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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337569 | Portable sign frame assembly with changeable signage A sign frame assembly having journally connected frames and appearing as an inverted “V” when deployed on a surface. Each frame has legs connected by a panel, and upper and lower crossbars which are parallel to each other and connect the legs. A receptacle defin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7147473 | Hand-writing practicing system A hand-writing practicing system is comprised of a computer with a screen that can sense the movement of a stylus on it, and software the displays to the user original script in hand-writing, record the stylus movement as user-writing and display it on top of the or... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7101184 | Draw-trace-erase art training device An art training device. A graphics scroll presents various images suitable for tracing or copying, or blank spaces for freehand drawing, as it is wound or unwound on spindles. A transparent drawing sheet is mounted just above the scroll for the user to practice on. | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086667 | Coloring book for children A coloring book for children including a plurality of page sets bound or stapled wherein a page set includes a pair of background sheets, each having a different background design, and a sharing page placed between the background sheets having basic designs on a fro... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073913 | Portable easel for assisting in tracing and drawing of figures A portable, lightweight easel for assisting in the tracing of figures is provided. The base has an interior volume with a projector and ancillary art supplies disposed therein. The projector has a light source and a receptacle for receiving a light-transmissible med... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7021939 | System and method for determining area of irregular or complex shapes A system and method for determining area of irregular or complex shapes for easily determining area of complex shapes. The system and method for determining area of irregular or complex shapes includes comprises a quantity of tracing paper for capturing a two dimens... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6973700 | Paper clip The present invention relates to an improved paper clip which is suitable for holding documents of different thicknesses. The improved paper clip includes three elements, which are a first clipping piece, a second clipping piece and a support beam. The first clippin... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971880 | Deformable drawing tablet A deformable drawing tablet in which contiguous longitudinal edge portions of a stack of individual elongate strips which are confined for relative sliding movement to form a drawing surface. A user can shift individual strips longitudinally to deform the drawing su... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6926527 | Method and apparatus for transferring or applying a drawing to a surface The present invention comprises a kit. The kit provides the ability to transfer a drawing to an object and to provide color and/or shading in the transferred drawing. A first sheet is provided having a first side and a second side, the first side including a drawing... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6916179 | Kit for making rubbings The present invention is a kit for creating printed images by transferring the bas relief pattern of a rubbing object onto a sheet of paper by a rubbing process. The kit is an educational tool that enhances creativity and develops motor skills. It includes markers, ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6821303 | Method and kit for batik art A method for Batik art involves the use of pressure through a stylus to transfer wax from a transfer sheet onto a receiving base or substrate. Following transfer to the substrate or base, the areas between the wax may be painted such as with water colors, after whic... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6810591 | Drawing aid device A device enabling a user to reproduce an observed scene on a drawing board support including a first mirror; at least one second mirror, the mirrors being arranged to transmit an image from the support onto an eyepiece in front of which the user can position a first... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6802717 | Teaching method and device A method of teaching writing and the alphabet using an electronic teaching device like a laptop computer having a touch screen for displaying a selected letter, a video screen for displaying an exemplary object with a name using the letter, and a speaker for deliver... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6755656 | Method and apparatus for adaptive handwriting teaching system One aspect of the invention relates to an electronic writing device for interactive teaching of users to reproduce a selected graphical representation. The electronic writing device comprises a casing, a screen and internal logic placed within the casing. The intern... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6692032 | Mole monitoring system The present invention is a nontechnical, nonmechanical, easy to use, healthcare product that allows any individual to monitor changes in moles, freckles, or other skin growths in the comfort of their own home. It doubles as a record-keeping system that al... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6676411 | Electronic drawing assist toy An electronic drawing assist toy comprising a drawing control mechanism operative to selecting a pattern to be displayed. A display screen is arranged in a two dimensional memory array and is selectively energized to sequentially display a selected patter... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6572378 | Electronic drawing assist toy An electronic drawing assist toy comprising a drawing control mechanism operative to selecting a pattern to be displayed. A display screen is arranged in a two dimensional memory array and is selectively energized to sequentially display a selected patter... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6302273 | Apparatus for aiding the layout and editing of items of sheet material Apparatus (10) for aiding the layout and editing of items of sheet material, comprising a portable case (12) composed of a plurality of panel units (14,15,16) hingedly coupled to one another such as to form, when folded together, a closed container. The c... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6168438 | Method of creating vivid paintings using clear canvas A method of creating vivid life-like paintings using a clear or translucent canvas is provided. The method includes placing the canvas atop an image to be reproduced and tracing outline and highlight colors from the image onto the front side of the canvas... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6120295 | Visual puzzle toy A visual puzzle toy, for example, a coloring book 14 is provided with a substantially planar surface having a morphologically distorted representation 10 of an image printed thereon. The image 10 is distorted by circular transformation and must be viewed ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6098793 | Portable drawing box A portable unitary box for use by children in automobiles and similar conveyances including a housing having an interior in which is positioned both a continuous supply of writing paper in roll form, portions of which are successively moved over a support... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6045639 | Apparatus and method for creating wall murals and the like Apparatus and method for creating graphic compositions such as murals by transferring selected portions of the mural from tracing sheets using a wand or stylus to trace the outlines of the individual objects and certain shaded areas of the objects onto a ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5989033 | Book kit for a drawing game-fun sky A book kit for a drawing game which includes a book and a pen. The book has a front cover page which has a series of holes located along one edge thereof and a back cover page which has a series of holes located along one edge thereof. Such edge correspon... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5785528 | Educational kit An educational device having a housing with a flat surface to which a mirror is removable attached. A transparent or translucent sheet removable positioned over the mirror. A marking implement enables a user to apply marks to his or her own reflection in ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5671091 | Virtual easel An improved computer graphic work station is disclosed of the type that includes a digitizer for allowing an artist or other user to input a drawing into a computer, and an imaging device to produce an image of the drawing as it is being drawn. A beam spl... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5639240 | Interactive book assembly An interactive coordinated book assembly useful for teaching in a parent/child, teacher/student or self-study environment, comprising: a plurality of left and right main pages, the pages containing textual material and a key word on each page, (The key wo... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5513991 | Method of simulating personal individual art instruction A method of simulating individualized art instruction is provided. The method utilize a CD compact disc playable on a CD-I compact disc player hooked up to a television. Each edition of a compact disc showcases a well-known instructor and background infor... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5484495 | Method for carving wood accurately, artistically, and in a time efficient manner A method for carving wood is disclosed which uses a synthetic resinous adhesively backed film template for accurate, artistic and time efficient production of carvings.... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5435240 | Children's pad printing kit An educational device in the form of a children's pad printing kit (10) which kit includes a smooth, preferably transparent, transfer sheet (32) upon which images may be drawn or traced, one or more water based felt tip ink pens 22, and a deformable rubbe... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5409383 | Multi-functional writing device A writing device is disclosed wherein a clear overlay is pivotally attached to an underlying enclosure. A support surface is formed on the enclosure beneath the clear overlay. Paper forms may be placed on the support surface such that one may write on the... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5396713 | Combined decorative article, puzzle and stencil A set of thin, flat stencil plates are stacked together face-to-face to form a three-dimensional article shaped as a decorative article. The stencil plates are held together in the three-dimensional form by a connecting member or by frictionally interlock... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5382233 | Method of art instruction A method for teaching artistic methods and techniques by providing images on a television screen and providing means for copying such images by painting and methods for transferring the painted image to a sheet of material for display purposes.... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5372506 | Draw-through-pattern graphics system A process for painting a design onto a clothing item to create wearable art utilizes a draw-through-pattern graphics system. When creating wearable art on a clothing item such as a shirt, a backing board is placed within the shirt so as to underlie the sh... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5263862 | Method of making a needlework graph This invention provides a graphing system that enables an average person interested in reproducing a colored design by needlework, for which there is no existing graph, to quickly and easily graph the colored design for reproduction by such needlework as ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5252073 | Method of art instruction A system for teaching artistic methods and techniques by providing both images on a television screen and instructional data and providing means for copying the image on a sheet of clear or translucent material place on a portion of the television screen.... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5228858 | Children's pad printing kit An educational device in the form of a children's pad printing kit (10). The kit includes a smooth, preferably transparent, transfer sheet (32) upon which images may be drawn or traced, one or more felt tip ink pens 22, preferably water based, and a hand ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5226990 | Method for making a rough design on the surface of an object A method and a kit for making a rough design on textile materials or leather goods are disclosed. The rough design is made on the surface of a textile material, for example, fabric by overlaying the original pattern on the surface thereof with a transpare... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5213504 | Coloring toy A liquid non-poisonous, non-metallic, edible, water soluble coloring fluid fills a felt-tipped marker. A plastic box houses the marker or a plurality of the markers. A surface on the box receives the marks from the felt-tipped marker. In one embodiment, t... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5184910 | Method and material for writing checks by applying pressure on a preprinted overlay A sheet containing the reverse image of printed material on its back side is appropriately positioned to match the blank portions of a conventional check form, so that such material can be transferred to the check by pressing on the front side of the shee... | 02/09/1993 |
