Signals and indicators inventions 10/06

20060236913 - Medical devices: A medical device including a latent marking which becomes visible upon exposure to ambient conditions....

20060236914 - Marker for trails, routes and the like having sponsorship indicia thereon and method of use: A marker is disclosed that encompasses any structure placed on a route to be followed (including, by way of example only and not of limitation, a roadway, hiking trail, biking trail, running course, boardwalk, etc.) that includes geographic indicia and sponsorship indicia. Geographic indicia include distance from or to a...

20060236915 - Instrument device: This invention provides an instrument device including: a dial having scale marks; a pointer pointing the scale marks and provided in front of the dial; a light source provided behind the dial and supplying light to the pointer to cause the pointer to emit light; and a cover provided in...

20060231011 - Gear position display device of transmission: A gear position display device includes a transmission having a plurality of gear positions, a speed-changing control portion outputting a speed-changing instruction, a display portion displaying a gear position of the transmission, and a detection portion detecting a speed-changing state of a gear position based on the speed-changing instruction, wherein...

20060231012 - Portable emergency reflective signal balloon with reflective streamers: Portable Emergency Reflective Signal Balloon with Streamers embodies a highly reflective mirror finish, MYLAR™, balloon with streamers attached to a monofilament tether, packaged in a pouch with a cannister of gas, which is lighter than air, such as helium, which can be deployed as needed as an emergency signaling device....

20060231013 - Oil pressure visual indicator: The present invention provides an apparatus for providing a visual indication of oil pressure comprising: a housing defining an exterior and an interior region wherein the interior region defines a sealing surface of the housing, the housing further defining an inlet providing fluid communication between the interior region of the...

20060225637 - Tasting glasses having revealable indicators there on and method of conducting blind taste test: A kit and method of blind comparison utilizing glass objects, each having a unique revealable indicator on the surface of the glass. The revealable indicator is created by a shallow etching into the exterior surface of the tasting glass such that the indicator is substantially invisible to the human eye...

20060219153 - Condensed retractable safety marker: A condensed retractable traffic cone is a device designed to provide motorists with advance warning of disabled vehicles and/or work zone areas. The device has been designed to withstand reasonable winds through the use of two base supports, a lower portion, a retractable arm and a series of retractable vertical...

20060219154 - Operation indicator: An operation indicator is provided to indicate the open/closed status of device, e.g. a circuit interrupter operable between open and closed operating positions. The operation indicator includes two indicator members having cooperating interleaved or interlaced construction such that a relative small operating stroke of the operable device results in relatively...

20060219155 - Needle pointer type meter: It is possible to eliminate the problem that a conductive part to a light source is subjected to stress by operation of a needle-pointer, thereby improving reliability. A needle-pointer type meter includes: an indicator plate having a first see-through portion and an indicator portion surrounding the first see-through portion; a...

20060219156 - Control: Control, comprising a knob (12a) with a prism (20) that has an axial part (22) located centrally in the knob, with a symbol display surface (28) at an external end (30) of the knob, and a part (24) arranged at an angle to the central part for receiving incident light...