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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299892 | Door trim speaker grille with electroluminescent lamp and injection molding method of making same A door trim speaker grille with an electroluminescent lamp for use with an audio speaker of a vehicle. The electroluminescent lamp is positioned for emitting visible light through sound passages in the speaker grille. In certain embodiments of the invention, the ele... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287885 | Automotive storage compartment having an electroluminescent lamp and method of making the same An automotive storage compartment includes a compartment body defining a cavity and having an opening for accessing the cavity. The compartment body includes a first connecting member integrally formed therein. The storage compartment further includes a cover having... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7265306 | Flip pack switch assembly with electroluminescent lamp and injection molding method of making same A switch flip pack for the interior of an automobile comprising a door trim panel with a switch panel carrying at least one electrical switch, a flip cover pivotally attached to the switch panel, and a electroluminescent lamp mounted to the flip cover. The flip cove... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7237933 | Door trim bolster with electroluminescent lamp and injection molding method of making same An automotive interior component including an electroluminescent lamp capable of emitting visible light. The electroluminescent lamp of the component may integrally molded with a polymer body to define a unitary assembly. The interior component may be, for example, ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7194322 | Audio information reproducing apparatus, movable body, and audio information reproduction controlling system An audio information reproducing apparatus (NS) is provided with: a memory (HD) for storing audio information comprising a plurality of unit information, such as a plurality of music compositions; a transmitting device (HO) for transmitting correspondence informatio... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190640 | Power control for electronic equipment having a plurality of panels provided oppositely backward and forward An electronic equipment having an electronic equipment body, and first and second operation units. The first operation unit includes a display device and a control CPU. The second operation unit includes a display device and a control CPU. The electronic equipment b... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7103397 | Apparatus to mount a mobile device in a vehicle An apparatus to mount a mobile device having a main body with a receiving recess to receive the mobile device, a first locker to support and secure a lower part of the mobile device, a second locker for elastically supporting and securing an upper part of the mobile... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6946971 | Electronic equipment control system and control method An electronic equipment control system including an electronic equipment body and a remote control terminal for providing an operation instruction to the electronic equipment body. The electronic equipment body has a receiving part for receiving a remote control sig... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941710 | Columnar jack concealing device The present invention provides a device for concealing and covering a columnar jack for columnar supports and a method of concealing a columnar jack using a columnar jack concealing kit. The device comprises a strap member, a skirt sized and shaped for covering the ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6795156 | Orientation inspector for liquid crystal display (LCD) cell An orientation inspector for LCD cell is utilized to inspect the LCD cell. The LCD cell includes two transparent substrates wherein the first transparent substrate is slightly bigger than the second transparent substrate and a step is formed on the first transparent... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6574257 | Near-field laser and detector apparatus and method A near-field laser and detector apparatus and method wherein both writing and reading of optical media can be carried out using the same laser operating in a single mode for both read and write operations. The single operational mode can be utilized with ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6336000 | Retail video recording booth A retail audio-video recording booth includes walls which define an enclosed area for a customer to make an audio video recording. A door assures privacy. A seat or bench allows the customer to sit or stand while he makes the recording. When the customer ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6147938 | Vehicle electronic system A projection (41) protrudes downward from the lower side edge portion of a third electronic control unit (40). The projection forms a recess which houses a first electronic control unit (20) under the third electronic control unit (40) and has a lower ope... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6069851 | Entertainment micro system The invention relates to an entertainment system having a playback device for retrieving data from a recording medium and for generating a signal corresponding to the data, wherein the playback device includes a transparent door which covers the recording... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5815468 | Dual player automotive audio system capable of playing back two different types of recording mediums An automotive data device, such as an audio player, for playing recording media of a different size includes a housing member housing a first player unit and a second player unit in a stacked arrangement. Each of the player units have insertion slots. A m... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5586090 | Adapter for playback of signals from an audio device An adapter enables the playback of various audio devices such as compact disc players and the like through a cassette player of either the front or side loading type. The adapter is provided with a user removable partial cover which permits repositioning ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5506374 | Shield cover member for electrically insulating a storage unit In a storage apparatus such as a small-sized hard disk apparatus to be built in the body of an information processing apparatus, the body of the storage apparatus comprises a metallic casing and a top cover member. The top cover member is provided with a ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5365500 | Key control method and control device for a cassette tape recorder A cassette tape recorder including input key means having one or more keys, each key capable of representing a plurality of functions selectable by the user to be performed. The control means provides a control signal in response to at least one of the fu... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5349575 | Portable audio device A portable audio device having the functions of a cassette tape recorder, a compact disc player and an AM/FM tuner includes a slimmed body provided with the cassette tape recorder, the compact disc player and the AM/FM tuner, and at least one cover, provi... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5307327 | Mounting assembly for automotive audio components Most motor vehicles contain an audio such as a radio, cassette player or compact disc player. A housing generally having a box-like shape and an open end surround the actual hardware. A cover fits over the open end of the housing. The present invention pr... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5278808 | Operating unit attaching and removing apparatus for a vehicle-mounted acoustic device An operating unit (12) with an insertion opening (11) through which a CD (29) is insertable. A device body (10) with a conveying roller 19 which conveys the CD (29); a lock and release mechanism (22) which locks/releases the operating unit (12) to/from th... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5122918 | Dust free protective device for disk drive An air filtrating disk drive slot dust protector comprises an air filtrating element attached to the front portion of a disk shaped supporting body, so that insertion of the protector into the disk drive causes the disk drive slot to be blocked by the air... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5077712 | DAT system DAT system includes a transportable unit provided with a recording/reproducing magnetic head operatable with respect to a DAT cassette tape loaded thereto. The unit is fittable to a sleeve secured to an opening of a dashboard of an automobile, in which ca... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5054011 | Adjustably mounted portable compact disc player Adjustable mounting structure for a compact disc player includes a platform to support the player; an arm supporting the platform; ball and socket swivel elements, one of the elements supporting the arm; and a bracket supporting the other of the ball and ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4980785 | Disk drive slot dust protector A computer disk drive dust protector is made in the form of an elongated wedge-shaped slot entry member which is inwardly tapered at the edges, so that insertion of the member into the disk drive slot causes the member to tightly wedge within the slot fro... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4933921 | Signal reproducing apparatus A portable wireless sound reproduction system includes a first portable housing having a sound signal receiving circuit and controls for processing the sound signal into two signals for transmission by two separate sound signal transmitters located in the... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4870630 | Desk with removable program playing device Disclosed herein is a desk with a removable program playing device. As contemplated, the present invention includes desk structure including a plurality of drawers which may be utilized to store various items. At the rearwardmost portion of the desk, a pa... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4855845 | Video cassette apparatus case and method therefore A protective carrying case for an electronic device, especially a video cassette recorder, includes upper and lower carrying case halves of high impact material with the video cassette recorder positioned therebetween. Tamper resistant element are provide... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4829500 | Portable wireless sound reproduction system A portable wireless sound reproduction system includes a first portable housing having a sound signal receiving circuit and controls for processing the sound signal into two signals for transmission by two separate sound signal transmitters located in the... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4811314 | Portable compact disc player and vehicle audio apparatus with slidable tray for supporting compact disc player A vehicle audio system having speaker circuitry and audio circuitry wherein there are a carrier and structure thereon to attach the carrier to a vehicle instrument panel to be supported by the panel; a tray supported by the carrier for movement between ex... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4754397 | Fault tolerant modular subsystems for computers A fault tolerant computing facility is disclosed. The facility includes a housing array for containing a plurality of hardware element modules such as disk drives, a plurality of modularized power supplies and plural power distribution modules, each being... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4706141 | Video tape recorder with first and second loading positions A video tape recorder, according to the present invention, comprises a mechanical chassis supporting a mechanism for recording and reproducing video signals on a magnetic video tape housed in a cassette. The mechanical chassis moves essentially on a horiz... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4688105 | Video recording system A video recording system enables self-service production of vended videocassette recordings to a user or customer, with user control of several features. Preferably the system includes forming a composite video picture with the user's image in combination... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4669001 | Protective carrying case for video cassette apparatus and method of enclosing thereof A protective carrying case for an electronic device, especially a video cassette recorder, having upper and lower carrying case halves of high impact material with the video cassette recorder positioned therebetween. The upper and lower carrying case halv... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4651312 | Portable tape player with radio in lid A combination portable magnetic tape cassette player and multiband radio receiver in which the sensitive elements of the radio receiver are arranged within a hinged, plastic cover of the combined apparatus and the circuitry of the radio receiver is formed... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4641293 | Cassette tape player combined with a radio receiver which has multiple push buttons such that the stop push button can be used to turn off either the cassette tape player or the radio receiver A cassette tape player is combined with a radio receiver and has a plurality of player control buttons used for selecting the operation mode of the tape playing mechanism and, a radio control button used for operating the radio signal receiving device, an... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4623992 | Operating panel for electronic audio equipment In a cassette tape deck having a cover panel for covering an opening into which a tape cassette may be inserted, a keyboard section with dials for operating the tape deck and a display section with display elements for displaying operating conditions of t... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4602358 | Car stereo set A car stereo set is disposed in a dead space inside a car which can be reached by a person sitting on the rear seat of the car, e.g. a central armrest, side armrest, rear side wall, or the back of a front seat. The car stereo set may be reduced to unit co... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4535475 | Audio reproduction apparatus An audio reproduction apparatus utilizing a speaker, electrical battery, amplifier, and source of electrical signals having a case for supporting the same. The electrical battery and source of electrical signals are held in relation to one another within ... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4513405 | Automotive sound system A standardized chassis for installation of a sound system in an automobile is adapted to receive a component selected from one or more of several groups of components to permit variations in complexity and quality of the composite automotive sound system ... | 04/23/1985 |
