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A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186200 | Timekeeper display systems and methods Systems and methods establish a way by which a retail store customer can verify the accuracy of a timekeeping product. A reference timekeeping product can be displayed in a retail store display along with a timekeeping product that has been synchronized at a known t... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7274520 | Magnification device for timepiece The device consists in compensating for the distortion of the characters marked on the dial caused by a lens, by writing the characters with a reverse pin cushion or barrel distortion. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7194618 | Encryption and authentication systems and methods In a disclosed method for authenticating a digital signature key, a record is prepared that includes an integrated combination of indicia uniquely corresponding to the key, and indicia of a covenant not to repudiate any digital signature made with the key except und... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7109810 | Oscillator with tunable capacitor Circuitry for controlling the oscillation frequency of an oscillator by using a digitally tunable on-chip capacitor bank. The capacitor bank includes a plurality of on-chip capacitors, each of which is independently selectable by a control signal for providing a sel... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6038523 | Position detector, encoder board, position detecting method, timer and electronic device In a compact, highly precise position detecting apparatus which can perform automatic detection of a hand position, which is required to add a function such as automatic time correction to a time-measuring apparatus, an identification pattern (20) in whic... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6036358 | System and method for diagnosing mechanical clocks A system and method are provided for calculating the period of a mechanical clock while minimizing the effects of extraneous noise. The method of the invention senses three sounds from the clock and calculates the period of the clock based on those three ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5936149 | Personal date/time notary device A personal data/time notary device is embodied in a token device such as a "smart card". The portable notary device includes an input/output (I/O) port, which is coupled to a single integrated circuit chip. The I/O port may be coupled to a conventional sm... | 08/10/1999 |
| 4292836 | Apparatus for measuring the rate of an analog-display electronic timepiece An electronic measuring apparatus for measuring the rate of an analog-display electronic watch which comprises a quartz oscillator, a frequency divider with an adjustable division factor, a stepping motor and a circuit which, when the stem of the watch is... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4282595 | Method for digital frequency trimming an oscillator in an electronic timepiece A method and apparatus for adjusting the frequency of piezoelectric crystal oscillator. The effective frequency of the oscillator is adjusted (trimmed) by periodically inhibiting pulses to the divider stage. The pulse inhibit circuit includes a nonvolatile pro... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4083222 | Apparatus for measuring the rate of a watch An apparatus for measuring the rate of a watch is disclosed including a sensing device for the signals produced by a watch to be checked, a selecting and pulse shaping circuit, and comparator means for comparing the repetition frequency of the measuring p... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4044597 | Frequency tuning system with visual display A visual tuning-aid system for aligning an electronic timepiece to a correct reference frequency is disclosed. A reference oscillator in the system provides a reference signal at a precisely fixed predetermined frequency which is, or is converted to, the ... | 08/30/1977 |
| 3949592 | Apparatus for measuring the running of watches Apparatus for measuring the running of watches comprising an oscillator delivering a precise frequency fr coupled to a divider delivering a frequency fd, the mean value of the frequency fd being synchronized on a whole number multiple n of the frequency t... | 04/13/1976 |
