Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7048604 | Levitating ball toy In one embodiment, the present invention provides a toy wherein a player manipulates a levitated object through an obstacle course. Furthermore, the present invention allows the player to design and build the obstacle course. The toy may include a playing field havi... | 05/23/2006 |
| 5704610 | Competitive table-top game with action-discharge A competitive table top type game having a "fenced-in" playing surface with opposed player ends. Each player controls one or more strikers and uses it to cause a play piece such as a ball to hit the opponent's target. When a player's target is hit, a liqu... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5372367 | Game A game having an elongated base with a finite length and a finite width. An upstanding target is provided at one end of the base while at least one projectile launching device is provided at the other end of the base. The projectile launching device inclu... | 12/13/1994 |
| 4973056 | Simulated basketball game A simulated basketball game includes a play surface having baskets at its opposite ends and defining a plurality of ball shooting-position openings each of which overlies a ball propelling paddle. The ball propelling paddles are selectively interconnected... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4598910 | Surface ball game apparatus A ball game apparatus having a playing surface in the shape of an inverted cone surrounded by an upstanding cylindrical wall. An air blower circulates game balls continuously along the circular periphery of the playing surface at the inside of this wall. ... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4418908 | Action game An action game for two or more players has a plurality of player stations, always arranged in pairs. Each pair of player stations is associated with a tiltable rocker or perch on which a figure, such as a sitting duck, is placed. Each player station also ... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4325555 | Game using air blowers to move object A game apparatus using air jets from a pair of air blowers to move one or more objects. The pair of air blowers are mounted in opposed relationship on guide means and the object is placed between the two air blowers. With the air blowers connected to a so... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4079937 | Combination pipe and game A combination game and tobacco smoking device is disclosed. The device includes a base supporting a transparent air-tight chamber and a pipe bowl. A smoking tube communicates with both the pipe bowl and chamber to permit the user to draw smoke from the bo... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4042243 | Pneumatic skill game A competitive pneumatic game to be played by two persons includes a straight section of rigid, transparent tubing having compressible air bellows secured to its opposite ends and a projectile disposed within the tubing for movement therealong by air press... | 08/16/1977 |
