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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 |
| 6373707 | Module mounting slide clamp mechanism A slide assembly has a first portion which is mounted to a chassis and a second portion which is mounted to vertical support members of a rack assembly for supporting the chassis. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the slide assembly includes a... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371433 | Laminated damping device for a carrier and a method for making the same A damping device with a top element, a bottom element, and a viscoelastic element between the top and bottom elements. The damping device exerts significant shear displacement across the viscoelastic element upon deflecting. The damping device may have fi... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6373692 | Screwless computer case mounting arrangement A screwless computer case mounting arrangement includes a top-open case body, a top cover covered on the case body, a hollow shell mounted in an opening on the top cover, an axle pivoted to the hollow shell on the inside, a retaining member fastened to th... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6373694 | Fastening device for hard disk A fastening device is configured on a frame to have a plurality of pairs of opposed grooves, a block member on one side of the frame with grooves disposed thereon, and a plurality of latched members disposed on the block member each corresponding to the g... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6373706 | Electronic device having two slots different in width A portable electronic device having a body and a first slot formed in the body for selectively accommodating a battery and a first recording medium drive having substantially the same width as that of the battery. The first slot has a first width. The por... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6362975 | Computer enclosure incorporating a latch A computer enclosure includes a chassis and a hood attached to the chassis. The chassis has a rear panel defining an L-shaped slot having a first section and a second section, and a pair of side panels connecting to the rear panel. The hood has a pair of ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6362976 | Dual silicone keypad actuation A radio having a detachable pod assembly and a pair of silicone keypads. The first silicone keypad is located within the detachable pod assembly, while the second silicone keypad is closely coupled with a printed circuit board that is electrically coupled... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6359775 | Accessible desktop computer A computer is disclosed having a flat panel display device and a disk drive unit, each pivotable between a closed position wherein they serve as covers for the housing of the computer, and an open position, wherein access is provided to the internal compo... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6359836 | Locking isolation mounting system for data storage modules An isolation mounting system for disk drive and other storage modules in which the operating unit (e.g., a disk drive) is locked more firmly into its operating position. During shipping and installation the lock is disengaged to allow full use of the elas... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6359778 | Removable-type hard disk drive bi-directional ingress and egress structure A removable-type hard disk drive bi-directional ingress and egress structure consisting of a connecting rod conjoined to the lower extent of a rotating shaft, with the other end conjoined to upper extent of another rotating shaft and thereby enabling oppo... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6356440 | Notebook computer having a resilient, portfolio-type case A notebook computer having a resilient, portfolio-type case includes a large flat-panel display module and a processor-keyboard module constructed into the case so that the case need not be stored separately during use. The case is secured for carrying by... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6351376 | Computer data storage device mounting apparatus A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device in a computer housing includes a bracket, a securing means and a flexible plate. The bracket has a first face for supporting a data storage device, a second face opposite the first face and locking h... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6349029 | Computer component security apparatus and method The present invention provides for an apparatus and method for securing a computer component in a computer system. Some embodiments include single or multiple panels hinged to a chassis of the computer system. A panel of some embodiments may carry or othe... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6341069 | Radio modem fitted with a memory card reader A radio modem for fitting to equipment such as a portable computer, in particular, the modem being deigned to be inserted in a slot provided in the equipment, and the modem including two elements which are disposed relative to each other and which are fit... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6340146 | Ceiling LCD mounting structure A ceiling LCD mounting structure includes a mounting base fixedly fastened to the ceiling of a car, the mounting base defining a bottom receiving chamber, a pivot shaft coupled between two clamping plates in a top side of the mounting base and held down b... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6341072 | Electronic equipment enclosure An electronic equipment enclosure for receiving a power supply includes main frame and a bracket attached to the main frame. The main frame has a back wall and a side wall attached to the back wall. The back wall defines a matching opening. The bracket ha... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6339532 | Device and method for damping a digital media drive A hard disk drive is damped in order to reduce tracking errors by isolating the drive from the enclosure it is mounted in using one or more pieces of adhesive viscoelastic material. The hard disk drive is mounted by means of a secondary mounting plate hav... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6336691 | Storage cabinet for electronic devices A storage cabinet includes a housing having at least one exterior port, at least one interior port positioned above the exterior port, and a convection passageway connecting the exterior port and the interior port such that warm air will rise within the p... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6331933 | Power sub-frame for a system unit A power sub-frame is provided for a system unit. The power sub-frame has four walls defining first, second, third and fourth sides of a open, rectangular frame. A fifth side is open for receiving a plurality of power supply units for powering the system u... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6330151 | Electronic device with retractable tray An electronic device (10) such as an IC card, has a tray (14) with a component (20) such as a fingerprint sensor, where the tray can move out beyond the rear end of the device and back into the device with a double click mechanism (34), in a simple and ru... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6327139 | Electrical equipment rack having cable management arms with flexible linkage An electrical equipment rack includes an electrical equipment unit that slides in and out of the rack on two drawer slides. A hinge attaches a first cable management arm to the rack or to a first drawer slide, which is attached to the rack. Another hinge ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6318823 | Computer enclosure incorporating a pivotable drive bracket A computer enclosure includes a cage and a drive bracket received in the cage. The cage includes a front panel defining an opening, a beam connected to the front panel for abutment of the drive bracket and a latch attached to the beam. A pair of flanges e... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317329 | Data storage module alignment system and method A data storage module alignment system and method for use in a data storage module and enclosure system including a module enclosure having a plurality of bay slots and at least one data storage module. The data storage module alignment system comprises a... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6310783 | Modular method and apparatus for building an uninterruptible power system (UPS) An electrical cabinet or chassis for an uninterruptible power system (UPS system) includes universal bays or slots that can receive either power modules or battery backs. The back plane of the slot has separate connector terminals for battery packs and po... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6307744 | Semi-mobile desktop personal computer A semi-mobile desktop personal computer incorporating the features of a desktop personal computer with the mobility of a mobile personal computer. The computer includes a system enclosure attached to a storage enclosure, the storage enclosure extends outs... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6307745 | Computer option bay having secondary access port with automatic sliding door mechanism A computer system having a housing including an option bay into which a modular option device may be removably inserted is disclosed. The option bay includes a secondary access port providing access to the modular option device for uncluttered connection ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6307750 | Interface panel apparatus and method An interface panel for providing telecommunication signals to a plurality of electronic modules housed within an electronics cabinet is provided. A bracket member includes a plurality of openings. A plurality of connectors for receiving a plurality of inp... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6304437 | Power supply attachment for tower computer enclosure A tower-type computer power supply is supported from the top of the chassis by tracks so that it may be slid horizontally outward of the back of the chassis. A motherboard is vertically supported between the power supply and a vertical side of the compute... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6301116 | Auxiliary device for electronic apparatus An auxiliary device for an electronic apparatus which is connected to a portable electronic apparatus, such as a portable disc player to perform exchange of signals between it and the electronic apparatus, wherein the auxiliary device includes an attachme... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6301100 | Portable electronic device having a connector and a cable for connecting with an external device A box of a device is comprised of a lid and a body for housing an electronic unit. An operating section of the device is arranged on the portion of the body surface covered by the lid. The covered portion of the body is formed with a hole for leading a ca... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6297962 | Apparatus for providing displacement to a slide mounted chassis in a rack The present disclosure provides a computer mounted rack system and an apparatus enabling displacement of a slide mounted chassis. The apparatus includes an elongated member having respective first and second ends and respective first and second surfaces. ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6291766 | Dummy surface plate and housing This invention provides a dummy surface plate for shielding a partial region of an insertion opening of an electronic device housing. The electronic device housing has a first frame and a second frame. The dummy surface plate includes a main plate, a firs... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6292359 | Component mount A mount for a computer component such as a disk drive includes horizontal platforms having upstanding studs and a strap. The strap is movable between an open position in which a drive may be removed from or installed into the mount and a closed position i... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6288332 | Component support frame A component support frame retains a power supply in a computer enclosure. The component support frame includes a U-shaped receptacle for receiving the power supply therein. Pawls are formed in the receptacle for engaging with and retaining the power suppl... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6288902 | Modular data storage system for reducing mechanical shock and vibrations The present invention provides a modular data storage system that can constraint movement of a data storage module within an enclosure during operation, handling, and transportation. The present invention achieves the objective by employing compliant feat... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6288329 | Folding component housing A foldable blank includes a substrate and a conducting layer. The substrate is folded so as to form a component housing. When the substrate is folded to form a housing, the conducting layer provides electrical shielding to devices situated within the hous... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6285555 | Apparatus and method for mounting a peripheral device in a computer system A computer system including an enclosure having a bay formed therein for receiving a peripheral device. A microprocessor is mounted in the enclosure, and an input is coupled to provide input to the microprocessor. A mass storage is coupled to the micropro... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6270046 | Apparatus for mounting a switching power supply in a computer system A computer system includes a chassis which is formed by assembling front, rear and bottom panels together. An apparatus for mounting a switching power supply to the computer system includes a drive cage bridging between the front and rear panels and formi... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6272007 | Computer system cooling configuration A computer system housing where a vertical printed circuit board, e.g., a riser card, is inserted into a socket on a computer system motherboard. Some internal space within the housing may allow optimization of system memory capacity through packing of ad... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6272005 | Apparatus for removably mounting a system component in a computer An apparatus including a main chassis and a system component chassis removably mounted in the main chassis through an opening in a top portion thereof. A positioning member is attached to the system component chassis. A handle is pivotally attached adjace... | 08/07/2001 |
