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Patent No. 6293874

User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks

An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.

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Assignee: APS Technology, Inc.


Location: Wallingford, CT
No. of patents: 7

NumberTitleIssue Date
8087476System and method for damping vibration in a drill string using a magnetorheological damper
A system for damping vibration in a drill string can include a magnetorheological fluid valve assembly having a supply of a magnetorheological fluid, a first member, and a second member capable of moving in relation to first member in response to vibration of the dr...
01/03/2012
7997357System and method for damping vibration in a drill string
A system for damping vibration in a drill string can include a valve assembly having a supply of a fluid, a first member, and a second member capable of moving in relation to first member in response to vibration of the drill bit. The first and second members define...
08/16/2011
7762356Rotary steerable motor system for underground drilling
A preferred embodiment of a system for rotating and guiding a drill bit in an underground bore includes a drilling motor and a drive shaft coupled to drilling motor so that drill bit can be rotated by the drilling motor. The system further includes a guidance module...
07/27/2010
7681663Methods and systems for determining angular orientation of a drill string
Preferred methods and systems generate a control input based on a periodically-varying characteristic associated with the rotation of a drill string. The periodically varying characteristic can be correlated with the magnetic tool face and gravity tool face of a rot...
03/23/2010
7389830Rotary steerable motor system for underground drilling
A preferred embodiment of a system for rotating and guiding a drill bit in an underground bore includes a drilling motor and a drive shaft coupled to drilling motor so that drill bit can be rotated by the drilling motor. The system further includes a guidance module...
06/24/2008
7377339System and method for damping vibration in a drill string
A system for damping vibration in a drill string can include a valve assembly having a supply of a fluid, a first member, and a second member capable of moving in relation to first member in response to vibration of the drill bit. The first and second members define...
05/27/2008
7327634Rotary pulser for transmitting information to the surface from a drill string down hole in a well
A rotary pulser for transmitting information to the surface from down hole in a well by generating pressure pulses encoded to contain information. The pressure pulses travel to the surface where they are decoded so as to decipher the information. The pulser includes...
02/05/2008
 
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