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Patent No. 5421089

Fork With Timer

A fork with timer for providing a cue to a user after an elapsed period of time for indicating that another bite of food using the fork may be taken.

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Examiner: Hostetter, Darwin R.


Primary examiner statistics: 4 patents; average approval time: 481 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 671 patents; average approval time: 660 days

Patents as Primary Examiner

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4490617 Optical width measuring system using two cameras
4488052 Method and system to reduce low-frequency noise in semiconductor ...
4479053 Focal plane array optical proximity sensor
4458145 Automatically focussed optical system
4454418 Integrated optics transducer
4447717 Automatic focusing device in a stereoscopic microscope
4447719 Automatic focus adjusting apparatus using weighted average means
4447735 Charge-coupled type solid-state image sensor
4443696 Optical beam intensity control system
4443695 Apparatus for controlling the quantity of light
4443700 Optical sensing apparatus and method
4438338 Low profile optical coupling for an optoelectronic module
4424442 Scanning method using a plurality of beams and apparatus therefor
4424440 Automatic photocell loading
4419575 Apparatus useful for positioning a light filter
4419576 Focus compensation linkage
4417139 Focus detecting apparatus
4417141 Optical shaft angle encoder
4417150 Optical system for determining peripheral characterization and ...
4415811 Optical scanning apparatus
4414469 Automatic focusing apparatus with detection only when the lens is...
4414471 Fiber optic acoustic signal transducer using reflector
4413180 Method and apparatus for image acquisition utilizing a hollow sha...
4412127 In-focus detector for binocular stereoscope
4410803 Thread-monitoring device for textile machines
4409478 Method and apparatus for image acquisition utilizing a concave, ...
4409473 Apparatus for detecting an object
4409479 Optical cursor control device
4406946 Pulse signal generating device for tape recorder
4404465 Array positioning system
4404466 Solid state image sensor with lag control electrode
4403141 Method and apparatus for binary coding of sensor signals from ...
4401892 Label reader and system
4400617 Correction circuit of a halftone dot area rate detector
4396837 Tensile force isolation system
4396835 Conveyor system for the bulk transfer of bar-shaped articles, ...
4396832 Pattern tracer using digital logic
4395637 Optically toggled latch-free normally off switch
4395638 Self-checking flame failure control
 
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