Did You Know...
...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7151526 | Coordinates input apparatus An improved coordinates input apparatus for designating a particular set of coordinates in three-dimensional space has a substantially box-like frame, a first magnet, a second magnet, and a plurality of magnetoelectric transducers. The first magnet and second magnet... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7041039 | Interactive boxing trainer The invention relates to an interactive boxing trainer which includes a main frame, a driving unit, a control unit, a pair of boxing gloves with a respective signal transmitter and a pair of shoes with a respective signal transmitter. The main frame contains a longi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6994556 | Electronic educational apparatus incorporating the detection of objects An apparatus is provided for determining the identification of selected objects for use in connection with an electronic children's toy, which apparatus includes a plurality of objects, each of the objects including several object contact elements, and an identifica... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6969069 | Playing piece A set of playing pieces for a game of jacks or the like, wherein each playing piece is in the form of a multi-point jack having portions defining at least four extremities spaced at least approximately equi-angularly about, and at at least approximately the same dis... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6928960 | Non-lethal gamecock sparring match, equipment & methods A non-lethal method of cock fighting includes providing each gamecock (12a, 12b) with a garment such as a vest (16a, 16b) or collar (100a, 100b) that at least partially covers the bo... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6659860 | Game device, game machine operation device and game system which employ a half-duplex serial communication system and game device two-way communication method In a game system such as a television game system, a television game machine main unit includes a protocol controller and each game operation device connected to the television game machine unit via a serial port also has a protocol controller. The televi... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6612968 | Equipment for practicing sport fencing Equipment for practicing sport fencing in all its forms and without wires, including a weapon and a protective mask. The weapon comprises a blade with a grip, both formed as a single piece of molded plastic with a longitudinal through hole via which a tou... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6412775 | Compatibility-testing amusement device with an electrical circuit A compatibility-testing amusement device with an electrical circuit comprises a heart-shaped housing, which comprises an exterior surface and interior area formed therein. The interior area comprises a power source, a substantially low voltage incomplete ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 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 |
| 5887874 | Game with action discharge In one form of the game, the player must maintain her face in position to be sprayed while using a tool to capture or manipulate a visually observed object. This game may include an open electrical circuit that mishandling of the tool causes to close to d... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5553860 | Sports impact sensor apparatus for proximate operation A sports impact sensing target reports a sensed impact to a remote location without interference with the operation of like impact sensing targets that are proximately located. The sports impact target reports each sensed impact with a selected modulated ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5184831 | Karate scoring apparatus There is disclosed a glove employing an adjustable pressure sensitive means for use by contestants engaged in a karate contest. The glove assures that each contestant is associated with a given strike frequency. The gloves provide the strike frequency whi... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5055053 | Computer toy Computer toy to demonstrate logical relationships, e.g. to a child, having a personal computer-like housing, a display system displaying a plurality of first and second type symbols, each first type symbol being logically related to one among the second t... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4998727 | Athletic training timer An athletic training timer (10) including a selectable time-delay timer (11), a selectable signal duration timer (12), buzzer (14), a power supply (16) for powering the circuit and a remote foot switch (15) which is adapted to be activated by an athlete i... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4991836 | Dynamic game apparatus and method using multiple magnets and a magnetic manipulator below them Several permanent magnets are on a playing surface, with all the magnetic field vectors perpendicular to the surface and oriented in common (pointing in the same direction) relative to the surface. A player positions a magnetic manipulator below the surfa... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4991835 | Amusement vehicle game An amusement game using self-propelled bumper cars adapted for colliding engagement with one another. The bumper cars are provided with resilient bumpers having attack sections and target sections. A scoring arrangement is provided to tally and display a ... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4986539 | Magnetic ball and jack set A ball and jack set is characterized by a ball which is made magnetic by virtue of an encapsulated magnet, and jacks which have three orgthogonal bars characteristic of most such jacks, but one of the bars is made of a ferromagnetic material, with the oth... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4892306 | Electrical hand steadiness testing game An electrical hand steadiness testing game includes a base having a pair of spaced upstanding supports. An electrically conductive track member extends between the supports and defines an irregular path for movement of a ring member which surrounds the tr... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4886273 | Toy and puzzle with reversible breakability A combination breakable toy and puzzle. A ball comprises eight identical wedge-shaped elements, formed of high-impact plastic with hollow interiors. Within the interiors of the individual elements, near the vertices thereof, magnets are mounted for intera... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4874166 | Skill action game with a tiltable housing and an alarm producing disturbance sensor A skill action game includes a hollow foot that is balanced on the rounded heel and ball when placed on a flat surface. The foot has a number of threaded bolts removably inserted into it and a wrench is provided for removing the bolts. Inside the foot is ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4874165 | Executive balls A hand held game device consisting of a pair of spheres one of which contains a permanent magnet and the other of which contains a circuit which is actuated upon the two spheres becoming properly oriented with each other. The circuit containing sphere pro... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4846467 | Race driver start signal reaction timer An electronic drag race starting signal unit includes a housing contained circuit provided with or energizing a series of race starting lamps. The race start indicator or Christmas Tree, which may be a series of LED's, are preferably three aligned amber o... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4842276 | Game device for randomly selecting players An electronic game device for randomly selecting the player or players to participate in each round of a game. The device preferably has a control module, a plurality of output stations, one output station associated with each player. When the device is i... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4746125 | Manipulative game A game including a hollow housing in the shape of a chicken or hen having an outlet opening for a marble which represents an egg. An inclined ramp leads from the marble outlet opening. A detent is located in the inclined ramp to restrain movement of a mar... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4673181 | Skill action game A skill action game in which players try to remove cards from an opening without tripping a mechanical action feature. In order to remove the cards, players must use an electrically conductive probe. If the probe is allowed to contact a conductive strip a... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4589849 | Dexterity evaluation apparatus A dexterity evaluation apparatus which provides an indication of an individual's dexterity by determining the amount of time required for an individual to complete the assembly of a circuit on a simulated electronic circuit board in accordance with an adj... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4440400 | Playing or training device A playing or training device comprises a resiliently mounted body such as a ball for receiving a hit, kick or like impact. At least two impact pressure responsive devices are mounted at spaced locations within the ball and each device is electrically conn... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4432545 | Non-lethal cock fighting system A pair of sparring gloves or muffs are attached to each leg of a pair of fighting cocks over the natural spur area. The muffs incorporate a member slideably movable along the axis of the natural spur in response to blows struck substantially along this ax... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4385762 | Electronic matching and information association game The present invention relates to a game including a set of pieces having different outlines or otherwise differently configured whereby each is engageable into an individual location on a playing surface e.g. by insertion therein. A set of display element... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4358110 | Balancing game apparatus A game of skill and strategy wherein weighted elements are placed on extending arms attached to a central balancing portion supported above a column. The weights must be carefully distributed so that the arms do not lean too far in one direction so as to ... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4310318 | Electronic game An electronic game made from a single piece of material on which conductive ink is printed on a first section of the piece with a pattern of two sets of closely adjacent lines each with a connecting terminal for one terminal of a battery. On the first sec... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4309030 | Electronic competitive player response game apparatus Disclosed is a presently preferred embodiment of an electronic competitive player response game apparatus having at least three and preferably four player stations. Each of the disclosed stations is provided with a lamp for designating which one of the st... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4300762 | Surprise action game A surprise action game comprising a play area which may depict an environment such as a spider web and includes electrically conductive portions. Play objects, as for example toy insects, having at least some electrically non-conductive portions are dispo... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4299386 | Electronic fencing game A structure including a base member having two fencing figures mounted thereon for movement relative to the base and each other so that the conductive sword carried by each figure may be engaged one with the other and the figures manipulated so that the c... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4261563 | Electronic time reaction game apparatus An electronic time reaction game apparatus which is capable of being played by one or more players and which comprises a housing having a pair of opposed player ends. A microprocessor is located in the housing and may be suitably operated by a convenient ... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4254951 | Fencing point device An electrical fencing point device having a weighted spring-biased tip depressible in a body section of the point to complete an electrical circuit to a scoring apparatus for registering a hit, the body section being quickly separable to give access to th... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4248422 | Electronic maze game A maze, having two conductors, on each side of the maze path, is traversed by a conductive wand controlled by the operator. The maze is covered from view by a magnetically attractive surface which also may be made opaque. The wand includes a magnet that r... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4239213 | Steadiness testing game A steadiness testing game has a convoluted conductive track along which a user moves a conductive ring, attempting to minimize contact of the ring with the track. Each instance of contact causes a signal such as a buzzer to be activated, and a counter may... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4236714 | Game apparatus A game apparatus for play between two opposing teams and including a game board with a cover simulating a playing field, with one goal at each end of the simulated playing field is disclosed. The game board is electrically conducting, and the cover which ... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4220330 | Arm wrestling referee device An electronic device for refereeing an arm wrestling match is provided which includes a housing within which an electronic circuit is disposed including appropriate sensors, indicator devices, a power supply, and other electronic components with the upper... | 09/02/1980 |
