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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4611289 | Computer power management system A power management system is disclosed for providing power to one or more computers having provisions for communication with an external data source. A source of backup power, including a bank of batteries, is provided which is provided to the power bus d... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4586136 | Digital computer for determining scuba diving parameters for a particular diver A device incorporates pressure transducers to measure the ambient water pressure and the pressure of the air in the tank and uses a microprocessor to combine those measurements with a time measurement. The microprocessor provides a digital readout of the ... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4581540 | Current overload protected solid state relay A control circuit for protecting a metal oxide semiconductor field-effect power transistor from current overloads is disclosed in one embodiment of the control circuit. A silicon controlled rectifier is used to remove the bias voltage from the MOSFET in t... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4580548 | Gas-fired heater vent system A vent system for a gas fired swimming pool heater is disclosed in which replacement of three components is all that is required to change the heater vent to one for use with outdoor installed heaters to one for use with indoor installed heaters. The part... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4575671 | Methods and apparatus for synchronizing multiple motor driven generators Methods and apparatus are disclosed for synchronizing multiple AC motor driven synchronous generators to the voltage on a common output bus. In one method, the rotating motor is disconnected from its AC power source, the generator voltage is phase synchro... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4555157 | Electrical connector for visual display and method of making same An electrical connector is disclosed for making electrical connections to a large area visual display in the form of a substrate having a plurality of spaced-apart contact pads arranged in parallel rows along the edges on one surface. The connector includ... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4555152 | Leadless integrated circuit connector A device for connecting an integrated circuit to a circuit board having a body of insulating material with a first surface adapted to fit flush against a circuit board, a second surface adjacent the first surface having a series of parallel grooves, and a... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4543677 | Airtight telescoping rigid conduit An airtight telescoping rigid conduit is disclosed which includes rigid tubular sections which are coupled together using multiple bearings and a pressure actuated resilient seal ring. The tubular sections are constructed with a heat insulating foam core ... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4512514 | Fluid pulsation apparatus Fluid pulsation apparatus is disclosed which includes an elastomeric sleeve designed to expand circumferentially and longitudinally in response to internal fluid pressure. A fluid barrier in the form of a disk valve is located within the sleeve, and is bi... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4511342 | Winding and launching device for toy vehicles A winding and launching device for toy vehicles which includes a base covered by a shell, the shell having a shaft projecting therefrom and being adapted to mate with a coupling on a flywheel-driven toy vehicle for rotating the flywheel. The shaft is rota... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4511196 | Printed circuit board connector with integral ground plane A connector with an integral ground plane for making connections between two circuit boards is disclosed in which the connector has a bar-shaped body including generally C-shaped contacts extending in a row on opposite sides of the body. A ground plane in... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4510385 | Solar tracking system employing inertial coasting A solar tracking system is disclosed which includes a solar powered motor coupled to a rotatable collector using a high reduction gear arrangement. The collector rotates about pivot bearings and is counterbalanced about such bearings by counterweights. A ... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4485555 | Drafting device for use with computers A drawing device having a platform from which a marking instrument is suspended and wheels for moving the instrument over the surface of a drawing medium, a pair of these wheels being mounted equidistantly on opposite sides of the instrument, each of the ... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4477403 | Method of making an electrochemical sensor A method of making an electrochemical sensor is disclosed in which a liquid electrolyte such as sulfuric acid is blended with fumed silica in an amount sufficient to powderize the mixture. The resultant mixture is compacted under pressure between electrod... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4470541 | Control system for low mass hydronic boilers A control system for a low mass hydronic boiler is disclosed which includes a sensor for measuring the temperature of the fluid exiting the boiler. The level of fuel flow provided to the boiler is reduced when the water temperature exceeds a predetermined... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4464827 | Method of interconnecting cells in batteries An improved method of interconnecting cells in batteries is disclosed, where the cells are connected using lead links which straddle the walls separating the cells in the battery housing. Grooves are provided in the surfaces of the links which are adjacen... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4461524 | Frame type electrical connector for leadless integrated circuit packages A frame-type electrical connector for connecting leadless integrated circuit packages to a printed circuit board is disclosed. The connector includes a frame member having generally rectangular sides. A lead frame containing a plurality of flat conductive... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4457580 | Display for electronic games and the like including a rotating focusing device An electro-mechanical display including a rotating focusing device and at least one light source. The position of the focusing device is monitored and the light source turned on under computer control to produce at a viewing position a plurality of light ... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4455357 | Housing assembly for aircraft batteries An improved housing assembly for aircraft batteries is disclosed in which an insulated bezel is fastened to a cast aluminum housing using the battery electrical terminals. The bezel serves both to isolate the terminals from the housing and to provide a lo... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4450129 | Method of making miniature doll heads A process is disclosed for making miniature doll heads. An oversized head is formed of a shrinkable plastisol including a plasticizer, and facial features are applied to the head using a shrinkable paint. Hair is rooted to the scalp of the oversized head.... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4422639 | Electronic football game An electronic football game having controls for two operators, the controls being divided in play calling controls and play actions controls. The game has a display upon which appear indications representing offensive and defensive players and the ball. C... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4421313 | Display system having multiple viewing stations An electro-mechanical display system is disclosed having four viewing stations. The system includes a rotating mirror and alphanumeric character generators, and is capable of simultaneously displaying different information to each of the viewing stations.... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4421270 | Electronic temperature control An electronic temperature control circuit is disclosed for use with swimming pool and spa heaters. The circuit employs a thermistor for sensing water temperature, and provides temperature control with a narrow differential. Safety circuits are also employ... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4421066 | High efficiency boiler A boiler is disclosed having a horizontal heat exchanger in the form of hollow tubes positioned across the top of a combustion chamber. Vertical heat exchangers are also provided at either ends of the tubes. The vertical heat exchangers are in the form of... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4419815 | Method of making an aircraft battery A lead-acid battery having a unique arrangement for making electrical connection to the battery. The arrangement includes L-shaped lugs molded into the upper surface of the casing. The lugs have cylindrical apertures extending horizontally therethrough fo... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4418917 | Electronic target game A portable electronic target game is disclosed, including a playing field display, scoring displays and two sets of input keys to permit two players to simultaneously control the operation of the game. Each player may launch a projectile toward a moving b... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4418598 | Electronic percussion synthesizer An electronic percussion synthesizer is disclosed which includes a plurality of pressure transducers, each representing a different percussive musical instrument. Each transducer is responsive to an external striking force for generating analog pulses, ea... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4413441 | Multiple function doll A multiple function doll is disclosed which includes a controlled wetting function. Wetting is effected automatically whenever the doll is placed on a toy toilet. The wetting function is controlled by a pinch valve which prevents the flow of water from a ... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4406085 | Modular radio control for use with multiple toy vehicles A modular radio control unit for use with multiple toy vehicles is disclosed. The control unit is in the shape of a vehicle passenger compartment and is designed to plug into a cavity formed in each vehicle. The control unit contains a control circuit inc... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4403440 | Toy vehicle accelerator A toy vehicle accelerator is disclosed which includes a housing, an opening in the housing of a width to fit a particular toy vehicle, and an impeller mounted to slide in the opening as well as to rotate freely in a horizontal plane. The impeller includes... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4403157 | Control circuit for light emitting diode A circuit for controlling one or more light emitting diodes is disclosed. The circuit is designed to supply current to the diodes from an input voltage source in response to a control signal. The circuit provides a predetermined level of current to the di... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4397465 | Flexible strip with rolling and bending means A toy vehicular track formed of a thin strip of flexible material having a pair of lines parallel to its length formed to enhance bending. The strip is connected at one end to a drum the rotation of which causes the strip to be rolled on the drum for stor... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4397211 | Circuit for producing musical tones A circuit for producing musical tones is disclosed which includes a keyboard for selecting the musical tones, and a tone generator responsive to the keyboard for generating a square wave signal having the frequency of the musical note to be generated. A c... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4395760 | Electronic baseball game An electronic baseball game in which the display represents the prespective of a batter standing in the batter's box. In a preferred embodiment, a pitcher throws randomly selected pitches to the batter which move through a number of positions to end in or... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4395084 | Electrical socket for leadless integrated circuit packages A frame type electrical socket for connecting leadless integrated circuit packages to a printed circuit board is disclosed. The socket includes a rectangular frame member and four contact assemblies. Each contact assembly is designed to detachably mate wi... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4393527 | Method of controlling non-solar swimming pool heater A swimming pool heater temperature control system is disclosed. The control system is designed to optimize the use of a conventional heater as a supplemental heat source for a solar heated swimming pool. The temperature control system operates by automati... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4389815 | Wick support for wick-watering plants A wick support is disclosed which is employed to support a wick used in wick-watering plants. The wick support insures proper insertion of the wick into the plant soil and also insures proper positioning of the wick in a water reservoir.... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4387702 | Solar tracking system An optical/mechanical solar tracking system having a lens for focusing the sun's rays for use by an element which changes shape in response to heat. The change of shape of the element is used to operate a mechanical brake which allows the tracking system ... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4382280 | Electronic horse race analyzer A handheld electronic thoroughbred horse race analyzer includes a housing carrying a display and a number of input keys. The display is controlled by an internal microprocessor to show prompting messages to which an operator responds by depressing selecte... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4380334 | Electronic card game simulator A portable electronic card game simulator having a housing mounting a display and input keys and containing electronic data processing circuitry organized to provide the automatic play of a hand of Gin Rummy in opposition to an operator. The simulator dea... | 04/19/1983 |
