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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7244164 | Toy with customization feature A toy is provided comprising a figure with a hole disposed therein and having at least one ferrous portion; a manipulator having a magnet for interacting with the at least one ferrous portion to animate the figure; and a stage for receiving the figure on one side th... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7147225 | Board game A genuine fully bordered portable polymer enclosure game board, provided with non secured, multiple polymer human imaged soccer figurines, to be disposed in a random pattern determined by the player and allowing for directed movement, inserted with a micro magnetic ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144014 | Portable kicking game The portable kicking game includes a relatively small, portable playing sheet or mat having a representation of a playing field thereon. The playing sheet is preferably sufficiently small to provide for placement in a medium size room, a single parking space in a st... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6851199 | Football measuring device and method A football measuring device has a handle, a chain segment extending from the handle, and a bar mounted perpendicular to the handle. A removable clip is placed on the chain segment to mark the displacement of the football relative to the first down position. ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6705945 | Providing game information via characters in a game environment Providing game information via character in a game environment comprises monitoring a position of a character in the game environment, providing visual information to the user based on the position of the character in the game environment, the visual information bei... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6439575 | Football game using a triangular game piece with numerical values A game apparatus and method of play by a pair of opponents, uses a game board on a level surface or field. A game board indicia resembles an American-Football field with two spaced apart and opposing end zone front lines. A triangularly shaped and flatly ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6070879 | Goals for games Goals for games are provided. A crosspiece for a game goal is provided that can be used for both rugby and football. A first gripper is provided on a first end of the crosspiece for retaining a flexible pole on the first end of the crosspiece. The first g... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5967513 | Sport board game and method of playing same A flat board has a top side and a distal and proximal end. Mounted on the flat board top side at the distal end is a target area defined by a goal element. Mounted on the flat board top side at the proximal end is a launching mechanism. A base member of t... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5732951 | Playing figure for a ball game playable on a table, particularly a table football game A playing figure (1) for a ball game playable on a table, particularly a table football game, has a base (3) rotationally symmetrical about a base axis and having a base diameter (D1) and a base height (H1), as well as a figure (2), the base (3) being bou... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5687966 | Football game piece A football game piece (10) in the form of a triangular shaped, relatively flat playing piece having equal length side edges (12, 14) and a longer side edge (16), and with the corners formed by the side edges being relatively rounded (18) and squared-off (... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5673912 | Table football game The present invention relates to a table football game (10) which comprises a table football (12) having a flat configuration. The table football game (10) further comprises a table (14) which comprises a first table edge (14A) and a second table edge (14... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5582408 | Playing figure for a ball game playable on a table, particularly a table football game The invention is based on a playing figure for a ball game playable on a table, particularly for a table football game, in which said playing figure (1) has a disk-like base (3) rotationally symmetrical about a base axis and having a base diameter (D1) an... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5570888 | Thump football game and apparatus A football game and football game apparatus in which a simulated football is thumped by the finger of a player to place the football in play and move the football to various locations on a board provided with the game. The football apparatus includes a ga... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5494284 | Track guided football game board A game board for simulating a football game. The inventive device includes a main panel having lateral panels pivotally attached to opposed longitudinal sides thereof. A track extends along a center of the main panel and supports a ball member for longitu... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5297792 | Football simulation game A sport simulation game having a two dimensional playing field with a number of defensive players attached thereto and moveable in at least a widthwise direction. The offensive player is moveable in both a lengthwise and widthwise direction and is control... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5071128 | Simulated football game apparatus A simulated football game having a magnetic disc rollable out of a chute onto a scrimmage field on which defense players having a piece of iron embedded therein are movably situated, a huddle being releasably retained to retain the disc in the chute. The ... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4872679 | Combination table top football and hockey game A combination table top football and hockey game utilizes a rectangular board formed by two rectangular sections connected along a central line by a hinge for movement between open and closed positions. The board has front and back surfaces designated res... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4762323 | Game apparatus and method A board game representing a sport, such as football. The game has a playing board, which represents the playing field. Player disks represent players, and a ball disk represents the football. The ball disk has beveled edges, so that it will slide over the... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4346893 | Remote controlled sports game A remote controlled sports game having first and second figures operable on a playing surface with each of the figures having receivers tuned to different frequencies for operation by radio transmitters with the control of movement of the figures against ... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4201383 | Simulated football game A football contest is realistically simulated with a compressibly deformable, high friction, energy absorbing playing field mat having football field indicia thereon and supported on a raised table. The players are simulated by balls positioned in footbal... | 05/06/1980 |
