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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 |
| 7357460 | Connecting system for tensile elements An improved connecting system for tensile elements, including a longitudinal tensile element having an end portion and a cross-section thereof, a deformable connecting element; a bracing element, and a tensile axis of applied tensile load along said longitudinal ten... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7342175 | Electrical connector A splice electrical connector for connecting core members of two cable conductors to each other is provided. The connector include two end members. Each end member comprises a first coupler end and a second wedge contact end. A splice coupler connects the first coup... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329077 | Fastener apparatus for roofing and steel building construction A fastener apparatus includes a frusto-hemispherical head portion having a flat top surface, a curved outer surface, a base portion, and a peripheral edge, with the flat top surface bearing a tool fitting. A downwardly-depending lip portion extends from the head per... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7195438 | Swage type fastener A fastening system is provided that includes a fastener having a pin member with a lock groove and crest geometry that is optimized to receive swaged material from collars of materials of different strengths for securing workpieces for different load applications. T... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7080437 | Method of manufacturing an axially collapsible driveshaft assembly To manufacture an axially collapsible driveshaft assembly, first and second tubular members are disposed in an axially overlapping relationship. Central portions of the concentric tubular members are then deformed into conformance with a die cavity having a non-circ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7032345 | Crimp A crimp usable in attaching terminal tackle, such as a hook, to a fishing line. The crimp may include a preattached pin extending from the crimp. The pin may be used to facilitate attachment of a baitfish to the hook. In at least one embodiment, the pin may be used ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6409414 | Pin for connecting gears to a supporting member, and transmission featuring such a pin A pin for connecting a gear to a supporting member has a first and a second longitudinal end portion connectable to the supporting member; a first intermediate portion extending from the first end portion; and a second intermediate portion extending from ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 5980147 | Screen wiper mechanism comprising a crank and connecting rod coupled together by an improved articulating device The screen wiper mechanism has a crank, a connecting rod, a pivot pin and an articulating device which couples the crank to the connecting rod. The structure has, in succession: a head which bears against an engagement surface that is formed, in facing re... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5798153 | Linking device for composite rods A linking device intended notably for the connection of rods made of a composite material based on polymerizable resin and reinforcing fibers includes a tubular sleeve tightly connected to one end of a rod by plastic deformation of the sleeve placed aroun... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5779551 | Rotational fixed connection A rotational fixed connection has a shaft whose axial end is provided with outer shaft teeth and a hub whose through-bore is provided with inner teeth. The connection is useful between a driveshaft in the driveline of a motor vehicle and a joint hub of a ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5685663 | Fastener construction with internal support for spaced portions of structural member A fastening system for securing structural members such as C-channels for buildings, bridges and the like and including a fastener construction for securing the structural members through spaced flanges or plates at locations where there is limited suppor... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5513923 | Connection piece on the end of a wire cable Connection piece (3), which is mounted on the end of a wire cable (2), for connecting the wire cable (1) to a mounting support taking up tensile forces caused by longitudinal stresses in the wire cable (2), in which the external dimensions of the connecti... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5378074 | Tubular connection There is disclosed a novel crimp connection for directly joining metal tubes together. The crimp connection includes at least one circumferential crimp for locking or fixing the tube end portions together, which locking crimp will have varying lateral and... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5284398 | Pillow ball joint and method of making the joint A joint comprising a pillow ball having a spherical portion, a bearing for rotatably supporting the spherical portion, and a housing for housing the bearing. The housing has therein a housing bore having a first step for contacting one end of the bearing,... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5231752 | Wire rope termination A method of terminating wire ropes by swaging in the field with hand tools. At the factory, one end of termination (9) has been prepared with threads (13) and the opposing end has been drilled forming a hole the diameter of which is too small to fit a wir... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5211500 | Composite rope having molded-on fixing member at end portion thereof A method for forming an fixing end portion of a composite rope comprises the steps of mounting a mold on an end portion of the rope, pouring a molten metal in a cavity defined between the end portion of the rope and the mold under pressure, covering a pre... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5152630 | Swage with after-swage dimension indicator A swage includes a before swage dimension portion and a portion that is of dimension or diameter equal to a specified after-swage dimension.... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5072655 | Pistons for axial piston machines A piston for an axial piston machine, comprising a hollow body having an axial cavity into which a filler piece of a material of lower specific gravity than the material of the piston is inserted which at least partially fills said cavity, said filler pie... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5069574 | Connection between two components A connection between two components (2, 3) comprises an extension (5) from one of the components (2) which passes through a hole (6) in the other component (3). The extension (5) is formed from a plastics material having a memory ability and has a tubular... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5030413 | Core internals of a water-cooled nuclear reactor Upper and lower core structures of core internals carry a plurality of centering pins which have free ends protruding into recesses in a fuel assembly endpiece. In the case of the upper core structure in particular, the nuts for fixing the centering pins ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5027907 | Replacement tips for spring harrows The invention is designed primarily for use with resilient tine components which include a pair of resilient spring coils having an attaching U extending between adjacent ends and a resilient tine extending from the outer end of each of the resilient coil... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4993864 | Reconstitutable control assembly having removable control rods with detachable split upper end plugs A reconstitutable control assembly has a spider structure which supports control rods by detachable attachment joints. Each attachment joint includes a hollow connecting finger on the spider structure and an elongated detachable split upper end plug on ea... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4986457 | Closed loop cable system The closed loop cable system was designed for preventing the theft of coats, but could be used for many other applications. When used for theft prevention, a length of cable is passed through one or both sleeves of the coat to form a loop, and the cable e... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4892433 | Process for producing a joint between a metallic inner sleeve and a tube of fiber-reinforced plastic material and the resulting joint produced thereby In order to provide a torque-transmitting joint comprising a tube of fiber-reinforced plastic material and a metallic inner sleeve which has a knurled outer surface, the inner sleeve is pressed into retaining regions of the tube having reinforcing fibers ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4846739 | Gas impervious crimp connection An electrically conductive joint between a conductor and a connector includes a metallic tube and a crimp in the tube to secure a conductor therein. The crimp has a V-shaped outer portion and a substantially V-shaped inner portion including converging wal... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4826347 | Force-fitted connection of a circular metal tube in an oval housing A connection between a circular cylindrical tube and a plate or sleeve includes a housing extending along an axis from an inlet opening in a surface of the plate or sleeve and a circular cylindrical tube having an end fittable in the housing. The housing ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4820076 | Staked stud torque retention ribs A stud (24) and shell (10) arrangement wherein the shell (10) has openings (16 and 18) with a reinforcing ring (22) that is offset from a planar surface (20) and the stud (24) has a head (36) with a groove (38) located between the shank (30) and an arcuat... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4753129 | Steering wheel core metal A steering ring core is fabricated by telescopically assembling into a ring a plurality of arcuate alternating solid connecting elements and tubular steering ring elements and welding radiating spoke elements at their outer ends to the solid connecting el... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4653721 | Device for coupling the shank and the valving element of a shutoff valve to each other The valving element of a valve has an axially projecting tubular extension with an open-ended socket for one end section of a shank which has a larger-diameter cylindrical portion in the deepmost portion of the socket, a smaller diameter cylindrical porti... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4654478 | Electrical insulator including metal sleeve compressed onto a fiber reinforced plastic rod and method of assembling the same An improved synthetic resin insulator comprising a reinforced plastic rod and a holding metal fitting having a sleeve is disclosed. In the insulator, the reinforced plastic rod is firmly secured to the sleeve of the holding metal fitting by a divided die ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4649628 | Method for crimping a tube end plate of a heat exchanger on a header box and heat exchanger obtained through this method In a method for crimping a tube end plate of a heat exchanger on a header box, there is provided a peripheral upright edge for enclosing an extra thickness defined by the header box. Portion of the upright edge of the tube end plate which has to extend, w... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4597687 | Device for connecting a tube and a sheet metal element This invention relates to a process and a device for an angular connection of the end of a tube with one (or more) sheet metal element(s), quickly and reliably. The forward portion of a tubular shape (1) is contracted by force-fitting in a ring (2) whose ... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4575916 | Method for preparing a seat belt buckle mechanism A method for making a buckle mechanism starting with a cylindrical metal blank by forming a circumferential cut-out on the blank, fixing the blank onto a flexible cable, forming a flattened longitudinal groove on opposite sides of the blank by pressing on... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4531578 | Tank-header plate connection A connection for securing a tank to a header plate in a heat exchanger. A metal header plate is provided with a peripheral groove having a bottom wall and an upstanding side wall. A compressible gasket is received in the groove in a plastic tank as a flan... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4513500 | Method of forming a wire splice The method for producing a sleeve or ferrule for use in joining together the ends of strands of high tensile strength, single strand wire of any gauge from 12 to 18 gauge.... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4500224 | Coupling for sucker rod assembly A sucker rod assembly is disclosed for use in oil well pumping apparatus. The assembly is constructed of a rod and a steel rod-end fitting. A unitary threaded head at the end of the rod is screwed into a socket in the rod-end fitting. The threaded head is... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4498222 | Clinching process of buckle base and wire rope Disclosed herein is a process for clinching a wire rope on a buckle base, which comprises the following consecutive steps: subjecting a starting anchor block material and the wire rope in combination to a first clinching operation to obtain a preformed anchor ... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4470335 | Method and apparatus for remote attachment A method and apparatus for remotely attaching one object to another object comprising: (a) a target consisting of layers of contrasting hardness attached to one object, wherein the outer layer is a relatively soft composition and the underlying base is a ... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4453034 | One die system of compression transmission fittings A core grip for use in conjunction with a conduction cable having an outer conductor and core element in a hollow elongated compression valve wherein the grip is disposed on an end portion of the core of the cable after the outer conductor has been stripp... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4425048 | Joint for framework structure A joint for interconnecting a main pipe and an auxiliary pipe of a framework structure. The joint is adapted to envelope the main pipe and to be fixed thereto and is provided with an expanded portion. The auxiliary pipe is adapted to be fixed to the expan... | 01/10/1984 |
