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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311304 | Game apparatus with multiple moving elements An apparatus for providing an arcade game with multiple moving elements, where a player must engage all moving elements with a playing piece to engage a target and earn a reward. The game apparatus has a guiding member having a first motion, a target surface having ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7290767 | Action figure game piece and method of playing action figure game An action figure game piece is disclosed. The game piece comprises a game figure character adapted for movement a distance over a surface and a mechanism for indicating the distance of movement over the surface. A method of playing an action figure game on the surfa... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281714 | Action figure game piece and method of playing action figure game An action figure game piece is disclosed. The game piece comprises a game figure character adapted for movement a distance over a surface and a mechanism for indicating the distance of movement over the surface. A method of playing an action figure game on the surfa... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7168706 | Arcade game The game apparatus has: a rotating bin containing at least one game piece; a moveable claw for grabbing the at least one game piece; a catapult for launching the at least one game piece; and a target area for receiving the at least one game piece; wherein the moveab... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7000922 | Ball projector for surface projectile game A mechanical projector for use with an existing table bowling game allows players a choice of speeds at which a projectile is launched along a lane towards a target. This launcher may comprise a relatively soft speed-up roller rotatable about an axis transverse to t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6957960 | Method and apparatus kit for demonstrating archimedes' principle A kit for demonstrating Archimedes' principle, comprising a tub having an overflow spout, such that when fluid reaches the overflow spout, all additional fluid added to the tub will flow out the overflow spout; and a stable boat sized to float in the tub without tou... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6851675 | Launching game apparatus and method A tossing game apparatus and method is provided utilizing a compactable shield launching device, including a base, a shield support pivotally mounted to the base, with a shield positioned on the shield support. A launching device may be supported independently or of... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6467772 | Shooting game machine A shooting game machine for discharging a disk-shaped or substantially disk-shaped member made of a metal to hit a target, the shooting game machine comprising: a target provided in a casing, a simulated gun having a muzzle arranged inside the casing and ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6464504 | Mathematical game of amusement A mathematical game of amusement including a game board having generally planar upper and lower surfaces. The game board has a square center aperture therethrough. The upper surface of the game board is divided into a series of spaces. Each of the spaces ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6217027 | Computerized portable pneumatic target apparatus A computerized portable pneumatic target apparatus includes at least one target; a computer located at the firing point of a shooting range and connected by a first wireless radio frequency link to the at least one target for controlling operation of the ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 5785592 | Interactive target game system An interactive target game system for one or more players includes at least one designator, in the form of a pistol, holdable by a player for aiming at a target and operating to simulate shooting at the target. The designator includes a photodetector for ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5501466 | Coin projecting game apparatus A game apparatus is provided comprising a cabinet defining a playing area including a plurality of shelves mounted therein where each of the shelves has disposed thereon a plurality of game pieces. A receiving mechanism is attached to the cabinet for acce... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5445138 | Coin game A game unit having a skill game combined with a prize dispenser. A coin toss gun shoots or tosses coins at targets in the skill game. A wheel unit has a flat top surface. A wiper wipes coins landing on the top surface in geometric paths which may lead to ... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5417435 | Coin operated projecting and target amusement device An amusement apparatus wherein a catapult mechanism projects objects toward various targets, and in particular to an amusement game in which a catapult is lever activated and receives coins via a chute arrangement. The user controls the lever to catapult ... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5344156 | Action game An action game comprising a reservoir capable of holding a quantity of a material such as a liquid therein. A member for propelling a projectile, such as a catapult, is fixedly secured or swivably connected adjacent the reservoir, preferably one catapult ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5326108 | Coin game A game unit having a skill game coined with a prize dispenser. A coin toss gun shoots or tosses coins at targets in the skill game. A wheel unit has a flat top surface. A wiper wipes coins landing on the top surface in geometric paths which may lead to ta... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5288071 | Game apparatus A game apparatus which consists of a substantially rectangular base having a flat surface. A vertical plate is suspended over an end of the base by a support and has a hoop horizontally attached to the plate. A catapult is pivotally mounted to the opposit... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5100153 | Game using radio-controlled vehicles The invention relates to a game using remotely-controlled miniature vehicles. One player drives an invading vehicle which shoots a ping-pong ball at a target which is defended by a second player. The defender fires balls at the vehicle and, if he strikes ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5069460 | Pocket sized mechanical game A hand held game that utilizes a small motor mechanism to uniquely animate various targets, targets, goals or projectile path to increase the challenge of putting an object through the goal or contacting the object with a target at a particular time. Poss... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5016880 | Coin or token-released gaming machine A coin- or token-released gaming machine having a number of pay-out slots arranged in a coin panel, into which panel the user shoots a coin to hit one of the pay-out slots, the hitting of one such pay-out slot with a coin triggering a release mechanism to... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4953874 | Educational marble board game Educational marble board game for facilitating the teaching of arithmetic or other mathematical or related mainly numerical games. Marble launchers fitting upright near corners of a game board, outside a bounded generally horizontal playing surface, store... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4928968 | Spinning top and projectile game An apparatus and method for a game of skill has a bottom member with a plurality of pockets and a top member. The top member has a base with a plurality of openings therein, a sidewall attached to the base and a cover having a central opening attached to ... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4909518 | Water balloon game A game participant enclosure for a water balloon game includes a plurality of side walls and an overhead protector and water balloon engager supported by the side walls. The protector and engager includes a water balloon opening sufficiently large for a w... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4844464 | Coin-released gaming machine A coin-released gaming machine having a number of pay-out slots arranged in a coin panel, into which panel the user shoots a coin to hit one of the pay-out slots, the hitting of one such pay-out slot with a coin triggering a release mechanism to portion o... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4826176 | Action toy game apparatus An action toy game apparatus includes a receiver assembly which is preferably embodied as an amusing character figure, a timer assembly which is actuatable for a set period of time, a plurality of game elements and a propelling mechanism which is operable... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4759551 | Coin projecting amusement device The invention provides a coin operated amusement machine, comprising a continuously movable band (1) which defines a play field (8), means (7, 9) for projecting coins (6) onto the play field, sensor means for detecting whether coins occupy defined areas o... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4585235 | Table ball game apparatus Apparatus is provided for enabling two or four people to play a competitive game involving skillful manipulative control of a ball on a horizontal game surface. The apparatus comprises a flat playing surface of substantially square perimeter supported by ... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4337949 | Playing piece propelling game device A playing piece propelling game device includes a generally dish-shaped open-topped playing surface divided into a plurality of compartments which are defined on the surface by a plurality of radially arranged upstanding walls on the surface. The surface ... | 07/06/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4261577 | Washer projecting game apparatus A washer game includes a playing board of a generally rectangular configuration having side and end surfaces extending upwardly above the plane of the playing board surface. Pocket means adjacent, but spaced from each end of the game board playing surface... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4240536 | Amusement device Provided is an amusement device whereby prizes, coins or tokens are dispensed through an elongated chute onto a platform area. A reciprocating blade pushes the prizes, etc., forward, eventually dispensing one or more over the edge of the platform to the p... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4213612 | Shiftable game target and projectile launching device for actuating same A competitive action game includes a playing field which is inclined downwardly from its center to first and second player stations at opposite ends. Shooting assemblies are positioned at the player stations to shoot projectiles at one of two targets moun... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4143875 | Game with pivoting member and coordinated circuitous paths Game assemblages in which a rotatable and translatable platform is manipulated with respect to an underlying base to provide an operator-controllable course for the movement of playing objects, such as spheroids, through a series of obstacles which are lo... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4039188 | Toy aircraft action skill game An action skill game including a game board with a pair of simulated aircraft shiftably mounted on the game board at each of the opposite ends thereof and each of which are operated by opponent players. The simulated aircraft are carried by a shiftable ca... | 08/02/1977 |
