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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20110256800 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLED DEVICE POSITION AND ORIENTATION DETERMINATION A system for a remotely controlled device to determine its location and orientation is disclosed. The system includes a remotely controlled device, at least one sensor connected to the remotely controlled device, the at least one sensor comprising a processor, and at le... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110183577 | REMOTE CONTROL TWO-WHEEL MODEL An RC two-wheel model is composed of a frame assembly, a front wheel assembly, and a rear wheel assembly. The frame assembly includes a frame body and a transmission set mounted to the frame body. The front wheel assembly includes a front wheel frame and a front wheel. ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110171879 | RACING TOY A racing toy including: at least one first running body; and at least one second running body which competes with the first running body for speed, wherein the first running body includes: a driving mechanism for automatic running; and a first obstructing signal transmi... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20100304640 | Distributed System of Autonomously Controlled Toy Vehicles A toy system includes a drivable surface that includes location encoding markings. A toy vehicle or mobile agent is provided that includes a drive motor, an imaging system for taking images of the markings, a vehicle wireless transceiver, and a microcontroller operative... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100304641 | Remote controlled figure A remote controlled toy human figure comprising, a remote controlled chassis with said chassis comprising a motor and power source. The chassis further comprises at least two wheels, a receiver, two arm bases and two leg bases. The toy human figure being removably joine... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100248587 | FOOTWEAR AND TOY VEHICLE ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE An entertainment device is provided comprising the combination of an article of footwear and a self-propelled toy vehicle whose operation may be rudimentarily controlled by the actuation of one or more sensors mounted to the outsole or upper of the article of footwear.... | 09/30/2010 |
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| 20100130097 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE TOY VEHICLES Disclosed are methods of operating a toy. One disclosed method includes receiving a trigger signal for an event from another toy; determining whether a previous trigger signal has been received; and providing a feedback to the trigger event based on the determination of... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100093255 | SHOOTING TOY A shooting toy where players determine whether or not a shot has hit a target based on image recognition is provided. A determination section (43) of a controller (5) determines whether or not the shot has hit the target based on image recognition by compa... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100081357 | Remote controlled vehicle for threading a string through HVAC ducts The invention is a remote controlled vehicle adapted for navigating inside HVAC supply trunks. It is equipped with a moveable camera and a powered tool for snagging a string or parachute propelled into the trunk by other methods. A command box is provided to view the im... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100048095 | Electronic Speed Control Programming A method and apparatus for programming an electronic speed controller for a radio controlled model including a programmer for interfacing a personal computer to the RX port of the electronic speed controller. The electronic speed controller software may be updated, modi... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100048096 | SIMULATED DEGRADATION FEATURES FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLED VEHICLES Various degradation features are disclosed for a remotely controlled vehicle. Translatable body components are disclosed for simulating damage to a vehicle. Impact sensors may be provided for detecting an impact to the vehicle and modifying operation of the vehicle in r... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100041309 | PLUSH REMOTE CONTROLLED TOY VEHICLE The subject matter relates to a remote controlled toy vehicle incorporating the use of soft plush materials for the outer body of toy vehicles and design specifications limiting and/or eliminating elements which may be hazardous to children, specifically young children.... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090284553 | METHOD OF DEFINING A GAME ZONE FOR A VIDEO GAME SYSTEM The invention relates to a method of defining a game zone for a video game system. The system comprises a remotely-controlled vehicle (1) and an electronic entity (3) for remotely controlling the vehicle (1), the method comprising the following step... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090163112 | CONTROLLER FOR ELECTRICAL TOY VEHICLE A toy vehicle controller include a casing with a grip (1) topped by a widened zone (2). A resistance element (3) is mounted in the widened zone (2), and it provides a variable resistance depending on a position of a cursor (4) that mov... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090156088 | AMBIENCE CREATION DEVICE, TRAVELING TOY, AMBIENCE CREATION METHOD, AND AMBIENCE CREATION PROGRAM A reality generating device wherein a traveling toy with a chassis and a body includes: an operation sound generating unit for generating operation sounds of the traveling toy during operation; a vibration generating unit attached to the body for causing the body to vib... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090142987 | RADIO CONTROL TOY Disclosed is a remote control toy including: a body a motion of which is controllable; a remote controller for transmitting control signal to the body; and a card for storing control data with regard to a predetermined motion of the body, wherein the remote controller i... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090124168 | Stabilizing device for radio-controlled motorcycles A stabilizing device for radio-controlled motorcycles comprises a wheel of a motorcycle which is mounted so that it can rotate on a wheel rotation pivot and a flywheel which is also mounted so that it can rotate on the wheel rotation pivot. The device comprises an elect... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090081923 | ROBOTIC GAME SYSTEMS AND METHODS A vehicle chase game includes a first game object and a second game object. A second game object scans for a projected spot on an overhead surface. The second game object detects the projected spot on the overhead surface and gathers location information based on the de... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090047865 | Composite Game System A composite game system is provided, in which a controller is common to a game apparatus and a remote-controlled toy, and the remote-controlled toy may easily perform an operation comparable to that of a simulated remote-controlled toy displayed in the game apparatus. S... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20080318491 | Automobile toy Disclosed is an automobile toy, including: a first chassis to support an axle of a front wheel; and a second chassis to support an axle of a rear wheel, wherein the first and second chassis are rotatably connected with each other by a rotating shaft that lies along a wi... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080311821 | Remote control chasing toy A remote control chasing toy composed at least of an escaping article capable of moving actively, and at least a chasing article manipulated with a remote control device by a user. Wherein the escaping articles each has an ability to detect whether a chasing article get... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080280527 | TRAVELING TOY AND RADIO-CONTROLLED TRAVELING TOY A traveling toy and a radio-controlled traveling toy having a transmission which brings about an operational feeling like a real car is provided. Under a shift lever 4, there is provided a gear box 10 that covers the motor uni... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080141776 | Movable Body Speed Measuring System There are included a movable body on which an ultrasonic wave signal output part for producing and outputting an ultrasonic wave signal of a particular frequency is mounted; an ultrasonic wave signal reception part for receiving the outputted ultrasonic wave signal; a d... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080113800 | Game With Remotely Controlled Game Vehicles A game has one or more remotely controlled game vehicles that are each controlled by an operator interface. The game includes a visually controlled computer that senses the remotely controlled game vehicle or vehicles visually and controls each remotely controlled game ... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080064296 | Toy Vehicle with Pivoting Action A pivoting mechanism for a vehicle such as a radio control toy vehicle includes a rotating element loosely mounted on a wheel axle and extending slightly beyond the wheel radius. When the vehicle moves forward, the rotating element rotates up out of the way and does not... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080057828 | TOY VEHICLE PLAY SET A play set comprises master and slave toy vehicles and a stationary base unit. The master toy vehicle includes a radio frequency (RF) receiver to be controlled by a manually operated RF remote control unit and an infrared (IR) transmitter configured to broadcast an IR t... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080026671 | Method and system for limiting controlled characteristics of a remotely controlled device Remotely controlled devices (110) are controlled by one or more wireless remote controllers (114). The remotely controlled devices (110) and wireless remote controllers (114) communicate to each other over a two-way wireless link. The system ... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070167105 | Simulated degradation features for remotely controlled vehicles Various degradation features are disclosed for a remotely controlled vehicle. Translatable body components are disclosed for simulating damage to a vehicle. Impact sensors may be provided for detecting an impact to the vehicle and modifying operation of the vehicle in r... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20070060018 | Toy tank cannon with infra-red capabilities A remote controlled toy vehicle system is provided, which includes: a remote controller adapted to generate a first signal; and at least two remote controlled toy vehicles adapted to control each other via a second signal, and each remote controlled toy vehicle adapted ... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070042673 | Traveling apparatus and traveling stopping method A traveling apparatus, including a housing, first and second wheels, a wheel driving section, and a control section. The first and second wheels are supported for individual rotation in one and the other direction around a common axis on the housing. The wheel driving s... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070035412 | Application of profiles in a wireless device to control a remote control apparatus A system (10) or method (50) for controlling remote controlled apparatus can include a remote controlled apparatus (18) and a remote controlling device (12). The remote controlling device can include a wireless transceiver (9) for cont... | 02/15/2007 |
| 20060293102 | Wireless controller for a remote control toy with a hand-held game player function The wireless controller for remote control toy with hand-held game player function includes a remote control, a video camera that is placed on the remote control toy, the image shot from the video camera being transmitted through a video signal transmitter, remote contr... | 12/28/2006 |
| 20060276101 | Radio-controlled toy two-wheeled vehicle A radio-controlled toy two-wheeled vehicle where a front wheel support body is installed on a vehicle body without steering angle limitation and a doll portion is installed swingably on the upper part of the vehicle. The doll portion is moved by radio control vertically... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060273909 | RFID-based toy and system A system that includes a wireless transmitter and a RFID antenna array adapted to transmit information representative of RFID tags located within the RFID antenna array reception area. A toy that includes an RFID reader adapted to interact with RFID tags; and an interfa... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060254839 | Remote/occupant controlled toy vehicle An operation control system for an electrically powered and remotely controlled vehicle to be occupied by a child with a steering mechanism to be engaged and disengaged for either local or remote control. A remote control device for selectively controlling the direction... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060228987 | Remote control toy, radio unit and drive unit used for the same, and idenfication-code setting method for the same In a remote control toy (1) including a radio unit (2) and a drive unit (3) which is remotely controlled based on a control signal from the radio unit (2), the radio unit (2) detects transmission situations of control signals from othe... | 10/12/2006 |
| 20060211332 | Toy vehicle with big wheel A toy vehicle includes a driven wheel, a drive assembly including a drive motor, and a steering assembly including a first steering motor and first and second steering arms. The drive motor is coupled to the driven wheel. The first and second steering arms are coupled t... | 09/21/2006 |
