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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320483 | Medication reminder system A medication reminder system is provided for allowing patients, especially those with memory or eyesight problems, to improve compliance with a medication regimen that has been prescribed by their physician. The system is organized for ease of patient identification... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7277825 | Apparatus and method for analyzing performance of a data processing system An improved system and method for completing performance analysis for a target system is disclosed. According to the current invention, different types of configurations files are created, each to describe one or more respective aspects and/or portions of the target... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264477 | Underwater drawing tablet An underwater writing and drawing tablet that stretches a length of waterproof (plastic) vellum between two rollers over a flat surface thereby enabling the user to easily draw or write on said vellum and permanently save the drawing and writing. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263491 | On-line degree and current enrollment verification system and method The present invention provides a new and useful system and method for processing on-line degree and current enrollment verification inquiries. The system includes a requestor computer and an institutional computer each connected to a server computer via the Internet... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244180 | Geography game show A multi-media geography game show allows real time participation of contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers having Internet connections. Answers to questions related to geography provided within an allotted time period qualify participants... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7219018 | Quantum information processing elements and quantum information processing platforms using such elements The invention in various embodiments is directed to quantum information processing elements and quantum information processing platforms employing such elements. In one aspect, the quantum information processing elements are formed with self-assembling purified Clat... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7219017 | Quantum information processing elements and quantum information processing platforms using such elements The invention in various embodiments is directed to quantum information processing elements and quantum information processing platforms employing such elements. In one aspect, the quantum information processing elements are formed with self-assembling protein molec... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216038 | Quantum information processing elements and quantum information processing platforms using such elements The invention in various embodiments is directed to quantum information processing elements and quantum information processing platforms employing such elements. In one aspect, the quantum information processing elements are formed with self-assembling protein molec... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7153250 | Method for managing exercise for function recovery and muscle strengthening A method includes: providing an exercise administration list containing a name column, an exercise group column, and an exercise date column; identifying an exercise person in need of exercise and a group of exercises for the person based on the exercise administrat... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7041891 | Choral keyboarding non-note reading methodology A non-note reading methodology developed for the instant ability of lay people/students to use any keyboard instrument to play notes combined with cardinal numbers (1–8). They can instantly play melodies/choral parts. The notes of the scale are numbered from 1–8... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7010412 | Method for calculating parameters in road design of S-type clothoid, complex clothoid and egg type clothoid The present invention relates to a method for calculating parameters in a road design of a S type, a complex type and an egg type clothoid, and in particular to a method for calculating a parameter value capable of determining the size of a clothoid that is inserted... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001243 | Neural network control of chemical mechanical planarization Broadly speaking, a method for controlling a chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process to obtain a desired result is provided. More specifically, the method incorporates a first neural network to estimate a CMP result and a second neural network to tune CMP co... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6905122 | Game apparatus for and method of playing a family of associated rummy-type card games A rummy-type card game that conventionally includes the making and rearranging of RUNs and SETs on a playing surface is played by utilizing a wild card as a substitute for a numbered card. The numbered card that the wild card represents may later be substituted at l... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6814579 | Method for educating children The method uses vehicles as mascots for different subject areas. Each vehicle is named after a subject area and is decorated. The vehicles serve as a means to generate enthusiasm for the subject areas. Each car has its own color combination corresponding to a given ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6767215 | Learning station An activity station and method of learning for reinforcing skills taught by a teacher or institutional assistant to students. The activity station is comprised of a board with folds that, when open, will stand erect and reveals instructions and activities for the st... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6712396 | Soft book A soft book comprised of foam pages bound by a book binding portion and a plurality of page binding portions is presented. A front cover page, a rear cover page, and at least one page, each having a perimeter, are provided, with the pages forming a spine portion, wi... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6666688 | Liquid measurement teaching aid A teaching aid is disclosed herein that includes at least one gallon model, four quart models, two pint models, and two cup models. The appropriate measurement is attached to each model, thus showing a student how many of each measurement are in each mode... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6641403 | Child shoe-lacing and dressing learning kit A child shoe-lacing and dressing learning kit for teaching a child between the ages of 3 and 6 to tie shoes and dress oneself. The child shoe-lacing and dressing learning kit includes a pair of strap members each having an outer side and first and second ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6463786 | Odor evaluation method Odors are evaluated in relation to a target or priming stimulus by testing a subject by presenting the subject with one or more adors under different conditions, at least some being in the presence of one or more targets or priming stimuli; subsequently t... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6461164 | Gripping element toothbrush utensil and instructional kit A toothbrush kit and specially designed toothbrushes and dental utensils for use by children that teach children how to clean and care for their teeth. The toothbrushes and other dental utensils each include a gripping element formed near the middle of th... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6364360 | Foam book with bendable memory retaining elements A book constructed of foam is improved wherein a bendable, shape retaining material is used to enhance the user's enjoyment of the disclosed foam book.... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6327995 | Signalling method and apparatus A human subject signals his personal attitude characteristic to others by placing one of a red cube, yellow sphere or green tetrahedron in a more prominent position that the other objects. The cube and tetrahedron respectively include an upper face and a ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6241526 | Training device preferably for improving a physician's performance in tympanocentesis medical procedures A device for training physicians in tympanocentesis is disclosed. The device includes an outer member resembling a side profile of a child's head and shoulder's area. The outer member is attached to a surface portion to define a receiving area for receivi... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6158065 | Baby bath tub A portable top-opening receptacle for holding water for a child bathing in standing position having a horizontal bottom and having a sufficient diameter to accommodate use by a child for standing. A round vertical wall keeps water inside of said receptacl... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6129550 | Educating special needs children about place settings An apparatus for educating children with special educational needs about how to set a table includes a mat having emblems thereon indicative of the locations for proper placement of a napkin, a plate, flatware and a drinking vessel. The emblems are each f... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6116910 | Dental hygiene and appointment reminder A thin flat body of material, including static cling vinyl, capable of adhering electrostatically to vertical nonporous surfaces such as a bathroom mirror allowing it to be removed and reapplied repeatedly without leaving residue and further permiting wri... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6116909 | Apparatus for teaching infants how to tie shoe laces An apparatus for teaching infants how to tie shoe laces is in the form of an enlarged replica of a shoe. The enlarged replica of the shoe has a sole portion, a heel portion, and a upper portion. The upper portion has several pairs of eyelets whereby a sho... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6072395 | Remote controlled classroom signalling device for behavior control A plurality of lights operated by timers and/or a radio frequency remote control device are used to direct students from one activity to another. The lights are preferably arranged in a housing to resemble a traffic signal, the housing also including elec... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6053738 | Sense-simile transmission machine A sensualizer or sense-simile machine reproduces smells and flavors using a cylinder housing smell and flavor cartridges. A texture chamber replicates textures that stimulate the sense of touch through the fingers. Environmental conditions are replicated ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6004057 | Marking and eradicating instrument and method of use of same A marking and/or highlighting and eradicating instrument having a marking and/or highlighting ink dispenser and an ink eradicator dispenser, which are coaxially and opposingly located each to the other and a barrel for manual gripping. Liquid dispensed fr... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5894271 | Private alert system for muscle flexing regimen A wafer-like alert unit is disclosed which is affixed to a body surface in a private and discrete manner and provides a private or silent stimulus such as a vibrational signal to the user at selected time intervals to remind the user to flex adjacent musc... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5876212 | Apparatuses and kits for teaching mathematics A method and apparatus of teaching mathematical problem solving includes using a series of containers, each consisting of an inherent problem requiring the use of mathematical skills for solution. The series of containers meets all conditions for the teac... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5772441 | Visually reinforced learning and memorization methods A visually reinforced learning and memorization system combines the coordination of alphabetic mnemonics, number integers and colors to provide the user with multiple mechanisms for learning memorizing information. The memorization system is particularly ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5746603 | Narcotics flash cards A narcotics flash card including a card which is folded in half so as to present to the user, at least initially, a photographic image of the drug through an opening in the upper portion of the card, and a three-dimensional textured surface simulating the... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5658150 | Three-dimensional teaching aid for use in developing story telling skills A tactile teaching aid adapted to improve a person's discourse skills includes a braided strand having a plurality of indicia secured thereto that represent the elements of a story. The indicia are disposed along the strand from an upper to lower portion ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5641289 | Teaching and advertising tool Tool for enhancing interest in and memory retention of visual alphanumeric text message presentations comprising arrays of a multiplicity of immediately visible and comprehensible text messages that are readable both as conventional two-dimensional printe... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5562460 | Visual educational aid A visual teaching aid (10) that allows educators to relate similarities and differences between differing topics and between subtopics within a single topic. The visual teaching aid includes a map (14) and a plurality of labels (16). Contained on the map ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5551878 | Article for improving correspondence letter writing skills Letter writing skills are improved through use of an associative letter writing template comprising stationery having distinct regions separable by perforations. One distinct region has an outline of a letter while another distinct region has a plurality ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5501602 | Dental care educational and tooth fairy visit kit with magic dust A dental care kit for simulating a visit of a fictional tooth fairy and instructing a child of the importance of proper dental care. The inventive kit includes a storage chest containing a plurality of envelopes, magical fairy dust contained within a fair... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5496179 | System for teaching music reading Musical notes in the form of representations of objects or creatures familiar to young children and which connote the name of a tone and are depicted on the musical staff and on instrumentalities which generate the tone.... | 03/05/1996 |
