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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 |
| 8130157 | Feed device There is provided a less fragile feeding apparatus for an antenna that can be fitted to clothing. The feeding apparatus uses a coaxial cable for feeding. A center conductor of the coaxial cable is connected to a first radiating element in terms of alternating curren... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8120540 | RF antenna system having low-power requirements for RFID tag communication An RF antenna system for RFID tag communication includes a terminal and wire antennas extending therefrom. Each wire antenna has a first end electrically coupled to the terminal and a second end that is unencumbered. At least a portion of each wire antenna to includ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8059045 | Antenna having an impedance matching section for integration into apparel An antenna having an impedance matching section for attaching to a sheet or a garment. The antenna has a first, a second, and a third leaky substantially coaxial conductor. The first and the third coaxial conductors have an electrically conductive layer placed on th... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7969369 | Body-worn antenna fastening device and method A fastening device (200) for releasably securing an antenna assembly (100) on at least one garment (15) of a user (10) is provided. The antenna assembly (100) is part of a portable communication system (50) which includes a ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7944401 | Radiating element for a signal emitting apparatus A radiating element made from a conductive-nonwoven web is incorporated into a signal emitting apparatus. The signal emitting apparatus, for instance, may comprise an RFID tag. The conductive-nonwoven web contains, in one embodiment, conductive fibers combined with ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7911401 | Earphone antenna and wireless device including the same An earphone antenna is provided that can eliminate high-frequency adverse effects on a wireless device transmitted from a human body via an earphone. The earphone antenna can ensure receiver sensitivity required for a signal in a wide frequency range without any sen... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7907095 | Antenna device Disclosed herein is an antenna device for receiving a broadcast wave in each of a first required frequency band and a second required frequency band, the antenna device including: an earphone cable including an audio signal line and a ground line; and an antenna ele... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7880680 | Tag device, antenna, and portable card A tag device that performs high-quality radio communication without radio wave radiation or receiving characteristics being deteriorated near a person's body and without hindering communication by another IC tag. A main loop section sends and receives radio waves. T... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7830319 | Wideband antenna system for garments A portable antenna system includes an antenna that is substantially defined by one or more portions that include electrically conductive self-similar extensions. The system also includes an article of clothing in which the antenna is attached to a surface of the art... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7817095 | Tight-fitting garment including a sensor for measuring length and/or shape A tight-fitting garment comprising a dipole resonator which is adapted to vary its length and/or shape in conformity with the length and/or shape variations of a person wearing the garment. The length and/or shape of the resonator determines the resonance frequency ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7796089 | Antenna system for a portable communications device An antenna system (100, 500) for a portable communication device (112) is provided. The antenna system is comprised of a retaining structure (204), an antenna flap (206), and a first pivot coupling (212). The retaining structure pr... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7791551 | Wireless audio signal receiver device for a hearing instrument A receiver device for receiving audio signals from a remote source has a magnetic loop antenna for receiving radio frequency signals carrying audio signals, a signal processing unit for reproducing audio signals from the radio frequency signals received by the anten... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7777680 | Electronic apparatus and timepiece In an antenna device of a wristwatch, a pair of external magnetic members each attached to a respective one of both ends of a magnetic core effectively collects the magnetic flux of a standard time and frequency signal. The collected magnetic flux passes through the... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7777681 | Wireless audio signal receiver device for a hearing instrument A receiver device for receiving audio signals from a remote source has a magnetic loop antenna for receiving radio frequency signals carrying audio signals, a signal processing unit for reproducing audio signals from the radio frequency signals received by the anten... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7755552 | Space efficient magnetic antenna system A space efficient magnetic antenna is disclosed for use in tracking, positioning and other applications. In a preferred embodiment, a space efficient magnetic antenna system comprises a first magnetic antenna with a first null axis aligned within a predetermined pla... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7755553 | Multiband antenna system for body-worn and dismount applications Antenna assembly 100 to be worn by a user includes a low-band dipole antenna (310) and at least one high band dipole antenna (312, 612). The high-band dipole antenna is comprised of a high-band dipole feed (102, 602) interposed at a locat... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7750860 | Helmet antenna array system A helmet substrate is covered with a highly absorptive layer and an antenna layer. The antenna layer includes a conformal log periodic dipole array wherein adjacent antenna elements connect through switches. By driving appropriate ones of the switches, the log perio... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7671813 | Earphone antenna and wireless device including the same An earphone antenna is provided in which two pairs of audio/high-frequency signal lines respectively corresponding to left and right earphone units are connected to a balun. The left and right earphone units are connected to terminals of the two pairs of audio/high-... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7667657 | Information processing apparatus The subject is to provide an information processing apparatus serving as a wearable device, which makes it possible not only to reduce the divergence of data toward the peripheral spaces, but also to eliminate the electrode to be contacted to the surface of the livi... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7659858 | Antenna and electronic device An electronic device which includes a radio wave impermeably cylindrical case, a radio wave permeable cover covering an opening in one end of the case, a radio wave impermeable cover covering an opening in the other end of the case, and a circuit board and an antenn... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7629934 | Wearable antenna A wearable article of clothing and the like is configured to be worn by a person underwater or underground; An antenna with at least one loop, is coupled to the wearable item. The antenna provides transmission or receipt of electromagnetic signals and has a size and... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7619576 | Self-contained radio apparatus for transmission of data A self-contained radio apparatus for the transmission of data includes a resiliently deformable patch, a resiliently deformable antenna carried by the patch, a post secured to the patch and upstanding from an upper surface of the patch, the post providing at an end ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7598916 | Quick deployed antenna system A satellite system is packed into and transported via a backpack whereby the backpack integrally accommodates and supports the satellite antenna system as a single unit. The satellite antenna system expands or telescopes from the backpack as a complete working unit ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7548211 | Wireless audio signal receiver device for a hearing instrument A receiver device (10) for receiving audio signals from a remote source is provided, comprising: a magnetic loop antenna for receiving radio frequency signals carrying audio signals, a signal processing unit for reproducing audio signals from the radio freque... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7525497 | Microwave-attenuating composite materials, methods for preparing the same, intermediates for preparing the same, devices containing the same, methods of preparing such a device, and methods of attenuating microwaves The present invention provides microwave attenuating, filled composite materials which contain a polymer or ceramic matrix and metallic tubules and processes for making the same and devices which contain such materials. ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7492320 | Antenna unit and method for manufacturing antenna unit A coaxial cable A12 of a receiving antenna A1, a resin plate A13, and a connecting unit cover A15 are fused by thermal treatment, so that a gap between the outer coating of the coaxial cable A12 and the connecting unit cover A15... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7463205 | Dipole antenna for a watchband An electronic device such as watch adapted for wireless communication, the electronic device using a dipole antenna, the dipole antenna having two component parts, each of which being disposed in respective parts of a two-part connecting band, such as a watchband of... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7450078 | Loop antenna for in the ear audio device The invention regards a communication device which is adapted for placement in a users ear and comprises a shell part enclosing an input transducer for receiving an input signal, a signal processing device and an output transducer for providing a signal perceivable ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7450077 | Antenna for efficient body wearable applications Embodiments relate generally to a body wearable antenna configuration comprising of a flexible multi-layered structure. Each layer has a property that contributes to the overall response of the antenna. The properties of each layer optimized to give the best overall... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7446720 | Method and apparatus for a wireless hearing aid antenna The present subject matter includes a hearing aid housing, a microphone, a wireless communication circuit, hearing aid electronics disposed in the housing, the hearing aid electronics connected to the wireless communication circuit and the microphone, an insertion r... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7436372 | Antenna device and electronic equipment comprising the antenna device An antenna device, housed in a space of a case of an electronic equipment, the case having a surface in which an aperture is formed, includes a magnetic substance and a coil wound around the substance. The substance includes a coil winding portion and a pair of coil... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429959 | Process and device for the radio transmission of signals generated near the body A process and a device for the radio transmission of signals generated near the body via an array of at least two antennas arranged in different positions near the body. At least one antenna, which will act as the transmitting antenna, is selected before or during t... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7425922 | Wearable small-sized patch antenna for use with a satellite A wearable patch antenna comprises a dielectric layer including water; a ground plane adjacent one side of the dielectric layer; a conductive patch element placed adjacent another side of the dielectric layer spaced from the ground plane by the dielectric layer; and... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424316 | Body-worn personal communications apparatus In a body-worn personal communications apparatus, for example a wrist-carried wireless telephone, an antenna (102) is a helical or other physically-shortened electric antenna that makes use of the enhanced normal component of electric field close to the body.... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7417596 | Ground connection of a printed circuit board placed in a wristwatch type electronic device There is disclosed an electronic instrument worn on the wrist including a case (2) at least a part (4) of which is electrically conductive and in which are housed an electronic module (6) including a printed circuit board (60) and an elec... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411559 | Headset loop antenna A headset has a first and an optional second earpiece 12, 16 respectively coupled to a plug 30 via first and an optional second conductors 14, 20, 18, 22. An antenna loop section 36 has a first loop section 31 at least partially bo... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7397437 | Band coupling structure incorporating conductive wires A band coupling structure incorporating conductive wires, in the case in which the bands are coupled with each other, the edge portion of the connection pin is abutted to and electrically connected to the connection pin fitting section, and one coupling part and ano... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394431 | Communication apparatus A communication apparatus is provided that includes an apparatus main frame, an antenna, and a connecting element that connects the antenna to the apparatus main frame and positions the antenna away from the apparatus main frame. ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7385874 | Watch with metallic case including an electronic module for storing data, and electronic module for such a watch The watch with a metallic case including an electronic module for storing data, which is mounted in an external cavity in the back cover of a case. The module can communicate via broadcast signals with a read and/or write apparatus for said data. The module includes... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382328 | Antenna enclosed within an animal training apparatus An animal training apparatus including an electrical conductor embedded within a flexible member, and a housing having a through-opening for receiving the electrical conductor therethrough. The flexible member is molded around the electrical conductor and the antenn... | 06/03/2008 |
