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BODY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT DEVICE

Application Number: 20130131463
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventors: Date, Wataru; Katsura, Naoki

A device includes a body weight obtainment unit for obtaining measurement data; a storage unit for storing the measurement data; a target calculation unit that, based on the measurement data in, calculates a target diurnal fluctuation amount including a body weight fluctuation amount during sleep and a body weight diurnal target increase/decrease amount; and a computation unit that, based on the target diurnal fluctuation amount, calculates a target value to serve as a target when measuring a ...

System and Method to Facilitate Creation of Educational Information

Application Number: 20130130221
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventor: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University,

The computer-implemented system to facilitate creation of educational information employs a networked computer system that stores at least one resource in association with a first electronic file, storing metadata information about usage of the resource. A resource assembly tool implemented by a computer is programmed to access the networked computer system to display information to an instructor about at least one resource, including the metadata information. This aids the instructor in ...

PRINTED ARTICLE COMPRISING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Application Number: 20130130220
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventor: Stone, Kate Jessie

An article (1) includes a substrate (5) having indicia (6) printed thereon and an electronic device (2) having at least one input device (3) and at least one output device (4). The indicia (6) include one or more directions or questions (61) in response to which a user provides input to the electronic device via the at least one input device. The indicia further include a link (62) to a source of additional directions or ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A DYNAMIC CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Application Number: 20130130219
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventors: Elzinga, C. Bret; Williams, Raeiyan; Parry, Kent S.; Spencer, Sherrie L.; South, Joseph B.

Dynamic systems and methods for gathering/tracking data, automatically adapting to an individual's pace of learning, selectively determining the type of content provided to an individual, selectively providing an exposure frequency for the content, and/or enabling rapid design modifications within the educational environment. Educational content is dynamically designed and customizably presented to an individual learner. An analysis is performed on the data to optimize learning. Modifications ...

Application for Remote Administration and Scoring of NIHSS on Mobile Devices

Application Number: 20130130218
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventor: Hargreaves, Jaret James

Systems and methods for remotely administering and scoring a scored diagnostic test on a mobile device including a graphical display. In accordance with the methods, a scoring component of the scored diagnostic test is provided to the graphical display of the mobile device. The scoring component instructs a remote healthcare professional to measure and document different aspects of the scored diagnostic test. Further, a video component of the scored diagnostic test is provided on the graphical ...

E-LEARNING LESSON DELIVERY PLATFORM

Application Number: 20130130217
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventors: McCaffrey, William; Hendry, David; Dohring, Doug

Disclosed herein are e-learning lesson delivery platforms, products, programs, and methods comprising a digital processing device and a program that creates a lesson delivery server, wherein said server comprises: a plurality of learning activities, wherein said activities are organized according to an instructional plan designed to accomplish one or more educational objectives in at least one subject, wherein said plan identifies one or more activities for use in a guided environment and one ...

CUSTOM NARRATION OF ELECTRONIC BOOKS

Application Number: 20130130216
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventors: Morton, Michael Salomon; Murray, Abraham Phelps

A system and method are disclosed for correlating an electronic book with a narration. A correlation is determined between a first portion of the narration and a first segment of the text within the electronic book. The correlation is stored as instructions to present the first segment of the text with emphasis simultaneously with playback of the first the portion of the narration. A determination is made that a second portion of the audio recording, immediately following the first portion, ...

System and Method Considering the Effect of Physical Activity on the Glucoregulatory System

Application Number: 20130130215
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventor: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.,

A system and method for considering the effects of aerobic exercise on blood glucose levels for individuals is described. In at least one embodiment of the system of the present disclosure, the system comprises a computing device for generating a prediction of future blood glucose levels for the individual at least partly based on an exercise model, wherein the exercise model is based on parameters that are independent of intensity of the aerobic exercise, and a means for taking an action at ...

BEHAVIOR CHARACTERISTIC EXTRACTION DEVICE, A BEHAVIOR CHARACTERISTIC EXTRACTION SYSTEM, A BEHAVIOR CHARACTERISTIC EXTRACTION METHOD AND A BEHAVIOR CHARACTERISTIC EXTRACTION PROGRAM

Application Number: 20130130214
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventor: Ohno, Takeo

A behavior pattern storing unit stores stay point information for a plurality of stay points including a stay point of a first behavior base type corresponding to a first behavior type and a stay point of a second behavior base type corresponding to a second behavior type, a behavior characteristic extraction unit extracts days on which a stay at a stay point of the first behavior base type was performed as a day regarding the first behavior type by referring the stay point information, ...

ACTIVITY MONITOR AND ANALYZER WITH VOICE DIRECTION FOR EXERCISE

Application Number: 20130130213
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventors: Burbank, Patricia M.; Sun, Ying

A system is disclosed for monitoring and analyzing activity of a subject. The system includes a condition setting unit for setting a schedule for the subject in association with a clock, a voice recording and play-back unit for recording a set of personalized messages for the subject, and a motion detection unit for monitoring, in association with the clock, whether an expected activity has occurred. The voice recording and play-back unit plays one of the set of personalized messages responsive ...

LANGUAGE PHONEME PRACTICE ENGINE

Application Number: 20130130212
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventors: Chen, Jerry Chiawei; Hendry, David; Dohring, Doug; Yost, Stephanie

Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are computer-based language phoneme practice systems, products, programs, and methods comprising a digital processing device and a computer program that creates a language phoneme practice engine, wherein said engine comprises: a taxonomy of phonemes of a target language; a software module for providing an interface for practicing each said phoneme in said taxonomy, wherein said interface allows a learner to optionally access a visual representation and ...

COMPUTER-BASED LANGUAGE IMMERSION TEACHING FOR YOUNG LEARNERS

Application Number: 20130130211
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventors: Chen, Jerry Chiawei; Hendry, David; Dohring, Doug; Yost, Stephanie

Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are computer-based language immersion teaching systems, products, programs, and methods for learners aged about 3 to about 10 years comprising a digital processing device and a computer program that creates a language immersion teaching environment, wherein said environment comprises a plurality of learning activities associated with a target language, and wherein said plurality of activities comprises: at least one learning activity based on a taxonomy ...

LANGUAGE TEACHING SYSTEM THAT FACILITATES MENTOR INVOLVEMENT

Application Number: 20130130210
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventors: McCaffrey, William; Dohring, Doug

Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are computer-based language immersion teaching systems, products, programs, and methods comprising a digital processing device and a computer program that creates a language immersion teaching environment, wherein said environment comprises: a plurality of learning activities associated with a target language; a software module for providing voiceover audio in said target language; and a software module for providing translation of said voiceover and/or ...

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION VIA A TOUCH INTERFACE

Application Number: 20130130209
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventor: Fischler, Matthew

Methods and apparatus for foreign language instruction. In one exemplary aspect, a “cascading” user interface is used for foreign language instruction in limited form factor devices. The cascading user interface is based on a “multiple choice” type selection, where each selection is further “modified” in subsequent selections. By cascading multiple steps for each translation step, the device can represent a significantly larger set than would otherwise be possible, given the ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORDERING PREPARED FOOD PRODUCTS

Application Number: 20130130208
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventor: Riscalla, Daniel

Systems and methods are provided for ordering prepared food products via a network using an electronic device. A menu of available prepared food products may be presented on a display, and one of the prepared food products may be selected using an interface of the device. A menu of bread items available may be presented including visual representations of each available bread item. One of the bread items may be selected, whereupon a visual representation of the selected bread may be presented. ...

OBSERVATION PLATFORM FOR TRAINING, MONITORING AND MINING STRUCTURED COMMUNICATIONS

Application Number: 20130130207
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventor: TheatroLabs, Inc.,

Using an observation platform for training, monitoring, and mining structured communications. A signal is received from a first communication device at a second communication device associated with a computer system, wherein a first characteristic of the signal corresponds to an audible source and a second characteristic of the signal corresponds to information indicative of a geographic position of the first communication ...

Rowing Simulator and Training Aid

Application Number: 20130130206
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventor: Smith, Christopher McGuirk

An apparatus that enables one or more people to simulate on land the action of rowing on water, including the simulation of an oar blade entering into and being extracted from water that is moving relative to a boat, and including feedback on rowing performance and technique. The apparatus includes the same fundamental elements as a real rowing boat, with one or two oar handles 6 per person, a sliding seat 4, adjustable footplate 5 and rigging 7 that supports ...

DYNAMIC TARGETING AND TRAINING SYSTEM

Application Number: 20130130205
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventor: SureFire, LLC,

A live-fire simulation system uses a position sensitive detector (PSD) in a weapon-mounted sensor to intercept emitted light from target emitters spatially distributed about a target. Each target emitter is modulated with a unique frequency. The system can thus not only determine the points of interception on the PSD but also determine which emitter caused which interception by using a frequency ...

FIREARM SIMULATION SYSTEM SIMULATING LEADING FIRE, LASER-EMITTING DEVICE, AND TARGET DETECTION DEVICE

Application Number: 20130130204
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventor: Lim, Seung-Chan

Provided is a firing weapon simulation system simulating leading firing. The firing weapon simulation system is configured to include laser firing apparatus mounted on a firing weapon and a target sensing apparatus attached to a target. The laser firing apparatus includes a first control unit, a firing switch which is driven cooperatively with firing of the firing weapon, an image processing unit which measuring a leading angle from an image including the moving target, a first GPS receiver, a ...

REUSABLE GREETING CARD AND ENVELOPE

Application Number: 20130126598
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
Inventors: Beadles, Nicole; Beadles, Robert; Sandison, David

The reusable greeting card and envelope include a front leaf and rear leaf hinged together. An insert is removably placed within a slot in the front leaf and viewed through a window in the front leaf for viewing both sides of the insert. The rear leaf includes a modifiable message on a customizable greetings space, such as handwriting which can be removably placed. A scannable tag can be scanned by a smartphone to access a data storage location through the internet where customizable video and ...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING DIGITAL MEDIA PREFERENCES TO GENERATE A PERSONALITY PROFILE

Application Number: 20130123583
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Hill, Erica L.

A system and method for assessing a personality profile includes a database that holds known control data that includes correlations between musical preference patterns and psychological indications. The system also includes a processor that executes an input module, a processing module, and an output module. The input module receives information relating to a history of media selections of an assessment subject. The input module also receives a response to a questionnaire that includes data ...

Computer-Implemented Systems and Methods for Predicting Performance of Automated Scoring

Application Number: 20130122482
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Educational Testing Service,

Systems and methods are provided for selecting a proposed test item for inclusion in an examination where a non-multiple choice response to the proposed test item will be automatically scored. A proposed test item is analyzed to generate a proposed test item metric, where the proposed test item is a non-multiple choice test item. The proposed test item metric is provided to a proposed test item scoring model, where the proposed test item scoring model outputs a likelihood score indicative of a ...

System and Devices for Providing Real-Time Feedback on Student Test Performance and Test Quality

Application Number: 20130122481
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: ROVNER, Alan Neil

System and devices for providing real-time feedback on student test performance and test quality of a test being administered. The methods and devices operate in a classroom network having a plurality of student devices configured to receive answers to test questions entered on the student devices and transmit in real-time the answers, and a teacher console communicatively coupled to the student devices and configured, for each answer, to receive in real-time the answer, update in real-time, ...

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF APPLYING INTERMITENT REINFORCEMENT TO STUDENT DURING INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY

Application Number: 20130122480
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Hanrahan, Linda Louise

A method and system for instructive reinforcement for a learner. The method comprises the steps of a) identifying a learner requiring external reinforcement for maintaining focus on an instructional activity; b) determining a reinforcement for the learner for use as an intermittent reinforcement during an instructional activity; c) defining at least one of a frequency and a duration of the intermittent reinforcement to be utilized during the instructional activity; d) performing the ...

PARENT COLLABORATION PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY

Application Number: 20130122479
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Harla, Donna

A method of aiding in the educational success of a student includes conducting a first meeting with parent(s) or guardian(s) of the student and a predetermined team of teachers. A communication encouraging the same stakeholders to attend a series of recurring meetings includes nonthreatening community type words. A school administrator synchronizes the schedules of at least the team of teachers with the recurring meeting schedule. The method includes conducting each of the recurring meetings at ...

HUMAN PHANTOM TRAINING AID FOR MASTERING MANIPULATIVE TECHNIQUES AND METHOD FOR MASTERING MANIPULATIVE TECHNIQUES USING HUMAN PHANTOM TRAINING AID

Application Number: 20130122478
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Takasu, Shuhei; Kitada, Hideharu; Tanabe, Yoshihiko

A method for learning reduction techniques using an anatomical model for training aid is provided. The method for learning the reduction techniques uses the anatomical model for training aid which comprises bone members, the bone members comprising a first bone member and a second bone member, either one of the first bone member or the second bone member being provided with a magnet and the other being provided with a magnet material, and has two connection statuses including a normal ...

Materials Formulations for Human Tissue Simulation

Application Number: 20130122477
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Everett, Richard K.

A gel formulation for use as simulated tissue for ballistic testing includes a mixture of gelatin, a glycol, such as ethylene glycol, and water. The gel may be formed in a mold to simulate a body part, such as an organ. A ratio of gelatin to glycol may be varied, depending on the body part to be simulated. An anatomic model may be formed by incorporating simulated organs formed with different gelatin to glycol ...

SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC INTEGRATED WELLNESS ASSESSMENT

Application Number: 20130122476
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: GUILLAMA, Noel J.; SynaBee, Inc., ; The Quantum Group,

Systems and methods for generating and using measurable indexes for providing a total wellness assessment of an individual are provided. A method includes computing an overall health score corresponding to the individual based on a plurality of weighting factors, the weighting factors based at least on health conditions associated with the individual. The method also includes determining a set of recommended changes for the individual based on the overall health score and generating an episodic ...

LEARNING CENTER REGULATOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME

Application Number: 20130122475
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Schoenfeldt, Kimberly Regan

The invention could be a learning center regulator and methodology for operating same, the learning center regulator could comprise a board having one or more learning center indicia used to respectively represent one or more learning centers, proximate to each said learning center indicia is a one or more attachment means for reversibly engaging one or more student identifiers; one or more student identifiers, each student identifier is assigned to a respective student that participates at one ...

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING AND DETERMINING ACCEPTABILITY OF UNVERIFIED SURVEY ITEMS

Application Number: 20130122474
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: TipTap, Inc.,

A computer implemented method for determining acceptability of an unverified survey item can include outputting interactive displays comprising a survey. The survey can include a verified quantitative item for measuring respondent positions along a continuum for a first trait, and the verified quantitative item can include a prompt and a plurality of quantitative response choices. The survey can include an unverified non-quantitative item for measuring respondent positions along the continuum ...

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSLITERATING NAMES BETWEEN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

Application Number: 20130122473
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology,

Both a system and method are provided for transliterating a name written in the letters of an alphabet of a source language to a name in the letters of an alphabet of a target language. The system includes instructions to determine whether the letters of the alphabets of the source and target languages are the same. If so, the instructions transliterate the name into the same letters used in the source language alphabet. If not, the instructions (1) determine the sound associated with each of ...

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING GAME-RELATED INCENTIVES TO SALES PROFESSIONALS IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT

Application Number: 20130122472
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Margiotta, Vince Scott

A method, comprising the steps of (a) representing users within a virtual environment, the virtual environment residing on one or more computers, comprising the steps of (b) collecting data pertaining to one or more of the users' activities not associated with the virtual environment relating to each of the users' performance on business-related tasks, (c) awarding incentives including points, badges, levels, prizes, etc. to a plurality of users in the virtual environment based on the collected ...

LASER TARGET PRACTICE SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS

Application Number: 20130122471
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Yach, Randy L.; Katz, Paul N.

Laser target practice using an ultra-violet light emitting laser that is pulsed on when a weapon trigger is pulled. The LTV laser light pulse illuminates a spot on a target having a phosphorus coating on a face thereof. The phosphorus within the illuminated spot glows for a certain time thereby visually indicating a location of the spot on the target. The UV laser light pulse may also illuminate a spot on a target having a photochromic paint coatings on a face thereof. The photochromic paint ...

Device for a Toy Gun for Projecting a Light Beam to an Impact Point of a Projectile Fired from the Gun

Application Number: 20130122470
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: LIAO, YIN-HSI

A device for a toy gun is adapted for connection to the front end of the barrel of a toy gun. The device comprises a laser unit including a sighting means and a firing means, so that the firing accuracy of the toy gun can be increased. Also, the device can measure the speed of a projectile fired from the toy gun, the total number of projectiles that have been fired from the toy gun, so that a player can adjust the toy gun or replace the magazine of projectiles at an appropriate ...

PUTTING GUIDE METHOD AND APPARATUS

Application Number: 20130116067
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
Inventor: Sweeney, Mark

A putting reference guide apparatus and method including a plurality of tabular reference indicia representing the expected break amount for a putt based on an estimated perpendicular distance from a straight-aimed ...

COIN CHANGING SYSTEM

Application Number: 20130115866
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
Inventors: Chang, Hung-Yi; Yang, Dong-Ying

The invention discloses a coin changing system. The present invention is capable of sensing the coin storing condition of each of the plurality of the accommodating modules arranged in the matrix form of more than 2 rows and 2 columns simultaneously, without limiting the arrangement thereof. Furthermore, the unique design of the guiding component of the present invention is capable of avoiding the coins from getting jammed during the accommodating process thereof. Nevertheless, the present ...

EMERGENCY COMMAND SYSTEM AND METHOD

Application Number: 20130115587
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
Inventors: CAI, YI-WEN; WANG, SHIH-CHENG

An emergency command system is provided. The emergency command system selectively operated in a real time monitoring mode, a forecast mode, and a strategy inferring mode includes an input interface unit, a scene information unit, an emergency status providing unit, a strategy inferring unit, an output interface unit, and a commanding unit. The emergency status providing unit receives an alarm signal corresponding to an emergency, and produces scene simulation data according to the alarm signal ...

FEEDBACK METHODS AND SYSTEMS

Application Number: 20130115586
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
Inventors: Cornally, Shawn R.; Patel, Vikram A.

The present invention relates to methods and system for providing threaded feedback, in the form of a two way conversation between a teacher and a student. In one method, conversation data about a topic inputted by a first authorized user is received and that conversation data is transmitted to a second authorized user for display. In another method, conversation data about a topic inputted by a first authorized user is received from a central server and additional conversation data about the ...

LANGUAGE-BASED COMPUTER GENERATED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL

Application Number: 20130115585
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
Inventor: EDUCATE ONLINE TECHNOLOGY, LLC,

A learning system includes a plurality of teacher and student stations for holding one or more learning sessions between a teacher and one or more students. A server serves instructional material for creating a learning environment during the learning session, and a database stores at least one of teacher and student attributes that relate to language ability. In the present invention, the instructional material is a computer generated instructional material that is produced based on the ...

USER INTERFACE AND FITNESS METERS FOR REMOTE JOINT WORKOUT SESSION

Application Number: 20130115584
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
Inventor: Nike, Inc.,

Example embodiments relate to a system, method, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to generate a multiple renditions of a user interface that is updated based upon athletic movements of two or more users remotely located from each other. The UI may be configured to simultaneously display energy expenditure values in real-time. In further embodiments, a joint energy expenditure values determined from multiple remote users may be simultaneously ...

USER INTERFACE FOR REMOTE JOINT WORKOUT SESSION

Application Number: 20130115583
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
Inventor: Nike, Inc.,

AFFECT BASED CONCEPT TESTING

Application Number: 20130115582
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
Inventor: Affectiva, Inc.,

Analysis of mental states pertaining to concept testing is described. Concepts may be evaluated by seeing a product, seeing a service, seeing a model, viewing an advertisement, and the like. Data which includes facial information is captured for viewers of a concept. Facial and physiological information is gathered for a group of viewers. Demographic information is collected and used as a criterion for evaluating the concept. Data captured from an individual viewer or group of viewers is used ...

MULTI-LEVEL COLOR BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

Application Number: 20130115581
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
Inventor: Mancini, Michael

A method for performing multi-level color based communication includes the steps of creating a plurality of individual color patterns, associating each of the plurality of individual color patterns with a known language character, and composing a message containing one or more of the individual color ...

Learning another Language through Song

Application Number: 20130115580
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
Inventor: Lundy, Dorothy Ann

This application is for the purpose of obtaining a Utility Patent titled “Learn another Language through Song”. This method is a new way to learn another language. As explained in the application another language will be learned almost entirely through one line, or chorus or verse in one language and repeated in a second language in ...

TACTILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR THE NECK

Application Number: 20130115579
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
Inventor: Taghavi, Reza

A device 10 comprised of a plurality of evenly spaced tactile actuators 11 arranged in the form of a generally C-shaped structure and worn snug around the neck 20 by a subject 30 to apply tactile stimuli to the subject's neck skin. An electronic controller operated by a computer program controls the actuators 11 of the device 10 based on signals received from an external source. The device impresses sequences of tactile stimuli around the subject's neck ...

SIGN LANGUAGE ACTION GENERATING DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION ROBOT

Application Number: 20130115578
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
Inventor: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.,

A sign language action generating device includes: a word string input unit; a trace creation unit that extracts a sign language action data for each word of a pair of words inputted as a word string and creates a trace between an end point position of a sign language action having the same meaning as a prior word of the pair of words and a start point position thereof having the same meaning as a posterior word; an interference determination unit that determines whether or not interference is ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS TO TEACH BICYCLE RIDING

Application Number: 20130115577
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
Inventor: Donnell, Lionnell

A bicycle training aid may teach children and toddlers how to ride a bike with light assistance from a trainer. With conventional bicycle training methods, a user must hold onto the bicycle to help balance the rider, which may be tiring or may cause back pain. With the bicycle trainer of the present invention, the trainer may hold onto a handle that is readily attached to the bicycle. The handle may be used to balance the bicycle while the rider learns to provide their own balance and control ...

OBSERVER TRAINER SYSTEM

Application Number: 20130115576
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
Inventors: GRANT, Stuart; GHOMAN, Tony; TURNER, Don

Systems and methods for use in training crewmembers in the cargo compartment in detecting and identifying visual cues related to potential threats to aircraft and to ground based search and rescue circumstances. A visual display displays a scene generated by a visual scene generator apparatus. A vision limiting device, such as an actual door from an aircraft, equipped with a window is placed between the trainee and the visual display and the trainee can only see a limited amount of the visual ...

Toy Landmine

Application Number: 20130115575
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
Inventor: KEUNG, Wong Yuk

The invention discloses a toy landmine comprising a housing, a generating means, and a triggering means; the triggering means includes a rammer for striking the container to release the gas, and a delay mechanism; the delay mechanism includes a base, a switching member for limiting the rammer, a sliding rod for controlling the switching member, and a movable plate for lifting the sliding rod; an intermediate part of the sliding rod has a diameter larger than that of its lower part, and a ...

Pneumatic device utilizing controlled pressure release

Application Number: 20130115574
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
Inventor: Hatcher, Forest A.

This application details a device which utilizes the controlled, explosive release of a pressurized fluid to simulate the effects of an explosive ...