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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 |
| 7244164 | Toy with customization feature A toy is provided comprising a figure with a hole disposed therein and having at least one ferrous portion; a manipulator having a magnet for interacting with the at least one ferrous portion to animate the figure; and a stage for receiving the figure on one side th... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7063614 | Control arrangement for crop discharging device of an agricultural harvesting machine A crop discharging device, such as a discharge spout for a crop chopping machine, has a crop input end mounted for swiveling about an inclined upright axis and for pivoting vertically about a horizontal axis. The discharge spout also includes a vertically adjustable... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6943554 | Ionic current detection apparatus for internal combustion engine An ionic current detection apparatus for an internal combustion engine does not generate a false ionic current, and hence it does not generate a false knock component signal either, thereby avoiding an incorrect combustion determination or an incorrect knock determi... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6943824 | Image processing spout control system A spout control system controls and aims a spout and a spout cap of a crop harvesting vehicle with respect to a separate crop hauling vehicle moving with the harvesting vehicle. The control system includes a video camera which is mounted on the cap and which views a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6497546 | Grain wagon having an unloading conveyor with a moveable discharge spout controlled from a tow vehicle A grain wagon includes a wheel supported frame on which is mounted a hopper or container for receiving grain, and the wagon is pulled by a tow vehicle or tractor. An inclined discharge auger conveyor has an outer section which folds between a stored posit... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6296435 | Grain wagon having an unloading conveyor with a moveable discharge spout controlled from a tow vehicle A grain wagon includes a wheel supported frame on which is mounted a hopper or container for receiving grain, and the wagon is pulled by a tow vehicle or tractor. An inclined discharge conveyor or auger has a folding outer section which projects upwardly ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6247510 | Apparatus for the control of a transfer device The transfer device of an agricultural harvester, in particular a self-propelled forage harvester, is controlled to avoid crop loss and improve operating efficiency. The harvested crop is transferred from the agricultural harvester to a transport receptac... | 06/19/2001 |
| 5941169 | Bale thrower control system A baler for making parallelepiped bales is equipped with a bale ejector or thrower structure including a bale throwing pan supported by a four-bar linkage that is swung upwardly by a hydraulic throwing cylinder. A control valve structure including a solen... | 08/24/1999 |
| 4529348 | Spout aimer A spout control system permits automatic and manual control of a forage harvester spout which directs crop to a receiving wagon. Under certain conditions, the control system automatically sweeps the spout in a stepwise manner through a series of positions... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4441846 | Auto spout aimer with delay A crop-receiving wagon is pivotally attached to a forage harvesting machine with a pivotal crop discharging spout. A dual sensitivity spout-aiming control system maintains the spout-wagon angular relationship within first and second ranges during first an... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4401403 | Spout control system An automatic control system operates to control the spout position on a forage harvester as a function of the position of a crop-receiving wagon and as a function of the relative spout-wagon position. The system includes wagon and spout angle sensors and ... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4395176 | Apparatus for handling harvested material Apparatus for transferring harvested material from a harvester into a trailer moving alongside the harvester at a slightly faster rate, for which purpose a conveyor inclined at an oblique angle to the direction of motion of the vehicles is loaded with har... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4376609 | Automatic spout control for agricultural machines The crop discharge spout of an agricultural machine is continuously adjusted so that the crop material discharge therefrom is always directed into an associated, but not necessarily connected, collector vehicle. An electro optical device affixed to the cr... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4360308 | Positional control device A positional control device for regulating the position of an object outlet adjacent a container having a floor and plurality of sides. The position of the outlet is regulated such that an object falling from the outlet would fall a distance not greater t... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4324091 | Vehicular forage harvester A vehicular forage harvester has a trailer wagon pivotally connected ther with a chute operating to deliver an agricultural crop cut by the forage harvester into the trailer wagon. The chute includes a flexible section which enables the discharge end of ... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4221508 | Crop harvester spout control improvements A forage harvesting towing vehicle has a blower discharge tube extending generally vertically and terminating in a laterally rearwardly extending discharge spout for blowing forage material, which has been gathered, into a towed receiving transfer vehicle... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4042132 | Spout control apparatus for agricultural machines The crop discharge spout of an agricultural machine is continuously adjusted so that the crop material discharged therefrom is always directed into a wagon connected to the rear of the agricultural machine. A sensor disposed on the agricultural machine co... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3987890 | Directional control apparatus for a bale thrower An improved directional control apparatus for a bale thrower on a baler includes an elongated arm pivotally mounted at one end to a side of the bale case of the baler and extending generally across and under the end of the thrower being pivotally mounted ... | 10/26/1976 |
