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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079925 | Concept for activating a game device A game ball wherein in the vicinity of a goal, or in a goal area, an electronic system is activated in the goal area by an activation signal, which may be a magnetic field or a radio signal, so as to subsequently facilitate, e.g., highly precise position measurement... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8047936 | Electronic throw-and-catch game An electronic catch-and-throw game is disclosed that requires physical skill, logical thought, and advancing complexity in order to challenge players of all skill levels and hold their interest. ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7980971 | Self-propelled football with internally ducted fan and electric motor Disclosed is a self-propelled football with an internally ducted fan and electric motor. An exemplary embodiment has an oblate spheroidal body. The body has a front section, a center section, a back section, and a longitudinal axis. The ducted fan is located within ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976416 | Game ball The invention provides a game ball, useful for children's safety, which can be detected far enough away a distance by a vehicle-onboard radar. The invention provides a game ball wherein a reflector member 12 is disposed within a spherical shell 13, the... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7867115 | Segmented ball with lighted elements Embodiments of the instant invention include lighted bounceable toys for play and amusement. Such toys or structures can be made in an infinite number of graceful and useful configurations. Exemplary bounceable ball toys include a light assembly having a power sourc... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7740551 | Bladder The invention relates to a bladder for an inflatable ball including structure for receiving an electronic device therein. The structure facilitates at least one of cushioning, positioning, locating, and supporting the electronic device. The structure cushions reacti... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7387583 | Rollable, stackable two-part ball A play object consisting of a larger ball with an open, substantially spherical-section cavity into which a smaller ball fits snuggly, yet is easily removable and re-insertable due to the diameter of the rim of the cavity being slightly smaller than the diameter of ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7364488 | Methods and apparatus for enhancing inflatable devices Methods and apparatus for enhancing an inflatable device. In one example, a first component adapted to generate at least one of light and sound is coupled to a second component that is adapted to facilitate insertion into an inflatable device. The first component ma... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353984 | Electrical shocking device for defence training An electrical shocking device is used for realistic defence training against edge weapons such as a knife. The device includes a handle and blade body shaped to resemble a knife. Spaced apart contacts along the edge of the blade body are selectively coupled to a vol... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331887 | Game finder A game finder which facilitates finding of an arrow after it is shot is disclosed. The game finder includes an arrow and at least one transmitting module provided on the arrow for emitting a recovery signal when the arrow strikes game or a target. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326122 | Golf swing training device A training device (10) for strengthening the swing muscle groups of a golfer while enhancing proper muscle memory wherein, the device (10) includes a hollow ball (21″) having a meridian line (22) that divides the ball (21) into t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320529 | Illuminating balloon An illuminating balloon includes an inflatable envelope and a sectional bulb support integrated in the envelope. The sectional bulb support includes a horizontally freely turnable top support to avoid tangling of the bulb support with the envelope during inflating. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316625 | Arrow with light emitting function, nock with light emitting function, and light emission control device to be used in arrow technical field An arrow is provided with a light emitting function, a nock with a light emitting function, and a light emission control device to be used in an arrow which thereby realize accurate and stable light emission periods of time and a reduction in size and weight of ligh... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300367 | System for tracking wild game An assembly for tracking an animal which has been shot by an arrow. A shank portion of an arrow is received in a bushing which in turn receives a housing for a transmitter. The housing is retained on the bushing during arrow flight by an elastomeric ring. Upon impac... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288037 | Toy football and method therefor An improved toy football having a plurality of fins dimensioned to stabilize the toy football while in flight, to provide for a controlled throw, and to reduce drag so that the toy football may be thrown farther than prior art toy footballs. An improved toy football... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278937 | Sport ball with self-contained inflation mechanism having pressure relief and indication capability An inflatable sport ball, such as a basketball, a football, a soccer ball, a volleyball or a playground ball, is provided with a self-contained inflation mechanism, or multiple self-contained inflation mechanisms, for inflating or adding pressure to the ball. The me... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273431 | Impact measuring game ball A game ball is instrumented with a transducer to measure the impact forces on the ball and/or the decelerations by the ball experienced during an attempted catch by a person. The impact forces on the ball are equal and opposite to the forces on the hands of a person... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270616 | Batter monitoring system The batter monitoring system is a modified home plate for baseball including a sensor unit to detect whether or not the bat crosses the plate as a hitter swings at a pitched ball and also when a runner crosses the plate. After the pitch, a green light is illuminated... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261432 | Illuminated ball and mating element for forming such ball An illuminated ball formed by two substantially identical mating elements. Each mating element has an exterior surface bounded by an edge, an annular surface joined to said exterior surface at the edge, two opposed radial recesses formed in the annular surface, a we... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7238075 | Personal water activity apparatus with variable light display for protection against sharks and other water-borne predators Apparatus for protecting users of surfboards, kayaks and other personal water activity apparatus against sharks and other water-borne predators is provided. A plurality of lights is provided on the bottom and side surfaces of the personal water activity apparatus. T... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232389 | Wounded animal tracker A Device for Locating a Wounded Animal for mounting on an arrow that has a head and a shaft. The Device is mounted on the head adjacent the shaft. A collar with a circular cross section has a plurality of prongs preferably mounted equi distant about the collar. The ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228802 | Reuseable projectile A projectile comprising a shaft hollowed at one end with a male thread at the outer, or head, end. A plurality of fins are secured around the circumference adjacent the first shaft end or base, the fins being slightly canted to cause the projectile to spin as it lea... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223150 | Illuminated elastomeric flying disc and its method of manufacture An internally illuminated toy having a flexible body that is made from an elastomeric gel. The flexible body defines an internal chamber that is accessible through a small access opening. An electronics module is provided that contains a light source. The electronic... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210816 | Automatically rotatable lamp ball An automatically rotatable lamp ball includes a power unit provided with a motor having its downward shaft driving two rollers to rotate and its upward shaft driving a lamp arm to rotate. The lamp arm is disposed thereon with a plurality of LEDs, and the integral bo... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211011 | Arrow with chemical light source A nock or an arrow having a nock with a chemical light source allows an archer or hunter to more easily locate and retrieve an arrow that has been shot from a bow. The nock is inserted into an arrow, wherein the nock comprises a body having an end for receiving a bo... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198169 | Storage container convertible to a closed object A storage container convertible to a permanently closed object has a receptacle with an outside surface corresponding to the partial exterior of a closed object; and with an interior surface defining a storage chamber. A lid covers the entry opening and thereby clos... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189170 | Arrow nock An arrow nock has a nock body, an actuator and a pair of retaining tabs. The retaining tabs retain the bowstring in the arrow nock while the bowstring is drawn. When the bowstring is released, the bowstring moves the actuator to a forward position and the actuator m... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186308 | System and method for providing tire electronics mounting patches A method of making a mounting patch for mounting an electronic assembly in the inner liner or a pneumatic tire includes the steps of providing a power source, embedding the power source into a quantity of uncured rubber, and curing the uncured rubber by applying suf... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179181 | Illuminating ball An illuminating ball has embedded with a power supply device. Multiple output wires extending from the power supply device are electrically connected to multiple light emitting elements mounted over the ball. When the ball experiences vibration, a vibration-triggere... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7173540 | Flash-bang projectile A flash-bang projectile that generates one or more noise pulses and one or more flashes of light. In generating a noise pulse, the flash-bang projectile provides a housing that includes a gas chamber that entraps air. The gas chamber includes a compression device th... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165869 | Internally illuminated elastomeric novelty device with external projections An internally illuminated novelty device having an electronics module contained within a translucent elastic casing. The elastic casing has a hollow central region that defines an internal pocket. A plurality of protrusions extend outwardly from the central region s... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166047 | Toy ball A toy ball is formed from two shells and a pair of lock mechanisms 220. During construction, the shells, which may be hemispherical, are mated together and then the lock mechanisms are secured to the shells to form a substantially smooth-surfaced sphere. The ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163313 | Illumination device An illumination device is disclosed generally comprising a translucent housing with a plurality of light sources and a power source disposed therein. The light sources emit very high intensity light and are arranged such that light emanates from the housing omnidire... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160325 | Implantable medical balloon and valve A medical balloon, implantable in human tissue, of unitary silicone construction. The balloon is self-sealing upon removal of an inflation implement. The balloon device comprises a molded valve portion which is dip-coated in a silicone dispersion to create a balloon... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7154540 | System for enhancing video Pan, tilt and zoom sensors are coupled to a broadcast camera in order to determine the field of view of the broadcast camera and to make a rough estimate of a target's location in the broadcast camera's field of view. Pattern recognition techniques can be used to de... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140972 | Chemiluminescent golf ball An illuminated golf ball comprised of an outer translucent layer and cover, and a spherical inner core of translucent plastic, filled with chemiluminescent liquid, such as Cyalume.TM. The two components of the chemiluminescent liquid are held separate by a membrane ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7116342 | System and method for inserting content into an image sequence A real-time system and method for inserting perspective correct content into an image sequence are presented. The invention inserts the content with the location, size, orientation, shape and occlusion properties that are appropriate for the camera view represented ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108576 | Foam projectile exhibiting an illuminating element A projectile adapted for being discharged from a suitable firing device such as a gun, slingshot, cannon and the like. The device includes a three-dimensional shaped body constructed of a foam material and which may include such as a disc shaped, conical arrow shape... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108620 | Game dart having ballast A game dart includes a dart barrel having a hollow chamber and front and rear ends each having a screw hole communicating with the hollow chamber. A ballast is retained in the chamber of the dart barrel, and includes two ends each having an engaging member for suspe... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7102119 | Ball bounce game using electromagnetic beams The present invention is a computerized game device or game playing method for use with objects such as balls and a generally planar surface. The game device may comprise at least two electromagnetic beam transmitters arranged to emit electromagnetic beams and at le... | 09/05/2006 |
