Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398069 | Navigation morse decode display A method and device for displaying radio frequency information, including a database of stored radio frequency identifiers and radio frequency information corresponding thereto, and a processor coupled to the database and operating one or more algorithms for generat... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7369824 | Receiver storage system for audio program A receiver contains a demodulator system that can deliver a stream of digital data comprising at least a first and a second set of audio data. In a first time interval, a memory is used to store either the first or the second set of audio data. In a subsequent time ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7194758 | Digital broadcast system and its component devices that provide services in accordance with a broadcast watched by viewers A digital broadcast system includes a receiving device, one or more communication devices, and a broadcast station device. The receiving device includes a receiver for receiving a digitally broadcast program; a presentor for presenting the program received by the re... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7110714 | Television commerce system with program identifiers A commerce control network is provided for obtaining product information and for purchasing products through a two-way interactive broadcast distribution system, such as a cable or satellite television system. The network includes advanced television set top boxes t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6965758 | Digital broadcast/analog broadcast receiving apparatus A time information acquisition channel setting screen includes a channel number display window, a scan state display window and a command window. A channel time information of each channel as well as channel numbers of each channel are displayed in the channel numbe... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6904101 | Tuneless narrow-band super-regenerative receiver A super-regenerative receiver is provided with a regenerative oscillator controlled by a frequency sweep circuit to control the bandwidth at which the receiver can receive a signal. A quench control circuit controls both the regenerative oscillator and the frequency... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6876835 | Method and apparatus for providing on-demand access of stored content at a receiver in a digital broadcast system A receiver in a digital broadcast system is provided for storing broadcast content files for on-demand playback purposes. The content files are transmitted in a partitioned format. Users can select which content files are to be captured in a memory device following ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6345174 | Display apparatus for a vehicle audio system A display panel includes a plurality of alphanumeric segment display elements. A display control circuit controls a plurality of the alphanumeric segment display elements in accordance with either of frequency data or equalizing characteristic data suppli... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6282422 | Radio communication apparatus and method with single receiver A radio communication apparatus capable of solving a problem involved in a conventional apparatus in that in addition to a first receiver, a second receiver must be provided for establishing synchronization with a contiguous base station, which causes an ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6181921 | Broadcasting station data detector and broadcast receiver for moving body that search a channel map based on location The present invention provides a system for a moving body which enables a user to know a receivable broadcast station at the current position in real time and to select smoothly a desired broadcast station in a receiver even in an unfamiliar area. This sy... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6151515 | 7, 8 segment display for mobile radio telephone A display for a mobile radio telephone apparatus includes a single 7, 8 segment LED display for displaying alphanumeric characters one at a time in sequence as dialed, and which also displays indications of various operating parameters of the telephone ap... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5911118 | Scanner with audible identification of tuned channel A scanning receiver channel identification apparatus and method comprising a scanning receiver, means for generating annunciations to be associated with the channels to which the scanning receiver is tuned, means for associating annunciations with the cha... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5710545 | Display providing reversible contrasting indicia A display (100) provides reversible contrasting indicia (112, 114) in order to accommodate an increased number of easily distinguishable indicia on the display. The display provides a first contrast mode (200) in which one set of indicia (112) become visu... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5457815 | RBDS scan, identify and select receiving method and system An RBDS compatible receiving method and system are provided. A broadcast receiver is tuned to a selected broadcast frequency. A first of two RBDS receivers operates in a locked mode to receive RBDS data associated with the selected broadcast frequency. Si... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5355527 | Radio receiver with display memory and keys for displaying selecting, and storing station frequencies A radio receiver of a synthesizer type having a PLL adapted to make frequency conversion of a received signal using an oscillated signal by the PLL to thereby achieve channel selection select keys, a register key, a page key, a display and a microcomputer... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5345607 | RDS radio receiver with program type mode A program type PTY mode is integrated into an RDS radio receiver with a limited access surface by means of a mode switch in that the function of the station keys is changed to that of program type keys and that by way of a multiple actuation of the keys i... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5313659 | Method of automatically tuning a radio A digital tuner for a radio in the medium frequency range includes a microprocessor and a keyboard. All frequencies are three digit numbers and are whole number multiples of nine. The desired three digit frequency is input to the microprocessor by manuall... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5313371 | Shielding apparatus for non-conductive electronic circuit packages A shielding apparatus for use with a non-conductive package has an insulated lid (102) which is retained in contact with a substrate (104) for holding an electrical circuit. The shielding apparatus includes a first conductive flash (201) deposited on the ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5214364 | Microprocessor-based antenna rotor controller Apparatus and method for automatically controlling the rotation of an angularly positionable antenna from one angular position to a desired new angular position. The disclosed technique provides the user with a list of destination indicia, each of which c... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5191423 | TV channel selecting device with a memory A device for selecting a TV channel in which the names and numbers of the stations are stored in memory in advance. The user selects a program by pressing a key chosen by number or by character. In response to the user's choice of an initial letter, the d... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5134719 | Apparatus and methods for identifying broadcast audio program selections in an FM stereo broadcast system Apparatus and methods are disclosed for transmitting and receiving auxiliary data in addition to regular audio broadcast programs including musical selections and announcements. The auxiliary data includes musical selection identification such as title, a... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5119507 | Receiver apparatus and methods for identifying broadcast audio program selections in a radio broadcast system Apparatus and methods are disclosed for transmitting and receiving auxiliary data in addition to regular audio broadcast programs including musical selections and announcements. The auxiliary data includes musical selection identification such as title, a... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5063610 | Broadcasting system with supplemental data transmission and storage A technique for broadcasting program material together with encoded items of information pertaining to the program material such as the title of a broadcast musical piece, the artist name, catalog number, and the like. A number of sources of recorded prog... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4962544 | Radio receiver A radio receiver having a theft prevention system using an anti-theft code, wherein a region code, corresponding to various regions in the world, is inputted by a user to set the receiver to the proper receiving standards of the selected region, and where... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4961070 | Radio console with CRT display A radio console having a CRT display that allows channel control windows (CCWs) to be moved about a work area or from a summary list to a work area and back again. The CCWs may be of various sizes, and the display provides helpful indications of suitable ... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4704740 | Display pager with separate readout module A liquid crystal display module with self contained display decoder circuitry is attached to a radio frame with a minimum of electrical interconnections. Module assembly and attachment are both accomplished without the use of tools. Attaching the module t... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4543661 | Frequency synthesizer for a transmitter-receiver A frequency synthesizer for a transmitter-receiver includes a variable frequency divider which is programmed by coded information supplied by a display device through a code conversion circuit constituted by memories, the contents of said memories not uti... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4464794 | Indicator device A tuning assembly for a television or radio receiver comprises a rotatable ring located around a built-in loudspeaker. The rotatable ring operates to drive a variable capacitor through a geared transmission mechanism so that a pointer mounted either on th... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4419769 | Digital tuning system for a varactor tuner employing feedback means for improved tuning accuracy A tuning system for use in a communications receiver having a varactor tuner includes an alterable, non-volatile memory having a plurality of memory locations, each of which is capable of storing a first digital number representative of a tunable frequenc... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4409688 | Processor controlled, scanning radio receiver including future code developing means There is disclosed a scanning radio receiver intended for use on the frequencies assigned to the Public Safety Radio Services and which is also operable for reception in the aircraft band from 118 MHz to 136 MHz. The receiver is operated under the control... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4371978 | Automatic tuning system An automatic tuning system for controlling the avionics in an aircraft includes an operator actuated keyboard for entering any available frequency for the many avionic receiver/transmitters and/or transponders employed in the aircraft. Signals from the ke... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4355412 | Preset station selecting device in a radio receiver In a radio receiver which is electrically tuned to a broadcasting frequency, a preset station selecting device having a memory, a first circuit which previously writes a broadcasting frequency into the memory when it receives a write selection and write c... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4287599 | Multi-channel communication device with manual and automatic scanning electronic channel selection A transceiver is disclosed that has a manual scanning electronic channel selection switch with a single actuator that can readily select any one of a predetermined plurality of discrete channels by step tuning the transceiver to each of the discrete chann... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4205270 | Station selection indicating device During preset station selection operation in a digital receiver the station selection switch most recently operated is indicated by a light so as to prevent erroneous operation at the same switch again.... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4190803 | Multifrequency superheterodyne receiver with priority channel monitoring A superheterodyne receiver includes a first mixer operative to provide reception on a nonpriority channel upon receipt of output signal from a first oscillator, a second mixer operative to provide reception on a priority channel upon receipt of output sig... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4158815 | System for reducing the number of binary signals representing channel numbers A tuning system having a display unit displaying the channel number of a channel selected by a user in response to display information includes eight binary signals partitioned into first and second groups each of four binary signals arranged in BCD (Bina... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158816 | Memory type tuning system with provisions for skipping nonpreferred tuning positions A tuning system of a television receiver includes a memory with a plurality of memory locations for storing tuning information associated with various channels a viewer may select. Each memory location includes a display portion for storing a binary word ... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4152654 | Memory-saving all channel digital tuning system A tuning system for a television receiver includes fine tune memories and tuning information memories having reference channel nominal tuning information for each frequency band and increment tuning information representing the tuning voltage differences ... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4114104 | Channel skip memory system for radio receiver A channel skip memory system for radio receiver having a single channel skipping switch to inhibit the radio receiver from receiving any of selected channels of a plurality of channels of predetermined frequencies while scanning repetitively those channel... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4114102 | Radio channel skip system A rapid channel skip system for radio receiver having a single channel skipping switch to inhibit the radio receiver from receiving any of selected channels of a plurality of channels of predetermined frequencies while scanning repetitively those channel ... | 09/12/1978 |
