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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172128 | Counter device Improved counter device (1) having a hollow casing (2) on the inside of which a mechanical type of numerator assembly (3) is housed with an activation device for the numerator assembly (3), and wherein said activation device has a rod ( | 05/08/2012 |
| 7331707 | Event monitoring bracelet Provided is a bracelet comprising a band which is removably attachable to a wrist of a person. The band may have a plurality of first time indices printed about a circumference of the band. The bracelet may further comprise a first time indicator slidable along the ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7266977 | Ring having two parts that can be displaced relative to one another The ring has at least two mutually rotatable parts, with a detent mechanism for respectively one of two mutually rotatable parts, and securing means. For improving the detent mechanism and the substantially play-free retention the detent mechanism is respectively pr... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7153138 | Health management cuff A cuff (10, 110, 210, 310) for a health managing system includes a strand (14, 114, 214, 314) having first (16, 116, 216, 316) and second (18, 118, 218, 318) strand sections interconnected to define a loop (128, 228, 328). A plural... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7055342 | Jewelry with hour of day reminder mechanism An article of jewelry, such as a bracelet, contains twelve or twenty-four primary links, each having a visual representation that identifies an hour of the day. Each link is provided with a reminder mechanism, preferably a group of stones. One of the stones is selec... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6561415 | Calorie management system A bracelet for counting calories is formed by a plurality of counting beads each having an aperture there through. A monofilament line is threaded in a looping manner through the aperture of each counting bead such that the line overlaps itself within the... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6520406 | Room security system A room security system for providing an occupant of a room information as to the number of times a person has entered and exited the room. The security system displays a visual numerical count. The numerical count allows a viewer to determine if there has... | 02/18/2003 |
| 4912307 | Device for keeping score during a scoring game A device for keeping score during a scoring game and, in particular, during a game of golf. A plurality of counting beads having respective passages formed therethrough are strung in a serpentine manner on respective first and second portions of a string,... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4820908 | Combined calculator and puzzle game device A combined calculator and puzzle game device including a calculator cover-board which is provided with guide pieces confined to intersecting guide grooves. Game pieces which have projecting necks are mounted on the guide pieces by inserting the projecting... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4637337 | Shopping guide device and the like A shopping guide device, comprising a table and a plate mountable thereon, said plate being imprinted with columnar lists of purchasable items, and have slits, respectively arranged vis-a-vis said items, and tabs, mounted slidably within said slits, for e... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4603791 | Refund bottle and can bag A disposable bag for returning refund bottles to a store is provided that consists of a body of thin flexible sheet material being wide and long enough to accommodate refund bottles of a two liter size which will fit into the proper size container for sup... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4335300 | Diet control apparatus and method Apparatus for recording and visually indicating the consumption of nutrients which includes a frame having first and second elongated members disposed in spaced relationship and a plurality of wires intermediate the first and second members which are in g... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4331424 | Math educational apparatus An educational device for teaching place values in a base N number system, and regrouping between places. The device has a plurality of workpieces, a support base, partitions on the base to form a plurality of parallel chambers of a length to stack at lea... | 05/25/1982 |
| 3998246 | Means for keeping track in weaving operations An apparatus for use on looms and weaving devices, and especially hand operated weaving devices or looms, which apparatus enables the operator whether sighted or a person of limited or no vision, to weave even fairly complex patterns involving frequent se... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3962443 | Antibacterial pharmaceutical compositions and processes for preparation thereof This invention provides compounds of the following formula ##SPC1## Wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a hydroxyalkyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, a benzyl group, a benzyl group subsituted by methoxy,... | 06/08/1976 |
