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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 |
| 7274508 | Reflective projection screen with angled sidewalls A projection screen includes a plurality of passive elements each having a sidewall surrounding a surface, wherein said sidewall is configured to attenuate light. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7196742 | Shade assembly for display screen An assembly structured to facilitate the viewing of a display screen or like display structure of the type typically found on a digital camera. A base having an open interior is fixedly or removably secured in surrounding relation to the display screen and extends. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188962 | Light modulator device A light modulator device includes a top plate and an angled extender coupled to the top plate. The angled extender includes an incident portion and an exit portion that is relatively thicker than the incident portion. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7083291 | Glare shield for camera A glare shield for the viewfinder of a video camera or the LCD screen of a video or digital camera is comprised of a hood that casts a shadow upon the viewfinder eyepiece or LCD screen to reduce the amount of ambient light falling upon the viewfinder eyepiece or LCD... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066610 | Rear projector In order to provide a rear projector capable of facilitating position adjustment of an image displayed on a screen and optimizing dispersion of the aspect ratio of the projected image caused by tolerance of components by adjusting the position of the image, a suppor... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7050492 | Matching of a reduced spectrum lighting source with video encoding program variables for increased data compression ratios A tri-phosphor light having a reduced emission spectrum is matched with program encoding variables for a video encoder, such that the video encoder substantially encodes only those portions of the visible spectrum corresponding to wavelength bands centered around in... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046320 | Optical element and surface light source device using the same, as well as liquid crystal display An optical element 11 includes a bandpass filter made of a lamination of thin films respectively having different refraction factors so as to selectively allow light emitted from a backlight 6 to pass therethrough, and a polarizer 3, a quarter-w... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7002640 | Apparatus for mounting a screen in a projection television A screen fastening device of a projection television having a front cabinet including a front window of a case, a screen for penetrating or forming an image, a fastening bracket for fastening the screen to the front cabinet, a mating portion for removably fastening ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6919678 | Bezel-less electric display A bezel-less display is disclosed that includes an electronic display device and a cover. The electronic display device has an image-displaying portion and another portion adjacent the image-displaying portion along at least one side. The cover is positioned adjacen... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6873374 | Shielding apparatus of projection television A shielding apparatus of projection television is disclosed. A metal shield casing made of metal plate members shields an optical block and a circuit block. Metal plate printed board holding sections are connected to the metal shield casing detachably at predetermin... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6846083 | TV screen cover A TV screen cover includes a cover member for reducing glare and volumes of light emitted from a TV. The TV screen cover further includes a housing positionable on top of a TV and securable thereto by a plurality of fastening members. The housing includes an elongat... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6750922 | Screen protector A frameless substantially transparent protector screen for disposition recessed in an opening in the housing on an electronic device with the protector screen spaced from a video display screen in the device. The protector is removably secured to the frame by releas... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6731498 | Fixing device for optical protection lens of liquid crystal display monitor A fixing device includes a pressing block, and a bonding block pivotally mounted on the pressing block. The optical protection lens is closely sandwiched between the pressing block and the bonding block rigidly and stably. Thus, the optical protection lens can be mo... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6469752 | Attachable protective screen for image display device and installation method therefor An image display device incorporating a screen protection arrangement and method of installing a protector screen on an image display device includes a device housing, a display screen installed in a wall portion of the device housing, a screen frame atta... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6419367 | Glare shield attachment for a liquid crystal display screen A tubular attachment for a video monitor frame which encloses an LCD screen by insertion of the frame through an entry opening in the attachment to be located within an internal chamber of the attachment. The function of the attachment is to reduce glare ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6394615 | Device for enhancing the visibility of portable computer display screens by shielding direct and indirect light from the display screen and the eyes of the user A collapsible-light shield for a portable computer shields direct and indirect light from the computer display and from the eyes of the user. The light shield has four flexible panels that form a tubular shape when in use. One end of the light shield has ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6392767 | Method for producing a hologram and a display device using the same A method for producing a hologram recording an interference fringe formed by an object light and a reference light on a photosensitive dry plate, and the object light either having diffusing and scattering characteristics or being passed through an optica... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6280806 | Braun tube having antibacterial coating film A Braun tube having an antibacterial coating film, which is manufactured by the steps of dispersing titanium dioxide (TiO2) in alcohol to prepare a dispersion. Then, the dispersion is coated on a Braun tube, and a thermal treatment is then perf... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6268892 | Non-pealing anti-reflective film for a cathode ray tube and method of making the same An anti-reflective film laminated on the display surface of a cathode ray tube which is not prone to pealing with age includes an extension on each of the four sides of the main film surface. The extensions from the main anti-reflective film surface are p... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6262843 | Polarizing privacy system for use with a visual display terminal The privacy system apparatus and method of the present invention allow users of a publicly accessible terminal to privately access information displayed on a visual monitor of the terminal. In one embodiment, the privacy system 10 is implemented with a te... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6210858 | Anti-reflection film and display device using the same An anti-reflection film comprises a high refractive index layer having a refractive index of 1.65-2.40, and a low refractive index layer having a refractive index of 1.20-1.55. Another anti-reflection film comprises only a low refractive index layer havin... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6144418 | Computer monitor screen shade and dynamically adjustable magnifier A computer monitor screen glare shade has a top and sides which are rigidly mounted to a monitor housing and project forwardly thereof. Stop strips are provided to properly position the shade with respect to the monitor. The stops may also function as bar... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6144479 | Low reflectivity contrast enhancement filter A low reflectivity, variable attenuation contrast enhancement filter having a total visible light reflectance of less than about 2.0% when measured with light incident to the first outer major surface. The contrast enhancement filter has a first layer(s) ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6139389 | Attaching metal tape to a conductive plastic film overlaying a cathode-ray tube screen A display device comprising a cathode-ray tube, a conductive plastic film overlaying a screen of the cathode ray tube, and a conductive metal tape which is ultrasonically welded to the plastic film to establish an electric connection between the metal tap... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6125525 | Universal screen guard clip The present invention is a universal screen guard clip for projection type television sets. These clips are extruded and can be inserted between the projection screen and the front frame in various manners, depending on the configuration of the particular... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5990984 | Coated polymer substrate with matching refractive index and method of making the same An article comprising a transparent or translucent polymer substrate and a transparent or translucent coating applied thereto in which the refractive index of the coating material substantially matches the refractive index of the polymer substrate. The in... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5959762 | Variably adjustable contrast enhancement electrochromic panel adapted for curved display screens and methods of making and using same A flexible panel is provided that is easily and conformingly applied to a curved display screen of a VDU to afford, in a lightweight manner, variably adjustable contrast enhancement of the VDU while simultaneously providing a decrease in the amount of amb... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5910826 | Rear projection screen and method of producing same The present invention relates to a rear projection screen used in projection type television sets and the like. A rear projection screen according to the present invention is characterized in that a mask for prevention of penetration of light is formed on... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5879217 | Cathode ray tube and method of manufacturing the same A cathode ray tube, comprising a front panel glass having a fluorescent screen; a glass envelope sealed with the front panel; a film having a conductive layer and an insulating layer superposed on the outer side of the front panel glass; a plurality of gr... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5852513 | Television filter The present invention relates to an optical filter including a flexible, transparent substrate coated with a novel combination of optical coatings, and a frame system designed for mounting the optical filter to a television or other visual display screen.... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5784210 | Monitor magnification device In its broadest context, the monitor magnification device includes a monitor cover adapted to be secured over a monitor. The cover includes an internal linearly adjustable lens which is adapted to magnify the image upon the monitor. Such an arrangement re... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5717566 | Shade device for notebook computer display screen A shade device that facilitates the viewing of the contents displayed on the notebook computer display screen includes a bracket for mounting the shade device to a monitor display assembly of a notebook computer, a top panel hingedly connected to the brac... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5699185 | Use of fresnel zone plates for material processing The apparatus for machining and material processing includes an excimer laser and a Fresnel zone plate array (FZP) positioned parallel to the workpiece, with the distance between the FZP and the workpiece being the focal length of the FZP. For each hole t... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5627606 | Computer screen filter assembly A computer screen filter assembly includes a filter and a frame for receiving the filter. The frame has a pair of generally longitudinally disposed sawtooth surfaces. One of the sawtooth surfaces is disposed adjacent one side of the filter and the other o... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5621487 | Picture display apparatus having multiple diffusing filter surfaces A picture display apparatus is provided with a display device having pixels disposed in a mosaic pattern. A plurality of optical filter surfaces are respectively placed between the display device and a viewer so that the both surfaces can be overlapped wi... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619286 | Eye protective glass with its position adjustable in all directions An eye protective glass with its position adjustable in all directions has a glass body fixed with a frame surrounding the glass body. The frame is provided with a vertical hole each in two vertical sides for installing a support rod of each of two adjust... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5592241 | Attachable protective screen for image display device and installation method therefor An image display device incorporating a screen protection arrangement includes a screen frame mounted so as to peripherally surround a display screen of the device. A protector screen is provided which has a width dimension which is substantially equal to... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5528424 | Television lens shade A camera lens shading device is disclosed having a flexible mounting band that attaches to a camera lens shroud and shade pieces, the shade pieces being made of opaque, flexible, plastic sheet material. A top shade piece attaches to the mounting band and ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5528319 | Privacy filter for a display device A privacy filter (20) for a display device includes at least two spaced-apart, generally parallel grids (22 and 24). Each grid includes an array of strips (26 and 30) or blocking members having transparent space (28 and 32) therebetween. The strips or blo... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5526065 | Apparatus for displaying television images applicable to automotive vehicle An apparatus for displaying a television image on a television monitor applicable to a vehicle passenger compartment. In the television image displaying apparatus, the television monitor is installed on a center console of a vehicle passenger compartment.... | 06/11/1996 |
