Education and demonstration inventions 10/09

20090246740 - Methods and apparatus to provide training against improvised explosive devices: Method and apparatus for a training system for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). An IED training system can include an inert explosive component that can resemble a large round, rocket propelled grenade (RPG), or the like. Various triggers can activate visual and/or audio devices in response to triggering the system, such... Agent: Raytheon Company C/o Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20090246741 - Modular flight control structure: A flight control structure for supporting various components of a flight simulator. The flight control structure includes a plurality of elongated members, the plurality of elongated members being adapted to receive a plurality of connectors for connecting the plurality of elongated members and for mounting a plurality of components of... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20090246742 - Interactive storytelling kit & method: An interactive play kit comprising at least one changeable setting, at least one representative object, a primary cue-card containing a fixed outline of a story adapted for development of a primary story, and at least one secondary cue-card containing guidelines adapted for development of a secondary story being a variation... Agent: Houston Eliseeva

20090246743 - Language learning system and method thereof: A language learning system and a method thereof are disclosed. The language learning system comprises at least one teaching material database and a computer apparatus. The teaching material database comprises original video data, original broadcast sequence data and authored learning data. The computer apparatus comprises a language learning module, a... Agent: Sinorica, Llc

20090246744 - Method of reading instruction: A method of automatically generating personalized text for teaching a student to learn to read. Based upon inputs of the students reading ability/level, either from a self assessment or teacher input and input of personal data, the system automatically searches selected libraries and chooses appropriate text and modifies the text... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Rochester

20090246745 - System and method for guiding next step adaptive behavior: The system and method of the present invention process clarified emotional response data in order to guide next step adaptive behavior. Emotional responses with predetermined clarified intensities are sorted. The best quality clarified intensity or intensities are then selected as the ‘heart of the matter’, which is then shown to... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20090246746 - Device and method for displaying target indications for foot movements to persons with a walking disorder: A walking-trainer device for persons with a walking disorder to relearn walking has a movable tread surface and a display unit for displaying target indications of the corresponding and consecutive foot positions for movements made by a person walking on the tread surface. The target indications have the form of... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090246747 - Simulator for major surgical operations: The invention consists of a hands-on, physically simulated human or animal body interior, containing physically simulated representations of all of the solid organs, hollow viscera, bladders, glands, major ducts, large and medium-sized blood vessels, muscle groups and interstitial tissues. The organs and vessels are life-sized and are composed of molded... Agent: Howson & Howson LLP

20090246748 - Device and method for teaching the concept of elapsed time: The device for teaching the concept of elapsed time is an educational tool for teaching children the concept elapsed time, and how to understand the passage of time, with emphasis on particular time intervals, such as hourly intervals or portions of the day, and activities associated therewith. The device includes... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20090246749 - Interactive storyteller system: The interactive storyteller system (11) of the invention comprises electronic circuitry, wherein the electronic circuitry is operative to allow a user to select data associated with a book (13), the data comprising a plurality of associations, each of the plurality of associations being between one or more words of the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards