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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7492672 | Alarm process and device An alarm process and device capable of waking a user more comfortably by means of a rousing instrument. For example, an alarm device may rouse a user a predetermined time before a desired waking time, resetting the user's sleep cycle before waking. A user may then b... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7439854 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for time-based inhibiting of alarms and time-based removal of inhibited alarms Methods, systems, and computer program products for time-based setting and removal of alarm inhibits are disclosed. In one method, a command is provided that allows a user to specify a time period with which an alarm generated within a telecommunications signaling p... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7355928 | Mobile wakeup device A mobile wake-up device responds to a snooze-button in an alarm clock. The mobile wakeup device includes a mechanism for making the device mobile, a controller for directing the movement of the device and responding to input, and an alarm off input. When the alarm c... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7280440 | Timepiece including a control device for a striking mechanism fitted with a resilient transmission element The invention proposes a timepiece (10) including a striking mechanism (20), and including a control device (28) for activating an element (22) releasing the striking mechanism (20), via a control surface (64) carried by a p... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7271705 | Mobile communication terminal and method for providing progressive alarm function A method for providing a progressive alarm function in a mobile terminal is provided. In an alarm setting mode, an initial alarm time input by the user is set as an alarm time of the terminal and a unit time for changing the alarm time is set. After an alarm is outp... | 09/18/2007 |
| 6985071 | Electronic equipment and operation control method for electronic equipment An electronic unit that is permitted to undergo operation control on the basis of a timer reservation set by a user includes a setting section for setting a time designated by the user, an operation control section for controlling the operation of the electronic uni... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6204752 | Bicycle display unit with backlight A bicycle display unit is provided for displaying information to the rider. The bicycle display unit is preferably part of a bicycle computer that is battery operated. The bicycle display unit has a display panel with a front display surface and a backlig... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6115328 | Travel alarm clock with automatic slow motion setup A travel alarm clock which pivots to an open viewable position by preloaded pivot joints and which sets itself up automatically with a slow motion action upon pressing of a button.... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5926442 | Alarm clock system incorporating a game of skill A novelty alarm clock system incorporating a game of skill comprises an alarm clock base unit including a clock assembly operative to display the current time and to audibly reproduce an audible alarm when the current time corresponds to a preselected ala... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5920525 | Alarm clock provided with means for control of buzzing and other actions thereof An alarm clock is composed of a housing provided with a chamber, a machine core located in the chamber, a loud speaker located in the chamber, an opening and closing device having at least one door, a magnet and an arresting rod, a touch control set conne... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5881029 | Device to trigger buzzing of alarm clock An alarm clock has a housing provided with a control door having a permanent magnet and an actuating rod capable of pushing a conductive elastic piece located in the housing. The conductive elastic piece is capable of actuating a magnetic sensor which is ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5757732 | Alarm clock having on-off switch timer An alarm clock comprises a housing seat, an upper body and a side body. The housing seat is provided therein with an alarm clock main body, a gear box, and a circuit member. The upper body is joined with the housing seat such that a pull rod of the upper ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5708629 | Structure of alarm clock An alarm clock including clock having a control circuit with a solenoid switch, and a rack having an upright post with a magnet, wherein when the alarm circuit of the clock is ringing, the battery lid and the alarm button of the clock are locked if the cl... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5568452 | Alarm clock An alarm clock is provided which has a moving display signal and a characteristic sound signal. The alarm clock comprises a housing having an interior chamber, an actionable member located within the interior chamber, and means for moving the actionable m... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5425006 | Alarm clock A rotatable alarm clock includes a clock body received in a hemispherical socket which is attached on a base. A plurality of hemispherical covers are rotatably received in a space defined between the alarm body and the hemispherical socket. An alarm switc... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5379273 | Alarm clock system An alarm clock system with a remote control is provided, which includes an alarm clock base unit with an audible alarm, and a remote controller for suspending, or delaying, operation of an activated alarm signal. A limited number of times in which such de... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5375103 | Basketball hoop alarm clock An electronic wall mountable alarm clock is simulative of a basketball backboard with red lighted numbers displaying the time of day. The backboard has buttons on top for setting the time and the alarm. A rim attached to the backboard has two photocells p... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5365499 | Clock with lid-activated snooze alarm A snooze alarm clock having a housing including a depressible snooze actuator in the housing and movable between an off position and an on position. The clock has a lid hingedly connected to the housing and containing a clock display. The lid has a portio... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5311488 | Action alarm clock An alarm clock is provided which coordinates mechanical motion or action with a distinctive sound, when the alarm clock reaches a set alarm time. The action alarm clock includes an elongated base defining a linear track for movement of an object such as a... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5253230 | Alarm clock with a switch button asembly A casing includes an elongated opening, an alarm device having a buzzer, a battery unit and a circuit unit to connect the battery unit to the buzzer, a time setting wheel and a conductive plate which has a first end connected to a first terminal of the ba... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5229982 | Switch assembly of an alarm clock with a snooze feature mounted thereto A switch includes a first plate with an upper edge and a lower edge. A sectoral recess is formed in the first plate extending from the upper edge. A curved groove is formed through the sectoral recess. A second plate has a latch and a projection extending... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5189648 | Alarm clock game combination A game-alarm clock including an electronic clock, an alarm and an electronic game. The electronic game is connected between the electronic clock and the alarm whereby an individual must successfully play the electronic game in order to prevent the alarm f... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5177716 | Alarm clock with an improved switch button assembly A switch button assembly includes a casing having a front, a rear wall and a side wall interconnecting the front and rear walls. The side wall has an opening through it. The rear wall has a protrusion extending perpendicularly into the casing adjacent to ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5159582 | Electromechanical alarm clock An electromechanical alarm clock (42) with a variable alarm indicator (48) on a 12 hour time display, for example, of a numerical face plate (44), is designed, without the need for extensive mechanical or electromechanical setting or switching means, to o... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5095468 | Alarm clock An alarm clock in which, in order to turnoff an alarm, a predetermined number of striking objects must be struck. The striking objects appear and disappear out of and into holes in a top portion of a housing. An effective strike is not generated until the... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5050140 | Alarm clock An alarm clock having a case, an alarm signal generator and means for setting and cancelling an alarm circuit, said case being adapted to rest upon a rigid surface by foot means, the latter being capable of movement between two positions and projecting fr... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4922475 | Alarm clock having means for bridging two circular conducting paths via an adjustable contact means thereby causing generation of an acoustic alarm system Through an opening (2) in a dial (1), the hub (3) of a follower disc (4) extends. Placed on the end of the hub (3) is an alarm-setting hand (6) for reading the alarm time. The hub (3) is traversed by an hour-wheel pipe (7) which has two flattened side sur... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4884258 | Miniature table clock A miniature table clock is provided with a case having rounded contours. The back (16) of such case exhibits a protruding zone and a flattened surface proximate said zone at the mid portion of its lower half. The clock has two positions of stable equilibr... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4876676 | Voice recognizing alarm timepiece A timepiece whose functions are controlled by making a voice instead of operating manual switches. Operating signals for functioning the timepiece, except for turning off of the alarm sound, are applied to a voice recognizing circuit. Operation of turning... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4858211 | Alarm clock latch device An alarm clock latching device for preventing disengagement of an alarm associated with an alarm clock preventing ease of disengagement of the alarm. The latch device includes a bar of a first constant cross-sectional configuration with a reduced medial p... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4747087 | Alarm clock An alarm clock is provided having a handle resembling a rainbow while the clock case resembles a cloud. The handle of the alarm clock is pivotally attached to the clock case of the alarm clock at one end thereof. The other end of the handle is physically ... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4702614 | Baseball alarm clock An alarm clock in the form of a sports ball has an alarm clock assembly with a snooze-type audio alarm which is temporarily silenced when the ball is thrown against a wall. The alarm clock ball has a feasible and resilient core of a foamed plastic, such a... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4693612 | Alarm mechanism An alarm mechanism for an alarm clock has an alarm hand and an hour hand mounted coaxially with respect to each other, and slideably contacting hub portions of the alarm hand and the hour hand are formed with cam grooves and cam pawls respectively. The ca... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4585358 | Shakeable shutoff alarm clock Within an easily hand gripped alarm clock, preferably of a soft sperical exterior shape, a shakeable switching means. A first standard alarm is silenced by laterally shaking the clock, and a second moaning sound is emitted after the lateral shaking. A gri... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4508456 | Striking clock with device for disconnecting the striking mechanism In a striking clock having a striking mechanism, a release lever for releasing the striking mechanism to cause a striking of the clock, a barrel cam associated with the release lever for moving the release lever to release and retain the striking mechanis... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4505597 | Novelty alarm clock A novelty alarm clock having an alarm clock means with an external push-button alarm shut-off and a resilient air filled flexible casing surrounding the clock means; the casing including a trigger means connected to the alarm shut-off and terminating in a... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4466744 | Striking clock including device for selectively and/or temporarily preventing the gong or bell from being struck To prevent a striking clock temporarily from striking, a device is provided comprising a sectorial detent disc which is driven by the clockwork to make a revolution once in 24 hours and is mounted in the swing range of an engaging lever. To eliminate the ... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4449833 | Break away alarm clock A clock which comprises a clock face, a casing, and a clock mechanism positioned within the casing. In accordance with this invention the casing defines separable walls, and latch means for retaining the walls in an integral, casing-defining position, wit... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4443113 | Electromechanical trigger for alarm clocks and other timer-operated signal emitters An alarm clock has a cambered leaf spring traversed by a nest of clock-hand shafts projecting from a mounting plate designed as a printed-circuit board. The leaf spring is supported at opposite ends by posts rising from the mounting plate and is limitedly... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4430006 | Random multiple push button clock alarm deactivation system A clock alarm deactivation system for a clock with an alarm switch for turning on an alarm device at a preset time. The alarm device can be deactivated by manually operating in sequence a series of pushbutton switches. Each pushbutton switch in the sequen... | 02/07/1984 |
