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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074324 | Flexible, deployment rate damped hinge A flexible hinge including a first set of plies and a second set of plies, and a hinge area where the first set of plies and the second set of plies bend. A damping material is disposed between plies of the first set and the second set at least at the hinge area the... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7681284 | Hinge A hinge is disclosed having a first leaf, a second leaf and a pin. The first leaf has a first layer and a second layer. The first leaf also has at least two hollow first leaf knuckles that are unitary with both the first layer and the second layer. The second leaf h... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7328480 | Coextruded living hinge, a component incorporating the hinge, and methods of making the component A living hinge comprising a spring portion having a first end and a second end and a first arm portion and a second arm portion coextruded with the spring portion is disclosed. The first arm portion extends from the first end and the second arm portion extends from ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7197797 | Method for manufacturing a vehicle door hinge A method for manufacturing a vehicle door hinge having a hinge axis, the method including providing a first hinge part having a first arm and a second arm axially spaced from the first arm, the hinge axis passing through the first arm and the second arm. The method ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7047596 | Structural bushing application for highly loaded composites lugs A composite lug assembly includes a composite lug defining a loaded side and an unloaded side and having at least one hole extending therebetween, a shoulder bushing assembly including a first side bushing having a first cylindrical portion adapted to fit in the hol... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6772479 | Conductive shape memory metal deployment latch hinge A conductive hinge is made of a superelastic shape memory alloy such as nitinol (NiTi) having a large elastic strain limit for enabling the hinge to bend around a small radius during stowage and flexible return to a trained rigid hinge position. The hinge is conduct... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6721992 | Boat hinge cover A hinge cover is for use in connection with a hinge having a pivotal axis and typically two leaves penetrated by fasteners with heads. The hinge cover comprises a plate covering the leaf The plate is attached either to the hinge or to the fastener heads with an adhe... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6630094 | Flexible plastic hinge having tear resistance A tear-resistant flexible hinge structure is placed between a pair of substantially rigid panels so as to permit the panels to be hinged one with respect to the other, where the flexible hinge is formed from a plastics material such as polyvinyl chloride.... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6321416 | Hinge for a notebook computer A hinge for a notebook computer is disclosed. The hinge has a leaf which connects to the body of a notebook computer, a pintle pivotally received in the leaf and connecting to the screen of a notebook computer, and a restrictive ring round the pintle to l... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6000099 | Hinge part for mounting a motor vehicle door on a motor vehicle body A hinge part for attachment of a motor vehicle door and including a hinge part body formed of a thin-walled hollow extruded section having at least three chambers, and two pairs of hinge gudgeon provided on opposite sides of the hinge part body for mounti... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5752292 | Laptop computer hinge reinforcing apparatus A laptop computer hinge reinforcement apparatus having a support plate and mounting block secured to a hinge. The support plate is fastened to a display panel cover and a support arm. The mounting block is fastened to the opposing side of the support arm.... | 05/19/1998 |
| 4875252 | Self-closing invisible hinge with selectively variable closing force A self-closing invisible hinge for returning a door to its closed position rom its open position including a self-closing structure in which the closing force can be selectively adjusted externally at the hinge and in which the self-closing structure is co... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4817241 | Hinge, in particular for furniture To be able to mount a mitered door to a mitered wall and open it as wide as possible, and for keeping the miter joint as tight as possible, a hinge for the door comprises two base parts or inner and outer housings which are likewise mitered, making close ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4809402 | Non-metallic composite piano hinge A high strength composite piano hinge having an integral structure and of particular utility in aircraft, formed of two similar half portions each comprising a flange and an integrally formed loop, the integral flange and loop comprised of composite tape,... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4760623 | Hinge A hinge of the type wherein a rotor is connected to a front part of a base by link arms in such a manner as to be capable of rotating with respect to the base, and the base is fitted to the fitting member which is fitted to the main body of furniture. The... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4566150 | Ladder hinge and multi-position locking mechanism therefor An improved hinge for a collapsible ladder includes a pivot pin which has a sufficiently simple construction to permit it to be fabricated by die-casting on a cost-competitive basis. The simple construction is made possible by an improved axial detent arr... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4451097 | Track section including flexors A track-laying tractor drive track is composed of a plurality of sections which each include a link and a grouser bolted together in sandwiching relationship to a pair of side-by-side disposed flexors. The flexors each include a plurality of superposed, r... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4114238 | Hinge for jewelry and the like The invention provides a miniature hinge for jewelry and the like, made from metal pressings, by making each leaf of the hinge from two laminations of which one provides the hinge knuckle and the other forms a limit stop.... | 09/19/1978 |
