Education and demonstration inventions 05/09

20090136903 - Portable atv/ dirt bike/ snowmobile safety trainer and method for use: Disclosed is a portable safety trainer that can be totally controlled by an instructor and provides safety training in operating an ATV, a dirt bike or a snowmobile. The trainer uses an actual ATV, dirt bike or snowmobile as part of a course in basic safety. In one embodiment, the... Agent: Avery Enterprises

20090136904 - Device, system and game to plan meals and snacks: A device to plan meals, comprising, at least one Food Item Piece corresponding to an item of food, at least one Food Item Storage Page adapted to temporarily store the at least one Food Item Piece and at least one Daily Meal Planning Chart adapted to temporarily store the at... Agent: Frank J. Bonini, Jr. 86 The Commons At Valley Forge East

20090136905 - Personalizeable gaming system: Game and gaming system which can be individualized and accessorized according to the user's desires. The system can be educational and instructive. The systems include a game board member and a plurality of pin members. The game board member is made of an elastomeric material and has a plurality of... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090136906 - Backlit map with interchangeable pictures: This invention is directed toward a map overlaying a lighted display box. The map has a plurality of magnified eye holes though which a person can view lighted, magnified pictures or photographs. The map can be easily opened such that the pictures can be interchanged, such that a user may... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20090136907 - R.o.c. syllable system: An English syllable system which uses English words, Partial English Words, and Phonics to teach people how to speak other languages with the accent as if the student were from that country. This system uses the preceding three types of words from the English Language to teach foreign languages.... Agent: Robert Baca

20090136908 - Mathematics teaching method: A method for teaching mathematics that includes presenting one or more mnemonic tools that are non-arbitrarily associated with a module or “chunk” of information that covers a particular mathematics concept.... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20090136909 - Interpersonal relationship evaluation device, interpersonal relationship evaluation method, interpersonal relationship evaluation system, and terminal device: An interpersonal relationship evaluation method includes the steps of: obtaining position information obtained at each of the two or more terminal devices over a plurality of points in time; and calculating a mean value of distance between the respective terminal devices with a point in time as a target wherein... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090136910 - Memorization aid: A teaching system including a database including multiple question/answer sets, wherein substantially each question/answer set includes a question and at least one correct answer, and wherein at least two sets are adapted to test substantially a same data item; and a presentation module adapted to present to a user a... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP C/o Landon Ip, Inc.

20090136911 - Interactive guide toy vehicle apparatus: A guide toy vehicle is used for obtaining related knowledge of exhibit in a pleasant and interactive way. Guidance materials are transferred between different guidance systems through a wireless network. Thus, a user can have a wide, easy and effective learning.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20090130639 - Tactile display to allow sight impaired to feel visual information including color: A tactile display may comprise an array of pins that may be raised in height relative to one another to represent contours of objects in a graphic image or picture when touched. Various physical attributes may be given to individual pins to represent color or brightness. For example, pins may... Agent: Intel Corporation

20090130640 - N-back exercise for training cognition: Computer-implemented method for improving cognition. Multiple first and second stimulus elements are provided, where some of the second elements correspond to the first elements. A sequence of first stimulus elements is presented, each element presented for a duration separated by an interval. After a specified delay period, equal to the... Agent: Huffman Law Group, P.C.

20090130642 - Educational simulator for transthoracic echocardiography: The present invention relates to a simulation device for ultrasonic diagnosis targeting a heart and its object is to provide an educational simulator for transthoracic echocardiography which can run simulations in a feeling like actual ultrasonic diagnosis. The educational simulator for transthoracic echocardiography is composed of a chest phantom with... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090130643 - Method for simulating a manual interventional operation by a user in a medical procedure: The present invention deals with a method of simulating a manual interventional operation by a user on the internal system of a body with at least two real instruments (3, 4, 5), with a device (6) comprising a longitudinal track (8), a plurality of moveable carriages along said track, each... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090130641 - Systems and methods for generating a teaching file message: Certain embodiments present a system for generating a medical teaching file message. An image identifier labels medical images based upon information pertaining to user interaction with the image. The system also provides an image search engine that scans and indexes images within a database based on a set of rules.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090130644 - Test question constructing method and apparatus, test sheet fabricated using the method, and computer-readable recording medium storing test question constructing program for executing the method: The present invention relates to a test question constructing method and apparatus, a test sheet fabricated using the method, and a computer-readable medium storing a test question constructing program for executing the method. In a case where multiple testees simultaneously take a test, correct answer arrangements are made different by... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090123894 - System and method for adjusting a direction of fire: A method for adjusting a direction of fire includes moving a view of at least one sensor between a target area and an impact area, where a sensor performs target location. Sensor data is received from the sensor. The sensor data includes target area sensor data generated in response to... Agent: Baker Botts LLP

20090123895 - Enhanced learning environments with creative technologies (elect) bilateral negotiation (bilat) system: Methods, systems, and software are described of game-based simulations for students (such as soldiers) to practice conducting bilateral engagements in a cultural context. An embodiment provides students with the experience of preparing for and including familiarization with cultural context, gathering intelligence, conducting a meeting and negotiating when possible, and following... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090123896 - Method and apparatus for haptic simulation: A haptic simulation method determines a location of a needle assembly within a magneto-rheological fluid. The needle assembly within the magneto-rheological fluid is associated with a desired resistance value. A viscosity control signal representative of the desired resistance value is generated. The viscosity control signal is applied to a viscosity... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20090123897 - System, method and article of manufacture for entertaining, educating and soothing patient awake during dental or medical procedure: A picture puzzle includes a background having at least one background object and at least one puzzle object disposed on such background. The picture puzzle is adapted with a predetermined matching alignment between a predetermined feature of the at least one puzzle object and a predetermined feature of the at... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20090123898 - Dental articulator with endodontic module: A dental articulator for use in dental education simulates the human mouth and has an adjustable hinge that interconnects upper and lower carrier trays for movement to and from a closed position. Modules of imitation gums and teeth are secured in the carrier trays by neodymium magnets. The hinge structure... Agent: Erickson, Kernell, Derusseau & Kleypas, LLC

20090123899 - Entertainment device, entertainment system and method for reproducing media items: A method for reproducing media items using a first entertainment device, the first entertainment device being operable to communicate with a portable entertainment device via a wireless communication link, and the first entertainment device comprising media reproduction means operable to reproduce one or more media items stored on a removable... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20090123900 - Method and system for delivering visual and auditory content: A self-contained system containing a plurality of pages of printed content, incorporating means for detecting which page is being viewed by the reader, and incorporating means for producing supplementary auditory output related to the printed content of the pages, wherein the supplementary auditory content produced for any given page is... Agent: Rylander & Associates PC

20090123901 - Magnetically mounted motivation device with integrated indicator: A magnetically mounted motivation device with an integrated indicator is disclosed. A generally circular planar case includes a partially flexible upper surface and a lower surface that includes an acoustically transparent area. An audio storage element mounted within the generally circular planar case stores multiple spoken motivational messages. An audio... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20090123902 - Method and system for the preparation of the general education development test: The present invention is directed to a method and system for individualizing preparation for a high school equivalency test. The method and system comprise obtaining from the individual an initial skills assessment in one or more subject areas of the high school equivalency test. The initial skills assessment provides a... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P. A.

20090123903 - Methods and systems for tracking progress and conducting private mentoring on tutorial web documents: Tutorial web documents may include the ability to track the progress of learning by step or by section. The learning progress may be recorded and displayed to a specific user, groups of users, or to the public. Tutorial web documents may allow users to establish private mentoring sessions between one... Agent: Christian Weitenberner

20090117523 - Optical hand drawing plate: An optical hand drawing plate includes a body and a backlight module. The body has a concave portion and an input portion corresponding to one side of the concave portion. The backlight module is mounted in the concave portion and includes a light guide plate, a background plate and a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090117524 - Method of enhancing the learning of innovation: A method of enhancing learning at a learning institution about innovation and the protection of intellectual property comprises establishing a course in innovation and/or intellectual property protection at the learning institution. Students desiring to register for the course at the learning institution may be required to assign to an entity... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20090117525 - Sensory coordination system for sports, therapy and exercise: A sensory coordination system for sports, occupational therapy, physical therapy and general exercise.... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090117526 - Arrangement for auscultation training: A cap composition that can mechanically attach to a stethoscope headpiece, the cap composition having a cap; a cap element having a design that includes a shape and characteristic dimensions that enable the cap to mechanically attach to a stethoscope headpiece; and a speaker attached to and positioned on or... Agent: Emerson, Thomson & Bennett, LLC

20090117527 - Auscultation training device and related methods: A cap composition that can mechanically attach to a stethoscope headpiece, the cap composition having a cap; a cap element having a design that includes a shape and characteristic dimensions that enable the cap to mechanically attach to a stethoscope headpiece; and a speaker attached to and positioned on or... Agent: Emerson, Thomson & Bennett, LLC

20090117528 - Hybrid reading materials and methods for mentally investing readers in reading materials: Hybrid reading materials and methods for mentally investing readers in reading materials. Hybrid reading materials include text reciting written subject matter adapted to be read visually and an audio source operatively coupled to the text, the audio source including a memory device configured to store spoken presentation data, the spoken... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20090117529 - Grant administration system: A method and system are disclosed for facilitating the completion of a questionnaire. A storage medium stores a plurality of questions and associated answers. Similar questions are linked. An interface presents to a user through a computer network a presented question as part of a questionnaire to be completed. The... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090117530 - Systems and methods for improving media file access over a network: Systems and methods are disclosed for serving fresh media content while minimizing Internet traffic by periodically checking content freshness between a local server and a remote server; if a stale content exists on the local server, replacing the stale content with a fresh content from the remote server; and serving... Agent: Tran & Associates

20090117531 - Clothes for infant education: Through clothes for infant education according to the present invention, an environment, which infant can take education feeling sight and body heat of educators such as parents, etc, is provided. Thereupon, infant can gain emotional settlement and there are merits that educators can smoothly and naturally teach infant on combination... Agent: Alfred A. Stadnicki