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Neuroimaging as a Marketing Tool
Neuroimaging as a means for validating whether a stimulus such as advertisement, communication, or product evokes a certain mental response such as emotion, preference, or memory, or to predict the consequences of the stimulus on later behavior such as consumption or purchasing.
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| 7367129 | Hand-held laser level with retractable adhesive-type retention feature A leveling or plumbing device for indicating a line or a plane on a surface, such as wall or floor. The device includes a light beam generator that emits a light beam exteriorly of a body or housing. Level and/or plumb indicators, such as vials, are mounted to the h... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7287738 | Remotely attachable and separable coupling An article for mounting from or against the ceiling is removably coupled to a base fixedly secured to the ceiling, by a person standing on the floor, supporting the article on an elongated rod, and thrusting the article against the base to couple the article and the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7059482 | Window covering sample display device and method An apparatus for displaying samples of window coverings including a base having a front and a rear and at least one suction cup mounted on the rear of the base and adapted to releasably engage a flat surface. The base includes at least one support. The support is ad... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6641096 | Stretch releasing adhesive tape article with bundling strap A stretch releasing tape article useful for bundling items such as cables, wires, or the like includes a stretch releasing adhesive tape strip, a rigid base plate for attachment with the tape strip, and an elongate flexible strap attached to the base plat... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6471801 | Method and apparatus for assembling parts A method and an apparatus for fixing a part and a part support for mounting the part by use of adhesive via an intermediate member are disclosed. The adhesive is implemented by photocuring adhesive while the intermediate member is formed of a material tra... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6237885 | Window covering cord tie-down device with side clips This window covering cord tie-down device permits a cord to be wrapped out of reach of a small child or pet. The preferred embodiment includes a base with two cleats to enable the wrapping of a window covering cord, two suction cups for holding the device... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6206334 | Structure for and method of mounting an object on a vertical surface and a laminated backing for such a structure A picture hanger is initially held in place on a wall in a temporary manner without damaging the wall by including a backing with a shock absorbing layer overlaid by a temporary adhesive film. Prior to the picture hanger being temporarily fastened to the ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5938157 | Fan brace slide support The mounting assembly includes a support having a first member and a second member, and a support bar disposed adjacent the first the second support members. A junction box is provided adjacent the support bar. A first fixture fastener extends from said s... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5695165 | Multi-mode attachable hanger for pipettes A multi-mode attachable hanger for a pipette comprising contiguous mounting and pipette supporting portions. The supporting portion comprises a pair of substantially parallel, laterally separated support arms extending forward from a back plate to vertica... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5462782 | Adhesive plate assembly for sheet object An adhesive plate assembly for a sheet object, such as a photograph, advertisement, or the like, has an adhesive layer made of a hard polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene. The upper surface of the adhesive layer has an adhesive coating. A protection layer i... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5351857 | Writing instrument dispenser apparatus A housing arranged to dispense individual pen or pencil members is provided to include a housing having a front wall, with the front wall including an entrance opening and first and second ramp members arranged in a V-shaped configuration extending from t... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5323993 | Molded plastic load-bearing support device A molded plastic load-bearing support device with an adhesive coated fabric backing member is disclosed. The fabric backing member is adhesive coated so that the molded plastic, load-bearing support device will adhere to a surface. The fabric backing memb... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5047102 | Adhesion of suction cup mounted devices on a porous wall Adherence of suction cup-supported devices to a wall or other surface is improved by adhesively applying a patch made of a film or sheet of smooth, non-porous material to the wall at places where adherence of the suction cups is desired and then applying ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4548376 | Support receptacle for a newspaper, magazine or the like A holder to support an article such as a folded or rolled newspaper or magazine or a book or the like includes an elongated carrier receptacle in the form of a rolled web flexible material. The receptacle has an access opening at one end thereof to permit... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4524506 | Method for attaching an article to a wall An article is attached to a wall by mounting the article on at least one and preferably two or more holders which are in turn screwed to the wall. Each holder has a self-adhesive layer at its end face adjacent the wall and at least one screw hole for fixi... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4422608 | Panel hanger A vertical panel hanger comprising a needle point penetrator positioned to engage the rear surface of a panel to prevent removal of the hanger, a foot portion adapted to extend between the front and rear surface of the panel to prevent vertical movement, ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4421288 | Suction cup A suction cup has a flat central portion on its concave side having a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive thereon, the layer of adhesive is covered by a stripable protective liner.... | 12/20/1983 |
| 3976274 | Permanent attachment for suction cups A suction cup is configured to assure a permanent attachment of an instrutation package to a surface. A dish shaped body member is provided with an annular lip which resiliently engages this surface. A radially outwardly disposed ring shaped recess conta... | 08/24/1976 |
