...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 |
| 8033690 | Light assembly for flashlights A nonimaging light assembly for flashlights, including a light source and a lens symmetrical about an optical axis for receiving light from the light source and producing therefrom a light beam having concentrated and divergent components resulting in a high intensi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8007156 | Light assembly for flashlights A nonimaging light assembly for flashlights, including a light source and a lens symmetrical about an optical axis for receiving light from the light source and producing therefrom a light beam having concentrated and divergent components resulting in a high intensi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7926218 | Laser aiming apparatus using a rocker Laser aiming apparatus for accurately and conveniently applying elevation and windage adjustments to a laser beam emanating therefrom. A preferred embodiment includes a housing, which may be adapted to be mounted to a gun; a laser module in the housing and including... | 04/19/2011 |
| D631356 | Bottle | 01/25/2011 |
| D631355 | Bottle | 01/25/2011 |
| D620363 | Bottle | 07/27/2010 |
| 7677755 | Variable orientation appliance mount A mount for securing an appliance such as a light beam generator to a support or other object at various selected orientations of the appliance. A preferred embodiment of the mount includes a circular element having a wedge-shaped circumferential portion and a plura... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7594464 | Sound suppressors for firearms Firearm sound suppressor apparatus comprising a sound suppressor body including a sound suppressing front section and a back section, the back section adapted to coaxially receive a muzzle fixture secured to the firearm, the back section configured with at least thr... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7591098 | Accessory devices for firearms An accessory device for being mounted to a longitudinal rail carried by a firearm and accommodating longitudinal rails of different configurations. A preferred embodiment comprises a light beam generator including a housing, elongate members removably secured to the... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7549763 | Clothing attachable light A light adapted for attachment to an article of clothing such as a strap of an assault or MOLLE vest. A preferred light embodiment includes a clip for removable attachment to the strap, and a light body removably securable to a docking base pivotally secured to the ... | 06/23/2009 |
| D582978 | Album for holding photographs, negatives and a digital disc | 12/16/2008 |
| 7441918 | Switches for electrical accessories A switch device for an electrical appliance securable to a rail structure, a preferred embodiment of the switch device including a remote switch including a resilient or flexible housing having resilient members adapted to grasp a longitudinal rail of the rail struc... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438430 | Light beam generator apparatus A light beam generator including a remote dual switch device preferably including a remote momentary tape switch including a resilient housing and a remote pushbutton actuable CONSTANT ON/OFF switch carried by the resilient housing, the resilient housing configured ... | 10/21/2008 |
| D572855 | Flashlight body portion | 07/08/2008 |
| D572854 | Flashlight body portion | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395627 | Accessory mount for a firearm An accessory mount or interface adapter having a rail for removably mounting an accessory (such as a light beam generator) to a firearm, the accessory mount being removably securable to a recurved trigger guard of a firearm without necessarily utilizing other struct... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7360914 | Handheld tactical devices Handheld tactical devices combining a weapon with an emission generator, and specifically combinations of a tubular handle with a detachably securable knife blade or baton body, together with a flashlight or chemical spray device removably insertable in the tubular ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360333 | Accessory devices for firearms An accessory device for being mounted to a longitudinal rail carried by a firearm and accommodating longitudinal rails of different configurations. A preferred embodiment comprises a light beam generator including a housing, elongate members removably secured to the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7334365 | Accessory mount for a firearm An accessory mount removably securable to a firearm, the mount including a rail adapted for removably mounting an accessory thereto. The accessory mount of the preferred embodiment includes two structural members that are releasably securable to one another for remo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334366 | Accessory mount for a firearm An accessory mount having a rail for removably mounting an accessory (such as a light beam generator) to a firearm, the accessory mount being removably secured to the firearm through utilization of a transverse pin retained by the firearm, and positionally stabilize... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332682 | Switches for electrical accessories A tail cap assembly for a light beam generator includes a jack, while a remote dual switch connected by a cable to a plug is removably connectable to the tail cap jack. The remote dual switch preferably includes a momentary tape switch and a pushbutton actuable CONS... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325352 | Accessory devices for firearms An accessory device for being mounted to a longitudinal rail carried by a firearm and accommodating longitudinal rails of different configurations. A preferred embodiment comprises a light beam generator including a housing, elongate members removably secured to the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310903 | Accessory devices for firearms An accessory device for a firearm, a preferred embodiment comprising a housing, a light emitter assembly and a battery carried by the housing in circuit for energizing the light emitter assembly when switch actuated, and a tail cap switch device secured to the housi... | 12/25/2007 |
| D553467 | Knife | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273292 | Switches for firearm electrical accessories A tail cap assembly for a light beam generator includes a jack, while a remote switch connected by a cable to a plug is removably connectable to the tail cap jack. The tail cap assembly may also include a pushbutton switch. A remote tape switch may be contained in a... | 09/25/2007 |
| D546400 | Holder for cards | 07/10/2007 |
| D544621 | Flashlight head | 06/12/2007 |
| D544120 | Flashlight | 06/05/2007 |
| D543453 | Box for containing collectible cards | 05/29/2007 |
| D535102 | Box for containing collectible cards | 01/16/2007 |
| D534672 | Flashlight body portion | 01/02/2007 |
| D534671 | Flashlight body portion | 01/02/2007 |
| D534293 | Flashlight body portion | 12/26/2006 |
| D534294 | Flashlight body portion | 12/26/2006 |
| 7117624 | Accessory devices for firearms An accessory device for being mounted to a longitudinal rail carried by a firearm and accommodating longitudinal rails of different configurations. A preferred embodiment comprises a light beam generator including a housing, elongate members removably secured to the... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116061 | Brightness controllable flashlights Flashlights having selectively controllable brightness levels, a preferred embodiment of which comprises in combination: a battery; a light emitter assembly; a switch in circuit with the battery and the light emitter assembly, the switch having a first OFF position ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7076908 | Accessory mount for a firearm An accessory mount having a rail for removably mounting an accessory (such as a light beam generator) to a firearm, the accessory mount being removably secured to the firearm through utilization of an improved slide stop and pin combination, and positionally stabili... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7062874 | Method and apparatus for installing a fixture to the muzzle end of a firearm A method and apparatus for installing a fixture, such as a flash suppressor, to the threaded muzzle end of a firearm barrel. A chart or “timing wheel” is directly placed to the fixture when hand tightened to the firearm's muzzle end without any shims placed ther... | 06/20/2006 |
| D523317 | Folding knife | 06/20/2006 |
| 6994449 | Flashlight with securement capability Apparatus and methods directed to a hand holdable flashlight having a grooved rear cap for being secured to an object, through utilization of an interface device securable to the rear cap and to the object. The grooved rear cap also implements securement of a remova... | 02/07/2006 |