482results about "Underlays" patented technology

A non-invasive subject-information imaging apparatus according to this invention includes a light generating unit which generates light containing a specific wavelength component, a light irradiation unit which radiates the generated light into a subject, a waveguide unit which guides the light from the light generating unit to the irradiation unit, a plurality of two-dimensionally arrayed electroacoustic transducer elements, a transmission / reception unit which transmits ultrasonic waves to the subject by driving the electroacoustic transducer elements, and generates a reception signal from electrical signals converted by electroacoustic transducer elements, and a signal processing unit which generates volume data about a living body function by processing a reception signal corresponding to acoustic waves generated in the subject by light irradiation, and generates volume data about a tissue morphology by processing a reception signal corresponding to echoes generated in the subject upon transmission of the ultrasonic waves.

An improved combination holder and coaster apparatus for receiving a container or vessel which includes first and second thermally insulative, flexible panels joined together by a joint comprised of a stretchable, flexible, adhesive material adapted to return the device to a collapsed coaster configuration. While in receipt of the vessel or container, the device is adapted to an elliptical holder configuration in which the panels are separated by a projected dihedral angle generally between approximately 0 degrees through approximately 180 degrees allowing the elliptical holder to receive the vessel or container.

An illuminating beverage container cooler. The sleeve of the cooler is made of a flexible thermally insulating material, such as neoprene, and the base of the cooler is made of a rigid material with lights and necessary batteries installed within a containment compartment in said base. The lights, when turned on, result in the portion of the bottle above the insulating cylindrical sleeve sidewalls being illuminated. The illuminating cooler also functions as a flashlight when the beverage container is removed.

Active foodware comprises at least a plate unit that provides visual stimuli by having a power source and a visual sensory stimulating component to provide light emanating from the plate. Other devices can provide auditory and haptic stimuli. The plate unit can be a single component where the device and circuitry are all contained in the unit and protected from water or can be two components an upper translucent plate and an underplate comprising the devices and circuitry for directing light through the upper plate.

A device for providing a source of illumination for recessed cup holders on the console of an automotive vehicle, boat and the like. The illumination device includes a clear acrylic disk that is adapted to be nested on the bottom wall of a conventional, standard size cup holder. The acrylic disk has a hollow portion that receives an LED lamp. The lamp is conventionally wired to the vehicle electric system. The device provides a subtle, aesthetic illumination ring of around a receptacle placed in the recessed holder, thus allowing both driver and passenger to safely locate the beverage receptacle at night.

A cost effective, durable, safe, and washable placemat that remains in place during use, contain spills that arise during meal time, and collects food and other debris before it falls on the floor is disclosed. In one disclosed embodiment, the reusable placemat has a substantially planar eating surface that is encircled by a spill retention rim with a food retention gutter detachably secured thereto. A resilient strip of material preferably encircles the lower side of the placemat thereby defining a non-slip foot. The planar eating surface may be substantially transparent, thereby allowing one or more activity cards to be displayed therethrough.

A glowing coaster composed of a base, an LED light source installed in the base, an upper assembly consisting of an absorbent pad and housing and a wall transformer power source, which when plugged into a wall receptacle, causes the LED to light and create a glowing effect to the outer surface of a portion of the base or the upper assembly allowing the device to be easily located in a darkened room.

Active foodware comprises at least a plate unit that provides visual stimuli by having a power source and a visual sensory stimulating component to provide light emanating from the plate. Other devices can provide auditory and haptic stimuli. The plate unit can be a single component where the device and circuitry are all contained in the unit and protected from water or can be two components an upper translucent plate and an underplate comprising the devices and circuitry for directing light through the upper plate.

An illuminated coaster includes a base with a body having upper and lower ends and a generally frusto-conical configuration enclosing a compartment. A resilient, insulative sleeve comprising foam rubber, polyurethane or some other suitable material is mounted on the body upper end and forms a container receiver adapted to selectively receive the lower end of a container. A lighting system is located generally in the compartment and includes a power source, such as a battery set. A light source is selectively connected to the battery set through a switching component and can comprise a bulb and socket or an LED, either of which can be mounted below the transparent lens for projecting light upwardly into a container in the container receiver. Modified embodiments of the illuminated coaster include horizontal / annular, helical and vertical ribs located on the inside of the sleeve for engaging a container received therein.

A solar lighting device includes a transparent housing. Within the housing, there are provided a light-emitting member (e.g., LED or lamp), a control circuit having a microprocessor and a switch activated by magnetic force, light, or body temperature, and a solar battery for supplying electric power to both the light-emitting member and the control circuit. A transparent or translucent object such as cup, bottle, or ornament may be mounted on the lighting device such that light with varying color and / or brightness may be emitted from the object as controlled by the microprocessor and the switch activated by an approaching trigger member when the lighting device is activated.

An surface protection system of manufacture for protecting the surfaces, including restroom floors, from accidental liquid spills, including urine and water, with a top unit containing grid work of any geometric design containing a slip resistance top design that directs liquid down and into the absorbing core; an absorbing core attached to the top unit by any method, consisting of non woven material containing super absorbent polymer or super absorbent fiber, or similar material that has a high rate of absorbency and capacity to retain the liquid in the material; a moister barrier attached to the absorbing core and the top unit by any permanent means, including glue, heat welding, or other methods, and optionally, a backing unit containing slip resistant characteristics. All components being combined into one surface protection system that also provides for the user to stand on a portion of it, allowing a closer position to a urinal, toilet, beverage machine, drinking fountain, or other intended use of the surface protection system. An article of manufacture for protecting the counter surfaces from accidental liquid spills, including coffee, carbonated beverages, and water, with a top unit containing grip work grid work of any geometric design containing a slip resistance top design that directs liquid down and into the absorbing core; an absorbing core attached to the top unit by any method, consisting of non woven material containing super absorbent polymer or super absorbent fiber, or similar material that has a high rate of absorbency and capacity to retain the liquid in the material; a moister barrier attached to the absorbing core and the top unit by any permanent means, including glue, heat welding, or other methods, and optionally, a backing unit containing slip resistant characteristics. All components being combined into one surface protection system that also provides for the user to stand on a portion of it, allowing a closer position to a urinal, toilet, beverage machine, drinking fountain, or other intended use of the surface protection system.

A cup pad includes a top part having a recessed area for a cup to put therein and a plurality of first holes are defined through the recessed area. A plurality of second holes are defined through the top part and located around the recessed area. A bottom part is engaged with the top part and an electric power source is connected to the bottom part. A circuit board is sandwiched between the top part and the bottom part. A plurality of first light emitting members are inserted in the first holes and second light emitting members are inserted in the second holes. These light emitting members are controlled by a control chip on the circuit board so as to light up in a pre-determined way.

An illuminate-able beverage-ware device includes a bottle-supporting component with a base and a bottle-gripping sidewall that cooperatively define an upwardly opening space for receiving a bottle or other beverage container. An actuator arrangement actuates a battery-powered light source that transmits lights upwardly toward the false bottom, outwardly through the sidewall, and downwardly toward the base, while inwardly extending protrusions on a circularly shaped sidewall of one embodiment hold the device on the bottle when the bottle is lifted (e.g., to a drinking position). The false bottom, sidewall, and base are all at least partially transparent to light so that light is transmitted upwardly through the false bottom toward the bottle (e.g., to illuminate a beverage within the bottle), outwardly through the sidewall, and downwardly through the base (e.g., to illuminate information on the underside of the base for a highly visible additional display of information to a bystander when the bottle is raised to a drinking position).

A drink can lid includes a circular platform defining a periphery. The platform has an interior surface. A peripheral wall extends from the periphery of the platform. A plurality of ridges can be formed on the interior surface of the platform. The drink can lid can have a predetermined color. The platform and the peripheral wall can include indicia displayed thereon for associating a particular can with a user. A flip-top tab can be defined in the platform. The tab can be at least partially separable from said platform in order to form an opening in the lid. The drink can lid can also include a flanged lip extending from an end of the peripheral wall. A plurality of dimples can extend from a surface of the peripheral wall proximate the flanged lip. A plurality of drink can lids and a plurality of label sheets can form a kit.

Systems and methods are provided to detect a developed bad word-line of a flash memory. Embodiments provide an improved Background media scan (BGMS) process that can predict at the end of a block read if a word-line will potentially become bad with the use of the flash memory. Accordingly, data from the potentially bad block can be recovered and the block can be retired. The embodiments can minimize the need for the expensive chip-kill method.

A beverage container receptacle and opening apparatus having a base adapted to support a beverage container and having one or a plurality of beverage container openers formed into the base. The openers provide a twist off bottle cap remover, a pry-off bottle cap remover, and a pull tab prying device. A sleeve rising from a top surface of the base provides an insulator as well as a component to hold the container to the base during movement.

A promotional item includes a digital data storage disk adapted for inserting into a player for playback by a recipient. A disk carrier holds the data storage disk. The disk carrier cooperates with the data storage disk to form a novelty beverage coaster adapted for protecting an underlying surface. A moisture-absorbent plug is inserted into a center hole formed with the data storage disk, and is adapted for receiving and, transporting moisture away from a top side of the coaster.

A substantially flat, generally circular coaster made of a material that can absorb and / or prevent transmission of moisture is designed to receive the enlarged base of stemware and to be carried with the stemware, so that the coaster is always in position and ready for use without any handling of the coaster being required by the user after the coaster is initially placed in position on the base of the stemware. The coaster has a bottom portion and a top portion joined at their periphery to define a hollow cavity in which the base of the stemware is received. The top portion is provided with shaped slots or cuts so that the base of the stemware can be inserted through the top portion and into the hollow cavity. In a preferred embodiment, the coaster is made of an attractive fabric material.

A mat having a resiliently deformable mat portion and a securing element provided thereon for securing an item attached thereto against movement and relative to the mat portion is provided. The mat is arranged to grip a support surface on which the mat portion is laid, in use, by formation of at least a partial vacuum between the mat portion and the support surface upon deformation of the mat portion. The mat comprises a projection arranged to urge the item away from the mat when held by the mat, thereby to create a deformation in the mat portion.

A highchair system enables removable attachment of objects to a tray of the highchair and protects the highchair from food and liquid spills. A flexible slipcover is removably attachable to the highchair tray so as to extend over at least an upper surface thereof. A permanent magnet or a ferromagnetic material is associated with the slipcover. Objects, such as a dish or a toy, are held in place on the highchair tray by magnetic attraction forces. Tethered utensils may be removably attachable to the dish.

A drinking container for decanting, filtering, mixing and / or aerating a beverage. The drinking container comprises a bowl having an upper opening and an aerating cell having a wall, an upper opening along the top of the cell and a plurality of openings or perforations through the wall. The cup-shaped cell has an upwardly facing hollow or concave configuration, optionally with a central upwardly extending protrusion, and is attached to and within the bowl, to decant, filter, mix and / or aerate a beverage that is poured through the bowl upper opening and into the cell upper opening, and subsequently flows through the at least one perforation into the bowl. Preferably, the drinking container is a wine glass having a base and stem supporting the bowl and the beverage is wine.

A cooling coaster device and method for supporting and keeping a cold beverage container cool are provided. The cooling coaster device can include a relatively short, cup-shaped body including a closed bottom and a cylindrical sidewall forming an opening at an end thereof. A sealing ring gasket is integrally formed with the cylindrical sidewall in a vicinity of the opening. The sealing ring gasket can form a narrowest portion of the cup-shaped body and can be capable of forming a water and gas-tight seal when a beverage container is inserted into the cup-shaped body. The cooling coaster device can include a support extending into an interior of the cup-shaped body and forms a stop surface arranged a set distance from the closed bottom. The cooling coaster can be formed as an integral, one-piece structure and can keep the cold beverage container cool while not concealing its labeling and preventing the formation of a condensation ring.

An improved combination holder and coaster apparatus for receiving a container or vessel which includes first and second thermally insulative, flexible panels joined together by a joint comprised of a stretchable, flexible, adhesive material adapted to return the device to a collapsed coaster configuration. While in receipt of the vessel or container, the device is adapted to an elliptical holder configuration in which the panels are separated by a projected dihedral angle generally between approximately 0 degrees through approximately 180 degrees allowing the elliptical holder to receive the vessel or container.

A portable, automated illumination device is provided that is capable of illuminating an item stored on or near the device, such items may include eyeglasses, drinking cups, or other household articles. In one embodiment, the device includes a top section platform that has a sloped, nearly vertical edge to retain items and a sensor that instantly illuminates a light in response to motion adjacent to the device. In certain embodiments, the light provides illumination of the surrounding area to allow a user to find an item stored in or near the device, or to locate a more significant light source. Preferably, the light is illuminated for a certain period of time, after which the device resets to be triggered by subsequent motion, heat, or other stimuli detectable by the sensor.