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Microwave Oven With Removable Storage Cassette in Dashboard of Motor Vehicle
A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7154579 | Fragrance delivery for multimedia systems A system for fragrance sensory stimulation synchronized to a multimedia source connected to an audiovisual display is disclosed. A fragrance generator processes fragrance information from the audiovisual source into a flagrance signal, and a fragrance control system... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150704 | Device for walking or running in place A device for walking or running in place, especially for virtual spaces in which two transport elements crossing each other at a right angle are provided, which together form a walkable central surface, on which a user walks forward, whereas, under him, the transpor... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6932331 | Combination of air refresher and electronic appliance holding device A holding device is composed of a base and a cover. An air refresher is positioned in a receiving portion of the device and an electronic appliance is clamped between two clamping plates on two sides of the device. A sliding mechanism is received in the device and i... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6842583 | Methods for simulating action photographs and films A method of photographing a simulated activity includes a stable photographic platform that enables an individual to safely mount an item of equipment or a safety surface adjacent the item of equipment so that a photograph may be taken. The item of equipment may be ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6817951 | Novelty item An improved novelty item is disclosed. The novelty item has a container that receives a solid piece of carbon dioxide when the solid carbon dioxide contacts water vapor in the container a fog is created. As the solid carbon dioxide sublimates, the water vapor is emi... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6671005 | Digital micromirror stage lighting system A light display system for projecting digitally generated light beams onto a stage display, comprising a housing rotatable about at least one axis, a deformable mirror device (DMD) having a surface comprising an array of deformable mirror cells, the DMD b... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6592706 | Method of manufacturing a transparent object and an object obtained with method Disclosed is a method by which a transparent object can be manufactured, in which transparent object an inclusion is arranged. A spherical object can be a substantially two-dimensional or three-dimensional object. The method includes the following steps, ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6423402 | Bulletin board and method for making the same A bulletin board includes a generally planar polyfoam layer having a front surface and a back surface, wherein the back surface includes a recessed surface portion formed therein having an integrally disposed generally planar stiffening member held in pla... | 07/23/2002 |
| 5833544 | Film and live action theater A film to live-action theater includes a screen facing an audience seating area. The screen has exit and entrance openings and movable panels to open and close off the openings. A screen elevator lifts the screen from a lowered position, wherein the entra... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5790013 | Electronic novelty device and method of using same A novelty device and method of using it, include at least three lamp sockets, and at least three lamps, which are each capable of producing at least three different colored lights, such as red, green and orange light. The lamps are housed in opaque transl... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5636839 | Group fortune telling attraction system An interactive control unit for determining inquiries to each of participants by images on the basis of inputted personal information of each of the participants, determining a next inquiry to each of the participants on the basis of a response of each of... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5635898 | Fire sound simulator and related transmissions A fire sound simulator includes a random sequencer which produces random signals. The sequencer is connected to a sound synthesizer which transforms the sequencer's signals into random sounds. The synthesizer is in turn connected to a speaker which receiv... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5474501 | Maze A maze including a plurality of posts, a plurality of stretching members for inserting into longitudinal slots on the posts to reinforce the structural strength of the posts, a plurality of coupling members end matched between either two posts, and a plur... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5445565 | Table top magic theater set A magic set comprises a valise containing a set of props, cue sheets and a series of illustrated sheets pivotally bound together. The case can be opened to support the sheets as an elevated, horizontally extending stack to form a stage. Successively upper... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5409420 | Spectator failure trick involving suspension illusion A magician's prop comprise a flat body having an elongate body portion extending along a central axis rearward from a head and elongate lateral portions extending laterally and forward from locations on respective opposite sides of the body portion behind... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5407392 | Winter scene room or space study A winter scene space study uses a space separated from the surroundings by transparent walls. The space is provided with refrigerator equipment as well as with equipment for producing water vapor and water jets or running water in the space. Temperature o... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5377380 | Simulated vehicle headlight wipers This invention is a simulated headlight wiper and is used as a novelty or amusement device. The wiper may be detachably mounted to the vehicle or, in another embodiment, it may be attached directly to the headlight by suitable means such as a double-sided... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5374217 | Illusion creating for amusement and education A device for creating an illusion includes a helix and an object in an arrangement which gives the illusion that the object and helix move relative to one another as the helix is rotated. The helix can be flexible or of a stable configuration such that it... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5356343 | Flash magic wand A black magician's wand with white tips with a built in flash at one end and a triggering means contained therein. The method of triggering the flash is concealed. In one version of the wand, the flash is triggered by means of a push button switch. In ano... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5261849 | Puppet/marionette theater A toy or miniature theater is designed for interchangeable use in staging performances, such as, puppet or marionette shows and is made up of a housing with a platform normally disposed at a lower end of the housing with a front opening in the housing abo... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261848 | Toy with liquid-filled shell A toy includes a base, a character figure on the base, and a dome-shaped housing on the base over the character figure. The housing includes inner and outer transparent shell portions which cooperate to define an enclosed cavity therebetween, and transpar... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5227922 | Mirror box The present invention is a decorative mirror box provided with a hollow interior cavity. The interior cavity is defined by a bottom, a roof, and reflective interior surfaces on a front wall, a back wall, a right side wall, and a left side wall. Optionally... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5188565 | Novelty device and method of using same A novelty device and method of using it, include the generation of an attention attracting signal, under the control of the performer but not by the spectator. A secret disabling arrangement causes a spectator to be unable to re-activate the attention att... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5180337 | Kitty litter novelty figure A novelty item appearing to be a cat apparently trapped in a holding material that is cinched and tied at its upper portion depicting the cat was purposefully placed inside the material. The cat's tail protrudes from said material depicting attempted esca... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5026314 | Magnetically actuated amusement device A magnetically actuated amusement device includes a supporting structure having side pieces which pivotally support rigid suspending elements each having a permanent magnet at its lower end. The magnets are arranged in a row, such that they will repel the... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4986531 | Water-actuated novelty A novelty format in which a compressed dry stored material is expanded by addition of water. It is supported by a telescopic array of rods and a sleeve to limit bending of the wetted material. It can be made to simulate various objects such as a stalk or ... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4974953 | Optical toy device and method of manufacturing thereof In an optical toy device and a method of manufacturing the same, a frame for eyeglasses is cutout of a blank which is provided with two pairs of holes aligned with each other and is coated with a vinyl material on a side thereof. Adhesive is applied to th... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4973285 | Simulated car phone A simulated car phone includes a handset unit configured to resemble an operational car phone. The handset unit includes a simulated keypad and a simulated signal cord. A radio frequency receiver is provided in the handset for receiving signals from a sma... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4970810 | Electronic flower set with intermittent movement An electronic flower set including a flower set, a housing, an inner seat, a inner cover, a gear assembly, a matching plug, a first pinion, and a second pinion. The flower set has a rotatable stem. The gear assembly includes a third gear which has a circu... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4949485 | Continuously flowing display device having a plurality of visual effects A display device for creating an illusion of a continuous flow of fluid to a receptacle having a limited fluid containing capacity is adapted to produce a wide variety of, and multiplicity of, different visual effects. The device includes a manifold mount... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4946745 | Novelty statue A novelty statue includes a figure that is adapted to move in response to a noise or in response to a sensed temperature. The figure is in the shape of either a human eye which blinks or in the shape of a letter I which moves into and out of a base.... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4936582 | Golf club This invention is comprised of a golf club molded in a single piece including grip, shaft and head, preferably in the form of a putter or a wedge or in an alternative embodiment a golf club employing a flexible plastic shaft with a conventional grip and c... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4928954 | Novelty figure with attachment means A novelty item comprising a plush figure, such as half of a cat, having a flexible band of material attached at one end to the figure and at its other end to a hollow tube. During use, the hollow tube is placed within the trunk of a vehicle, and closed on... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4919197 | Atmosphere control apparatus for theaters The atmosphere control apparatus of the present invention employs first and second chambers located for example, adjacent the ceiling and adjacent the floor of the audience seating section of the movie theater, respectively. Both chambers have a large sto... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4838541 | Amusement device An amusement device includes a thin strip wound into a coiled configuration and selectively extendable axially into a tubular spiral configuration tapered from a larger end to a smaller end, the strip having a light-reflective arrangement for reflecting l... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4701150 | Toy automobile and filling station set A toy automobile and a toy filling station forming a set. The automobile has a self contained power plant, including a battery and a motor. To drive the automobile, water is introduced into a container in the automobile, simulating gasoline fuel, which ca... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4603030 | Scent-Emitting Systems A system for emitting, in sequence, a plurality of different scents includes a plurality of holders for scent-bearing chips; a mechanism for propelling these scents from a system; a mechanism for conveying, selectively, any desired scent holder into opera... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4601070 | Novelty ski hat This invention is a novelty ski cap that includes a novelty ski pole pierced horizontally through a cap and including an upwardly bent central portion fitting between an underside of the cap and a top of the wearer's head.... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4286780 | Optical illusion-producing rotating device An illusionary device comprising an elongated body of predetermined outline having at least one portion thereof twisted about the longitudinal axis of the body. This twisted portion includes a surface which is modified and adapted so as to have an appeara... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4214747 | Mobile geometrical form A mobile geometrical form having two helical sections interdigitally wound into each other about a common axis. The helical sections are of substantially the same radius and are out of phase with respect to each other. Each end of one helical section cont... | 07/29/1980 |
