Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D651721 | Narrow lower fence rail restrainer | 01/03/2012 |
| D644504 | Clip | 09/06/2011 |
| 7975683 | Spring action paintball marker A paintball marker using a piston and compression spring mounted in an air focus tube for generating compressed air for launching a paintball down a barrel. A trigger and sear are used to catch the compression spring when it is compressed to control the launching of... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7965522 | Low-loss noise-resistant high-temperature gate driver circuits High temperature gate driving circuits with improved noise resistance and minimized loss are implemented with high temperature components with a reduced size magnetic isolation transformer. Input broad-pulse width modulated signals are converted to offsetting narrow... | 06/21/2011 |
| D639774 | Exponential horn speaker cabinet | 06/14/2011 |
| 7946707 | Eye dominance evaluation apparatus and method There is disclosed apparatus and method for a test of eye dominance of human subjects for which on each 10-sec trial, one eye starts with a strong image that gets progressively weaker or does not get progressively stronger, while, at the same time, the other eye get... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942542 | Back lighted replaceable image sheet display apparatus There is disclosed a backlit display structure with multiple LED's arranged to transmit light into a light guide plate configured to uniformly illuminate the back of a readily replaceable translucent image sheet. The display may be incorporated with a decorative fra... | 05/17/2011 |
| D634448 | Wide lower fence rail retainer | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896172 | Compactable product pusher system and display A compactable display is presented using a compactable pusher system constructed from folded sheet material using an elastic band as a biasing element. A unique polygon construction is described for generating increased tension on an elastic band as the polygon is c... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7885537 | Enlarged display for a camera viewfinder A remote viewfinder display device using an image capturing device including a sensor positioned at an existing camera's viewfinder in communication with a remote display device which shows the viewfinder image at an alternative location to allow a photographer to f... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882682 | Ball grip and friction engaging capping chuck A capping chuck including alignment balls for engaging the cap knurling. The capping chuck can also include internal knurling, and a friction engaging element for cap retention during the bottling process. ... | 02/08/2011 |
| D630383 | Vented side slot face mask | 01/04/2011 |
| 7854220 | Stretchable tension paintball agitator with deflecting arms and displacement tips A spring tensioned paintball agitator using a stretchable tension device providing increased maintenance and replacement access. A base frame and a finger frame are provided defining a movement limit device to prevent overextension of the spring while maintaining a ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7825311 | Keyboard guitar musical instrument apparatus A musical instrument apparatus including multiple parallel strings defining a string line and a keyboard overlay positioned at an acute angle to the string line to allow for consistent playing feel by consistently positioning the hammers on the keys while allowing l... | 11/02/2010 |
| D625471 | Fish retention structure | 10/12/2010 |
| 7793608 | Reserve sheet material roll with low supply indicator A sheet material supply roll wrapped on a core tube including a reserve segment of sheet material spirally wrapped around the core tube with a supply segment of sheet material spirally wrapped on top of the reserve segment of sheet material. Different methods for pl... | 09/14/2010 |
| D623253 | Grip | 09/07/2010 |
| 7776443 | Soyoil paintball The invention herein provides for an improved dye composition for encapsulation in casing structures adapted for projectile motion and rupture upon contact with a target surface, such as paint balls. The dye composition adapted for use in an impact-rupturable capsul... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7735479 | Hollow tube paintball marker A paintball marker for launching a paintball using a bolt with an internal impact ring for contacting a power tube sized to fit within the bolt. The power tube has an internal gas passage for supplying launching gas to the paintball and an external striking surface ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7681257 | Rotating lens locking device A head shield device having a frame and a replaceable lens. An engagement axle having an large dimension and a small dimension is attached to the frame. The lens defines an aperture with a neck and an enlarged inner body. The small dimension of the axle is adapted t... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7640927 | Multiple function paintball marker bolt A paintball marker using a lightweight bolt design suing a composite bolt structure with a light weight body and precision sear release edge adapted for consistent sear over the life of the marker. The composite bolt structure also has a spring retention end with a ... | 01/05/2010 |
| D607214 | Continuous folded sheet with diamond and boxweave pattern | 01/05/2010 |
| D601308 | Mandible mask | 09/29/2009 |
| 7568326 | Apparatus and method for vacuum sealing a food item package An apparatus and method for vacuum sealing a food item package. Compressed air forces air out of a food item package such that there is substantially no air within the package after it is sealed. ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7552575 | Method of controlling rotation of lifter ring The use of a frictional engagement with the top and/or side of a lifter ring on the neck of a bottle for controlling the rotation of the bottle during the capping process. The frictional engagement may be used to hold the bottle steady during the capping process or ... | 06/30/2009 |
| D594914 | Rib top dashed side paintball marker | 06/23/2009 |
| D593617 | Trigger cartridge | 06/02/2009 |
| 6926636 | Gear driven power converter A differential power coupling for generating forward and reverse motions and allowing stopping of the rotation for a vehicle using a rotational power supply to power a variable speed transmission having first and second outputs. The power coupling uses a rotational ... | 08/09/2005 |
| D591200 | Strap end retainer with open slots | 04/28/2009 |
| 7516594 | Apparatus and method for vacuum sealing a food item package An apparatus and method for vacuum sealing a food item package. Compressed air forces air out of a food item package such that there is substantially no air within the package after it is sealed. ... | 04/14/2009 |
| D588253 | Hang tag air freshener | 03/10/2009 |
| D586471 | User manipulation massaging device | 02/10/2009 |
| D585097 | Extending handle and dentile top and bottom bodied paintball marker | 01/20/2009 |
| 7458327 | Planing pontoon boat hull A planing pontoon hull is described including a bow section with separate steep and shallow bow planes separated by left and right displacement guides extending upward from a planar bottom. Forward bow angle, steep deflections angles, displacement angles, and shallo... | 12/02/2008 |
| D579200 | Canister | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434573 | Fiber optic paintball marker A paintball marker utilizing fiber optic cables and quick disconnects to create an isolated electrical circuit which is more robust to environmental effects while improving marker balance by relocating the sensor weight. A paintball marker is provided using a frame ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7426927 | Paintball marker with intergrated hopper An integrated paintball marker having an integrated hopper in the marker body. The integrated hopper is connected by a sliding mechanism and provides for a center of gravity closer to the user's hand as well as reduced extremities for targeting by other players or f... | 09/23/2008 |
| D576939 | Vehicle mirror fringed cover | 09/16/2008 |
| D576543 | Vehicle mirror cover | 09/09/2008 |
| D576075 | Strap end retainer | 09/02/2008 |
