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...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 |
| 8057309 | Versatile toy capable of activating electronics and launching components thereof A toy capable of interchangeably activating an electronic controller and a projectile launching component through the same trigger mechanism providing for a fun and interesting toy with a variety of play modes. A holder assembly including a receiving compartment is ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7363308 | System and method for obtaining keyword descriptions of records from a large database A computerized system for augmenting data from a source database with data from a reference database to generate an augmented database that can be used for predictive modeling is disclosed. The present invention includes a method for using the Internet to obtain inf... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356505 | System and method for transferring funds A system and method for electronic transfer of cash or cash equivalent between a sender and a recipient includes an initiating regional office for initiating the transfer and which receives an amount of money to be electronically transferred from the sender and a ve... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7264545 | Gaming device having selectable revealed award values A processor controlled gaming device having a display device, wherein the display device shows the player an offer, enables the player to keep the offer and provides a predefined number of chances for the player to change a component of or upgrade the offer. The pla... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7253800 | Manipulative user interface systems and methods Two previously virtual concepts, such as, for example, the concept of “me” and the concept of “my data” are reified into physical objects which can be physically manipulated and interact with legacy technologies such as, for example, desktop or portable comp... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251631 | Automated banking machine system using internet address customer input An automated banking machine (12) is operative to conduct transactions in response to HTML documents and TCP/TP messages exchanged with a local computer system (14) through an intranet (16), as well as in response to messages exchanged with fore... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244183 | Gaming system employing both action figure and video game play A gaming system that employs a video game system and action figures to allow both video game play and action figure play. A video game score, obtained by a player through video game play, may be transferred to the action figure associated with that player to become ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7222778 | Multifunctional device for supporting a container lid A multifunctional device for supporting a lid of a container in order to protect an item stored within the container is provided. The support device includes a generally planar upper member. The support device also includes at least one leg member detachably connect... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204759 | Method and apparatus for optimum arrangement of selection objects An arrangement of selection objects includes an area model memory (1) for storing a configuration model of an area, an object model memory (3) for storing configuration models of respective selection objects, an image frame outputter (5) for per... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7166045 | Installation for a competitive game with hockey stick and hockey puck Disclosed is an installation for competitive play with an ice hockey stick and an ice hockey puck. The installation includes a game platform, a goal with targets, target identifiers and a computer. A computer controlled puck circuit includes a puck magazine (30 | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162449 | Automated banking machine apparatus and system An automated banking machine (12) is operative to conduct transactions in response to HTML documents and TCP/IP messages exchanged with a local computer system (14) through an intranet (16), as well as in response to messages exchanged with fore... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7125074 | Video game chair A video game chair for enhancing the enjoyment of a video game includes a chair member formed of a horizontal seat portion with a backrest portion vertically extending therefrom. Adjacent each of two opposing sides of the seat portion is an adjustable arm with a gam... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7112138 | Player tracking communication mechanisms in a gaming machine A disclosed a player tracking unit provides a multimedia interface with a display and an interface to one or more sound projection devices and a multimedia board for processing digitally formatted program files for output on the multimedia interface. The player trac... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7025255 | Application service provider and automated transaction machine system and method An application service provider (ASP) and automated transaction machine method and system is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of individually accessible server side ATM applications through at least one ASP server. The method further includes enab... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7010213 | Media playing system and process A system and method of playing recorded content on a DVD player employs software instructions on a DVD storage medium to control a DVD-Video player to make pseudo-random selections of content items from the DVD storage medium. Each content item may include an indivi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6910734 | Ergonomic gaming machine A gaming machine comprising a seat, a main body portion that includes the seat, an arm pivotally connected to the main body portion, and a user interface attached to the arm and pivotal with respect to the seat, wherein the user interface is operable for gaming. In ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908387 | Player tracking communication mechanisms in a gaming machine A disclosed a player tracking unit provides a display, one or more illumination devices adjacent to the display and a logic device designed to control illumination of the illumination devices in a manner that visually conveys gaming information to an individual view... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6527610 | Wearable interactive digital amusement device The present invention provides an interactive electronic, digital device (16), largely an amusement device, including a display (20) of animated characters with sound effects housed in a unit (19) to be worn or carried by a wearer or user. The characters ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6257984 | Video game cap A push button-operated video game mounted in a front display position of a cap, so that in the cap-on position, i.e., when the cap is on the user's head, there is less likelihood of the loss of the video game and, in the cap-off position, the video game i... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6142951 | Directional baton with a breath analyzer The directional baton with a breath analyzer according to this invention is divided into three sections. Three sections are head, neck, and handle, such that the head is attached to the neck and the neck is attached to the handle. The head is made from a ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6048271 | Automated league and tournament device A sport or skill game device in which equipment for accepting and dispensing currency, preferably of more than one type (both actual cash and encodable credit, for example), is provided in close proximity with and in electronic connection to one or more o... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5890718 | Self-service gasoline pump system with game function The present invention relates to a self-service gasoline pump system with game functions in which a plurality of gasoline dispensers or pumps are respectively provided with a game device, and the game devices are connected in parallel to each other and to... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5718429 | Method of combining a casino game with a game of skill A method for conducting an entertainment in which people may place a stake in a casino game and win a cash prize in a skill game. Stakes in the casino game are placed with chips, which may be purchased in exchange for the services of conducting the casino... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5601489 | Compact electronic apparatus with removable processing units A compact electronic apparatus comprises a main unit having at least a power supplying section and a display, at least one of several processing units having a key input section and a memory adapted to be removably attached to the main unit and a connecti... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5362069 | Combination exercise device/video game A person simultaneously plays a video game and operates an exercise device, such as an exercise bicycle. A first sensor generates an output level signal indicative of the output level (e.g., pedal speed) of the exercise device. A second sensor generates a... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5265009 | Wristwatch game calculator A calculator, packaged in a wristwatch-style housing, with wrist strap, is usable by the player of a card game, such as blackjack, in obtaining a game strategy decision or prompt, and contains a keyboard on the wrist housing unit, by which the card game p... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5217224 | Prize award system for coin laundry An apparatus and method for awarding prizes to equipment users during off-peak hours of an establishment. A plurality of machines, such as coin laundry washing machines or dryers, are all coupled through an activity interface to a master control unit. The... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5216595 | System and method for integration of lottery terminals into point of sale systems In a system for performing both lottery ticket transactions and merchandise sales transactions and maintaining a record of both, a group of lottery terminals are coupled to a lottery central processing center. A POS (point of sale) terminal and a bar code... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5161803 | Television game apparatus A television game set comprises an operation button used to operate a game, a game control section for controlling the game, a display section for displaying the progress of the game, and a connector to which either a game cartridge storing a game program... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5105940 | Receptacle A receptacle for containing and receiving things includes a wall body confining a primary receiving space to contain temporary contents in the wall body, and an enclosed section separated from the primary receiving space. The enclosed section has a transp... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5029700 | Receptacle and amusement device A receptacle for containing and receiving things includes a wall body confining a primary receiving space to contain the temporary contents of the receptacle such as beverage, and an enclosed section separated from the primary receiving space. The enclose... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5016881 | Numeric generator apparatus An apparatus providing a housing including a sequential numeric generator provided with a stop reset button is mounted to an associated writing instrument. The apparatus includes a cylindrical bore formed with a cylindrical tooth insert mounted within the... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5001632 | Video game difficulty level adjuster dependent upon player's aerobic activity level during exercise An exercise device, such as a exercise bicycle, is connected to a speed sensor indicating activity level, e.g. speed of the bicycle. The activity level signal, along with a heart rate signal, are provided to a video game, such as a Pac-man type video game... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4993714 | Point of sale lottery system A lottery ticket is generated from a customer receipt by listing on the receipt the UPC codes of the items purchased by the customer. The UPC codes can be used as lottery numbers. To enhance security, it is optional to subject the UPC numerical codes on e... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4906826 | Usage promotion method for payment card transaction system A usage promotion method for use with a payment card data interchange system in which a computer examines card transaction data files to select transactions conforming to specified criteria. The computer eliminates arbitrarily all but a fraction of the se... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4890832 | Compact electronic apparatus with removable processing units A compact electronic apparatus comprises a main unit having at least a power supplying section and a display, at least one of several processing units having a key input section and a memory adapted to be removably attached to the main unit and a connecti... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4869500 | Combination vending machine and amusement game A vending machine (9) is combined with a separate or integral skill game machine (11) and the combination is arranged so that a user can choose to use the combination in a vend mode or in a playvend mode, in which latter mode the player pits his physical ... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4854590 | Cash register gaming device A microprocessor gaming device for use in combination with a cash register which makes a random selection of prize or no prize conditions upon each actuation of the cash register, and which includes a visual display showing prize or no prize selection for... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4820908 | Combined calculator and puzzle game device A combined calculator and puzzle game device including a calculator cover-board which is provided with guide pieces confined to intersecting guide grooves. Game pieces which have projecting necks are mounted on the guide pieces by inserting the projecting... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4815741 | Automated marketing and gaming systems An apparatus and method for automated marketing and gaming wherein a player inserts an identification card into an automated remote interface device and accesses an account at a subject financial institution. The user identifier provides access to the fin... | 03/28/1989 |
