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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361074 | Rotating light toy A non-battery operated rotating light and/or noise making toy apparatus is disclosed. The system includes a handle to which is connected an electro-mechanical LED power generation chamber. One or more LEDs are electronically connected to the power generation chamber... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7290679 | Foldable air insulating sleeve A foldable air insulating sleeve for insulating beverage and food containers is herein provided. More particularly, the foldable air insulating sleeve secures a cup in a manner that leaves a pocket of air surrounding the cup. This provides for improved temperature r... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292681 | Technique and an apparatus for producing postcards having an audio message for playback by recipient A system having a postcard having a thickness not to exceed 5.5 mm while containing an audio message for playback and a power supply, the system also having a base recording unit for recording a message to the postcard when the postcard is inserted into the base rec... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286748 | Sharing live advanced streaming format indexed files A computing system connected to storage medium and one or more rendering devices receives streamed multimedia data. The multimedia data is encoded in a format, such as an Advanced Streaming Format, that is conducive to storing the multimedia data in files having app... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7201317 | Method and system for illustrating sound and text A system for illustrating sound and text including a book with pages having illustrations and/or text, at least some of the pages including a magnetic signature; a book holder adapted to accept the book, the book holder having a reading surface with a magnetic signa... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7080916 | Special effects drinking lid and straw The present invention is for special effects drinking lid and straw, which can be used with various drinking containers. The specially designed container lid has special effects mechanisms that can illuminate the container lid, the container itself, the straw as wel... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6994555 | Play cube to aid in recognizing and developing various emotional states A play cube comprises a set of at least four pictorial representations of different emotional states (e.g., “happy”, “sad”, “angry”, “proud”), with each state depicted on a different face of the cube. One other face of the cube may included a mirrore... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6954416 | Sound generator and method for manufacturing the same A voice and other sounds to be are selected, the sounds are generated and recorded, the sounds are subjected to spectrum analysis and image processing the image-processed and displayed results of spectrum analysis are recorded on a recording medium. By rubbing the p... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6707777 | Toy box capable of emitting pre-recorded messages A toy box includes a lid pivotally attached to a base so as to define an internal cavity which can store one or more toys therein. An audio box is disposed within the cavity for transmitting pre-recorded audio messages through a speaker which encourages the placemen... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6426931 | Postcard size postal article utilizing a phonographic device A postal article consisting of a postcard provided with a device for making an audio recording of a message and a device for playing back said recording, wherein the postal article is secured to a housing (4) containing a disk (43), a disk rotating assemb... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6296926 | Embossed sound track The invention relates to a device for manual, mechanical reproduction of short audio information, consisting of a flat, multilayered material (1) in which a longitudinal profile (2) is embossed. The embossing die is produced by means of a milling process.... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6201947 | Multipurpose learning device A multipurpose learning device having a picture book including a plurality of pages, wherein the pages turned in a top-to-bottom hinged direction instead of a side-to-side hinged direction, a memory unit having audio and video data stored therein, the mem... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5982577 | Batteryless, spring-powered portable cassette player A novel system, e.g., an audio cassette player, is provided herein. The system simultaneously provides mechanical motion driven by a rotatable drive shaft which is rotating at a continuous predetermined desired speed, and for generating a voltage output b... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5358810 | Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display device In a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device of this invention, a light transmittance of an overcoating layer of the liquid crystal display device is partially reduced to form a part of a light-shielding portion. Therefore, a color filter ... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5130962 | Tracking control arrangement for information signal reproducing apparatus In an information signal reproducing apparatus having a reproducing head for reproducing information signals from recording tracks formed on a record bearing medium and a shifting device for shifting the reproducing head athwart the tracks, the shifting d... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5109371 | Manual simplified acoustic playback apparatus An axis of a frictional driving wheel is supported at opposite ends thereof by bearings provided on the bottom of a casing. Within the casing is a turn table slidably and rotatably mounted on a center shaft. The turn table carries a sound recording disk l... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4631715 | Audio straw and cup lid A beverage container lid made of relatively thin, flexible and sound resounding material, provided with cross-slits at its center with a sound reading member in the form of a sharp projection engageable with an in-depth recording soundtrack linearly embos... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4381558 | Talking greeting card A talking greeting card has a front display panel and overlapping rear panels adapted to lie substantially flat in one configuration. The front panel may be bowed in convex shape and held in such second configuration by tabs which secure the rear panels t... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4228716 | Device and method for optical tone generation An optical tone generator comprises sensing means responsive to light of different respective colors for selectively producing respective output signals corresponding to such respective colors, and a tone generator responsive to the sensing means for emit... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4121835 | Sound producing straw A sound producing device where a recorded sound track on the external surface of an elongate member, such as a drinking straw, produces sound as the straw is moved through a resilient lid of a container.... | 10/24/1978 |
| 3970803 | Printed sound track system A system for generating audible information from indicia printed on a paper, the system being particularly applicable to indicia printed in ink by conventional printing techniques. A printed sound track is provided, the sound track being oriented on the p... | 07/20/1976 |
