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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8139197 | Interactive zoetrope for animation of solid figurines and holographic projections A zoetrope configured for user interaction. The zoetrope includes an object support that pivotally supports a holographic disc or other projection element containing a plurality of images. A positioning mechanism rotates the holographic disc at a predetermined speed... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7940371 | Interactive zoetrope for animation of solid figurines and holographic projections A zoetrope configured for user interaction. The zoetrope includes an object support that pivotally supports a holographic disc or other projection element containing a plurality of images. A positioning mechanism rotates the holographic disc at a predetermined speed... | 05/10/2011 |
| 6960171 | Infant eye trainer The infant eye trainer is a device that is mountable on a baby bottle for strengthening and developing infant eyesight. The device utilizes interchangeable media producing an image on a display, which may be viewed by the infant while drinking from the bottle. A var... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6750943 | Novelty item and associated entertainment method An entertainment device which may be used as a promotional vehicle for the sale of beverage products includes a bottle having a sidewall and a vertical axis and a support member rotatably coupled to the bottle for enabling a rotation of the bottle about the axis. A ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6097468 | Collapsible zoetrope A collapsible zoetrope having a base and a side wall. The zoetrope is held erect by hinged junctures and mutually engageable tabs and slots between the base and the side wall.... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5905564 | Gyroscopic, arcuate and multi-positional reflector and cinematograph A gyroscopic, arcuate and multi-positional reflector and Cinematograph, or cinematographic reflector, is disclosed which in hand-held embodiments reflects an image or motion-like illustration or image along an arcuate viewing field by virtue of a repeatin... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5870170 | Method and apparatus for animating a sequence of objects A method of combining a series of inanimate three dimensional objects(2), a rotational surface (4), and a strobe light(8) in order to achieve the illusion of animation. In the present invention a plurality of objects(2) are demountably fixed, in cyclical ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5760874 | Method and apparatus for displaying motion pictures A method and an apparatus for displaying motion pictures. In one embodiment, a substantially transparent and faceted cylindrical body includes a series of motion picture images imprinted on each one of the facets of the cylindrical body. When the cylindri... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5528324 | Animation device A device for displaying an animated motion picture in which an elongated web of material is provided for receiving images in predetermined, spaced relation. The web may be supported in wound configuration on a reel, and the predetermined, spaced relation ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 4253748 | Card motion picture camera system A photographic method and apparatus for producing a motion picture including moving a film unit in one direction and the optics system along an arcuate path generally laterally thereto so as to produce a plurality of images on the film unit. The camera ut... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4247180 | Card motion picture apparatus with adjustable barrel cam An improved motion picture apparatus for use with a card-like film unit and being of the type including a rotatable barrel cam for reciprocally driving the optical output end of a pivoting periscope boom, forming part of a scanning optical system, stepwis... | 01/27/1981 |
