Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7246781 | Swivel stand with side slot and suction cup base A stand for supporting a vibrator/massaging device provides a swiveling and pivoting relationship through a ball joint connection between the massaging device and the base stand. The base stand comprises a suction cup bottom which enables attachment to a variety of ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7230648 | Image sensing apparatus and method of focusing and enlarging/reducing the in-focus image data on a display device Disclosed is a digital still camera in which focusing can be checked easily even if a display device constituting the viewfinder is comparatively small. When a shutter-release button is pressed half-way, focusing is performed and the image in a focusing zone is made... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7218463 | Magnifying assembly A magnifying assembly includes a plate with a first side, a second side, a first end and a second end. The plate is mountable to a planar surface. A panel has a first edge, a second edge, a third edge, and a fourth edge wherein the first and second edges are positio... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7175274 | Combination sunglasses and reading eyeglasses An eyeglasses assembly includes an eyeglass frame, a temple member, a first lens and a second lens. The first lens is connected to the frame and is positioned to allow a wearer of the frame to look through the first lens. The second lens is moveably connected to the... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172304 | Illuminator having forward lighting A box-like illuminator includes a top wall having a flat sheet of clear material through which an illuminated image is viewed. A bottom wall of the illuminator is also formed of a flat sheet of clear material and is positioned atop the object to be illuminated. Ligh... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172305 | Magnifier having slideably mounted camera A magnifier for use by people with low vision includes a large LCD display upon which an enlarged image appears. Light from an LED is directed in a first direction onto a deflection wall where it is deflected into a direction substantially orthogonal to the first di... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168821 | Lens assembly with light mountable on head covering Provided is a device mountable on a head covering. The device comprises a flexible clamp comprising an elongated gap open to its rear, a lower receptacle, two recessed slides at both outer sides of the receptacle, and a toothed-section on a top of the receptacle; a ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7161747 | One piece clear plastic cardholder, cardholder shaped fresnel magnifying lens and method of making the same Disclosed is a cardholder with dimensions approximating a standardized card carried by a person, the cardholder being made of a one-piece clear plastic material and may contain a viewing portion having fresnel contour lines and at least a pair of folded edges which ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7139136 | Handheld illuminating magnifier An illuminated magnifying device comprises an elongated magnifying lens, a light source, and an elongated light pipe disposed along the magnifying lens operable to receive light emitted from the light source and direct the light outwardly from the light pipe and dis... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7126769 | Thin magnifier structure with magnetic protective jacket A thin magnifier structure with magnetic protective jacket, including a transparent magnifying member, a magnetic jacket and a pivot member. The transparent magnifying member integrally has a magnifier and is movably clipped and hidden in the magnetic jacket. The tr... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7113651 | Multi-spectral miniature microscope array A multi-spectral miniature microscope objective imaging system for a miniature microscope array includes one or more illuminating light sources for illuminating an object with light including multiple spectral bands, a multi-spectral imaging miniature microscope obj... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7088519 | Zoom lens system The object is to provide a zoom lens system having a zoom ratio of 2.5 or more, compactness and high optical performance, applicable to a plurality of imaging devices with different image heights. According to one aspect of the present invention, a zoom lens system ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7062723 | Systems, methods and apparatus for magnifying portions of a display Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which meaningful or semantic portions of displayed visual information, are modified in order to improve their visual perception by a user. In some embodiments, the meaningful portion is limited to a word, a plurali... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7023622 | Miniature microscope objective lens A miniature microscope objective for a miniature microscope array (MMA) includes preferably at least three or four lenses including from object to image a first positive lens, a second positive lens and a third negative lens. The objective has a numerical aperture (... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001038 | Method and apparatus for object viewing, observation, inspection, identification, and verification In an object verifier having a housing and an object holder, an object may be placed in the object holder for observation by an operator. The object is illuminated using a collimated beam of white light that is generated by a light generator. The collimated beam of ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000291 | Money clip A money clip comprising a generally flat housing having an internal cavity and an elastic band secured to the housing for encircling and holding a wad a paper money between the band and housing. A magnifying glass is normally concealed within the cavity and is pivot... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999248 | Magnifying optical system with a variable color LED A magnifying optical system, e.g. a magnifying visual aid such as a magnifying lens, a reading glass, magnifying or telescopic spectacles, contains a holding device for the magnifying element and an illuminating element which is connected to a source of energy and i... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6985311 | Cellular telephone flip screen magnifier A flip screen magnifying system for a cellular telephone having a base portion and a top portion including an information screen. The base and top portions are hinged such that the top portion may be folded with the screen proximate the base portion in a closed posi... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6982840 | Magnifier and glasses In a preferred embodiment, a magnifier for a menu or the like, including: the magnifier and the menu or the like; and the magnifier being disposed in a pocket associated with the menu or the like. A pair of glasses that has both upper and lower lenses of different s... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6973672 | Welding helmet removable cartridge A welding helmet includes a helmet body for covering the face of an operator, an opening in a front surface of the helmet body, a cartridge for protecting the eyes of the operator from light generated during a welding operation, and structure including hooks project... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6956979 | Magnification of information with user controlled look ahead and look behind contextual information A mechanism is provided for magnifying information with contextual information. The user may configure the magnification mechanism to present some contextual information along with the focus being magnified. Particularly, a user may set “look ahead” and “look ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955442 | Hingedly articulated magnifying device A magnifying apparatus includes a seat, an intermediate member, a first spring-loaded hinge connecting one end of the intermediate member to the seat, a cover, a second spring-loaded hinge connecting an opposite end of the intermediate member to the seat, a catch pr... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951403 | Device for illuminating a generally flat surface A device for illuminating a generally flat surface essentially without emitting significant light beyond the surface is particularly adapted for use as a book light. The device comprises a battery-operated light source contained within a housing to which a transpare... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6925597 | Systems and methods for digital document processing Display technologies that separate the underlying functionality of an application program from the graphical display process, thereby eliminating or reducing the application's need to control the device display and to provide graphical user interface tools and contr... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6924950 | Apparatus for viewing a display of a portable communication device Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating viewing of a display indicia displayed upon a user display of a portable communication device, such as a cellular mobile station. An optical lens that exhibits a selected magnification level is positioned to over... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6922295 | Lens assembly with integrated focus mount and CRT coupler A lens assembly adapted to be connected to a CRT and affixed to mounting structure in a projection television cabinet. The lens assembly includes a tubular lens mount having a longitudinal axis and at least a first optical lens element mounted along the longitudinal... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6919982 | Optical path deflecting element, optical path deflecting apparatus, image displaying apparatus, optical element and manufacturing method thereof An optical path deflecting element, an optical path deflecting apparatus, an image displaying apparatus, an optical writing apparatus, an optical interconnection apparatus, an optical element, and a fabrication method thereof. The optical path deflecting element inc... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6903882 | Magnifier with personalizable multipart handle A multipart handle for coupling to a magnifying lens is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the multipart handle comprises a head member comprising a first end coupleable to the lens and a second end having a cavity formed therein; a body section having a channel f... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6888688 | Optoelectronic display device An optoelectronic display device comprises an organic light emitting diode microdisplay 1 and a viewing convex lens 2 arranged at a distance from the microdisplay which may be less than, equal to or greater than the focal length of the lens. ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6876504 | Apparatus for detecting inaccuracy of machining of finished workpiece A lens apparatus for detecting inaccuracy of machining of a finished workpiece is disclosed. After finishing the workpiece on a machine table in a machining process, remove a tool from a shaft, mount the lens apparatus under the shaft, couple a display to the machin... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6847494 | Optical magnifier suitable for use with a microdisplay device An optical magnifier is provided. One general form of one example embodiment includes two lens elements, at least two aspheric surfaces, and at least one diffractive surface. Another general form of another example embodiment includes three lens elements, and at lea... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6822813 | Retractable magnifier with an electric lamp A retractable magnifier includes a housing and a lens assembly having a lens carried in a frame. The lens assembly is movable in the housing between a retracted position and an extended position. The housing is provided with push-buttons capable of releasing the len... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6808208 | Food/drink tab/check holder A food/drink tab/check holder for making it easier for the customer to be able to read one's tab/check upon the receipt thereof. The food/drink tab/check holder includes a book having a front cover and a back cover being pivotally connected to the front cover and cl... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6785062 | Ophthalmic self-inspection device An eye viewing device with a housing having a center opening containing a magnifying lens and a reflective surface. The housing has outwardly extending hinge flanges. A cover overlies the central opening, and includes an outer abutment surface and an inclined outwar... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6775075 | Lines on paper magnifying glass The invention discloses a magnifying assembly that may be clamped on printed sheets or pages in a book. The assembly consists of two part. One part is an elongated magnifying glass having a flat bottom and half circle shape top. The other part is a holding element t... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6764192 | Combination magnifier and illuminator A combination magnifier and illuminator comprised of a rigid rectangular housing that encloses a swing out lens retaining frame. The lens is a fresnel type which is very thin in nature that allows the entire thickness of the present invention to be less than one qua... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6738192 | Booster lens for a microscope A booster lens may be used with a conventional or electronic microscope by positioning the booster lens on top of a specimen holder. With limited or no additional focusing, greater magnification may be achieved by augmenting the magnification possible with the optic... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6735022 | Viewing and inspection box In general, the present invention provides a viewing and inspection box having a base, a top wall, opposing side walls, and a rear wall defining an interior that is viewed through an open front of the box. An inspection light is held in proximity to the top wall and... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6721109 | Text magnifying device A text magnifying device including a magnifying cavity having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a pair of sides. The upper surface and lower surface are convex. A pair of elevational bars, each have an inner surface, and are attached to and extend longitudinall... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6717750 | Magnifying glass for needlework, handicrafts, or for reading or similar The invention relates to a magnifying glass which is secured in a frame (20). Said magnifying glass consists of a combination of lenses (10) comprising a principal lens (11) with a secondary lens (12) forming an integral unit therewith. T... | 04/06/2004 |
