Ideo Product Development Inc.

Steelcase Inc.

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Palm, Incorporated

Apple Inc.

Speculative Incorporated

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.p.

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.

3 Com Corporation

The Procter Gamble Company

Dell USA L P

The Proctor 'Gamble Company

Handspring, Inc.

Eegee, LLC

Dennis Joseph Boyle

Peter Nils Skillman

Robert Gregory Twiss

Brian J Kane

Charles Anthony Seiber

Mark T Slager

Michael R Shields

Michael L Waalkes

Traci Angela Neist

Joseph Chang

Marcus K Pressnell

Robin Christopher

Jeffrey Charles Hawkins

Francis James Canova, Jr

Amy A Han

Christopher Loew

James Albert Gavney, Jr

Rickson Sun

Madeleine L Francavilla

Jerry Mix

Elisha Avraham Tal

Daniel Sung-hwe Kim

Pascal Homero Soboll

Richard Scott Hand

Daniel Sung-Hwe Kim

Charles Richard Lewis, Jr

Matt Herron

Markus Peter Diebel

Craig M Janik

Elisha Tal

Ryan H Mongan

Michael J Shawver

David Law

Betsy Charlotte Fields

John Raff

Douglas L Scheerhorn

Lukas Martin Scherrer

Garry Roland Woltman

John Wallace Smith

Adrienne Rae Loyd

John Edward Sheppard

Mark T Lund

James Yurchenco

Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger

Simon Paul Godfrey

Angela Ann Johnston

Adam Patrick Vollmer

Vivian Kate Barad

Martin Bone

Allan James Krueger

Marcus David Weiher

Natasha Jane Evans

Kevin J Longhurst

Theodore Q Chau

Edwin Thorne, Iii

Jonathan Kyle Arendt

Paula Cardinahl Winkel

Pamela Mary Thompson

John L McCrackin

Krishna Viswanadham

Emily Joyce Ma

Judy May Lee

Edwin W Thorn, Iii

Amy Aimei Han

Paul J Granzotto

Andrew Paul Switky

Rebecca Jeanine Sinclair

Michael Wise

Brian D Howard

Eric Michael Lunsford

Mark B Penniman

Grace Tseng

James J Halicho

Christopher M Flink

Joseph S Hei

Samuel Blagden Truslow

Mary B Johnson

Tony Joseph Lillios

David Blakely

Sam Truslow

Anthony Piazza

Matthew Adams

Joseph Watson

Dana Nicholson

Scott Whitman

James A Gavney

A computing device housing is described. The housing includes a front shell and a back shell coupled to a mid-frame. An infrared port may be an integral portion of the housing or the mid-frame.

Computing device housing

A device with two or more regions configured to clean or treat a working surface is disclosed. Preferably, the device is an oral-care device with a power cleaning head. The power cleaning head comprises two or more regions, wherein at least one of the regions is configured to move and wherein at least one of the regions comprises a squeegee element. Preferably, the regions are configured to independently rotate, oscillate, vibrate or otherwise move while cleaning teeth and gums and can each include bristles, nodules, squeegee elements, or any combination thereof.

Oral-care device and system

A pull-activated applicator includes a barrel, a pledget, a finger grip, and a deployment element. The pledget includes a withdrawal string and is located within the barrel. The barrel, the pledget, and the deployment element are configured such that application of a force to the deployment element in a first direction deploys the pledget and withdrawal string from the barrel in a second direction generally opposite the first direction.

Pull-activated tampon applicator

A method of imparting hair strand effects may include identifying each of a plurality of hair strands to which to apply a hair strand effect product independently and individually, the plurality of hair strands associated with an illustration of at least one type of hair strand effects and one of a plurality of hair styles, and applying the product to each of the plurality of hair strands independently and individually subsequent to identifying the plurality of hair strands. In the alternative or in combination, a hair instruction guide may be consulted, the guide having at least one strand size associated with one of the plurality of types of hair strand effects, and a strand of hair may be identified according to the at least one strand size. A system for creating a hair strand effect may include a hair strand effect product and such a hair instruction guide.

Method and system for imparting strand effect to hair

Multi-directional wiping elements are disclosed. The wiping elements comprise intersecting squeegee segments that provide top wiping squeegee edges and side wiping squeegee edges. Devices utilizing the multi-directional wiping elements of the present invention can include bristles that are configured to simultaneously wipe a working surface with the wiping elements. In accordance with the embodiments of the invention, the multi-directional wiping elements are utilized in a toothbrush cleaning head that is configured to be operated manually or, alternatively, is motorized and is configured to rotate, oscillate, vibrate and/or move according to a combination thereof.

Multi-directional wiping elements and device using the same

A handheld computer having a housing with a midframe construction is described. The housing includes a front shell and a back shell coupled to a midframe. The handheld computer also includes two accessory slots for a stylus or other devices on the left and right sides of the housing. The handheld computer also includes an infrared port which is an integral portion of the housing.

Handheld computer

A knock-down portable partition system has cover panels supported on a post and beam framework designed for quick and easy on-site manual assembly. The framework includes at least two vertical posts and at least two structural beams rigidly, yet detachably interconnecting the vertical posts. Connectors secure the beams to the posts, such that the partition system can be assembled and disassembled manually. The partition system may include utility troughs shaped to retain wires, cabling, etc. therein to provide power and/or communication to the system. The utility troughs have opposite ends shaped to be detachably mounted to the posts.

Knock-down portable partition system

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Dennis Joseph Boyle