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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7513504 | Surf toy action figure and simulated surfing game The present invention provides a miniature live-action surfing attraction and associated surf game specifically adapted for use with one or more surf toy action figures. The surf toy action figures are mountable to a surf board appropriately sized and weighted to pr... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7401786 | Surf toy action figure and simulated surfing game The present invention provides a miniature live-action surfing attraction and associated surf game specifically adapted for use with one or more surf toy action figures. The surf toy action figures are mountable to a surf board appropriately sized and weighted to pr... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7334913 | Display ornament A display ornament includes a transparent or translucent container for hanging on a Christmas tree or support, a light source, an ornament in the container, a driving mechanism, a circuit board with a solenoid for causing the driving mechanism to rotate the ornament... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7270327 | Game playing device for rolling balls A game playing device for rolling balls includes a game surface, a plurality of bar-shape elements and at least one rolling ball that rolls on the game surface. The game surface is made of a fabric and has an area and a shape including a circular shape or a rectangu... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7131936 | Apparatus for training a body part of a person and method for using same Apparatus for training a body part, such as for example the feet or head, of a person is shown. The apparatus structure is configured to receive and support the body part. The structure includes a body part-supporting member defining a movement path of a selected di... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7104885 | Systems and methods wherein a reconfiguration rule is not indicated during at least a portion of game play Systems and methods are provided wherein a reconfiguration rule is not indicated to a player during at least a portion of game play. According to one embodiment, a game board having a plurality of game icons is displayed to a player, and it is arranged for the playe... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7048604 | Levitating ball toy In one embodiment, the present invention provides a toy wherein a player manipulates a levitated object through an obstacle course. Furthermore, the present invention allows the player to design and build the obstacle course. The toy may include a playing field havi... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7042806 | Mat for timing competitions The present invention describes an apparatus and method for timing manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination competitions. Specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for timing cup stacking competitions. The apparatus of the present inve... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025355 | Can kicking game and method of play A can kicking game which includes a substantially rectangular playing surface, a goal area having a goal housing subdivided into a plurality of spaces and open to the playing surface, a random chance generator, a can positionable on the playing surface, a plurality ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017906 | Mirror checkers/chess A board game such as checkers or chess in which one option would place mirrors so a player can only see his playing pieces in a mirror, while viewing his opponent's playing pieces directly. Another option would place mirrors so the player can only see his playing pi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6976676 | Game apparatus The present invention relates to a game apparatus and especially to a combination game apparatus in which players try to guess a preset combination of digits. ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971648 | Game of hand-eye skill In a game requiring hand-eye coordination, the present invention comprises a game box, a liner tray with dividers forming cavities of various sized, an arch assembly having a tethered projectile, a curved rail portion, a target ball, a target-ball release, and a sco... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6940783 | Mat for timing competitions The present invention describes an apparatus and method for timing manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination competitions. Specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for timing cup stacking competitions. The apparatus of the present inve... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6866269 | Parachute device with improved handle A parachute-type amusement device including an outer section extending around at least a portion of the device to provide a hand graspable handle, and an inner section having a sheet of flexible material capable of billowing with air upon manipulation of the device.... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6814671 | Telescopic putter mounted to headband A telescopic putter mounted to a headband is a novelty game that mimics the game of golf. It is played indoors with a lightweight plastic ball and a cup resting on the floor. The game follows the general rules of putt-putt golf, except for the rule that the player m... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6773016 | Ride apparatus with prize-grabbing arm Game apparatus that enables players themselves to bodily sense a feeling of reality and lively motion, and that enables satisfying curiosity regarding mechanical manipulations. The game apparatus is composed of: a holding section (6) for holding a plurality o... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6739974 | Input device, data processing device, data processing method, game device and medium An input device comprises a board 14B whereon a player stands with both feet, and supporting the board such that it can oscillate, and it supplies oscillatory information when the player causes the board to oscillate to the game machine. In the supporting mec... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6712361 | Computer game with cars and levers A mentally challenging game with computer and physical embodiments in which the goal is to move a primary object from its initial location through a system of platforms and levers to a particular destination. Horizontally movable counterweights also traverse this sy... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6698761 | Magnet movement gaming device A magnet movement gaming device includes a base and at least one track extending upwards from the base. A traveling magnet is movably mounted on the track and a propulsion magnet which is generally freely movable about the traveling magnet is used to prop... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6695698 | Electro-mechanical coin operated capsule dispensing game system A dispensing game system includes a prize capsule storage hopper above two automatic hopper loaders that replenish the game below with prize capsules as needed. Two Ferris wheels carry free swinging gondolas that receive and hold the prize capsules from t... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6474651 | Game A game for attempting to bounce a game piece into one of a plurality of cups. The game includes a game board having a top surface, a front edge, a back edge and a pair of side edges. A starting line extends between the side edges and is orientated general... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6378871 | Management training game A management training game is played with vehicles that are moved around a playing area. The playing area is a large rectangle having a plurality of labeled blocks. Each team includes a leader, who rides on the vehicle, and rope controllers, who manipulat... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6293800 | Educational and entertainment device An educational and entertainment device includes n layers stackable in a predetermined order one on top of the other to define a tower having n layers. The xth layer, where x varies between 1 and n, is divided into x sections, at least one of the x sectio... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6257585 | Arcade racing game An arcade-style racing game is described. The game preferably includes a surface an actuator, a game piece, and a steering mechanism. A racing track may be depicted on the surface. An actuator is preferably adapted to rotate the surface about a central ax... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6254095 | Table horse racing This invention is about a wood structural tabletop horse racing game. The running of the horses on a board is caused by the back-and-forth shaking movement of the board. The shaking of the board is powered by the turning of a steel nut against an angle pl... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6254101 | Floor game for team building A floor game including tiles which are laid on a playing surface forming a playing area, and an optical instrument. Each tile is covered by a polarized film. A path across the playing area is revealable by utilizing the optical instrument available to a g... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6220917 | Body suspended amusement system An amusement device that includes a mounting assembly that is selectively attachable to a person's body. A mounting rod is provided that has a first end and a second end. The first end of the mounting rod engages the mounting assembly. As such, the mounti... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6155564 | Air system structure of rotary game table An air system with an improved structure used in a rotary game table of the game table machine is disclosed. The rotary game table is pivoted on a game table base and has two different game table structures for table soccer and hockey table on the top and... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5951017 | Assembly of flexible metal contact bars for coin-operated path game unit Disclosed is an assembly of flexible metal contact bars for a coin-operated path game unit. The assembly includes a fixed supporting block having a rubber-ring-attached shaft frictionally contacting with a driven sliding block having a rubber-pad-attached... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5887871 | Game board with obstacles A portable board game simulating a street for competitive play by from two to six players. The playing surface includes a series of twelve sequentially numbered landing spaces which must be progressively negotiated by having a playing piece successfully l... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5855373 | Equilibrium game device The invention herein relates to kind of improve equilibrium game device, specifically referring to a kind that has a game board with a linear motion slot that is a randomly non-collinear and of a varying width through which the player moves an equilibrium... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5732954 | Route recording, marking, and scoring apparatus for sport climbing walls This invention comprises an electronic control system for recording, and marking hold sequences or `routes` on structures for recreational and competitive climbing and for scoring a climber's performance in ascending such routes. When used by a climber du... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5711529 | Mirror game A mirror game including a visual image alteration device has a mirror positioned therein to alter an image seen in the mirror by a person playing the game. A support mechanism is used to hold the mirror adjacent the eyes of the user so that the user looks... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5518254 | Aid for learning to juggle An inclined, flat, surfaced ramp to simplify and accelerate learning to juggle. One or more balls are rolled up and down the ramp rather than tossed freely in the air. Rolling makes the balls move more slowly and gives the user more control over their tra... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5316301 | String race game A game includes a plurality of sets of components, each set including a string, a mounting member stationarily attachable to a playing surface and connected to one end of the string, and a body having first and second opposed ends. The string slidably pas... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5295693 | Game of skill A game in which an object, such as a ball, is maneuvered upon a meandering path upwardly slanting to a goal. The ball is directed along the path by a manipulating device, such as a rod. The ball is free to move laterally along an edge of the rod under the... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5288262 | Crazy wheels toy A push wheel toy is disclosed where a handle is attached to pair of wheels on an axle. The axle is contorted so that the wheels are not necessarily parallel nor will the toy move in a straight line unless carefully controlled. The handle is loosely attach... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5242165 | Hand coordinated ball and plank game In an apparatus and method for playing a hand-eye coordination game, a plank and "Ping Pong" type ball are provided. The plank has a hole at an end near the handle and another hole at the opposing end. The object of the game is to maneuver a ball from the... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5190298 | Amusement devices Memory-oriented or pattern matching games use game pieces having indicia which become excited responsive to a brief exposure to strong light or another activating event for emitting colored light during a short period of time. The games use the excitable ... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5158303 | Device for developing and testing eye-hand coordination A device for developing and testing eye-hand coordination of the kind wherein a signal is generated when a conductive loop contacts a conductive track as the loop is passed therealong. The loop has stacked lobes of varying size and is mounted at one end o... | 10/27/1992 |
