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20130122470 - Device for a toy gun for projecting a light beam to an impact point of a projectile fired from the gun: 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... Agent:

20130122471 - Laser target practice system, method and apparatus: 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... Agent:

20130122472 - Method and system for providing game-related incentives to sales professionals in a virtual environment: 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'... Agent:

20130122473 - System and method of transliterating names between different languages: 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... Agent: King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology

20130122474 - Method and system for verifying and determining acceptability of unverified survey items: 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... Agent: Tiptap, Inc.

20130122475 - Learning center regulator and method of operating same: 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... Agent:

20130122476 - System and methods for providing dynamic integrated wellness assessment: 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... Agent: Synabee, Inc.

20130122477 - Materials formulations for human tissue simulation: 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,... Agent:

20130122478 - Human phantom training aid for mastering manipulative techniques and method for mastering manipulative techniques using human phantom training aid: 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... Agent:

20130122479 - Parent collaboration professional learning community: 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... Agent:

20130122480 - System and method of applying intermitent reinforcement to student during instructional activity: 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... Agent:

20130122481 - System and devices for providing real-time feedback on student test performance and test quality: 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... Agent:

20130122482 - Computer-implemented systems and methods for predicting performance of automated scoring: 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... Agent: Educational Testing Service

20130115574 - Pneumatic device utilizing controlled pressure release: This application details a device which utilizes the controlled, explosive release of a pressurized fluid to simulate the effects of an explosive event.... Agent:

20130115575 - Toy landmine: 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... Agent:

20130115576 - Observer trainer system: 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... Agent:

20130115577 - Method and apparatus to teach bicycle riding: 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... Agent:

20130115578 - Sign language action generating device and communication robot: 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... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20130115579 - Tactile communication device for the neck: 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... Agent:

20130115580 - Learning another language through song: 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... Agent:

20130115581 - Multi-level color based communication system and method: 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 patterns.... Agent:

20130115582 - Affect based concept testing: 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... Agent: Affectiva, Inc.

20130115584 - User interface and fitness meters for remote joint workout session: 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... Agent: Nike, Inc.

20130115583 - User interface for remote joint workout session: 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... Agent: Nike, Inc.

20130115585 - Language-based computer generated instructional material: 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... Agent: Educate Online Technology, LLC

20130115586 - Feedback methods and systems: 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... Agent:

20130115587 - Emergency command system and method: 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... Agent: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

20130108990 - Wireless target system: A wireless target system unit for a weapon effect simulation system. A radio transmitter and receiver communicates with a control system. A laser receiver is arranged for receiving laser light from an attacking system. The wireless target system unit includes two retro-reflecting prisms arranged to retro-reflect an incident laser light... Agent: Saab Ab

20130108991 - Magazine for simulated tetherless pistols with lockback: A simulated weapon includes a mechanical counting mechanism that incrementally advances upon firing of a simulated round. When the mechanical counting mechanism reaches a state indicating that all simulated rounds have been fired, a slide of the weapon is locked back, mimicking the lockback feature of an actual weapon. The... Agent: Cubic Corporation

20130108992 - Motion simulator and corresponding method: The invention relates to a motion simulator for simulating a motion of a vehicle, particularly an aircraft, comprising: a multi-axis serial robot (1) comprising a rotatable base axis (2), and a seat (17) for an operator, wherein the seat (17) is attached to the multi-axis serial robot (1), so that... Agent: Max-planck-gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Wissenschaften, E.v.

20130108993 - Method and system for scoring a diet: A method for evaluating a diet includes the steps of: inputting information about a plurality of individual foods forming the diet being evaluated into at least one of a computer and a database; evaluating the diet by measuring the quality of the individual foods forming the diet and compiling scores... Agent: Griffin Hospital

20130108994 - Adaptive multimodal communication assist system: A computer implemented method and system for assisting a user to learn and/or communicate in a visual communication language in one or more modes is provided. The multimodal communication assist application, provided on a user's computing device, determines the user's characteristic information based on one or more selected multimodal communication... Agent: Pes School Of Engineering

20130108997 - Matching system for career and academic counseling: An improved system for optimally matching an individual seeking something and one of a plurality of suppliers includes: (a) a plurality of personality traits that are predictive of how one that possesses a combination of these traits is likely to make a selection decision when selecting from among the suppliers,... Agent: Woofound, Inc.

20130108996 - Subjective linguistic analysis: A system and related method for the electronic processing of text onto a two-dimensional coordinate system to analyze the attitudinal mindset associated with the text. The system and related method may also be employed to generate text based on a desired attitudinal mindset to impart. The system includes a computer... Agent:

20130108995 - System and method for monitoring and influencing body position: Systems and methods are provided to monitor a user body position and/or influence a user to change and improve body position, without causing the user to wake up. A personal audio output communicator is adapted to be positioned in close proximity to an ear of the user. A motion detector... Agent: C&d Research Group LLC.

20130108998 - Breathing apparatus simulator: A breathing apparatus simulator unit (BASU) comprises a mouthpiece/noseclip subassembly and a cartridge subassembly. The mouthpiece/noseclip subassembly includes the same mouthpiece/noseclip subassembly that is utilized in an actual self-contained self-rescuer (SCSR) device. The cartridge subassembly comprises a container containing a reactionary material. The reactionary material reacts with at least one... Agent: Ocenco, Inc.

20130109000 - Method and device for injecting a fluid into an artificial venous structure: A training device for sclerotherapy. The device includes at least one artificial venous structure adapted to contain a fluid, a reservoir, and a fluid path connecting the artificial venous structure to the reservoir.... Agent: Nelson Medical Enterprises, LLC

20130108999 - System, method, and computer program product for simulating epicardial electrophysiology procedures: An aspect of various systems and methods provides, but not limited thereto, novel means for simulating physiological systems and processes in vitro in order to test surgical devices and train practitioners in the use of surgical devices. An aspect of various embodiments further provides in vitro anatomical components, such as... Agent: University Of Virginia Patent Foundation

20130109001 - High-luminance uv led nail lamp structure and led light source module thereof: A high-luminance ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diode (LED) nail lamp structure and an LED light source module thereof are provided. The LED nail lamp structure includes a housing and an LED light source module. The LED light source module is provided in the housing and has a plurality of UV LEDs,... Agent: Helio Optoelectronics Corporation

20130109002 - Educational virtual space: An educational virtual space facilitates interactions between teachers (including administrators and/or parents) and students (including students taught at home, at school, and elsewhere, as well as any other users). A teacher interface module enables a teacher to guide students through a curriculum of components of educational content within and/or outside... Agent: Wowzers, LLC

20130109003 - Method for providing a study pattern analysis service on a network and a server used therewith: A method is configured to provide a study pattern analysis service on a network, and a server used therewith. The server receives identification information from a smart pen used by a student to solve questions printed on a study material. The identification information, for each question is marked on locations... Agent:

20130109004 - Human model: This invention is directed to model human figures. More particularly, this invention is directed to a model human figure comprising a frame with joints. This invention is also directed to a model human figure comprising a frame and a wire body with joints.... Agent: Design Ideas, Ltd.

20130109005 - Human model: This invention is directed to model human figures. More particularly, this invention is directed to a model human figure comprising a frame with joints. This invention is also directed to a model human figure comprising a frame and a wire body with joints.... Agent: Design Ideas, Ltd.

20130101968 - Heavy equipment simulator and related methods: A method for training an operator of a machine including interacting with a simulation mode of a heavy equipment model simulator and evaluating an operator using criteria substantially similar to an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) criteria for a non-simulated heavy equipment model. Interacting includes performing one or more simulated exercises... Agent: Cse Software Inc.

20130101969 - Methods and apparatus for monitoring and encouraging health and fitness: Methods and apparatus are provided for monitoring and encouraging health and fitness. In accordance with a first aspect, an apparatus is provided that is adapted to assist in weight loss and exercise. The apparatus comprises a personal digital assistant (PDA) having computer program code adapted to assist in at least... Agent:

20130101970 - System and method for using psychological significance pattern information for matching with target information: A computer-implemented system for creating a classification significance pattern for end users, and enabling end users to use their classification significance pattern to conduct custom searches for target information, such as books, other textual content, information about products, services, and jobs, as well as enabling third parties, such as vendors... Agent: Protigen, Inc.

20130101971 - Motor coordination testing device: A motor coordination testing device is disclosed. The motor coordination testing device includes a signal generator and a signal retrieving device. The signal generator includes a first electronic protractor and a first support rotatably coupled with the first electronic protractor. The signal retrieving device is electrically connected to the signal... Agent:

20130101972 - Methods for reducing risk: Methods for limiting and controlling the distribution of dronedarone to patients whose use of the drug might present an unacceptable risk.... Agent: Sanofi

20130101973 - Simulated tissue structure for surgical training: A simulated tissue structure for practicing surgical techniques is provided. In particular, a realistic organ model or tissue portion for practicing the removal of a tumor or other undesired tissue followed by suturing a remnant defect as part of the same surgical procedure is provided. The simulated tissue structure includes... Agent: Applied Medical Resources Corporation

20130101974 - System and method for wireless assessment administration and data collection: A portable storage apparatus is configured to interface with a computer having a processor. The portable storage apparatus comprises a wireless transceiver for transmitting and receiving data, an operating system, and a memory containing data representing a plurality of questions. The portable storage apparatus is configured to receive data representative... Agent: Turning Technologies, LLC

20130101976 - Cognitive assessment and treatment platform utilizing a distributed tangible-graphical user interface device: A cognitive disorder diagnostic and treatment system that employs cognitive cubes, gameplay associated with the cognitive cubes, and a data gathering as statistical analysis base device that may be a computer, that communicates the gathered data to a web server host according to a unique ID associated with particular cognitive... Agent:

20130101977 - Method and system for providing education contents: A method and an apparatus of providing education contents are provided. The method includes transmitting education contents to a display device in response to an education contents request received from the display device, receiving, from a personal device, a personal request that is associated with the education contents and comprises... Agent: Kt Corporation

20130101975 - System and method for targeting specific benefits with cognitive training: The disclosure is directed to methods for enhancing cognition in a participant by dynamically constructing a cognitive training regime to exercise desired benefits. Additionally, computer implemented methods for enhancing cognition in a participant by dynamically constructing a cognitive training regime to exercise desired benefits are also provided. The methods and... Agent: Lumos Labs, Inc.

20130101978 - System and computer program product for developing and delivering a training course: A first processing component is configured to create at least a first slide from electronic media selected from an electronic media repository. A computer communications interface is configured to access via a computer network a training electronic media repository. A first user interface is configured to permit selecting from the... Agent: The Boeing Company

20130101979 - Dry-erase board with inserts: A new design for a dry-erase board allows for writing on a clear top surface or a second surface under the clear top surface. The dry-erase board includes an insert positioned between the clear top surface and a second surface, the insert being protected by the clear top surface... Agent:

20130101980 - Method and apparatus for forming a writable erasable area on an object: A method of forming a writable erasable area on an object includes selecting a glass sheet having a front surface and a back surface, where the front surface is opposed to and parallel to the back surface. An area of the object where the writable erasable area is to be... Agent: