"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7871377 | Method of evaluating human subconscious response to smell The present invention provides a method of evaluating the human subconscious response to smell and a method of evaluating a subject's subconscious response to an aroma stimulus. ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7198008 | Device for the training of scent discriminating detector dogs The Scent-A-Wheel device consists of several different parts connected together to form a device that acts like a carousel. The device consists of a hub (ball bearing or axle design), arms attached to the hub (“spokes”), a two-piece, adjustable shaft to support ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7180424 | Canine security system A computerized security system which enhances the security provided by watchdogs on a given premises by analyzing the auditory and physiological indications given by the dogs to assess the level of security at any point in time. By attaching sensors to the dogs and ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 6994671 | Apparatus and method for screening, olfactory mucosa stimulating compound found by the screening method, and therapeutic apparatus and electrode section for measurement A method and apparatus for readily and reliably screening olfactory mucosa stimulating compounds are provided. An olfactory mucosa stimulating compound is sprayed through an atomizing nozzle 33 to an olfactory mucosa of a rat fixed in a test animal fixing dev... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979298 | Apparatus and method for the measurement of the aerodynamics of olfaction in animals and man A system and method for observing, collecting and analyzing olefactory characteristics of a human or animal subject, such as sniffing, breathing and respiratory patterns and sounds. Example applications include the evaluation and training of dogs for explosive and d... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6944421 | Method and apparatus for providing training information regarding a pet A method and apparatus for providing textual, audio and/or video information regarding a pet to a user comprising supplying an electronic database which database has stored textual, audio and/or video information data files representative of animal/pet behavior, ani... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6558322 | Method to determine olfactory perception A method of evaluating a person's olfactory perception by determining his ability to distinguish, differentiate, recognize, recall and remember distinct odors and scents when the person is presented with various odor-emitting samples. The odor-emitting sa... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6463786 | Odor evaluation method Odors are evaluated in relation to a target or priming stimulus by testing a subject by presenting the subject with one or more adors under different conditions, at least some being in the presence of one or more targets or priming stimuli; subsequently t... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6338715 | Digital olfactometer and method for testing olfactory thresholds A more reliable and precise method of determining the olfactory threshold is provided by a digitally operated apparatus that dispenses controlled amounts of a volatile test fluid from a digital jetting device of the type used for ink jet printing. A preci... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6006583 | Odor concentration measuring device There is disclosed an odor concentration measuring device which can objectively and easily measure an odor concentration. The odor concentration measuring device 1 is provided with an injector having a cylinder 3 and a piston 5, and an odor sensor 11 is f... | 12/28/1999 |
| 4265248 | Differential olfactometer Differential olfactometer comprising two atomizers located on either side of a nasal support and respectively associated with a circuit for supplying olfactory stimuli, a retractable antidiffusion device which hides the atomizers during the intervals betw... | 05/05/1981 |