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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7993142 | Display board assembly The present invention provides a display board assembly including a display board having a dry-erase surface, a recess in the dry-erase surface of the display board, and a support member removably received at least partially within the recess and defining at least o... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7322474 | Interactive product selection system The present invention involves an interactive selection system for a consumer product that improves the consumer's ability to quickly sort through numerous criteria in a complex decision making process and determine whether that particular consumer product is approp... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7211305 | Holiday countdown interactive display A holiday countdown interactive display may include a set of magnetically attachable ornaments that have discrete appearances and functionalities, each ornament being marked with a distinct number associated with the number of days remaining before a holiday. In cer... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182667 | Coloring paper A coloring sheet, coloring book, coloring roll, and coloring desk and roll assembly having a coloring sheet with a printed coloring image outline on one surface is substantially visually imperceptible under normal viewing conditions, such as when viewed at a non-col... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7092772 | Home automation system An improved home automation system that permits the user of the system to remotely control the operation of various devices including garage doors and powered entry gates. The system is packaged in a manner that “walks” the user through the initialization proces... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082339 | Home automation system An improved home automation system that permits the user of the system to remotely control the operation of various devices. The system is packaged in a manner that “walks” the user through the initialization process to thereby reduce or eliminate errors associa... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7056183 | Work and play station The present invention relates to a work and study station comprising an upper part and a lower part (1), said upper part (2) substantially comprising the container of the graphical and modelling instruments, and said lower part (2) substantially... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040899 | Portable presentation display A ultra light presentation display case is a slim, lightweight portable case that can be easily carried to the site of a presentation. The case easily folds open to provide a multi surfaced, free standing exhibit display. The display case comprises three lightweight... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037165 | Container for holding component parts of a construction toy A container for holding component parts of a construction toy. The container preferably is a suitcase or briefcase configuration, with a carrying handle at the top. An access cover, comprising a large portion of the front wall of the container and a portion of the b... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7003810 | Novelty jeans Novelty play jeans for children which include one or more active play features usable while the jeans are being worn. These various features include, but are not limited to a race course for a toy race car, a concealed pocket extractable to form a flag-like decorati... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6977324 | Process for producing adhesive wound dressings A process for producing adhesive wound dressings, from a continuous strip (2) affixing a plurality of pads (3), each pad defining an adhesive wound dressing with a respective strip portion (4), each two adjacent strip portions (4) having ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966777 | Tool device, system and method for teaching reading A book-like reading teaching tool having a plurality of columns wherein each column contains each letter of the alphabet in ascending format, which are simultaneously viewable, a picture corresponding to each sound of each letter in the alphabet and structure for in... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966780 | Method and apparatus for creating a lesson plan complying with academic standards An academic planner having selectively integrated state academic standards. The academic planner is structured and arranged to allow for concurrent viewing of integrated state academic standards while viewing and/or recording information in the academic planner.... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6955130 | Reading and writing center A teaching center is provided with first and second upstanding frame sections separated by two or more lateral connectors to form a generally “H” shaped frame. The second upstanding frame section is vertically oriented and the first upstanding frame section is i... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6870534 | Method of simulating explosive performance A method of simulating the effects of one or more explosive events utilizes a mapping of graphically-valued dots to describe the explosive event at detonation at a plurality of (x,y) positions. A degradation rule is applied to the mapping of dots at each of times t | 03/22/2005 |
| 6679705 | Method for the selection and use of a system of feminine hygiene products Methods provide for the selection and use of a system of feminine hygiene products. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a method in which information is collected from a consumer regarding certain of her menstrual cycle. The informatio... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6535714 | Method, system, and apparatus for medical device training A method, system, and apparatus for training users in understanding and use of numerous medical devices, including providing for documentation of competency during the training exercise is provided. Preferably, the invention will utilize an "interface mod... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6464507 | Magnetic coaching board A sports coaching aid which uses a flexible, rollable, single vinyl magnetic sheet that can adhere to a magnetizable surface. The magnetic sheet is screen-printed to display the markings of a scaled-down sports court or field. Moveable magnetic player and... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6392674 | Pointer mark display controller, display control method, display control system, and its storage medium A method and an apparatus for displaying a pointer mark preferable for an application to a presentation system and the like. With a reference point on a display screen being preset, when an arbitrary point is pointed on the display screen, a pointer mark ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6368113 | Method for the selection of a feminine hygiene product system A method for the selection and use of a system of feminine hygiene products is described. The method includes an information collection step, a system selection step, and a product provision step. In the information collection step, information is collect... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6224107 | Pocketbook book The invention includes a pocketbook adapted to be customized by a consumer. The pocketbook has a plurality of pages and a pocket adapted to hold the pages. The pages are removably held in the pocket. The pages typically have a subject so that the consumer... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6132283 | Infant stimulus toy apparatus A toy apparatus includes a back housing portion which includes straps for connecting the apparatus to a crib. A plurality of item pressing members are connected to an interior portion of the back housing portion. A front housing portion includes a housing... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6106302 | Educational system and method An educational system and method that combines printed and/or visual material with tactile samples which further convey or reinforce information related by such material. The educational system comprises a first collection of information concerning a pres... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6093027 | Method for the selection of a feminine hygiene product system A method for the selection and use of a system of feminine hygiene products is described. The method includes an information collection step, a system selection step, and an information provision step. In the information collection step, information is co... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6061943 | Photo album for an infant A flexible photo album has a flexible front cover, a flexible back cover and a plurality of pages disposed between the front and back covers. Each page has a front section and a back section coupled together by a fabric seam to form a pouch for holding ph... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5993221 | Dietary formulation comprising arachidonic acid and methods of use A novel formulation which contains about 2-60% by calories of a C20 or longer ω3 fatty acid moiety and about 2-60% by calories of an arachidonic acid moiety has been developed. This formulation is particularly useful for restoring arachidonic ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5967787 | Educational display with a clock and with numeral and date blocks accompanied by a base 10 mathematical apparatus The invention herein relates to a kind of teaching tool that allows children at play to perform simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division arithmetical operations, learning decimal concepts and practices through experience and, furthermore,... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5941713 | Mobile display board arrangement A mobile marker board unit has a wheeled base which mounts a pair of upright and vertically enlarged marker boards. The marker boards, as they project upwardly, are rearwardly sloped to define a triangular storage space between the marker boards. This sto... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5848798 | Office cart An office cart includes a pair of laterally spaced apart side walls, a plurality of vertically spaced apart elongate fixed shelves, a back wall which extends between the side walls and which is disposed adjacent to the vertically spaced apart shelves, and... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5820383 | Magnetic manipulatives book A book having at least one fold out page with a metal insert which assists the placement or arrangement of magnetic manipulatives onto a page of the book.... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5797755 | Merchandise display system and method A merchandise display system and method for related types of products in which each product is provided with a package bearing an icon indicating the type of product and its intended use, and an indicia of the quality of the product. A display is provided... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5759043 | Physical exercise management planner, method of its use, and device An exercise planner and method, in which a ringed binder contains a set of exercise cards, with each card showing a given exercise, the purpose of the exercise, describing the benefits of the exercise and how to perform it, and on the reverse of the card ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5752837 | Tool kit for facilitators and trainers A kit or cohesive group of reusable elements to aid a facilitator or trainer to enhance interchange and organization of group discussions comprising portable foldable backboards, plastic erasable, reusable recording sheets, at least one process display wa... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5682695 | Combination presentation organizer A combination presentation organizer comprises a central graphic viewing area and attachment system for attachment to a suitable surface or structure such that the apparatus can provide ready visual access and convenient and efficient information storage ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5573438 | Book including candy as a part of the pages The present invention relates to a book for young readers designed to make reading more enjoyable. The book of the present invention preferably includes illustrations on at least some of the pages thereof. Additionally, edible candy is provided as a part ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5533902 | Pocket panel educational or diagnostic tool A tool is usable as an educational tool, a diagnostic tool or a toy and is designed to develop or diagnose a user's matching, classifying, or labeling skills using primarily visual feedback and manual manipulation--skills possessed by even non-verbal stud... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5468152 | Educational children's clothing The present invention relates to an article of children's clothing for teaching the child an educational concept, wherein the article of clothing is a garment having a plurality of pockets, each of said pockets displaying at least one member of the educat... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5454721 | Application of multi-media technology to nutrition education and diet planning A system is shown to teach individuals the relationship between the visual size and the nutritional characteristics of portions of food by using either a life size image of, or the corporeal finger of the individual as a scale against life size images of ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5427530 | Model kit and method for simulating water pollution A portable water pollution model and method are disclosed that provide an improved device and method for simulating water pollution. The present invention includes a portable simulated watershed model, including a simulated body of water and a simulated w... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5269691 | Sticker activity and coloring book A sticker book having at least three sheets. Each sheet is double-sided and can be folded at its center to form twelve pages. One sheet is printed on both sides with colored scenes forming four scene pages on which stickers may be placed. The remaining tw... | 12/14/1993 |
