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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
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 |
| 8081479 | Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a circuit board having a connector mounted at an end edge and a metal member reinforcing the connector, the connector including a fitting surface of the connector facing outside; a housing which accommodates the circuit board and inc... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8031471 | Secure transparent enclosure for communication device An enclosure comprises first and second sections formed of a transparent material, a plurality of wall sections, a plurality of vent holes, a hinge, a cable access and a lock. The wall sections are joined to the first section to form the enclosure. The vent holes ar... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027164 | Mounting arrangement for fixing printed circuit boards disposed one above the other in a housing A mounting configuration for a plurality of printed circuit boards that are arranged one above the other and equipped with electrical components. The printed circuit boards are fixed in a housing assembly formed with a bottom and a top for receiving the printed circ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8004847 | Semiconductor device On a case member of a semiconductor device, a screw block terminal or the like for connection to external equipment is attached. The screw block terminal or the like arranged on a region inside a base plate is attached to a terminal attachment member. Terminal attac... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000104 | Electronic device having electrostatic discharge function An electronic device including a housing, a main circuit substrate disposed in one side of the housing; a connector unit which is disposed in an other side of the housing and is electrically connected to the main circuit substrate, and a discharging sheet disposed i... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7990725 | Modular storage system for storing a disk array A modular storage system is provided for storing a disk array consisting of multiple hard disks. Each hard disk is provided with a terminal set. The modular storage system includes a casing having a plurality of disk compartments for receiving the hard disks respect... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7944701 | Housing for a power semiconductor module A housing for a power semiconductor module in which load-connecting elements having contact devices are arranged. The contact devices are arranged in housing troughs on the exterior of the housing. The housing troughs are formed at an associated lateral wall of the ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7889505 | Camouflage retractable media system A camouflage retractable media system for efficiently providing media devices (e.g. speakers, etc.) that retract out-of-sight when not in use. The camouflage retractable media system generally includes a casing including a first end and a second end, wherein the fir... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7872871 | Molding methods to manufacture single-chip chip-on-board USB device A low-profile Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device includes a PCBA in which all passive components and unpackaged IC chips are attached to a single side of a PCB opposite to the metal contacts. The IC chips include, for example, a USB controller chip and a flash memory... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7855892 | Protective jacket of electrical device A protective jacket for covering an electrical device is provided. The protective jacket includes a first shell and a second shell. The first shell includes a front cover, a rear cover, and an elastic strip. The front and the rear covers are formed apart from each o... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7848112 | Semiconductor device On a case member of a semiconductor device, a screw block terminal or the like for connection to external equipment is attached. The screw block terminal or the like arranged on a region inside a base plate is attached to a terminal attachment member. Terminal attac... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7764506 | Systems and methods for providing a dynamically modular processing unit Systems and methods for providing a dynamically modular processing unit. A modular processing unit is provided as a platform that is lightweight, compact, and is configured to be selectively used alone or oriented with one or more additional processing units in an e... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7755905 | Removable housing cover for a portable radio communication device The invention provides an electronic mobile communications/entertainment device capable of a plurality of modes of operation, comprising a basic module having circuitry common to the operation of the device in said plurality of modes of operation, and a plurality of... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7710734 | CFP mechanical platform In one example embodiment, a pluggable optoelectronic module includes a shell with a front, back, and first and second sides. A first guiderail protrudes from the first side and extends from the front of the shell to the back of the shell. A second guiderail protrud... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7706145 | Assembly device for a computer case and outer cover An assembly device for a computer case and outer cover incorporating: a host case provided with a bottom plate and perpendicular left and right side walls, a circuit motherboard fixed within the holding space, a jack panel of relatively small area and size is locate... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7593233 | Modules for a measuring device and measuring device The invention relates to a module for a measuring device and to a measuring device. The inventive module for a measuring device is provided with a plug-in contact element for the electrical contact of the plug-and-socket plate of the measuring device which is used f... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7586749 | Protecting casing for transducer A protecting casing for a transducer has an outer casing, an inner casing, a circuit board and a connector. The inner casing is detachably mounted in the outer casing and has a mounting hole and a cap detachably mounted on the inner casing to cover the mounting hole... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7567431 | Mailing machine with a repositionable user controller A mailing machine is provided with a removable control panel device that is repositionable thereby enabling the operator to position the control panel device to face in different directions with respect to the mailing machine. The repositioning of the control panel ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7564692 | Retaining structure for mounting two independent computers within one standard slot in a computer cabinet A retaining structure mounts two independent computers within one standard slot of height 1 U in a computer cabinet. The computer units are arranged in parallel, with a total front width fitting the standard computer cabinet of industrial use. The two computers can ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7542296 | Keying implementation for swapping paired devices A system of keying implementation for swapping paired devices is provided. The system includes a controller module having a first keying member, a power supply unit having a second keying member, and a chassis having a plurality of receiving slots for receiving the ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7525805 | Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a housing, a first unit that is attached through a front side of the housing, a second unit that is attached through a backside of the housing, a panel that has a first surface connected to the first unit, and a second surface connec... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7525806 | Combination current sensor and relay A combination current sensor and relay has an improved housing. In one aspect, the housing includes light emitting diodes on an upper surface that indicate open circuit and short circuit conditions. In another aspect, the housing includes a securement structure for ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7499282 | Successively layered modular construction for a portable computer system A modular portable computer system is described. In one embodiment, the present invention is comprised of a top modular layer with a coupled display interface and adapted to be interconnected with other modular layers. In the present embodiment, a second modular lay... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7443689 | Fastening structure A fastening structure has two clip blocks and two U-shaped conducting chips. The two clip blocks are connected with an elastic arm, and have an upward extending upper hook which can pass through and buckle with the penetrating hole on the circuit board. The two clip... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440262 | Modular power distribution system and methods A modular power distribution system comprises a chassis and a backplane including a power input, and a plurality of module connection locations. A plurality of modules are mounted in the chassis, each module mounted to one of the module connection locations. Each mo... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440287 | Extended USB PCBA and device with dual personality An extended Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) connector plug and socket each have a pin substrate with one surface that supports the four metal contact pins for the standard USB interface. An extension of the pin substrate carries another 8 extension metal contact pins tha... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436677 | Electronic device Provided is an electronic device which does not require difficult machining operation to reduce a wall thickness of a case by cutting, which helps to secure a satisfactory operational efficiency for the mounting of a connector to the case, and which allows the wall ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436639 | Compact ground fault circuit interrupter module A compact module with a pair of transformers and a double pole single throw relay (DPST) mounted onto a housing to create a self contained assembly for installation in a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) as a unit. The first transformer has a core and is elect... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7425678 | Network cabinet A network cabinet is provided comprising a door comprising first and second opposing lateral sides. A hinge lever is rotatably connected to the door and a retractable hinge pin is connected to the hinge lever and is positioned closer to the first lateral side of the... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7420815 | System for assembling computers to provide a favorable import classification A computer subassembly aspect is disclosed comprising a case defining an interior, a primary circuit board located in the interior of the case, and a BIOS chip socket mounted on the primary circuit board. The case has an opening formed therein that is aligned with a... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417866 | Electronic equipment module mounting apparatus and method An equipment module, a module retention device, as well as a system and a method for mounting equipment modules are disclosed. The modules can be installed without tools, using the retention device. Each module includes a chassis unit which slides into a unit rack, ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414835 | Disk array system A disk array system capable of efficiently cooling the canisters and achieving the high-density mounting of the canisters without reducing the number of canisters is provided. In the disk array system having a HDD box which stores a plurality of canisters, a caniste... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7405943 | Electronic appliance comprising a floating circuit carrier An electronic appliance is especially easy to assemble and includes a housing and a circuit carrier which is held in the housing. The circuit carrier is guided in the housing in a displaceable manner and is applied by at least one spring element against a housing ab... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7397670 | Power supply device, power supply module and retrieval power supply device equipped with AC and DC connection structures A power supply device equipped with AC and DC power supply structures aims to separate an AC connection structure and a DC connection structure of the power supply device of a given size specification to replace the conventional DC and AC connection structures that ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389878 | Protective enclosure for an electronic data storage device A protective enclosure for a portable electronic data storage device includes an outer shell having a base and a lid movable between open and closed conditions relative to the base. An insert is receivable within the shell. The insert has an interior compartment for... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390973 | Memory module and signal line arrangement method thereof The pesent invention discloses a memory module and a signal line arrangement method thereof. The memory module includes memory chips mounted on both sidees in a mirror form; and a printed circuit board (PCB) having same signal applying contact pads arranged on both ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388758 | Computer enclosure with connecting device A computer enclosure includes a base (10), a cover (30), and a connecting device (40). The connecting device pivotably connects the cover to the base. The connecting device includes a first lever (42), a second lever (44) and a sup... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7383030 | Distributed data transmitter A distributed data transmitter (DTXR) which is an adaptive data communication microwave transmitter having a distributable architecture of modular components, and which incorporates both digital and microwave technology to provide substantial improvements in physica... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382624 | Power supply including multiple AC receptacles A power supply comprises a chassis, a plurality of alternating current (AC) power receptacles formed into the chassis, and power supply circuit contained within the chassis and selectively coupled to ones of the plurality of AC power receptacles. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7375972 | Appearance protective case and appearance protective case assembly An appearance protective case and an appearance protective case assembly are provided in which damage of a colored or marked pattern due to exposure is prevented, and in which the structure of a formed member having the colored or marked pattern printed thereon is m... | 05/20/2008 |
