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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7631877 | Firearm targets and methods for manufacturing firearm targets Firearm targets and methods for manufacturing firearm targets are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a target includes a substrate, a release layer on the substrate, and an ink layer on the release layer such that the release layer is positioned between the ink la... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7338048 | Portable target rack A portable target rack capable of simultaneously holding multiple shooting targets includes a base and arms extending away from the base. Target holders are attached to the arms and spaced along the length of the arms, and a target holder for non-planar targets is a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7254910 | Footwear with externally activated switch An article of footwear includes an electrical circuit having a battery, one or more integrated circuits connected to an array of LEDs and to a loudspeaker, and, a number of switches which are operative to activate the integrated circuit(s) in response to motion of t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7145469 | Display system for use on horizontal or non-horizontal surfaces Embodiments of the present invention relate to display system comprising an electronic display device housed within a supporting fixture, where the supporting fixture may be capable of being arranged on a substantially horizontal surface such as a floor and walked o... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6974133 | Electronic dart golf game A system for a dart-based golf game on an electronic dart game machine has been developed that includes at least one electronic dart board having distinct scoring segments, a CPU electrically connected to the electronic dart board, and a video display electrically c... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6966557 | Liquid reactive materials and method for using same in games and other applications A method for temporarily adhering an image to a surface is shown utilizing liquid soluble substrates that have printed images of liquid insoluble ink. The liquid soluble substrate is positioned on a surface, such as a billboard, sidewalk, parking lot, telephone pole... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6845982 | Liquid reactive materials and method for using same in games and other applications A method for temporarily adhering an image to a surface is shown utilizing liquid soluble substrates that have printed images of liquid insoluble ink. The liquid soluble substrate is positioned on a surface, such as a billboard, sidewalk, parking lot, telephone pole... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6805354 | Electronic dart golf game A system for a dart-based golf game on an electronic dart game machine has been developed that includes at least one electronic dart board having distinct scoring segments, a CPU electrically connected to the electronic dart board, and a video display electrically c... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6780129 | Basketball game system A frame supports as a base a plurality of goals rotatably. The goals are arranged asymmetrically with respect to the vertical axix from the view point of a player. Some goals hide others. When a ball shot by a player hits the frame of a goal. Then the goal rotates t... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6641139 | Game enclosure A game enclosure which utilizes an enclosing wall essentially enclosing an internal chamber with the internal chamber also be further closed by a ceiling and a floor. An electronic scoring panel is mounted in conjunction with the enclosing wall. The elect... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6556204 | Image processing devices and methods An image processor is composed of a game device body, an operation panel and a display. The game device body is composed of a data processor 12 and a memory 12. The data processor realizes a hit determining circuit 112, an enemy control circuit 112, an en... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6478301 | Spinning and translating target for firearms A shooting target includes: a pair of support members; a horizontal threaded shaft supported by the support members; and a spinning target positioned on, supported by, and rotatably engaged with the threaded shaft. The spinning target includes a threaded ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6414747 | Infrared photodetector apparatus for measuring projectile velocity A ballistic projectile velocity measurement apparatus including two screens spaced apart at a known fixed distance for providing time measurement start and stop signals indicative of the passage of a ballistic projectile through a light curtain formed by ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6257583 | Reaction shooting target An economical reaction shooting target consisting of three targets movably secured to a frame that supports the targets above the ground. Initially, a central target that stands vertically is presented to the shooter. The central target pivotally attaches... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6168160 | Ring toss game with moving target A game that includes a movable target is provided. To this end, the game includes an object that is thrown at the movable target. The movable target has a first movable element, a second movable element, a switch actuated by the thrown object, and a drivi... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6019375 | Layered target assembly and method of construction thereof A layered target assembly is disclosed for improved shooting practice which provides for a first planar layer, a second planar layer, and a third planar layer. The first planar layer preferably consists of a paper material to provide a relatively rigid su... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6007429 | Electronic target game apparatus and method There is disclosed an electronic game apparatus comprising a plurality of player positions wherein each contestant is assigned a given player position, each position, each position having an equal number of target areas on a display by which each of the c... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5743534 | Darts target with target indication and electrical scoring A kind of darts target with target indication and electrical scoring is disclosed. The darts target comprises a target defining a plurality of target areas, a plurality of pilot lamps arranged at positions the target for highlighting the corresponding tar... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5735526 | Method for evaluation of shotgun round and target A method for the evaluation of the pattern of shot resulting from a single shotgun round for purposes of optimizing the selection of ammunition type and prediction of shot pattern, and a target for its implementation. The shooter fires a single round at t... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5647596 | Target system The invention relates to a target system including a target deck, trigger board and target plate. Apertures are provided in both the target deck and trigger board. The target deck is configured to receive or be juxtaposed to the trigger board so that the ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5637866 | Apparatus and method for optically detecting and electronically analyzing the location of a projectile in a target plane The invention comprises a method, apparatus and equipment for detecting the hit location of a projectile passing through a target plane. A light source generates at least two zones of light which subtend between them a specified angle. The light zones swe... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5580063 | Reusable projectile impact reflecting target for day or night use A reusable projectile impact reflecting target for day and night use, and more particularly to a target with a replaceable primary target label including a polypropylene film containing a colored ink target image from which the ink is removed at the point... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5580062 | "Rip That Can " can holding device An aluminum beverage can is suspended in the air between two arms applying tension, outwardly pulling on the top and bottom of the can through a series of attachments including anchoring attachments to the arms attaching to swivels attaching to axle rods ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5575479 | Projectile impact indicating target A projectile impact indicating target for sport shooting includes a frame, a projectile impact sensor mounted on the frame for sensing projectile impact, and an impact indicator releasably restrained by the projectile impact sensor for indicating projecti... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5501467 | Highly visible, point of impact, firearm target-shatterable face sheet embodiment A firearm target providing self-enlarging, highly visible, bullet puncture openings. The target comprises a backing sheet and a target-marked face sheet comprising an impact shatterable material which shatters on impact by a bullet, enlarging the opening ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5197743 | Golfing dart game apparatus A dart game includes a board with a simulation golf course presented thereon, including fairways, greens, sand traps, and the like. An object in play of the game requires progression from a fairway to a green to a scoring. Associated water and sand traps ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5188371 | Reusable projectile impact reflecting target for day or night use A reuseable projectile impact reflecting target for day and night use, and more particularly to a target with a replaceable primary target label including a polypropylene film containing a colored ink target image from which the ink is removed at the poin... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5186468 | Firearms target A firearms target is made of a target sheet bearing a predetermined target pattern backed with a layer of woven fabric of a contrasting color. The target sheet is a material, such as paper, which permits a projectile to pierce the target sheet leaving an ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5186628 | Portable decoy device This invention relates to decoy devices and in particular decoy devices which deceptively simulate target objects such as artillery pieces, armoured vehicles or aircraft. According to the invention there is proposed a decoy device comprising a two dimensi... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5181721 | Golf game apparatus A golf game apparatus which has at least three rotatable targets activatable by a golf ball, which has a horizontal supporting arrangement for rotatably supporting the targets, wherein each target has a rest position indicating a forward facing target sur... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5087053 | Archery target apparatus A rolling target is initially mounted at an upper end of a ramp structure that is elevationally adjustable relative to a support organization. The release mechanism includes a gate flange biased in a retracted orientation relative to the ramp and maintain... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5046729 | Baseball pitchers practice target The apparatus of the invention comprises a backboard; a matrix of panels representing a strike zone; springs for resiliently biasing each of the panels outwardly from the backboard; switches mounted to the backboard behind the panels, whereby the impact o... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4921250 | Frangible article A frangible article for use as a target or a projectile is disclosed which is formed of a mixture of sand and decomposable binder shaped and cured to create a rigid, durable article which will fracture upon impact. Several preferred binder compositions an... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4921256 | Contrasted projectile target and method of making same Disclosed herein is a multi-sheet projectile target with a marking material that is captively held between a first sheet, which is a target face, and an elastic material located behind the target face. The marking material is selected to contrast with the... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4807879 | Ball return/target assembly for racquet sports A ball return/target for racquet sports includes a resilient pad and at least one disk suspended from the pad by a filament. The pad is flexible polyurethane open cell foam of a thickness to cause a projectile hitting it to be deflected back at the source... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4744113 | Toilet training aid and method A toilet training aid comprising a porous sheet of papers having a normally invisible picture imprinted thereon is attached to the rim of a toilet bowl over the mouth thereof whereby the attention of a child is attracted to use the toilet as the picture b... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4583744 | Projectile capturing device and target A target assembly that includes a housing in which are mounted a plurality of interceptors made of flexible, energy absorbing material that hang down behind a target face mounted thereon. Preferably, three such interceptors hang from a downwardly, rearwar... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4533145 | Liquid absorbing playing piece A playing piece for war game constructed of tissue like materials, which can simulate realistically the damage caused by warfare. Using extremely inexpensive materials, the war game playing pieces may be easily built and then destroyed by the players. The... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4498677 | Explosive target An explosive target for firearm marksmanship has a hollow rectangular block-shaped body assembly including an internal bore containing an explosive charge which detonates upon projectile impact. A charge retaining disc forcibly inserted within the bore re... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4462598 | Vanishing target and arrowhead projectile therefor A target system includes a target sheet (10) comprising a polyester film (20) adhesively secured to a paper or polyethylene backing sheet (15). The polyester film (20) defines an exposed target surface (F) and includes a plurality of circular target strik... | 07/31/1984 |
