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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7118135 | Embossed paper A sheet of embossed paper including a sheet-like body portion, at least one embossed or depressed line located on the body portion, and at least one printed line located on and extending at least partially along the embossed or depressed line. The invention may also... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6655586 | Systems and methods that detect a page identification using embedded identification tags Identifier tags are embedded in pages of a document. Each of these identifier tags identifies the particular page that a reader is viewing. By correlating the currently read page to information stored memory, dynamic content corresponding to the currently... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6544038 | Systems and methods for printing characters using a template A system and method for printing characters that is developmentally appropriate for children are disclosed. Specifically, the present invention introduces children to character shapes using the familiar shape of a snowman and through calisthenics that inv... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6255938 | Device for the input and read-out of data The invention relates to a data input/read-out device, including at least one output element, more particularly a Braille element, for outputting Braille data by correspondingly changing the surface profile; and at least one input element for inputting da... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6227572 | Durable tactile indicia for banknotes/documents and method of making same A sheet material, such as a bank note, having tactile indicia therein, the tactility of which is resistant to deterioration and useful for assisting persons with impaired vision to identify one or more predetermined characteristics of the sheet material s... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5616032 | Multipurpose check writing guide A check writing guide for use by people with writing difficulties caused by old age, blindness, stroke, amputation, arthritis, nervous disorders, etc. The guide includes a base plate and a template. The template has a first guide sized and positioned to f... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5522728 | Braille slot machine The present invention will utilize refreshing braille pins to form the symbols displayed on a slot machine. The braille pins will move vertically and independent of each other. A read only memory (ROM) will send the information to the braille pin cluster ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5337484 | Scriptwriting guidance device A scriptwriting guidance device for use by individuals who are visually or otherwise impaired, the device acting to guide the writer's pen or other writing implement along a straight, horizontal path across a writing surface to form complete letters and o... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5226817 | Braille cell The present invention discloses a braille cell comprising plural piezoelectric element reeds which are bent at the free ends thereof when DC voltage is added to them, a base body to which the piezoelectric element reeds are fixed at the base ends thereof ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5217378 | Painting kit for the visually impaired The painting kit is proposed for use by the visually impaired and includes a board having a clip at one end thereof, at least one drawing sheet having a shape defined thereon by means of a raised ridge, and at least one bottle of specifically scented pain... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5152690 | Trilingual educational block Six sided blocks contain visual and tactile letters and words in English, Braille and American Signa Language (ASL). Raised surfaces on the blocks can be inked and used for trilingual printing on paper. With two letters per block a set of thirteen blocks ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 4425095 | Tactile writing aid The invention provides a writing aid comprising a contoured surface having a plurality of relatively depressed surface portions and raised ridges or surface regions at least partially surrounding each depressed surface portion at a level differing therefr... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4223447 | Writing guide for clipboard or the like A writing guide for writing letters and words in a transverse line on a sheet mounted on the flat surface of a baseboard, includes a rectangular frame movable along a detent rod carried by the baseboard. The frame is rotatable around the rod to enable the... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4003143 | Check writing guide Disclosed is a multi-panel device for aiding the check writing of a blind person. One panel is formed by a backplate which has a cavity over which an apertured template is inserted, the template overlying a check which is slipped into the cavity. The aper... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3959894 | Perceptual cells writing guide A perceptual cells guide is provided for persons requiring manual assistance in forming messages upon paper sheets or the like. A substantially rigid guide sheet is secured in position adjacent the face of the paper, and this guide sheet is composed of a ... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3949492 | Writing guide A writing guide having a paper support surface, a paper retaining clip, a stiff writing guide strip with an elongated slot and a mechanism for stepwise moving the strip from the top to the bottom of the paper. The mechanism includes a square stop bar with... | 04/13/1976 |
