health, location, and other data with respect to an individual. A watch unit carried by the individual receives medical and other information sel... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5650763 | Non-linear reciprocating device A non-linear reciprocating device (100, 200) includes an armature (12) including non-linear suspension members (14, 16); a compliant contactor (50, 72), coupled to a power source (BT), and further coupled to the armature (12) for generating an interruptin... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5651070 | Warning device programmable to be sensitive to preselected sound frequencies A listening device for alerting an individual unable to hear warning signals having a means for prerecording a warning signal, converting the signal into digital information, and storing the digital information. The device further includes a means for con... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5619180 | Apparatus for providing vibrotactile sensory substitution of force feedback A feedback apparatus for an operator to control an effector that is remote from the operator to interact with a remote environment has a local input device to be manipulated by the operator. Sensors in the effector's environment are capable of sensing the... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5619181 | Vibratory alerting device with audible sound generator An alerting device for a selective call receiver (100) efficiently generates a tactile vibration alert and an audible alert simultaneously. A vibrator motor (15) includes a modified eccentric weight (14) which becomes an efficient air mover upon being rot... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5583478 | Virtual environment tactile system A method for providing a realistic sense of touch in virtual reality by means of programmable actuator assemblies is disclosed. Each tactile actuator assembly consists of a number of individual actuators whose movement is controlled by a computer and asso... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5580251 | Electronic refreshable tactile display for Braille text and graphics This is a Braille display device which comprises: a plurality of cavities; and circuitry to individually excite the plurality of cavities. The plurality of cavities contain a positive and a negative electrode 18, 22, 26 and are filled with a quantity of p... | 12/03/1996 |
