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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6961070 | Method to graphically represent weapon effectiveness footprint The invention is a method for augmenting images with the predicted effectiveness of ordinance deployed or dropped at a specific aim point. The method uses JMEM data to calculate the predicted effectiveness of a selected weapon over an area surrounding the aimpoint a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6182970 | Hollow golf ball A hollow golf ball having good shot feel at the time of hitting, while maintaining excellent flight performance, wherein the hollow golf ball has a hollow core having a hollow portion and one or more hollow core outer layers formed thereon, the hollow cor... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6102405 | Toy catapult and game A toy catapult includes a frame and an elongate arm. One end of the arm includes a wheel that is rotatable on an axis defined by a bar of the frame. The other end of the arm includes a ball holder. An arm-protection member is also circumferentially attach... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5881402 | Portable in-ground pool An in-ground pool with an inflatable flange and a non-rigid flexible body to permit the body to conform to the interior surface of a hole. The pool is designed with an exterior circumferential flange which is placed around the ledge of a hole dug in sand ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5833242 | Targeting game A method for playing a targeting game including launching aimed objects toward targeted receptacles until aimed objects are deposited in all targeted receptacles except a home receptacle. The player who deposits aimed objects into all of his targeted rece... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5678823 | Total solar eclipse game of skill A game of skill includes a lighted circular target intended to simulate the sun. A joystick is used to manipulate a crane mechanism and buttons are provided to allow the crane mechanism to be lowered and raised with an included magnet being used to allow ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5490677 | Amusement apparatus Amusement apparatus is disclosed, comprising a number of targets (2) located beneath at least one striker (16) and means (4) for providing relative movement between the two, the or each striker being operatively connected to a user activated mechanism (20... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5393068 | Bombardier game with housing for sighting a target and supporting releasable bombs A bombardier game with housing for sighting a target and supporting releasable bombs comprising a housing formed in a generally rectangular configuration which has a rear end with holes to be held adjacent the eyes of the player and a laterally extending ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 4894038 | Frisbee disk and ball drop assembly A frisbee disk and ball drop assembly comprising a circular frisbee disk having a convex outer wall and an inner concave wall, and a ball drop assembly carried on the wall of the frisbee disk at its center for dropping a ball from the concave wall of the ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4177991 | Amusement apparatus An amusement game device includes an endless loop of elongated flexible cord having an upper and a lower run. A first pulley assembly is provided to support one end of the loop and is adapted to be connected to a relatively fixed object such as a door or ... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4145049 | Bomber game with spring apart target An activity toy, for use by children when playing a game of war, in which a "bomb" is dropped upon a target from a height thereabove; the toy bomb being dropped either from a toy airplane, a bomb sight or a toy airplane equipped with bomb sight, while the... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4126309 | Rotatable target game device An amusement game device includes a rotatable playing surface which is provided with a number of target points and corresponding numerical indicia. A target aiming tower is provided for each game player through which playing objects are dropped by each ga... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4120497 | Target game with releasable objects and rotating target member A target toy for dropping objects such as parachutes from a carrier simulating an airborne vehicle such as an airplane, onto defined locations on an upwardly presented moving target area. A generally horizontal arm on a base extends above the target area ... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4101127 | Target amusement device An amusement device includes a target board having a plurality of paths and associated targets thereon, and a projectile aiming and releasing apparatus for accurately dropping an aimed, blunt projectile onto the target board. Position indicating pieces ar... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4095794 | Ball drop and electrical readout rotating receptacle having a vacuum conduit ball return The token return assembly cooperates with an amusement apparatus formed of a token supply receptacle with a latchable lower portion and containing a vacuum supply unit; a rotating drum positioned on a base disposed below the receptacle, has openings for r... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4080750 | Toy aircraft A small toy aircraft is provided with an axial through opening, in which there are lodged two strings of adequate length, adapted to be anchored, preferably by means of a spring-clip, to a fixed point, placed at a suitable height, a lever, provided with a... | 03/28/1978 |
