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Mouthguard made at least partially from an edible candy
A mouthguard includes a U-shaped upper bite plate which removably fits over upper teeth of a person, with the entire upper bite plate being made from a soft, deformable and edible gummi candy.
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| 8113930 | Dartboard assembly A dartboard assembly includes a housing that has a front wall, a rear wall and a perimeter wall attached to and extending between the front and rear walls. A dartboard is mounted on the front wall. A support apparatus is attached to the housing. A game camera is mou... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8021220 | Shooting game apparatus, storage medium storing a shooting game program, and target control method A shooting game apparatus includes an LCD for displaying a target and an operating button for a player to perform an operation for shooting the target. For example, an enemy character is switched between an ineffective state in which it is never damaged even if an a... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7594847 | Squad command interface for console-based video game A squad command interface for a squad-based shooter video game maps character selection and command selection to actuators on a game controller. Players can select squad characters and issue a single order to multiple characters with few controller actuations. ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7553229 | Active referencing method with interleaved crosshair navigation frames A video game has a plurality of gaming image frames for displaying gaming images of the video game, and a plurality of crosshair navigation frames interleaved among the gaming image frames. During gameplay of the video game, an optical projection of the gaming image... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7412348 | Storage medium storing a game program, game apparatus, and game controlling method A game system includes a game apparatus and a controller. The controller is furnished with an acceleration sensor for detecting accelerations in at least two axis directions. Game processing corresponding to the kind of an acceleration input by means of the controll... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402104 | Game performing method, game apparatus, storage medium, data signal and program A game performing method for executing a game by arranging a plurality of objects comprising a plurality of objects to be stuck and an operation object, in a virtual space, controlling rolling and movement of the operation object according to a player's input, and r... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7373267 | System performance monitoring system An industrial controller performance monitoring system includes a detector connected to a controller. The detector is optically coupled to an output, such as a display, of equipment under test and the controller is configured to receive a signal from the equipment u... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7335026 | Video surveillance system and method Embodiments of the invention enable an operator to interact with a video surveillance system comprising at least one sensor. The sensor may be configured to operate as a simulated weapon, or may be replaced by or augmented with a real weapon and in either case the s... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7281982 | Targeting system In a video graphics game apparatus, a game operation controller device is used to select at least one of a plurality of items which are accessible by a player object to use as throwable items. A target object specifier is used to specify an object existing in a dire... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278290 | Projectile impact energy and location measurement system A projectile impact energy and location measurement system is taught employing a target apparatus having an impact plate of a solid durable substance such as steel or titanium. Disposed over the plate is a layer of elastoluminescent material composed of zinc sulfide... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275993 | Game machine and monitor system A camera picks-up an image external of a game machine and outputs image pick-up data Dv. A display control part controls the camera to pick-up an image and outputs the image pick-up data DV to an external device. In this case, a display device for displaying an imag... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7247783 | Cooperative musical instrument A series of musical vehicles form a cooperative musical instrument. Each musical vehicle may be outfitted with a musical tone generator and horn, or loud speaker that plays a particular note on a music scale. Each musical vehicle may have multiple horns or speakers ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7223174 | Program for implementing a game and gaming machine A conventional game program involves the risk of the player losing interest in the game. A computer-readable program product which enables a beginner player to sufficiently enjoy interest in a game is provided. A character to be subjected to ring customization is se... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217192 | Game machine and game system A game apparatus that has a game machine for advancing a game according to a program and a mobile unit moving based on information data from the game machine. Further, a game system for a game player to play a game using a controller and a toy, comprising a storage ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7199794 | Picture processing device, picture processing method, and game device and storage medium using the same The present invention provides a picture processing device capable of realizing the detailed shape and pattern of a display object which is far away from a viewpoint and which attracts a game player's attention. For example, a display object (or player) in a soccer ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194204 | Photographic firearm apparatus and method A telescopic firearm scope/sight which is fully integrated with a compact digital camera, and which has size, shape and weight characteristics that are substantially the same as those of a conventional, camera-less telescopic scope, is used to photograph a target pr... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7165971 | Association method and association device for a combat exercise The invention concerns a method for associating an object of a second type with at least one object from a group of objects of a first type. The method is to be used in combat exercises and the above mentioned objects are players and weapons. According to the method... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156662 | Light gun for pistol and rifle A light gun includes a trigger unit; a grip coupled to the trigger apparatus; and a barrel unit coupled with the trigger apparatus. The trigger unit has a trigger and a hammer, and the barrel unit includes a light emitting unit which emits a light bullet in response... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7148894 | Image generation system and program An object is to provide an image generation system and program which can realize a realistic, variable and natural representation of motion with less data. When the forearm (14) of an enemy character is hit, the forearm (14) is moved through a physical... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137862 | System and method for controlling multiple model vehicles A system and method for controlling multiple model vehicles while using only a single remote control transmitter. A remote control signal transmitter is provided for transmitting control signals. The transmitted control signals are received by a single master model ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7101250 | Channel selector for selecting an operating frequency Provided is a transmitter that includes a channel selector for modifying an operating frequency of a radio-controlled toy. The transmitter has a channel selection switch that enables a user to pick a channel from a set of predefined channels. The selected channel is... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100514 | Piezoelectric incapacitation projectile An incapacitating piezoelectric projectile comprises a projectile body housing a piezoelectric element, at least one electrically conductive contact surface, and a means for coupling said piezoelectric element to said at least one electrically conductive contact sur... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7017911 | Remotely controlled underwater retrieval game A game comprising a submersible retrieving submarine adapted to receive and interpret RF directional command signals, an RF transmitting remote controller adapted for sending such signals to cause the craft to submerge and then cause the submerged craft to move in s... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997716 | Continuous aimpoint tracking system The Continuous Aimpoint Tracking System is comprised of a position detection device (PDD) and a laser pointing device (LPD) that projects an infrared crosshair onto the PDD. The PDD is coupled to a computer and comprises a multitude of photodiodes and associated cir... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6975859 | Remote target control system A remote target control system utilizes a telephone as an input device to enable remote control of targets. Preferably, the telephone is in the form of a cordless handset and a base unit so that the user can activate the remote control system from a substantial dist... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6964607 | Game system and game method There is provided a game system which can change the configuration of an image based on the detected illuminating position of a light illuminating device to improve the effect of a game. The game system includes a light detection section which detects a position of ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955598 | Designated position detector and game controller utilizing the same A controller is provided with an artificial retina chip. The artificial retina chip is connected to a display unit via a game machine body. Before starting the game, the artificial retina chip is instructed to recognize an image of frame of the display unit to store... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6945782 | Method and arrangement for indicating hits The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for indicating that a target (1), such as a vehicle, has been hit. The target is provided with information on the weapon action, and a light source indicates a hit. The information can be made available by ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942486 | Training simulator for sharp shooting The simulator of the invention is based on a number of functional units connected directly or remotely to the central computer for controlling the operation and recording the shooting results. The weapon unit is untethered and includes a real hand gun equipped with ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932706 | Electronic gaming unit with virtual object input device An electronic gambling unit for allowing a user to play a video gambling game, may generally include a virtual object input device that allows the user to make a plurality of input selections and a display unit being capable of generating color images. The electroni... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929548 | Apparatus and a method for more realistic shooting video games on computers or similar devices An apparatus, system, and a method for providing more realistic shooting input for shooting video games on computers or similar devices is provided. The apparatus may be comprised of a mock shooting device, such as a gun, having a lighting device containing a plural... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918829 | Fighting video game machine Loudspeakers 12 are arranged at left and right sides at an upper part of a game machine casing 10 provided with a monitor 11, and a loudspeaker 21 is arranged in the center of the front surface of the casing 10. A hitting sound mad... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6902483 | Handheld electronic game device having the shape of a gun A handheld electronic game device shaped as a toy gun with two handles and two triggers, and one or more built-in display screens. The device may be played as a stand-alone device, or played with an external game unit having a display screen. When played with an ext... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6827645 | Game processing apparatus, game processing methods and recording media Provides a game processing apparatus capable of getting players more excited about playing games. For that reason, the game processing apparatus of the present invention processes games on the basis of players' operating signals, and is equipped with processi... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6805354 | Electronic dart golf game A system for a dart-based golf game on an electronic dart game machine has been developed that includes at least one electronic dart board having distinct scoring segments, a CPU electrically connected to the electronic dart board, and a video display electrically c... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6778948 | Method of creating a dynamic image, storage medium and program executing apparatus An induced explosion of a firework ball is represented using a small processing volume. A range for an induced explosion is set around a firework ball to be exploded drawn on a display image, for example, as indicated by the broken line in FIG. 10A in accorda... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6752720 | Mobile remote control video gaming system In one embodiment, a gaming system includes a mobile remote control vehicle. The mobile remote control vehicle communicates wirelessly with a control unit, and may be operated outside a line-of-sight (LOS) of the control unit. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6646642 | Method of creating image frames, storage medium and apparatus for executing program An image representing a motion of an object is obtained with a small processing volume. As shown in FIGS. 5A through 5G, positions in a three-dimensional space associated with sparks of a firework ball are sequentially calculated in accordance with motion... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6632137 | Target-game execution method, game machine, and recording medium A portable game machine electronically executes target games and has an input unit, a game processing unit, and a display unit in a housing. A plurality of targets to be hit are displayed on the display unit. First pitching data concerning the vertical di... | 10/14/2003 |
