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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7277987 | Information processing apparatus, storage medium supporting device, and identifier changing method An information processing apparatus which makes it possible to accurately manage a plurality of storage media realized by cooperation with each other while maintaining a combination or combinations thereof, and manage data for each OS. A storage media supporting dev... | 10/02/2007 |
| 6997773 | Moveable toy with corresponding audio and visual outputs A toy is provided having a motion detector that detects motion of the toy and generates a signal indicative of the motion. There is a visual display that is capable of selectively producing a visual output and an audio system capable of producing an audible output c... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6665965 | Ergonomic color sample fan deck A fan deck display having a case including a center wall joined between a pair of side walls. Each of the side walls has a longitudinal free edge with a plurality of undulations formed therein. A plurality of color strips are movably connected to the case... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6632093 | Display system facilitating paint color selection and coordination An architectural paint color display system comprises a plurality of displays each having a two dimensional array of architectural paint color samples showing paint colors from only one of a plurality of non-overlapping contiguous portions of a color spac... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6514078 | Electronic educational device An electronic educational device for entertaining and educating a preschooler, in particular. The electronic educational device includes a housing assembly including a tubular housing having a top end and a bottom end; and also includes a turntable drive ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6186504 | Color-change puzzle game A puzzle apparatus for providing a user with a challenging puzzle to solve. The apparatus includes a housing having at least one opening therein, a matrix of shaped color-producing media disposed within the housing, and a plurality of generally interengag... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6139325 | Device for determining color combinations A device for determining aesthetically harmonious color combinations includes a color selector wheel rotatably attached to a base having a plurality of distinct color selection groups disposed beyond and surrounding the periphery of the color selection wh... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5913683 | Learning aid A learning aid for teaching colors including a base member having a first plurality of illuminatable colored indicator areas positioned on the exterior surface of the base member, a wheel cavity partially defined by a cavity bottom surface having a cavity... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5174758 | Color selector for four-color offset printing, and method of creating it A color swatch arrangement for use in selecting colors for four-color offset printing, and a method for creating such an arrangement, involves dividing the visible spectrum into a plurality of distinct hues, and determining the proportions of yellow, red,... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5026286 | Color standard arrangement In order to overcome difficulties which arise when making conventional color charts and color spaces, a torus-shaped spacial structure is used as base body for the arrangement of color tones. The gray tones are located at the outermost jacket area thereof and ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4973253 | Color selecting apparatus A color indicating apparatus which comprises a plurality of concentric overlappingly arranged discs which are rotatably mounted on a pivot post which is carried by a base. Each disc is basically transparent and includes a plurality of windows with each wi... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4801267 | Display device for illustrating color mixtures In a display device for illustrating color mixtures, one color each in various intensities is printed on various transparent color wheels. The color wheels are concentric with respect to one another and are individually rotatable. Along their circumferenc... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4796888 | Hue sequence device A novelty item comprising a sphere, sphereoid or polyhedron. The surface of the novelty item is divided into a plurality of differently colored areas with the sum of the areas constituting the surface of the item. The size and shape of all the areas is ap... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4761137 | Color coordination cone A color coordination cone which permits a hair colorist to examine color mixtures before actual application. It is comprised of an internally illuminated cone-shaped base apparatus over which one or more transparent color cones comprised of twenty-four lo... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4608015 | Method for selecting the coloration of a bonding composite for a discolored tooth A shade guide for dental use comprising a pair of superimposed discs rotatable with respect to one another, one disc being a lower disc with a plurality of regions of different colors representative of different tooth discolorations of the patient, the ot... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4594070 | Calculator for harmonizing colors A hand held calculator including a base having basic colors displayed about its margin. A concentric rotatable member is divided into a multitude of different color sectors with each sector including a pure color, a shade thereof, a tone thereof and a tin... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4400161 | Graphic display and tonal value determinator A device for determining tonal values of a graphic display comprises a mounting support which has a reference pin thereon and a positioning pin spaced away from the reference pin for example a radial line. A plurality of indicator members preferably in th... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4399353 | Color computer wheel A color computer wheel includes a white base member upon which four concentrically arranged discs are rotatably mounted by a central fastener, the discs decreasing in diameter from bottom to top and being made of a transparent sheet material. The top disc... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4199877 | Color harmony scale A color harmony scale used for color planning in any field comprises a color plate, a middle plate and a top plate, which are rotatably placed on top of each other. The middle plate and the top plate are provided with windows in accordance with the known ... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4112594 | Color coordinating implement An implement for coordinating the colors of fabric and the like comprises a circular base portion of cardboard or other stable sheet material having therein a series of circular openings which are arranged in a circle concentric with the base member. Each... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4104809 | Color sample display device A compact color sample display device is disclosed which includes a plurality of discrete strips each of which has one or more color samples thereon, such as paint color samples. The strips are supported in stacked relation on a support shaft which is sli... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4027404 | Paint set and teaching aid A paint teaching set which includes a base having a central portion which is provided with a circular array of equi-angularly spaced recesses adapted to replaceably receive pads containing pigments making up progressively different colors of the color spe... | 06/07/1977 |
