...When G.G. Hubbard learned of his future son-in-law's invention, he called it "only a toy." His daughter was engaged to a young man named Alexander Graham Bell.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322352 | Inhaler Provided herein are dry powder inhalers for the delivery of metered doses of medicament, counters associated with the inhalers for counting and displaying the number of doses administered or remaining within the inhaler, and methods of use thereof. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314021 | Operation indicator An operation indicator is provided to indicate the open/closed status of device, e.g. a circuit interrupter operable between open and closed operating positions. The operation indicator includes two indicator members having cooperating interleaved or interlaced cons... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7077073 | Identifying marker for end of rolled product A rolled product of contiguous separable sheets having at least one indicium to permit visual location of the end of the roll. The rolled product comprises at least a first and second contiguous separable sheet of product wound around an axis, forming a cylindrical ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6412723 | Reel for fishing A spool shaft 2 supported between reel side-plates 3 and 4 and a spool 1 secured to the spool shaft 2 in a double bearing reel for fishing are integrally formed of the same material.... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6089483 | Roll or spool having a support member with a visual message thereon A roll or spool of sheet-like or thread-like material comprises an elongated support member, and a sheet-like or thread-like material rolled or wound about the support member and adapted to be removed therefrom. The support member has on an outer surface ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6067927 | Visual indicator An indicator providing visual information of the level of bulk material in a bin has rotatable visual members with bright and dark colored surfaces covered with a transparent lens. A actuator located within the bin is operatively coupled to the visual mem... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5887811 | Fishing reel In a fishing reel, on the surface of a fishline winding barrel portion (10a) of a spool (10) around which a fishline (5) is wound in accordance with the rotational movement of a handle 7, a display portion (10b) is provided which can be visually recognize... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5740792 | Inhaler for powdered medications with gear-teeth counter assembly A powder dispenser includes a powder housing for holding a supply of powdered material to be dispensed, the powder housing including an inhalation conduit provided displaced relation to the powdered material supply; a metering plate including a metered do... | 04/21/1998 |
| 4668218 | Indicating means for a dosage dispensing device An indicating means in a dosage dispensing device for medicaments, particularly a dosage inhaler which indicates a number of dosages administered from the dosage dispensing device. The indicating means includes a rotatable disc (1) having apertures (2) pa... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4551620 | Biorhythms analog computer-calendar A Biorythms analog computer-calendar is provided to display without computations the level of the physical, the emotional, and the intellectual biorythms of a human body. The level of the three biorythms appears on display in analog and digital forms for ... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4404543 | Down marker indicator for football competition An improved indicia display apparatus particularly useful for displaying indicia indicating the number of down to be played in football competition and locating the position of the ball along the sideline, for example, the apparatus comprising an opaque o... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4305053 | Indicator driving device for television receiver incorporating radio receiver An improvement in the indicator driving device for use in a television receiver incorporating a radio receiver is shown. There is provided an indicator driving device of a type in which the selection of a channel for the television receiver and the select... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4135216 | Switching arrangement for a tape recorder A tape recorder in which a counter indicates the tape length traversed in the recorder. The counter may be returned to an initial position by a manually operated element. A switching unit for shutting off the drive for the tape, is coupled to the counter ... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4055093 | 10-Speed bicycles The 10-speed bicycle has a single manually movable control member for all 10 speeds.... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4027620 | Instrument panel An instrument panel is provided having a plurality of band indicators, one for each parameter being measured, arranged consecutively adjacent one another in a common direction on the panel, all displaying an output indication by movements of their respect... | 06/07/1977 |
| 3997752 | Cooking time indication arrangement for use in microwave oven A cooking time indication arrangement for use in a microwave oven which includes a rotary drum of light transmitting nature having a plurality of menus to be cooked imprinted on it, a timer scale and a pointer needle associated with a timer, and an illumi... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3964428 | Indicating device having a plurality of overturnable flaps Indicating device comprising a plurality of overturnable indicating flaps bearing information on both sides thereof and rotatably mounted along the periphery of a rotating drum for indicating necessary information successively by one of the sides of the r... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3962986 | Display mileage reminder device for vehicle parts servicing A set of display wheels are jointly driven from a conventional vehicle odometer so as to complete a revolution each time the vehicle travels a predetermined distance of, for example, 10,000 kilometers. Each display wheel has one or more warning zones on i... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3950939 | Digital display with stepping device A twenty-four hour digital display in which the numerals for the display are carried by a 1-hour barrel and a 10-hour barrel which are stepped by a stepping device. A steppable visor driven in steps by the 10-hour barrel covers part of the time the 1-hour... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3935996 | Counter mechanism for continuous measurements, particularly distance measurements A counter mechanism for the digital measurement of increments of a selected physical quantity, such as distance travelled by a motor vehicle, includes a first set of numbered counting wheels rotatably mounted in sequence upon a driven shaft with gear mean... | 02/03/1976 |