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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7252952 | In vivo production of cyclic peptides for inhibiting protein—protein interaction The present invention relates to methods and compositions utilizing inteins to generate libraries of cyclic peptides in vivo. The prevent invention also relates to methods for inhibiting protein-protein interaction. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248731 | Method and apparatus for currency discrimination An improved method and apparatus for discriminating between currency bills of different denominations uses an optical sensing and correlation technique based on the sensing of bill reflectance characteristics obtained by illuminating and scanning a bill along one of... | 07/24/2007 |
| 6976589 | Apparatus for sorting articles A device for sorting discs or disk-like members of different identities (e.g. roulette chips) ejects the disks from a receptacle by means of a rotating wheel with numerous wells—(multi-chip storage compartments). Ejection of an article from the wells is achieved b... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6959800 | Method for document processing A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a plurality of output receptacles for receiving the bi... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957733 | Method and apparatus for document processing A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a plurality of output receptacles for receiving the bi... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955253 | Apparatus with two or more pockets for document processing A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a plurality of output receptacles for receiving the bi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6929109 | Method and apparatus for document processing A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a plurality of output receptacles for receiving the bi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915893 | Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device includes an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a single output receptacle for receiving the bills afte... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913130 | Method and apparatus for document processing A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a plurality of output receptacles for receiving the bi... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6640956 | Method of coin detection and bag stopping for a coin sorter A coin handling machine (10) has a coin sorting member (12) with a plurality of sorting openings (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20) by which respective denominations of coins (14) are sorted, having a coin driving member (21) with webs (22) for moving the coins to ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6484863 | Coin counter/sorter and coupon/voucher dispensing machine and method A coin sorting and counting machine and a method for operating it to automatically dispense cash vouchers based on the value of the counted coins, manufacturers' coupons and store coupons. Coins are placed in a hopper tray angled downward from the horizon... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6379239 | Device for counting coins or the like Unassorted tokens of different types are supplied into a coin inlet portion 16 of an upper casing 3, so that the numbers of respective types or total amount of discharged tokens are calculated and displayed. A rotary disk 5 and a disk follower 6 are arranged a... | 04/30/2002 |
| 5950796 | Apparatus for measuring a diameter of a disk body An apparatus is provided including at-least a fixed member for guiding a pushed-out disk body and a movable member which moves in a direction opposing the fixed member and becomes free in the contact with the pushed-out disk body. An elasticity member is ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5551542 | Process and apparatus for identifying coins In order to identify coins, the coins are separated by a separating device which is designed as a rotatable perforated disc. Subsequently, an identification measurement is carried out as long as the coins are still located in the perforations of the perfo... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5542520 | Coin testing apparatus A testing apparatus is provided for round discs, for example coins, in which the discs move along a supporting guide past at least one gauge. The round discs are fed onto an inclined chute surface from which they slide down and onto a collecting track, of... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5496212 | Coin sorting device A coin sorting device which sorts a plurality of coins as the coins pass through a coin chute. The coin sorter includes a coin flap located in the coin chute. A solenoid moves the coin flap between a first and second position. A power supply provides powe... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5230653 | Currency sorting apparatus A currency sorting apparatus including a detector provided in a currency passage for detecting information necessary for discriminating the genuineness and the denominations of pieces of currency and outputting detection signals, a plurality of currency a... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5084613 | Electronic circuit for telephone paystation coin operated trigger A circuit operated in response to deposit of a coin through a trigger switch to selectively operate one of a plurality of signal generators. When coins are deposited through said coin trigger switch, blocking light from a light source to a light detection... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4988860 | Electronic trigger for prepay type telephone paystations A trigger switch for use in coin operated devices and particularly in telephone paystations consisting of a plurality of parallel channels each including one or more openings through which a light beam passes. Deposit of coins in the appropriate channels ... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4881918 | Coin and disc sorting A high speed coin sorter of the belt type has an elongate plate (8') along which coins (12) to be sorted are carried in single file by a belt (1) which is driven by a pulley (2). A series of coin deflecting recesses (15 to 18) of hockey stick shape are fo... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4531625 | Circular object's diameter determining device A device for determining the diameters of circular objects such as coins is made up of a pair of photo-electric converters which are extended from both sides of a coin passageway towards the central line of the latter, a pair of light-shielded portion are... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4436103 | Coin collecting and counting systems Automatic coin collection and counting apparatus for toll and other applications including a unit in which coins move in single file and in a specific orientation past a detector system that generates signals indicative of denomination and circuitry respo... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4432447 | Coin detecting device for a coin sorting machine A coin sorting device is provided for discriminating between a true coin of a desired denomination and a particular coin similar in configuration to the desired coin. The sorting device includes a coil adjacent the coin passage for detecting the passage o... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4275806 | Coin sorting machine In a coin sorting machine of the type wherein a sorting coil for detecting the characteristics of a coin inserted into the machine is provided along a coin passage and the output signal of the coil is varied to thereby determine whether the inserted coin ... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4082099 | Machine for identifying and counting coins or the like An apparatus for identifying and counting coins or the like comprising an optico-electronic image converter controlling a counter by means of signals analogous to the coin surfaces, which signals are fed to at least one comparator feeding the counter.... | 04/04/1978 |
