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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162666 | Multi-player secondary gaming method and system In accordance with the present invention, multiple networked gaming devices can participate in a secondary type game. A primary game such as poker, rotatable wheels, wheel of fortune or the like is initiated on a gaming device. A predetermined outcome (for example) ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7292178 | Aircraft hazard detection and alerting in terminal areas A weather radar system or method can be utilized to determine potential weather hazard for an aircraft in a terminal area. The weather radar system can utilize processing electronics coupled to an antenna. The processing electronics can determine presence of the pot... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7248950 | Fog tester apparatus A testing apparatus for determining the enhanced vision capabilities of a system that is designed to assist a pilot in detecting lights and ground features in night and low visibility conditions. One embodiment of the apparatus is suitable for laboratory or producti... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7216069 | Simulated visual glideslope indicator on aircraft display An apparatus and method for simulating airport lighting aids by providing a generator having a processor structured to receive a plurality of navigation signals representative of position and altitude of a host aircraft; a signal generator operated by the processor,... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7190392 | Telepresence system and active/passive mode display for use therein A telepresence server is for connection to a telecommunications network for providing access to a reality engine for a plurality of passive users. The reality engine can be controlled by an active user or a professional director through the network or by a local pro... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7018482 | Method of manufacturing electronic devices, and apparatus for carrying out such a method A method of manufacturing electronic devices, in particular, but not exclusively, semiconductor devices, and apparatus for carrying out such a method, in which method wafers 1, which are provided at a surface 2 with a material 3 to be removed, a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6950599 | Optically marked surface Turf comprising artificial or natural turf fibers and fiber optic filaments extending between the turf fibers. The present invention also provides a method of marking a surface comprising the steps of providing a light source, providing a surface to be marked, provi... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6931368 | Flight control display for use in an aircraft cockpit and in aircraft simulation systems A flight control display shows a representation of terrain, the horizon, an aircraft with a fuselage and aircraft wings, and a gamma ladder. The observer has a viewing direction at least in a predefined attitude range, which viewing direction is directed along the m... | 08/16/2005 |
| 5460528 | Starlight and moonlight hybrid simulation using fiber optics A hybrid simulation system that provides realistic indoor starlight and mlight simulation. At least two light sources provides light where each is coupled to an aperture so that the light source is focused. At least one variable aperture control is provi... | 10/24/1995 |
| 4368517 | Aircraft landing display system A landing display system for indicating to the pilot of an aircraft the relationship between his aircraft and a landing runway includes an aircraft symbol providing attitude information with respect to a reference horizon, a velocity vector indicative of ... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4348184 | Landing light pattern generator for digital image systems A system is described for use in a simulator apparatus, particularly a simulator of an aircraft, whereby aircraft landing lights can be simulated effectively in a night scene. This is accomplished by increasing the illumination intensity of a part of each... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4313726 | Environmental fog/rain visual display system for aircraft simulators An environmental fog/rain visual display system for aircraft simulators comprising a combination of electronic and mechanical integrated elements which operate together to produce realistic environmental conditions that would actually be encountered by a ... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4310974 | Simulated lights for an airfield model A light at an aircraft landing site is simulated on a model board by the protruding output end of a precision cut optical fiber. The fiber is secured within a counterbore of a counterbored hole in the model board. The length of the precision cut fiber and... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4303394 | Computer generated image simulator A computer generated image simulator is disclosed for scanning a visual target and then providing a visual image of the target which is to be displayed upon a reflective display screen such that a trainee pilot may observe the target. A head tracker which... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4065859 | Visual display apparatus Light transmission of ends of optical fibers simulating runway lights in a scale-model system is markedly increased by grinding and polishing each such fiber end at an angle which provides total internal reflection of most light in each fiber and conseque... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4055004 | Full color hybrid display for aircraft simulators A display for an aircraft simulator that produces an image of an air strip or the like that is accurate in color and in relative light intensity. A television camera supported over a terrain model that simulates an aircraft landing zone, a full spectrum c... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4027403 | Real-time simulation of point system having multidirectional points as viewed by a moving observer A night visual aircraft system receives flight data from an aircraft simulator, and ground light data from the gaming area data base. A computer within the night visual system organizes this image data by frame in a buffer memory according to a particular... | 06/07/1977 |
| 3996672 | Real-time simulation of a point system as viewed by a moving observer A night visual aircraft system receives flight data from an aircraft simulator, and terrain data from the gaming area data base. A computer within the night visual system organizes this image data by frame in a buffer memory according to a particular form... | 12/14/1976 |
