Operator Interface Or Control Patents (Class D14/388)
  • Patent number: 6916315
    Abstract: Methods of operating and logging the usage of a photo-thermal epilation apparatus provide for the logging of usage information as the apparatus is employed for each epilation session. The operational information may be applied to determine when calibration is required, if additional usage funds must be paid before additional sessions may be conducted, and or when and who conducted epilation sessions with the apparatus. A usage log may be stored within a database that contains entries of operation or usage information. Each usage log entry may include information associated with a client, an operator, as well as other useful information related to the usage of the apparatus. The apparatus may further be configured to communicate with at least one remote computer. The communication with the remote computer may be included for enabling operation and usage of the apparatus to be metered, monitored, and or purchased in pre-determined usage allotments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Inventors: Kenneth Lawrence Short, Howard Stephen Bertan
  • Patent number: D502466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Colorado vNet, LLC
    Inventor: Donald P. Aupperle
  • Patent number: D503402
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Behavior Tech Computer Corp.
    Inventors: Steel Su, T. J. Foo
  • Patent number: D505676
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: AMX Corporation
    Inventors: Jomichael Porter, David C. Singer, Ronnie D. Rowe
  • Patent number: D448365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Stiven Kerestegian, William Horton
  • Patent number: D448377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Ogasawara
  • Patent number: D448756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Inventor: Mark A. Lewellen
  • Patent number: D521512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo GmbH
    Inventors: Hansruedi Künzi, Patrik Morf, Markus Pfister
  • Patent number: D523011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Jones, Patrick Cullen
  • Patent number: D460968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: James C. Dow, Modest Khovaylo
  • Patent number: D535654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Inventors: Darin Beamish, Ben Cameron Smith, Bryan Cabatic, Adam Smith
  • Patent number: D538279
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: John Mahan, Anders Fahrendorff, Chris Gorman, Michael Langlois
  • Patent number: D541800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Beijer Electronics AB
    Inventors: Oskar Ponnert, Mårten Rittfeldt
  • Patent number: D542792
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Qwizdom, Inc.
    Inventors: Darin Beamish, Ben Cameron Smith, Bryan Cabatic, Adam Smith
  • Patent number: D543212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Marks
  • Patent number: D554640
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Beijer Electronics AB
    Inventors: Oskar Ponnert, Mårten Rittfeldt
  • Patent number: D479238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: PolyVision Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen G. Brown
  • Patent number: D565046
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Snell & Wilcox
    Inventor: Murray Ward
  • Patent number: D484886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shoichiro Matsuoka
  • Patent number: D487462
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Ogasawara
  • Patent number: D489722
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Moeller GmbH
    Inventor: Walter Matuschek
  • Patent number: D494176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: AMX Corporation
    Inventors: Jomichael Porter, Anthony D. Shoemaker, Ronnie D. Rowe
  • Patent number: D589961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Alf Hackenberg, Felix Heck, Andreas Schuessler
  • Patent number: D597143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Shimane Prefectural Government
    Inventor: Kenji Izumi
  • Patent number: D599413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Shimane Prefectural Government
    Inventor: Kenji Izumi
  • Patent number: D602022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Felix Heck, Alf Hackenberg, Andreas Schuessler
  • Patent number: D606594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Guinchard, Stephen N. Withers, Lee Yat Lam
  • Patent number: D608785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Foxnum Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Hung Hsu, Chih-Wei Hsieh, Hsing-Chang Liu, Han-Chieh Chang
  • Patent number: D612850
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Qwizdom, Inc.
    Inventor: Bryan Cabatic