"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 |
| 7415789 | Advertising/promotional display system By providing a unique, pre-printed housing within which a plurality of windows are formed and positioned for cooperating with a plurality of longitudinally movable arm members or sliders, a unique, hands-on, printed, visually exciting and interest generating adverti... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7325510 | Securable medication reminder device A medication dosage reminder device (1300) operating on the exterior of a medication container (C6) includes a selector member (1304) retentively engaged with an attached cooperating support member (1306). The selector is engageably movab... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7263947 | Extended use reminder device An extended use reminder device (100) operable on the exterior flat or curved surface of an article includes a selectable member (102) including a plurality of individually selectable positions. The selectable member comprises a deformable plastic stru... | 09/04/2007 |
| 6360683 | Housing of vehicular shift lever A housing of a vehicular shift lever according to the present invention has a) a plate having characters for denoting position of the vehicular shift lever, the plate having a first side that is substantially in parallel with a direction of movement of th... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6042291 | Document holder with slidable classifying rider A document holder includes upper and lower plastic sheets superimposed on each other to define a document holding space therebetween. A saddle member of a flexible and heat sealable material is heat sealed on two corresponding edges of the upper and lower... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5765501 | Marker for scale of an indicator A gauge marker system has a flexible track that fits around the circumference of a gauge housing and carries one or more markers that extend over the face of the gauge to indicate a dial position that is to be noticed by a person using the gauge. The mark... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5632226 | Bicycle speed indicator A speed indicator for bicycles for indicating the shifting action of the bicycle and a speed sign at each state of shift includes a driving wheel driven by a takeup reel of a shifting device, a resilient strip driven by the driving wheel, and a track alon... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5437240 | Bookmark A bookmark for marking a page and line in a book. The bookmark includes an elongated planar body having an upper terminal portion that provides a relatively large flat surface for the display of matter such as decorative and whimsical designs each of whic... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5325811 | Bookmark A bookmark for making a page and line in a book. The bookmark includes an elongated planar body having an upper terminal portion that provides a relatively large flat surface for the display of matter such as decorative and whimsical designs each of which... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5096138 | Fishing reel with a device for setting the braking force A fishing reel is provided with a device for setting the braking force, comprising a mobile support having, on its external face, setting signs visible through a window of the case. The support is driven in movement by the reel brake setting knob, the sup... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5018476 | Sliding cursor control device, especially for a heating and/or air conditioning installation of an automotive vehicle The slidable member of a control device for an automobile heating and/or air conditioning installation extends through a linear opening of a control panel, this opening being obturated by a deformable tape which is fixed at both ends in such a way as to f... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4651998 | Projectile target game with score keeping apparatus The invention relates to a projectile target game of the dart type which has individual player score keeping apparatus that includes a pair of nonrotatable shafts around which are loosely carried continuous belts which have an opaque background through wh... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4557215 | Device for indicating the current score when participating in sport A counting device to indicate a current score and intended to be worn by an individual participating in a sport. The device comprises annular indicator organs (1,2) provided with symbols (5) to indicate the score and an organ (7) with a read-off point (15... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4213463 | Body electrode with indicator to ensure optimal securement A body electrode including a visual indicator to ensure optimal parallel positioning and electrical current distribution between the electrode and the body. The indicator comprises a flap imprinted with alternating areas of green and red indicia, and an e... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4173941 | Response tracer audio equalizer amplifier unit having graphic response display A response tracer audio equalizer booster amplifier unit having graphic display of frequency response characteristics for variably boosting the power of output signals from an audio frequency signal source to speakers of a stereo sound system or the like,... | 11/13/1979 |