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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7119456 | Switch system capable of automatic configuration A switch system capable of being automatically configured and used with any electrical system, particularly vehicle electrical systems, having an operator-activated control and an electrical device. This switch system generally includes an electro-mechanical switch ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7081885 | System for enhancing books A system for audio- or video-enhancement of books or other reading material includes a substantially transparent guide sheet, a pointing device, and a broadcast device. The guide sheet is configured to be placed over or under and aligned with a selected page. The us... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7050754 | Electronic interactive toy for promoting learning in a child A system where a child or other individual arranges one or more computer-recognizable characters on a working platform to spell words or provide a mathematical result in response to computer generated questions or prompts, the system then indicating whether the word... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7014563 | Gaming machine candle device The present invention relates to a gaming machine candle device. Gaming machines utilize electric “candles” placed thereon to inform patrons of a machine's particular denomination. In other words, yellow signifies a quarter machine and red a nickel machine. The ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001238 | Clapping apparatus A clapping apparatus preferably having a knob like handle securely fastened to a clapping plate. The clapping plate preferably having a recessed area with air holes placed though the clapping plate enabling air to fill the void created when two contacting clapping p... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6755655 | Electronic educational toy appliance and a portable memory device therefor An electronic toy appliance for use with interchangeable graspable objects such as blocks or tiles, the toy appliance designed to stimulate the development of a child's mind using audio feedback. ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6739874 | Electronic educational toy appliance teaching letters words and numbers An electronic educational toy designed to teach letters, words and numbers and stimulate the development of a child's mind using audio feedback, the educational toy including an enclosure enclosing a processor, a data storage medium and a speaker and having a substa... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6729881 | Electronic educational toy appliance and a portable memory device therefor An electronic toy designed to stimulate the development of a child's mind using audio feedback, the toy comprising an object having a plurality of sides, the object adapted for lateral movement and rotational manipulation by a child on a substantially horizontal sur... | 05/04/2004 |
| 5906369 | Electronic matching game apparatus including sound generating means and method of game play using the same An electronic matching game includes a plurality of primary game pieces each representative of a mother farm animal, a plurality of secondary game pieces each representative of a baby farm animal associated with one of mother farm animals, and a plurality... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5334022 | Auditory playing device A casing which accommodates an electric circuit for generating sounds of different tones or voice sounds has a recess 11 defined in its upper panel and a loudspeaker 12 disposed therein and mounted on the upper panel for reproducing and radiating sounds o... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5330358 | Computerized educational and entertainment device An educational and entertainment device wherein a microcomputer is mounted in a housing to receive user generated data presented by moving a conducting stylus across perpendicular arrays of conductors on a work surface formed on the housing and presents i... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5161977 | School subject learning aid and tutor A learning aid and tutor for school subjects. Comprised of a main-unit which accepts a media for recorded information for a learning activity. The learning activity is both entering the subject matter into the information media, note taking, and using tha... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5011412 | Educational keyboard with removable keys An educational keyboard with removable keys, wherein musical tone generation for a given key is in response to correct placement of the key in its corresponding key slot, is disclosed. Incorrect placement results in a sour tone. Lights are also used to in... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4968255 | Electronic instructional apparatus An electronic instructional apparatus is provided wherein the operator engages in exercises in spelling, arithmetic and associational exercises by responding, in part, to audible prompts provided by the apparatus in the form of requests and/or questions t... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4921427 | Educational device An educational device includes a generally L-shaped visual blocking stand for obstructing visual contact between a question asking individual and a question answering individual. A representation of a human eye is formed on one side of a vertical portion ... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4893817 | Musical jigsaw-type puzzle Pieces of a conventional jigsaw picture puzzle are cut to fit within a frame and over a base. Each piece has a suitable actuator (e.g., a magnet) embedded therein. The base has a switch (e.g., a magnetic switch) located below the location of the magnet of... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4863386 | Child's learning calendar A child's learning calendar is set forth to enable a child's association of various shapes and recognize same and simultaneously gain understanding of the sequence and passage of days of the week. The calendar includes seven pairs of matched cards associa... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4824376 | Educational device An educational device adapted to use interchangeable card members having comparable informational indicia thereon is provided comprising a casing having interchangeable dielectric panel members having upper and lower surfaces removably secured to the casi... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4802092 | Electric probe used to activate correct and incorrect response areas in an instructional apparatus This invention provides the user with immediate feedback as to the correctness or incorrectness of their respones to multiple choice, true - false, and cross matching questions by the use of a hand held electric probe that produces a magnetic field; where... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4526550 | Combination system and question and answer matching game A combination system such as may, for example, be embodied in a matching game or instructional device or in a set of locks and keys consists of a number of receivers and an associated number of plugs with both the receivers and the plugs having cooperable... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4525148 | Multi-modal educational and entertainment system A multi-modal automated educational and entertainment device having improved functional versatility and which requires relational positioning of input data by the user which corresponds to required manual operations and procedures. The device comprises a ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4514176 | Automatic teaching apparatus and method The method of determining which of several simulator probes in an automated training installation is engaging one of several simulator terminals, which method comprises energizing the terminals electrically and observing the probes individually to determi... | 04/30/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4348191 | Electronic game board An electronic game board produces realistic sounds when game pieces are properly placed thereon. The board has different areas which may be representative of different environments. The game pieces are representative of animals or objects each of which is... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4272896 | Educational toy An educational toy comprising a frame structure provided with two compartments for separately receiving each one of a series of selective quiz and answer boards, a flexible channel bar having a plurality of selective electrical connections, and two mechan... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4246827 | Device for teaching music A device for teaching music comprising, in combination, a set of pegs or keys subdivided into seven groups corresponding to the seven musical notes, a set of cards obtained by a sheet material, each card containing a musical passage consisting of coded ho... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4121355 | Learning device A learning device includes a learning sheet having for each question a set of answers, only one of which is the correct answer. The sheet is mounted on a base plate having a series of conducting bands which are tortuous or undulating so that the correct a... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4069597 | Question and answer game A question and answer game comprising a plurality N of normally open electrical contact devices distributed on a board, each device having an identifying reference. An indicator device is controlled by an electrical system which interconnects in a predete... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4067121 | Educational game A game including a stand, a spinning wheel rotatable on the stand which has circumferentially spaced and different indicia thereon, a pointer which may be spun about the center of the wheel, and a set of cards. Each card has an indicium on one of its side... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4023807 | Electric game set A game set comprises a board having indicia which relate to indicia on individual pieces which can be associated with the board. There is an interconnection between the pieces and electrical impulse means also associated with the board whereby if the piec... | 05/17/1977 |
