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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7954820 | Mixed media game and methods A gaming article that includes a sensing layer, a non-metallic electroluminescent layer disposed over a portion of the sensing layer, a story layer that is at least substantially transparent and depicts a game board thereon, wherein the story layer is disposed over ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7798495 | Electronic table top board game A game board has grooves aligned parallel to X and Y axes that define travel paths along pre-determined directions covering a surface area thereof. Notches are formed along end regions oppositely spaced from each other along an outer periphery of the board. Controll... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7469899 | Electronic board game system with automated opponent A game assembly that enables at least one person to play a board game against a computerized opponent. A game board is provided having a plurality of playing spaces. The game board is configured for a predetermined game having known rules of play. An animated figure... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7431297 | Card game device, card data reader, card game control method, recording medium, program, and card A card game apparatus includes a large-size panel display, a main control unit that controls screens on the large-size panel display, and a plurality of terminal apparatuses that are communicably connected to the main control unit. A game player purchases an integra... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428994 | Toy adapting to color of surroundings A toy or game piece for producing color includes a housing formed in the shape of a toy; a color reader to read a sample and generate data; a processing device to process the generated data and determine a color of the sample based on the generated data; and a light... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7401783 | Camera based man machine interfaces Disclosed herein are new forms of computer inputs particularly using TV Cameras, and providing affordable methods and apparatus for data communication with respect to people and computers using optically inputted information from specialized datum's on objects and/o... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7367885 | 3-D text in a gaming machine Methods and apparatus on a gaming machine for presenting a plurality of game outcome presentations derived from one or more virtual 3-D gaming environments stored on the gaming machine are described. While a game of chance is being played on the gaming machine, two-... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364163 | Big money playing card game and method A Big Money playing card game has a box; playing cards and a set of rules and a die, the playing cards including financial cards which constitute the majority of the playing cards and which teach the value of money in business, timing cards which constitute the mino... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351148 | Electronic sequence matching game and method of game play using same The present invention is directed to an apparatus and a method of game play for an electronic sequence matching game the may include a pair of elongated stick member that may be operatively coupled together by an electrical cord so the game play for the electronic m... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347583 | Automatically activated flashlight and holster A flashlight and holder cooperate to automatically turn the flashlight on when the flashlight is removed from the holder and turn the flashlight off when the flashlight is returned to the holder. The flashlight includes a bottom cap with a magnetically actuated swit... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338377 | Token with built-in IC chip A token with built-in IC chip, which is very entertaining, is provided for a gaming machine. The token is provided with an IC chip incorporated therein, in which a game initial data set selected from a data group comprising a plurality of game initial data sets has ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338084 | Page skipping book The present invention is a book made of plural inner sheets with specific cutouts at specific locations at the open margin edge. Each sheet is colored or printed with different animal characters or graphic elements. The sheets are arranged and bound in such a way th... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331580 | System and method for playing a table and electronic card game The present invention is directed to a card game in which at least five cards are dealt to at least one player position in which the player may have made a wager. The player must make at least one wager corresponding to one or more of the player positions. To initia... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329184 | Game machine A game machine includes, an operating portion, a signal detector, a prompter, a determination receiver and a speed changer. The operating portion outputs a signal in accordance with a player's operation for proceeding a game. The signal detector detects either a con... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329187 | Cashless computerized video game system and method Systems and methods consistent with the present invention allow a player to play a game of chance. In some embodiments, the method can include communicating, by the central controller, with the game terminals; receiving, by the central controller, requests for verif... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314412 | Amusement device shared resource system and method An amusement device system includes a first amusement device having a controller and a memory, a shared resource device operatively connected to the first amusement device and a second amusement device having a controller and a memory. The second amusement device is... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306514 | System and method for gaming based upon intermediate points in a race event According to one embodiment, a method of gaming is provided that comprises receiving a determination of a particular race participant in a race event having a plurality of race participants. The method continues by determining a particular position of the particular... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303468 | Off-line remote system for lotteries and games of skill An off-line remote lottery system which enables players to purchase instant-type lottery game outcomes from a randomized prize data stream in a central computer, and view the outcomes on remotely disposed gaming computers which do not require an on-line connection d... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300348 | Gaming device having a masked award game A gaming device having a game with a grid which has a plurality of segments. The grid segments are defined by a plurality of independently selectable first coordinates and second coordinates. The gaming device provides the player with a number of opportunities to se... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285045 | Off-line remote system for lotteries and games of skill An off-line remote lottery system which enables players to purchase instant-type lottery game outcomes from a randomized prize data stream in a central computer, and view the outcomes on remotely disposed gaming computers which do not require an on-line connection d... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278635 | Game apparatus with rotary indicator and bonus multiplier An arcade game including a progressive bonus apparatus connected to a plurality of individual game units. The progressive bonus apparatus receives score contributions from each game unit to increase a progressive score. When players achieve a predetermined task on a... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275991 | Slot machine with ticket-in/ticket-out capability A gaming apparatus which comprises a slat machine capable of accepting either paper currency, preprinted coupons, or cash out slips. The slot machine also includes a printer that prints and dispenses cash out slips which include a bar code representing a unique iden... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267612 | Gaming apparatus with portrait-mode display Improved electronic gaming apparatus, including a cabinet for housing video and sound generating electronics, coin-handling and pay-out mechanism and a video display screen. The display screen is substantially taller than it is wide and may have a touch screen assoc... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264242 | Light-reflecting board game A board-type game to be played by two or more players. The game includes lasers where players selectively divert the path of the laser beams. The board apparatus comprises a surface, bounded by a frame, over which laser beams are directed down symbolic rows and colu... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257601 | Recording apparatus, file management method, program for file management method, recording medium having program for file management method recorded thereon A recording apparatus and a file management method are disclosed which can be applied typically to an optical disk apparatus and make it possible to grasp a hierarchical structure readily and register or delete extract information simply and easily. Reference inform... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234702 | Method for televising an event involving a game table incorporating integral lighting The present invention relates to a game table with a plurality of player stations with an integral lighting system. The game table, for example, a poker table, includes a light window adjacent all of the player stations. An illumination device is fixedly disposed be... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229354 | Interactive wagering systems and methods for restricting wagering access Systems and methods are provided for an interactive wagering application that restricts wagering access. The restrictions may be based on user-defined restrictions on the location of the user equipment or any other suitable criterion. The interactive wagering applic... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7195558 | Board game and method of play A game of reasoning having a triangular game board is disclosed. Players are given a pre-defined time limit to respond to questions based on scenarios likely to be encountered by the game's preferred teenage players. Points and penalties correspond to the selected r... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189161 | Slim terminal gaming system A computer gaming system and method of operation thereof are provided that both drastically reduce the cost of gaming stations and allow contemporaneous access to multiple game programs from a single gaming station. The computer gaming system of the present inventio... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186181 | Wide area program distribution and game information communication system Methods and apparatus are described for distributing gaming applications to a plurality of gaming sites located in a plurality of regulatory regions via a wide area network. Each regulatory region has a regulatory scheme associated therewith. A plurality of gaming a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179168 | Systems and methods for allocating an outcome amount among a total number of events Systems and methods are provided for operating a gaming system. In one embodiment, an outcome amount associated with a total number of events is determined. For example, a total payout amount associated with a number of instant lottery tickets may be determined. Bas... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177707 | Variable specification functional blocks integrated circuit system suitable for detecting resistor identifications The invention discloses a specially designed resistor identity IC provided for products that require article identification on contact. The invention is further developed to provide a family of Variable Specification Functional Block ICs that can be selected to form... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172196 | Systems and methods for providing electric power to mobile and arbitrarily positioned devices Various contact systems and methods for manufacturing and using such are disclosed herein. Examples of the contact systems include a surface with one set of pads biased at a first voltage level, and another set of pads biased at a second voltage level. Such a contac... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174369 | System and methods of updating compact disc cards and graphical user interface for updating same A system and method for updating a compact disc card (CD-card) includes a computer having software defining a server. The server has first compact disc card updating software for storing compact disc card update data. A plurality of remote computers are in communica... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168704 | Interactive game A method and apparatus for amusement and gaming is described. The apparatus includes a board comprising horizontal and vertical disposed lines that enclose a plurality of playing areas, wherein the playing areas are arranged into an equal number (N) of rows and colu... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168705 | System and method for playing a table and electronic card game The present invention is directed to a card game in which at least one card, and preferably six cards, are dealt to at least one player position, and preferably seven player positions. To initiate a round of play, a number of cards are dealt face down to each of the... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167570 | Piezo-electric speaker The present invention intends to provide a piezo-electric speaker which can generate a sound from the low frequency range to the high frequency range as well as transmit the acoustic vibration to a sound-board with a high efficiency. This is achieved by providing a ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160189 | Systems and methods for determining an outcome of a game on a gaming device based on a factor other than a random number In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, a player input is used as a value for a variable in an algorithm of a gaming device. The algorithm, in turn, is used to generate a pseudorandom value. The pseudorandom value, in turn, is used to de... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156395 | Table game A table game has a center piece and a plurality of end pieces that removably attach to the center piece. Each player has chips and takes turns depositing the chips in the end pieces around the board. When the last deposit made by a player makes a special color combi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152097 | System and methods of updating compact discs and graphical user interface for updating same A system and method for updating a compact disc card (CD-card) includes a computer having software defining a server. The server has first compact disc card updating software for storing compact disc card update data. A plurality of remote computers are in communica... | 12/19/2006 |
