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They Invented What? (No. 140)
U.S. Pat. No. 5,421,089: Fork with timer.
What is claimed is:
1. A fork with timer for providing a cue to a user after an elapsed period of time for indicating that another bite of food using the fork may be taken comprising, in combination:
a rigid dinner fork having a head, four spaced and aligned tines extended from the head, and a handle extended from the head remote from the tines for allowing a user a firm grip for taking a bite of food;
timer circuitry connected to the handle of the dinner fork and adapted for providing a cue after an elapsed period of time for indicating to user that another bite of food using the dinner fork may be taken, the timer circuitry further comprising:
a countdown timer adapted for counting down a pre-programmed period of time, transmitting countdown signals in sequence during…
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They Invented What? (No. 139)
U.S. Pat. No. 7,137,935: Office gym exercise kit.
What is claimed is:
1. An exercise kit for attachment to a chair having a central post, a base, and a chair back support, said exercise kit comprising:
(a) a generally T-shaped flexible body constructed of flexible fabric, the top of the T-shaped flexible body comprising a generally rectangular portion having a plurality of retainers secured thereon, an elongated strap secured to said generally rectangular portion and extending outwardly from and substantially perpendicular to one of the sides of the generally rectangular portion, said elongated strap terminating in a free end, said generally rectangular portion further including fastening means located adjacent the sides of the rectangular body perpendicular to said one side for affixing said rectangular portion of said flexible body about a central post of a chair, means for affixing said elongated strap about a chair base, and…
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They Invented What? (No. 138)
U.S. Pat. No. 4,834,212: Sound muffler for covering the mouth.
We claim:
1. A human sound muffler and indicator comprising a unitary body adapted to be grasped and manipulated by a user, at least one end of said body comprising a saddle shaped body of compliant sound absorbing foam material adapted to fit over the mouth of a user and engage the face around the mouth to form an effective sound seal to receive sound directly from the mouth and absorb substantially most of the sound in the foam material, a microphone for receiving unabsorbed sound disposed adjacent the bottom of said foam saddle and providing an output signal responsive to the unabsorbed sound, and means in said body for receiving said output signal and providing an indication on said body of the intensity of the unabsorbed sound.
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They Invented What? (No. 137)
U.S. Pat. No. 6,743,460: Tomato raisin.
(b) drying said skinless grape tomato to produce a tomato raisin.
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