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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 |
| 7059478 | Method and a device for the rejection of commodities A cigarette packer (1) incorporates a station at which cigarettes (2) are formed into groups (12) and from which the groups (12) are advanced by a first conveyor (13) along a first feed path (P) toward a wrapping station (16... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6488156 | Method and system for verification of fertilization of poultry eggs A method for verification of the presence of a living embryo in an incubating poultry egg. The method comprises the steps of: causing at least two electrodes to make conductive contact with the outside surface of the shell of an egg; amplifying any of the... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6433293 | Method and device for detecting dirt as present on articles, for example eggs Method and device for detecting dirt on eggs is provided which comprises exposing the eggs to ultraviolet light, capturing images of the exposed eggs resulting in images formed of pixels, and determining within the images, surface areas of dirt by correla... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6043443 | Fabrication of semiconductor devices Disclosed is a method for fabricating devices so that several devices at a time can be tested and sorted. The devices are placed in a carrier so that each device occupies a discrete position. The carrier includes an identification marker, and each device ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5842579 | Electrical circuit component handler One or more concentric rings of component seats are rotatable about the rings' center. The seats are uniformly angularly spaced and the rings are incrementally rotated, the increment of rotation being the angular space between adjacent seats. The rings ar... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5484062 | Article stack handler/sorter A handler/sorter for articles such as the trays of integrated circuit chips is provided with an unstacking elevator system, an inspection station, a sorting station for repopulating the tray with non-defective integrated circuit chips, and an output stati... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5415295 | Method and device for automatically sorting nuclear-fuel pellets The automatic sorting device allows nuclear-fuel pellets to be distributed into correct, acceptable or scrapped pellets. It comprises: a station for presenting pellets, which is intended to move n strings of pellets simultaneously along parallel paths unt... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5238122 | Sorting method and apparatus A method and an apparatus for sorting garments of different types and sizes. The garments are sorted according to different selection criteria, such as type and size, and put together in delivery groups respectively assigned to one buyer. To make such a m... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5217120 | Apparatus for loading and unloading sleeves for integrated circuit ester An apparatus for automatically loading and unloading sleeves for an IC tester and then selectively reloading the sleeves after testing, which is controlled by a conventional microprocessor using sensor input and which automatically transports the IC chip ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5161697 | Apparatus for selecting wood stock to form panels of predetermined size The present invention represents a further extension of the automation of the various steps of the wood gluing process. This invention automatically selects and transmits to further work stations appropriately sized pieces of stock which, when glued toget... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5033251 | Automatic product recovery apparatus Methods and apparatus for automatically recovering product from a partially-filled multiple cavity package, such as a "blister" package, are disclosed. Automatic product recovery is necessary for reducing the cost associated with the partial filling of bl... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5022531 | Pack-comprising bundle processing apparatus with pack counting means A bundle processing apparatus includes a receiving conveyor for receiving a plurality of bundles, each bundle including a number of packs and each pack including a plurality of paper sheets, a removing conveyor for removing bundles from the receiving conv... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4943328 | Method and apparatus for selecting wood stock to form panels of predetermined size The present invention represents a further extension of the automation of the various steps of the wood gluing process. This invention automatically selects and transmits to further work stations appropriately sized pieces of stock which, when glued toget... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4901865 | Capsule-inspection apparatus A capsule-inspection apparatus includes a base and a capsule-receiving tray slidable on the base to cause all of the capsules cradled in pockets formed in the tray to be turned simultaneously about their longitudinal axes to enhance visual inspection of s... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4852745 | Apparatus for automatically eliminating a group of articles to be treated of which at least one is missing or defective The present invention concerns an apparatus for automatically eliminating a group of articles to be treated of which at least one is missing or defective in this group, this apparatus comprising essentially a detecting cell located above the articles or c... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4814072 | Method of and apparatus for replacing defective packets in a stream of randomly distributed satisfactory and defective packets A stream of neighboring stacks of superimposed cigarette packs wherein the stacks can consist of or contain defective packs is advanced intermittently along a horizontal path. Stacks which contain or consist of defective packs are removed by the pockets o... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4762280 | Sorting method for radioactive waste This invention relates to a method for sorting radioactive waste. The method comprises the steps of reducing the waste to pieces of substantially uniform size, detecting radiation with first and second radiation detecting structure, conveying the pieces f... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4648235 | Apparatus for feeding cigarettes to a packaging station Cigarettes are transferred by a rotatable device from the exit ends of guide channels in a receiving funnel to a device which arranges the cigarettes in layers for subsequent formation of cigarette blocks to be wrapped. The rotatable transfer device consi... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4530435 | Packaging apparatus for stick confections A packaging apparatus for assembling wrapped stick confections from a multi-lane packaging machine into groups with the stick ends of the wrapped stick confections overlapping. The packaging apparatus comprises endless type first and second conveyors each... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4511045 | Device for transferring and verifying batches of cigarettes A device for transferring and verifying batches of cigarettes, placed transversely with respect to the direction in which they move forward and in superposed layers. Miniaturized reflection photocells in a number identical to the number of layers composin... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4454947 | Product inspection and ejection system A method of removing product of an unacceptable height from a product line is disclosed. In the method, a quantity of the product is arrayed in a carrier and moved to a gauging station where the array is placed between a reference plate and a correspondin... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4417662 | Vial inspection machine A continuous series of vials carried by their caps on reciprocable vacuum chucks on a turret move continuously (a) through a gross visual inspection station while slowly rotated and under side, top, and back lighting, and with each vial in an intense beam... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4406373 | Means and method for testing and sorting miniature electronic units System of testing and sorting according to tested ranges of values of miniature electronic capacitor and resistor units. A planar carrier with rows and files of openings, loaded with such units, is disposed in an oblique plane to retain the units in place... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4351437 | Method and apparatus for examining objects Potatoes carried on a roller table conveyor are presented in transverse rows at an inspection area illuminated by a lamp from a first direction and observed by a line imaging camera along a second direction arranged by a mirror to be approximately at righ... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4266674 | Optoelectronic device for automatically inspecting a group of cigarettes or the like An automatic optoelectronic inspection device is located at a position downstream from a cigarette making machine and upstream from cigarette packaging machinery, and cigarettes are conveyed in groups to the inspection device where each group is inspected... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4260483 | Bottle cap inspecting machine In accordance with the present invention, methods and machinery are provided for automatically inspecting shaped, lined closures and rejecting those which fail to meet pre-established criteria for shape and seal. Specifically, shaped closures having conca... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4253573 | Apparatus for handling empty beverage containers An apparatus for receiving and handling empty beverage containers. The empty containers may be received either individually or in cartons upon a moving conveyor. An alignment mechanism separates the containers and moves them to one side of the conveyor. A... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4221297 | Electronic fruit grading machines An electronic fruit grading machine includes an endless chain having positioning rollers or bars which rotate and on which the fruit coming from a hopper is positioned in rows. The grading machine includes an electronic apparatus capable of detecting surf... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4162011 | Apparatus for sorting fruits and vegetables Apparatus for sorting firm whole fruits and vegetables from those which are soft and broken by sliding or rolling the specimens to be sorted down an inclined plane to impart momentum and velocity and then dropping them on a rearwardly moving conveyer belt... | 07/24/1979 |
| 3969228 | Quality control monitor Apparatus is provided for detecting the presence and condition of a plurality of objects, such as liquid-filled bottles, cans, or other containers mounted within a sealed case for detecting broken or missing containers, leakage, and the like.... | 07/13/1976 |
