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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980015 | Bobblehead sign display One embodiment of a bobblehead sign display contains a body portion (12) and a head portion made up of head substrates (10 and 11). Head substrates (10 and 11) are joined together by head spacers (14 and 15) using an ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7168196 | External rotary device for mounting on a vehicle The present disclosure relates to a rotary device for external attachment to a vehicle, thereafter being operable for visually attracting attention to all or part of the vehicle, particularly when the vehicle is moving. In the most preferred embodiment, the rotary d... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7036254 | Display A display is disclosed as having a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel. The third panel is retained by and between the first and second panels in a manner in which at least part of the third panel is exposed. An indicia is printed on the exposed part of t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6920710 | Articulated display An articulated display has at least two substrates including a first substrate attached to a second substrate. The first substrate has joints opposing and corresponding to joints on the second substrate. At least one plastically bendable, generally flat, reinforcing... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6900792 | Housing for flat panel displays and method for receiving flat panel displays A housing for receiving a flat panel display. The housing for receiving a flat panel display includes a front frame having a central opening, side frames that surround at least part of the edges of the flat panel display, a bottom frame to combine with the front fra... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6523285 | Animated music box card An animated music box card includes a card sheet and a box-like structure attached to the card sheet. A music box mechanism and a movable animation figure are mounted within the box-like structure. A linkage is mounted within the box-like structure to tra... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6506093 | Miniature puppet theater and book combination and case for storing and transporting the same A miniature puppet theater and book combination comprises a housing defining a stage and having collapsible front, side, rear and lower panels. At least one puppet-like object is displaceable on the stage of the housing in the manner of a puppet show. A b... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6390882 | Decorative-article structure made from winding metallic wires and being rotatable under solar energy A decorative-article structure made from winding metallic wires and being rotatable under solar energy, it includes a specifically designed main body formed by winding metallic wires, and includes a solar energy board and a motor at proper positions on th... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6254527 | Apparatus for biophilically promoting personal relaxation, for reducing physical and/or psychological personal stress and for expediting personal recovery A method and apparatus for relaxing a person in a stressful environment, such as a health care, business, hospitality or educational setting, provides a person with a choice of selecting for viewing one or more high resolution spatially open, serene natur... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6183109 | Illuminated moldings and method for illuminating therewith Disclosed is a molding with a built-in illumination member. The illumination member may be an ordinary light or series of lights, or a repeating message board made of light emitting diodes, or a compound that glows under ultraviolet light, or a compound t... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5862615 | Display button for showing feelings A display button worn for adjustably changing human facial expressions from "happy", to "confused", to "sad", to "skeptical", to "scheming to get even", and to "mad". The invention employs a housing having a shell on which are rotatably mounted a pair of ... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5138779 | Animated button utilizing shape memory wire A battery operated animated button is disclosed which is worn by a user and includes a display portion which moves and may selectively display a hidden message or the like. The button includes a circuit board activated by batteries, with a wire of a titan... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4976647 | Erasable animated drawing board An animated drawing board includes a series of stacked sheets arranged in a common frame. The front sheet is a transparent panel having an erasable front surface. An opaque sheet having at least one aperture positioned in a predetermined position such as ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4970489 | Occupancy simulator for home security An occupancy simulator for casting shadows on the walls of a room, the simulator having a lamp, a shutter for casting the shadow by passing through the lamp's light beam, a motor for driving the shutter, and a microprocessor for controlling the operation ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4890571 | Deer scarecrow A deer scarecrow is presented which comprises a main essentially rectangular body with upper collapsable arms. At the upper part of the body is attached a simulated head which may be wrapped around and secured to a suitable limb. Upper arm streamers and l... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4637152 | Rotary drive mechanism for energizing toys, kinetic sculptures, or the like A rotary drive mechanism for toys, kinetic sculptures, and the like, employs a pawl and ratchet mechanism to transmit driving torque between a driving wheel and a driven inertia wheel. The driving wheel may itself be driven by means of a drive string that... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4635660 | Animated dental floss dispenser An animated dental floss dispenser which simulates the flossing of a person's teeth as the dental floss is withdrawn, the animation being produced by a particularly simple and inexpensive mechanism.... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4511341 | Animated coin sorting bank An animated coin sorting bank that provides a unique form of animation when a coin is deposited therein, and which sorts coins of different diameters. A coin deposited in the bank moves under gravitational/inertial forces from an inlet to a sorting area. ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4308880 | Animated dental floss dispenser An animated dental floss dispenser capable of visually simulating the flossingg of a person's teeth and the simultaneous dispensing of dental floss.... | 01/05/1982 |
