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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7483531 | Telephone bill reducer A modified phone base and handset in which an individual can limit outgoing calls and limit external access to the phone. The phone base and handset could be used in either a residential or commercial setting. ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7352657 | Maze lock hanger A hanger for mounting an object on a surface such as a wall. The hanger includes a slot that receives a projection such as a nail extending from the wall. The slot is nonlinear and provides an entry path through which the projection travels to reach its mounting pos... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7312906 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7265903 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265882 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266391 | Expanded display and input-output device for mobile wireless telephone A keyboard and a microphone for inputting information, a display screen and a speaker for viewing or hearing information, and a processor, all mounted to or within a housing in the form of a laptop computer or hand-held computer. A phone interface has a slot, channe... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7256915 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7198737 | Electrically switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal materials including switchable optical couplers and reconfigurable optical interconnects A new photopolymerizable material allows single-step, fast recording of volume holograms with properties that can be electrically controlled. A method for preparing a switchable grating can comprise the steps of placing a mixture between a first and second slide, wh... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197139 | Replaceable personal digital assistant cradle for a telephone A telephone set includes a cradle for receiving a selected electronic device, such as a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). The cradle comprises a cradle base and a cradle cover coupled to the cradle base. The cradle cover includes a support for selectively securing t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186567 | Device and method for detection and identification of biological agents A method of sensing an environmental agent, comprising obtaining a sample from the environment and transferring the sample into the working fluid for dispensation to a detection module. The sample and working fluid mixture is filtered through a porous polymer Bragg ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175780 | Tailoring material composition for optimization of application-specific switchable holograms The process described herein offers the optimizing of performance parameters of holograms, such as reducing scattering effects in a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical element. In the process, an interfacial tension agent is added to a polymer-dispersed liquid ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7130417 | Telephone-coupled device for internet access An apparatus is provided which can be physically connected underneath a guest telephone in a hotel. The apparatus is set up with interconnection logic and a networking card so as to allow for a notebook computer to interconnect with a local area network in the hotel... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130421 | Single piece versatile phone stand A telephone unit has a housing with a stand pivot mount on a bottom side and with an interaction surface at a top side. A single piece stand is provided with a first end connected to the housing via the pivot mount to allow pivoting relative to the housing about the... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126958 | Telecommunication system, method and subscriber unit for use therein A telecommunication system includes a digital switch, a local loop coupling the digital switch to a subscriber location, wherein a segment of the local loop includes copper twisted pair and wherein an asymmetrical digital subscriber line is carried by the local loop... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7110789 | Wireless communications device docking system and method A system and a method for docking a wireless communications device are provided. The system includes a docking station on which a wireless communications device is docked. A display on the docked wireless communications device provides the display for the docking sy... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104800 | Article and method for selection of individualized personal care products A diagnostic article and method is disclosed wherein the article includes a mirror, a plurality of attribute selection sites arranged along or associated with the mirror with each of the sites having a plurality of choice selectors, and an output for recommending at... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7099468 | Telephone handset restraining mechanism A telephone handset restraining and release mechanism comprises a cup-shaped enclosure for receiving and restraining the transmitter end of a telephone handset. This cup-shaped enclosure is mounted to the top surface of a housing that also supports a receiver end re... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7081215 | Electrically switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal materials including switchable optical couplers and reconfigurable optical interconnects A new photopolymerizable material allows single-step, fast recording of volume holograms with properties that can be electrically controlled. Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) in accordance with the invention preferably comprise a homogeneous mixture of a ne... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077984 | Electrically switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal materials A method for preparing electro-optical polymer-liquid crystal photonic crystals, comprising: disposing between at least two optically transparent electrode plates, a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal material that comprises, before exposure: ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070237 | Universal vehicle headrest monitor supporting bracket assembly A universal headrest mounting collar which is engaged with the rods of a headrest on a vehicle seat back and supports a video monitor thereon for viewing by a passenger in a rear seat. The bracket can be secured at a fixed vertical position on the headrest rods and ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072020 | Controlling haze in holographically polymerized polymer dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Described herein are the materials, mechanisms and procedures for optimizing various performance parameters of HPDLC optical devices in order to meet differing performance requirements. These optimization tailoring techniques include control and independent optimiza... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7068405 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7025636 | Adaptor for making broken connectors serviceable An electrical adapter (16) for receiving a male plug (10) having male plug electrical contacts (30) and having a broken latching tab (12), the male plug (10) being constructed to be received in a receiving unit (18) in a plu... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018563 | Tailoring material composition for optimization of application-specific switchable holograms The present invention offers control over—and the ability to optimize—the performance parameters of switchable holograms. The present invention offers the ability to tailor the properties of a hologram to a desired application and thus make application-specific ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018686 | Switchable volume hologram materials and devices A new photopolymerizable material allows single-step, fast recording of volume holograms with properties that can be electrically controlled. Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) in accordance with the invention preferably comprise a homogeneous mixture of a ne... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016491 | Telephone with cantilever beam type cradle and handset cradled thereon A telephone comprising: a planar housing; a planar support connected to the planar housing to rotationally support the planar housing; a cantilever beam type cradle on which a handset is to rest, the cradle being extended to one side of the planar support; and an an... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010098 | Ultrasonic proximity detector for a telephone device An ultrasonic proximity detector for a telephone device to detect the proximity of an object thereto includes an ultrasound signal generator generating ultrasound that is broadcast by a speaker of the telephone device. Processing circuitry is coupled to a microphone... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6999792 | Input-output device with universal phone port A keyboard and a microphone for inputting information, a display screen and a speaker for viewing or hearing information, and a processor, all mounted to or within a housing in the form of a laptop computer or hand-held computer. A phone interface has a slot, channe... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993129 | Mirror-communication system A communication system comprises an electronic assembly. The electronic assembly includes a random access digital visual and audible data storage and playback device, a visual display and an audio amplifier coupled to the data storage and playback device, a local di... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6993289 | System including a wall switch device and a system including a power outlet device and methods for using the same A system including a wall switch device, a system including a power outlet device, and methods for using are described. In one embodiment, the system includes at least one wall switch device and a wireless transceiver base. The wall switch device is fastened to a wa... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6950173 | Optimizing performance parameters for switchable polymer dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Described herein are the materials, mechanisms and procedures for optimizing various performance parameters of HPDLC optical devices in order to meet differing performance requirements. These optimization tailoring techniques include control and independent optimiza... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6904149 | Tool-less wall-mount distributed filter housing A housing for a distributed filter removably mounts to a wall plate between the wall plate and a wall-mount telephone without the use of a tool. The housing includes a base and a cover attached to the base that together define a cavity. A filter circuit for filterin... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6453046 | Extendible feet and baseplate for telephone and other electronic devices A baseplate for an electronic housing, containing a plurality of extendible feet. The baseplate includes a receptacle for each foot for accommodating the foot while retracted within the housing. Each receptacle includes guide slots for accommodating exten... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6351535 | Variable angle mechanism for desktop telephone A telephone set includes a telephone component and a base component supporting the telephone component at a plurality of angles. The two components have nested curved portions allowing mutual angulation while maintaining the nested relation, thus allowing... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6240182 | Reversible base with positive lock condition A telephone set having a reversible base which can be rotated to facilitate desktop or wall mounting. The reversible base includes tabs which are inserted into slots in a housing, the housing having a first pair of slots oriented for installation of the b... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6130944 | Multi-position telephone unit A one piece stand is utilized with a telephone console to provide multiple console orientations with respect to a mounting surface. The stand includes two or more mounting surfaces, each of which can be mounted to the base of the console to provide a part... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6122370 | Telephone design for mass customization An apparatus including a stand for housing a telephone electronics module and a cover for housing user interface components. There is a mechanical connector on the housing and a complementary mechanical connector on the cover, the mechanical connector and... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6108568 | Cordless telephony device rechargeable in any position A cordless telephone is disclosed having a handset and a receptacle. The receptacle has a shape which adapts itself to the shapes of the front and back faces of the handset. The receptacle shape matches and completely contacts the shape of the handset bac... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6038314 | Plug-in accessories The characteristics of a desktop telephone terminal can easily be enhanced or modified with the use of external devices such as personal computers. Different types of accessory interface cartridges are used for the different types of external devices. To ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6019338 | Tilt stand for desktop terminal The angle of a desktop terminal such as a telephone can be easily adjusted with the combination of a stand and a tilt unit control device integrated within a lower surface of the terminal. The terminal is pivotally connected to the stand. The terminal is ... | 02/01/2000 |
