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Napoleon Bonaparte ; When told of the Robert Fulton steamboat
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334541 | Animal behavior shaping device A device for shaping the behavior of an animal using a behavior marking and reward delivery system is provided. The compact behavior shaping device includes a battery, a trigger assembly, a receiver, a spring assembly, and a bore assembly, and is capable of storing ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7263953 | Automatic pet trainer This invention relates to an integrated automatic device for training and feeding a pet, which also functions as a play mate while the owner is absent or otherwise engaged. A toy holder, when actuated by an ejector, throws a toy placed therein to a predetermined dis... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7225584 | Hand-held chum distributing device A hand-held manually swingable chum distributing device including a substantially elongated bat-shaped housing having a hollow interior, a closed handle at a proximal end thereof and an enlarged open distal end. The distal end is defined by an opening formed prefera... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7137509 | Bowl stacking separation device and method of stacking bowls The present invention provides a bowl stacking separation device and a method of stacking bowls using the bowl stacking separation device. In one embodiment the bowl stacking separation device comprises: (1) a spheroid body; and an (2) elastic surface on the spheroi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6960156 | Device for directing air flow at users of air resisted exercise machines The current invention disclosed a device for directing a concentrated airflow at the user of an air resisted exercise machine. The cowling disclosed in this invention is constructed from either a semi-rigid material or low-porosity fabric and can be removably attach... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6939244 | Golf swing training aid The present invention is a golf swing training apparatus comprising, an elongated shaft having a lower end and an upper end, wherein the upper end includes a handgrip. A club head having a ball striking face, a backside face and a ball-capturing cavity within the cl... | 09/06/2005 |
| 5836839 | Sling and ball game apparatus Game apparatus for tossing and catching a ball includes a sling having a generally rectangular web suspended between a pair of rigid handles. A cord loop runs slidingly through each tubular handle such that when the handles are parallel and drawn apart fr... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5571037 | Noise making toy A noise making toy in the shape of a hammer. A handle is attached to a collapsible plastic bellows. The bellows has a striking base closing one end and an opening at its opposite end. A sphere closing the opening is attached to the striking base by a teth... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5362065 | Flying saucer projecting and catching device A flying saucer projecting and catching device includes a holder consisted of two symmetrical shells, a propeller shaft assembly fastened to the holder and turned by a traction cable, a driving shaft driven by the propeller shaft assembly to send a flying... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5301954 | Apparatus for throwing and catching objects An object throwing and catching apparatus having a strap with handles and bridging members to define an object receiving area around netting or solid material. Elastic strips are present in the bridging members to cause them to contract creating a cradle ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5292134 | Ball catching and launching toy A ball catching and launching toy includes an elongated cylinder having a cylindrical bore defined therein. A catch scoop defining a generally concave catching surface is coupled to one end of the cylinder by a tapered funnel guide portion. The remaining ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5280917 | Catch and project helmet apparatus A helmet member configured as a truncated conical rigid configuration includes an entrance end to receive a ball member therewithin, wherein a rear wall portion of the basket includes a guide tube slidably and reciprocatably mounting a projectile tube, wh... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5253873 | Variable force projector and catcher A spring-operated plunger type ball shooter is disclosed having a ball catcher and holder at one end and a twist grip trigger at the other end. The shooter is designed for the playing of games and includes a gravity actuated elevation indicator and a spri... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5199410 | Toy saucer launching and catching device A toy saucer launching and catching device comprised of a base covered with an upper cover and supported on a handle to hold a saucer seat, a curved spring rod retained between said base and said saucer seat, a push plate controlled by a trigger on said h... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5141236 | Ball projecting and catching apparatus A ball projecting and catching apparatus which includes a tubular body member, a flexible or flexible and resilient diaphragm member secured on the inside of the body member for catching and supporting a ball thereon, and partitioning the interior of the ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 4938484 | Game device and system A game ball engaging and manipulating device including frame bar members, sling and connecting means. The sling includes a generally rectangular fabric section having its long sides connected to elastic cord. The frame bar members are connected to both th... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4932670 | Game apparatus using a gun type projector An apparatus for playing a game using fluid under pressure to propel an object into the air from a gun-like mechanism, the arrangement being such that the rules of the game require the object to be caught by an element associated with the gun-like mechani... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4739993 | Electrically-powered toss game An electrically powered device for tossing and catching a ball includes a cup portion configured to receive the ball and having an internal push member which can be reciprocated within the cup portion. Both the push member and the ball preferably are coat... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4718676 | Ball catching cup with leg attachment A ball catching net is provided with clamping means for attachment to the legs of persons with impaired arm and hand functions. The net has a base portion and automatic ball ejecting means are attached to it. An electric power source is connected to the a... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4337949 | Playing piece propelling game device A playing piece propelling game device includes a generally dish-shaped open-topped playing surface divided into a plurality of compartments which are defined on the surface by a plurality of radially arranged upstanding walls on the surface. The surface ... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4303247 | Catapult game A game comprising (a) a missile in the shape of a spheroid having at least a portion of its surface defined by an outwardly presented face provided with a first type of contact engaging material; (b) a flexible resilient, self supporting sheeting material capa... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4277068 | Disk projector and catcher A flying saucer toy consisting of a pistol and a flying disk fired from said pistol, wherein the pistol includes a pair of resilient pinching blades between which the flying disk is loaded, one pinching blade having an opposing corner while the other havi... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4162072 | Ball game apparatus comprising a frame to which a mesh or fabric is attached A hand-held playing device akin to a racket comprises a frame to which a mesh or fabric is attached. In the illustrated device the frame is generally rectangular and the shorter sides or ends of the frame are formed as handles. The side members of the lon... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4084820 | Jet launch toy A jet launch toy which consists of a jet launching tube and missle together with a skilled users hands for entertainment and an extended version comprising the jet launching tube, together with a funnel shaped catching arrangement, together with a backboa... | 04/18/1978 |