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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8335044 | Medicine container data illumination and magnification system A housing has a handle section and an operational section. The handle section has front and rear faces, parallel upper and lower edges, and interior and exterior edges. The rear face is open to form a chamber. The chamber has a cover. A small aperture is provided in... | 12/18/2012 |
| 7599135 | Handheld magnifying device incorporating a circular array of light emitting diodes An LED-assisted magnifying device having a generally circularly-shaped array of LEDs adapted to provide a uniform pattern of visible illumination below a magnifying lens. An ultraviolet LED is provided as an alternate, optional light source to the generally circular... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7471468 | Push and pull operated reading lens A pocket sized reading device having a built in illuminating element that automatically turns on and off as the device is opened and closed. The device comprises a two piece plastic frame and a lens held within the frame. ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7441355 | Folding trading card with magnifying region A trading card includes a front wall, a back wall, a bottom wall, and a top wall. The front wall retains a viewing lens. The back wall retains an image. The bottom wall extends between the front wall and the back wall. The top wall extends between the front wall and... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7345831 | Magnifier with lamp A card-shaped pocket magnifier device includes a magnifying lens having a pair of opposite optical surfaces. A housing disposed in a recess in the lens, or within a card-shaped envelope of the device, encloses LEDs, a battery and a switch connected by an electrical ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339754 | Switching illuminating tweezers with magnifier An apparatus and method for improving local illumination by a personal care implement, such as tweezers, tongs, pinchers and the like. The apparatus includes a first arm terminating at one end in a first gripping edge; a second arm, coupled to and biased away from s... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7277240 | Intermediately mounted magnification apparatus A magnification apparatus having a magnifier and mechanical structure that is configured for securing the magnifier intermediately between a universally positionable mounting apparatus and a bracket of a type configured for holding an electronic device using fastene... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277239 | Magnification mechanism for viewing an electronic display A magnifier for viewing a display of a device that is external to the magnifier, the magnifier is formed having an optical magnifying lens of a type that is structured for optically magnifying an external view that is optically visible there through, and includes me... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7226176 | Detachable screen protector assembly with a fastening apparatus A detachable screen protector assembly mounted on a screen frame of a monitor having a lower front surface and an upper front surface and has a screen protector and a fastening apparatus. The fastening apparatus has at least one couple of a bracket and a detachable ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222430 | Object locator sight An object locator sight aiding a first person to communicate the location of a distant object to a second person provides a laterally elongate base, carrying upstanding forward and spacedly adjacent rearward panels. The forward panel is perpendicular to the base and... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218463 | Magnifying assembly A magnifying assembly includes a plate with a first side, a second side, a first end and a second end. The plate is mountable to a planar surface. A panel has a first edge, a second edge, a third edge, and a fourth edge wherein the first and second edges are positio... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7185824 | System and method for associating pre-printed machine-readable graphical codes with electronically-accessible data A method is disclosed for associating pre-printed machine-readable graphical codes with electronically-accessible data. An arbitrary sequence of reference identifiers is generated. Machine-readable graphical codes for the reference identifiers are generated. Labels ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7139136 | Handheld illuminating magnifier An illuminated magnifying device comprises an elongated magnifying lens, a light source, and an elongated light pipe disposed along the magnifying lens operable to receive light emitted from the light source and direct the light outwardly from the light pipe and dis... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7126769 | Thin magnifier structure with magnetic protective jacket A thin magnifier structure with magnetic protective jacket, including a transparent magnifying member, a magnetic jacket and a pivot member. The transparent magnifying member integrally has a magnifier and is movably clipped and hidden in the magnetic jacket. The tr... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7072974 | Extensible application interface using machine-readable graphical codes A system is disclosed for providing data from a graphical code reading device to a software module. The system includes a graphical code reading device that scans a graphical code and provides graphical code data. A computer is in electronic communication with the g... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063427 | Portable mirror device The present invention is a portable mirror device for hunters or other persons who need to extend their field of view to the side or rear without moving their head appreciably. The device is reversibly attached to a body-segment of the user and can either be raised ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6999248 | Magnifying optical system with a variable color LED A magnifying optical system, e.g. a magnifying visual aid such as a magnifying lens, a reading glass, magnifying or telescopic spectacles, contains a holding device for the magnifying element and an illuminating element which is connected to a source of energy and i... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978038 | Systems and methods for pixel gain compensation in machine-readable graphical codes A method for increasing the readability of a machine-readable graphical code on a printing surface is provided. The method includes receiving a graphical code image. The graphical code image is an electronic representation of a graphical code. The graphical code ima... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6957769 | System and method for encoding and decoding data and references to data in machine-readable graphical codes A system for decoding machine-readable graphical codes is provided. The system includes a graphical code reading device configured to read a graphical code and generate reference encoded source data. The reference encoded source data includes a first reference ident... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6924950 | Apparatus for viewing a display of a portable communication device Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating viewing of a display indicia displayed upon a user display of a portable communication device, such as a cellular mobile station. An optical lens that exhibits a selected magnification level is positioned to over... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6903882 | Magnifier with personalizable multipart handle A multipart handle for coupling to a magnifying lens is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the multipart handle comprises a head member comprising a first end coupleable to the lens and a second end having a cavity formed therein; a body section having a channel f... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6888688 | Optoelectronic display device An optoelectronic display device comprises an organic light emitting diode microdisplay 1 and a viewing convex lens 2 arranged at a distance from the microdisplay which may be less than, equal to or greater than the focal length of the lens. ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6831790 | Optical element, method for producing the same, and optical pickup An optical element having a substrate formed by an optical material and able to improve mechanical strength, wherein the substrate has a convex part functioning as a convex lens, a flat part positioned around the convex part, and an outer circumference part position... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6799719 | Business card reader A business card reader includes a scanning module, a USB detecting/switching unit and two USB ports. The business card reader is connected to at least one of a personal computer and a PDA through the two USB ports, respectively. The USB detecting/switching unit cont... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6795256 | Hand-held electronic appliance with optional magnifying function A hand-held electronic appliance is disclosed. The hand-held electronic appliance includes a main body, a connecting element and a magnifying device. The main body includes a display. The connecting element is coupled to the main body by a first end thereof and to t... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6785062 | Ophthalmic self-inspection device An eye viewing device with a housing having a center opening containing a magnifying lens and a reflective surface. The housing has outwardly extending hinge flanges. A cover overlies the central opening, and includes an outer abutment surface and an inclined outwar... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6775075 | Lines on paper magnifying glass The invention discloses a magnifying assembly that may be clamped on printed sheets or pages in a book. The assembly consists of two part. One part is an elongated magnifying glass having a flat bottom and half circle shape top. The other part is a holding element t... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6764192 | Combination magnifier and illuminator A combination magnifier and illuminator comprised of a rigid rectangular housing that encloses a swing out lens retaining frame. The lens is a fresnel type which is very thin in nature that allows the entire thickness of the present invention to be less than one qua... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6717750 | Magnifying glass for needlework, handicrafts, or for reading or similar The invention relates to a magnifying glass which is secured in a frame (20). Said magnifying glass consists of a combination of lenses (10) comprising a principal lens (11) with a secondary lens (12) forming an integral unit therewith. T... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6710943 | Viewer for laser-inscribed diamonds A hand-held gemstone viewing scope includes a slidable armature movable relative to a base and defining a viewer housing a lens. A platform is rotatably connected to a top end of the base and configured to adjustably mount a gemstone or ring in line with the lens. A... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6623127 | System and method for enlarging a liquid crystal display screen of a personal data assistant The present invention is embodied in a system and method for projecting a liquid crystal display (LCD) of a personal data assistant or mobile telephone. In general, the present invention enables users of PDAs and/or mobile telephones to enlarge the view o... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6538828 | Magnifying page illuminator A hand held device extends across a line of text on a page to enlarge the image and illuminate it as well. The device includes an elongate cylindrical lens that extends across the page. Elongate supports straddle the line and support the lens at a fixed d... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6532117 | Tableware magnifier A tableware item having a body, and a magnifier on the body. A method for using such a tableware item to read printed material such as, but not limited to, a menu or wine list.... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6510011 | Optical scanning device The invention relates to an objective system (39) which is suitable for use in an optical scanning device (15). The lens system (39) comprises a first lens, or objective lens (45), and a second lens, or auxiliary lens (47), which are mounted in fixed posi... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6476984 | Razor magnifying glass A razor magnifying glass having a magnifying lens adjustably attached to a handle clamp. The handle clamp is sized to attach to a razor. The razor magnifying glass may incorporate an extension shaft, the magnifying lens being adjustably attached to one ex... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6392823 | Apparatus for examination of the bottom of the foot A foot examination device is presented including a mirror held in a base member, which is controlled and held in a person 's hand, which also includes a footrest to allow the user to rest his or her foot at an angle proximate the mirror so that the person... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6384988 | Illuminated optical enlargement device An illuminated optical magnifying device with an optical focusing unit that can produce a magnified image of an object to be observed and with an illumination device whose light is at least partially applicable for illuminating the object to be observed, ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6222686 | Gradient index magnifying lens An optical display system for magnifying the image of a liquid crystal display cell (314) used in a portable electronic device (310) such as a cellular phone or smart card reader having a light focusing and deflecting array (316), a light coupling element... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6113295 | Magnification/writing instrument A writing instrument, such as an ink pen or the like, having a body having first and second ends, with a ball point or other writing tip associated with the first end. The body has a slot formed along its length to accommodate a flexible magnification len... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6023377 | Golf card protective visual aid An aid for reading indicia, such as that printed on golf scorecards and protecting the scorecard from inclement weather. The apparatus includes a base panel, and a back panel connected together near a first back panel edge. A magnifying lens is mounted to... | 02/08/2000 |
