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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7385881 | Display mode control method for an electronic device A display mode control method includes the steps of: enabling an electronic device to determine the time of day; and enabling the electronic device to operate a display panel thereof in a first display mode when the time of day corresponds to nighttime, and in a sec... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7332363 | Integrated battery pack with lead frame connection An integrated battery package, that contains semiconductor chips, for example to control and regulate battery charging and to monitor the package operation, uses a single lead frame to interconnect several internal chips, to internally connect said control chips to ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7307920 | Timer display device having light generating module with circular arrangement This utility discloses a timer display device for displaying time. The timer display device comprises a counting unit and at least twelve light generating modules with circular arrangement to hour positions. The counting unit is a clock for counting actual time. The... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7286445 | Unified digital time displays A unified digital time display is presented in an expanded display field and configured for compatibility with prior balanced, quadribalanced, enhanced quadribalanced or unidirectional segmented displays by positioning hour display elements generally in the center o... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7236301 | Polarized light valve A projection system for making an object appear and disappear to an observer on cue. The system remotely activates a reflective axis and a transmissive axis within a polarized window for making an object on cue appear and disappear. In one aspect, this system contai... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7167194 | Printing a code on a product A method for printing is described. The method includes providing a printing system for printing a code on a product moving in a direction. The code is constructed from a plurality of pixels in a first data set indicating the positions of the pixels and generates a ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7149152 | Projection clock A projection clock includes a base unit that includes a power supply, a clock circuit powered by the power supply, and a wireless transmitter for wirelessly transmitting time information provided by the clock circuit. Also, a projection unit, separate from the base ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7082080 | Enhanced prompts for setting or resetting digital time displays Balanced, quadribalanced, enhanced quadribalanced or unidirectional segmented digital time display systems are modified by inclusion of enhanced prompts which readily distinguish such real time displays and which comprise the letters AL, dA, and each of M, D and Y i... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7079452 | Time display system, method and device A time display device (“TDD”)—equally adaptable to watches, clocks, computers, phones, and vehicles—indicates the current hour of the day by displaying a color that refers an observer to the disclosed color-to-hour matrix, thereby eliminating the traditional... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7035170 | Device for displaying variable data for small screens A device and method for displaying variable data comprises: logic for displaying a gauge that comprises a closed two-dimensional shape. The two-dimensional shape comprises a linear pointer inside the shape, the location of the pointer being determined as a function ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030944 | Liquid crystal display device with roughened surfaces to reduce moiré fringe effects A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel obtained by adhering upper and lower polarizing plates to upper and lower surfaces, respectively, of an electrode substrate. The upper polarizing plate has a first roughened surface on its outer... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6996031 | Mirror with digital clock readout A typical mirror combined with digital clock for reading time while simultaneously looking in the mirror. To attain this, the clock, which is mounted behind the mirror, has a plurality of display devices for reading hours and minutes aligned with apertures in the bl... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6961053 | LCD display device with display density adjusting function A LCD display device with display density adjusting function characterized by that, in an equipment which comprises a controller, a memory, a LCD drive unit of dynamic drive, a LCD, and an input device for distinguishing a using condition, a display density of said ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6894440 | Method and device for lighting an electronic or electromechanical apparatus The present invention is a lighting device for an electronic or electromechanical apparatus such as a timepiece of the wristwatch type. The invention including a device displaying time-related or other information, this lighting device including a light source for l... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6882597 | Device for displaying time in selectable display patterns The device for displaying time in selectable display patterns includes a storage device, an interface, a housing, display elements, and a controller. The storage device stores selectable display patterns. The interface receives an input to select a display pattern. ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6816441 | Bicomponent last minute graphics for digital time displays Bicomponent graphics are provided for digital time displays that display the last remaining minute before commencement of a next hour, comprising a flashing zero digit and simultaneously displayed horizontal lines indicative of successive positions that will be trav... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6809993 | Electronic timepiece including a time related data item based on a decimal system The present invention relates to an electronic timepiece allowing the display of at least one first time related data item (H1) conventionally based on the Hour-Minute-Second system, and at least one second time related data item (H2) based on ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6807130 | Selective prompts for setting or resetting digital time displays Real time balanced, quadribalanced, enhanced quadribalanced or unidirectional segmented digital time display systems are modified by inclusion of selectively prompted displays which are readily visually distinguishable from the real time displays and which prompt th... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6751165 | Digital timepiece with approximate time messaging In accordance with the invention, a digital timepiece is provided with a mode of operation which presents a time message indicative of the approximate time. The mode can be implemented by adding to a digital timekeeping circuit, a digital conversion circuit to gener... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6671231 | Sequential control method for a display assembly including two superposed display devices A sequential control method for a display assembly including two superposed, respectively top (22; 46) and bottom (24; 48), display devices, the top display device (22; 46) including at least a liquid crystal display cell (26, 28; 50) and being arranged s... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6661743 | Electronic device with display section A display includes a plurality of display arrays, such as a time display section (37), a chronological display section (38), and a chronological split display section (39). An upper or lower polarizer is provided with a light modulating section having a r... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6643224 | Timepiece including multiple liquid crystal displays A timepiece, in which a first liquid crystal display panel and a second liquid crystal display panel, each of which is constituted by sealing a liquid crystal layer in a gap between a pair of substrates formed with electrodes on opposed inner faces thereo... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6625089 | Setting structure of electronic timer A setting structure of electronic timer, its constitution includes a main body and a reveal able faceplate, a LED display is provided on the faceplate, a recess is provided on the main body there under, several keys are provided in the recess; setting pos... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6601988 | Simplified method for setting time using a graphical representation of an analog clock face Time values (hour, minute, AM/PM parameter) can be simply and quickly set in a computer system using a graphical representation of a circular analog clock face. Time setting zones (hour-indicative sectors and minute-indicative subsectors) are defined on t... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6597636 | Alcohol-tobacco electronic perpetual calendar A perpetual calendar device as set forth which continually maintains a display of the present month and day as well as the minimum birth year for an individual who is entitled to purchase alcohol or tobacco products. The displays of the birth year informa... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6584041 | Unidirectional segmented digital time displays Unidirectional segmented digital timekeeping systems are provided by multiple display elements which are activated to display current hour digit(s) and four selected groups of respective elapsed minute digits which traverse around the hour digit in succes... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6560165 | Medical information appliance A medical information appliance which reminds a user of times to take medications or to perform medical-related activities. It features a delay mode, which shuts the alarm off but later reminds the user to take the indicated medication. Multiple alarms ca... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6526000 | Pattern display A display arrangement for a digital wrist watch LED face or a computer cathode ray tube face provides for ornamental and coded displays. In the arrangement, the digital information is repeated in juxtaposed rows repeating the same digits in columnar fashi... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6493290 | Final minute graphics for digital time displays Digital time displays which include a display of remaining minutes, on the left side, and before commencement of a displayed next hour, such as quadribalanced or enhanced quadribalanced displays, are provided with improved systems and methods of graphics ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6473367 | Positioning mechanism for a radio clock A radio clock, which is a mechanical clock with an hour hand, a minute band a second hand driven by motors, comprises an antenna, a receiving circuit, and a processor to receive timing information as the reference time for time setting. An hour pinion, mi... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6473366 | Method for timing a clock A method for timing a radio clock includes the steps of initiating the photoelectric element to sense the references on the hour hand, the minute hand and the second hand, determining whether a reference that stands for the second hand is detected, stoppi... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6449219 | Time sensing device A timepiece with a computer based clock (2), in which time is represented on a display (1) in an analog fashion, constructed such that in order to enlarge the scope of time information on the display (1) additional information relating to the progress of ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6418085 | Facilitated AM/PM hour settings of enhanced quadribalanced digital time displays A pair of numeral "8" display elements is operative to perform dual functions in a digital time display, one, to display the values of seconds and, the other, to display an AM or PM indicator which may be separately activated for setting the correct AM or... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6386754 | Crown control for enhanced quadribalanced digital time displays Quadribalanced digital time displays and methods comprising increasing digital minutes displayed on the right flank of centrally positioned digital present hours, in relatively upper and lower positions during the first and second quarter hours, followed ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6385139 | Display device and electronic timepiece A display device is provided which is able to effect high visibility display utilizing external light, and which is able to effect reflective display with a combination of various textures and color. The display device includes a first polarized-light sep... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6256265 | Time display A clock display having two linear parts. The first part has 6 positions for indicating the hours 1-6. Hour indications on the second part progress toward the position for hour 1 on the first part.... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6215736 | Enhanced quadribalanced digital time displays Quadribalanced digital time displays and methods comprising increasing digital minutes displayed on the right flank of centrally positioned digital present hours, in relatively upper and lower positions during the first and second quarter hours, followed ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6208593 | Luminous body for a watch A luminous body mounted in a watch below hands and a protective crystal and controlled by a switch to produce light, the luminous body including an insulative layer sandwiched in between a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, electrolumin... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6104282 | Daily log device A daily log device for recording the daily activities of a driver. The daily log device includes a clock indicating a time and date, a first signal generator for generating a signal representative of the driver being on duty and a second signal generator ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6058277 | Printing system and control method for printing images having a circle segment display element for visualizing print job processing times and managing print jobs A printing system including at least one printer for printing images on sheets in accordance with electrical image signals fed to the printer, a controller for feeding electrical image signals to the at least one printer and an input unit for receiving an... | 05/02/2000 |
