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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7349216 | Modular electronic device A modular electronic device is provided in a tubular form having a male bayonet connector at one end and a female bayonet connector at the other. A power and communications bus interconnects the connectors. An electronic circuit is located within the device in commu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7236994 | Electronic calculating hand held implement An hand held implement which includes an integral preprogrammed electronic calculator. The implement is preset to perform one or more calculations which utilize known scientific formulas and mathematical relationships and which rely upon specific variables for which... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7061762 | Housing for a computing apparatus A handheld computer having a housing with a midframe construction is described. The housing includes a front shell and a back shell coupled to a midframe. The handheld computer also includes two accessory slots for a stylus or other devices on the left and right sid... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6917802 | Mobile keyless telephone instruments and wireless telecommunications system having voice dialing and voice programming capabilities A telecommunication system incorporates individual station instruments simplified by wireless operation, voice dialing, prepaid and custom-programmed operating characteristics, all enabled by cooperative operation with supporting central equipment. Wireless operatio... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6122320 | Circuit for motion estimation in digitized video sequence encoders The circuit for motion estimation in digitised video sequence encoders comprises at least an integrated circuit component (IM, IM1 . . . IMn) which is arranged to perform either the function of determining motion vectors and associated costs for different... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5864784 | Hand held data collection and monitoring system for nuclear facilities Apparatus and method is disclosed for a data collection and monitoring system that utilizes a pen based hand held computer unit which has contained therein interaction software that allows the user to review maintenance procedures, collect data, compare d... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5757681 | Electronic apparatus with an input pen An electronic apparatus with an input pen is provided with an apparatus main body wherein the input pen is housed, and a hard cover which is attached to the apparatus main body in a covering manner so as to be freely opened and closed. The apparatus main ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5600580 | Notebook type information processing apparatus having input function with pen A notebook type information processing apparatus includes a display and an apparatus body. The display has a screen on one side for displaying data, a support supporting the screen rotatably, a first connector provided on the bottom of the support and con... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5566248 | Method and apparatus for a recognition editor and routine interface for a computer system A computer system including a CPU, a screen assembly coupled to the CPU, a pointer assembly coupled to the CPU, an application program running on the CPU, a recognizer routine running on the CPU, and a recognition editor and interface (REI) routine runnin... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5475403 | Electronic checking with printing An electronic checkbook (10) is provided for printing checks. electronic checkbook (10) is of a hand-held size and operates on two AAA batteries. An on/off switch (30) which includes a needle valve (410) controls ink flow. A print cap switch (26) is also ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5258935 | Self-inputting checkbook accounting device A backing plastic for a carbon-style checkbook is provided with a stylus sensor to sense the position of a writing instrument as a check is written. The position of the writing instrument is input to a microcomputer that calculates beginning and ending ve... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5255214 | Portable computer with a level and angular position adjustable LCD assembly A portable computer includes a mainframe having a keyboard on the top, a revolving shaft having two spaced perpendicular stub rods pivotably retained in two spaced notches on an elongated block on the mainframe by elastic packing elements and two spaced p... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5251163 | Keypointer for single-hand computer keyboard A keyboard for computers or electronic word processing systems comprising alphabetical, numerical, programmable, alternate, control, and shift keys, connected to a pen-like keypointer through a flexible wire. The keyboard can be used either as an ordinary... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5224060 | Mobile computer with pen base/keyboard input modes A mobile computer includes a liquid display unit pivoted to a mainframe unit consisted of a keyboard, a floppy diskdrive, a hard diskdrive, a battery power supply and a mother board circuit assembly, wherein the liquid crystal display unit is consisted of... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5179502 | Pocket-size electronic device A pocket-size electronic device adapted for use as an electronic organizer which includes a casing having a coordinate input section of a tablet type, a telescopic touch pen for writing in the coordinate input section, a cover hinged to the casing by mean... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5063600 | Hybrid information management system for handwriting and text A computer system used with special input hardware for providing the benefits of computerization to handwritten as well as keyboard entered information to meet a wide spectrum of commonly-occurring, written information processing needs. The input hardware... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4790431 | Carrying case for storing a computer and a printer operatively connected thereto A carrying case for storing a computer and a printer operatively connected together for use thereof without removing the printer or computer from the carrying case. The carrying case includes a case formed in two parts which are pivotally connected togeth... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4404643 | Portable electronic calculator with a writing instrument A portable electronic calculator which has incorporated therein a writing instrument. A miniature electronic calculator is built in a rectangular, elongated body. A cover made of metal covers a control panel for the electronic calculator and a display par... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4374425 | Single actuator electronic minicomputer A single actuator electronic minicomputer comprises a display, an electronic sequencer for providing sequencing of the display through a plurality of characters representing both data and data operations, a digital calculator for processing data signals i... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4241409 | Hand held pen-size calculator A hand-held pen size calculator having a resiliently mounted writing head for entering data as they are being written on a writing surface and a character transducer arranged for detecting the axial motion of the writing head and the pivotal movement of t... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4141073 | Keyless electronic calculating pen Keyless Electronic Calculating Pen comprises a portable combination of a pen and an electronic calculator. Signals generated by the pen tip through designated strokes of numerals and calculating symbols upon writing on any surface of any writing medium ar... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4128889 | Pen type electronic digital calculator A pen type electronic digital calculator in which keys are arranged in three rows on one half part of the tubular body in its lengthwise direction and when the three rows of keys are held substantially horizontal, the top surface of each key of the centra... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4070649 | Multi-modal data input/output apparatus and method compatible with bio-engineering requirements Apparatus and method for sensing, recognizing, displaying, processing and storing motion generated symbolic information including a hand held, mark-forming writing instrument having motion sensing means and a wrist mounted display communicating with the w... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4029915 | Miniaturized calculator keyboard switch assembly having universally pivoted key actuators A portable electronic calculator comprises a calculator body which supports a keyboard consisting of a single elongated row of keys each of which is adapted to be tilted in any one of four directions by the finger tip of a user to input a selected one of ... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4007364 | Writing instrument with calculator A writing instrument internally houses a miniature electronic calculator which includes a key input section comprising a single key which is subjected to a rotational or translational movement to select one of a plurality of switches. When the key is depr... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3937939 | Single-hand digital calculator An electronic digital calculator, the calculator being in the form of an elongated tubular body having a size and shape similar to a pen or pencil and having a plurality of input valve setting keys and function keys carried on its surface as well as illum... | 02/10/1976 |
