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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7175181 | Portable shooting target A portable bullet target configured to improve the skills of a shooter includes, in one embodiment, a shooting plate which is attached to a frame by protrusions integral to the shooting plate to allow the shooting plate to visually deflect when hit by a bullet and t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7128321 | Instant feedback weapons qualification target A weapons qualification target that provides instant feedback to the shooter as to whether he or she hit the standard scoring pattern. The target has a metal plate that moves backward and upward on a pivot point when the shot is within the standard scoring pattern, ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114725 | Rotary shooting target A vertical rotary shooting target having a stand with a horizontally extending axial which supports a rotary target structure. The vertical rotary target structure includes a hub rotatably mounted on the axial, a pair of target impact plates, and a support structure... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6352476 | Video game apparatus having direction pointing marks and player object displayed on game screen A video game apparatus includes a CPU. The CPU determines straight lines respectively connecting between the player object and a North Pole, target and marker, and determines respective directions of a direction pointing mark, target pointing mark and mar... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6220962 | Video game apparatus having a direction pointing mark and player object displayed on a game screen A video game apparatus includes a CPU. The CPU determines straight lines respectively connecting between the player object and a North Pole, target and marker, and determines respective directions of a direction pointing mark, target pointing mark and mar... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5346226 | Reset target system A resetting target assembly having a frame designed to rest on a flat surface, two upright supports extending up from the base, and a crossmember between the uprights with a pair of targets substantially aligned thereon. The targets are cooperatively conn... | 09/13/1994 |
| 4550918 | Target array A target array in which a struck pendulous target rotates past and interacts with a shock absorber before coming to rest in a set position on a ledge. The shock absorber consists of a laterally-extending shaft that extends through a piece of pipe. The dia... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4524976 | Magnetic target assembly A remotely resettable target assembly includes an enclosure having a window therein and a number of individual targets pivotally-mounted within the enclosure for rotation from a set position to an unset position upon being struck by an incoming projectile... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4283060 | Target having limited rotational movement upon impact The combat target of the invention, in contrast to the prior art drop or fall targets, is capable of automatically indicating a number of target hits occurring time wise in succession, without there being necessary, after each hit, manual resetting of the... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4116443 | Pivoting target array game A game apparatus includes an array of paddle-type display elements rotatably mounted in a housing, with the paddles of the display elements having suitable indicia thereon. The game may be played by actuation of selective display elements in tic-tac-toe f... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4093227 | Target with improved shock absorber means A marksmanship target supported by a moveable support arm, with a shock absorber interposed between the target and support arm. The shock absorber includes eight thin, resilient ribs extending from a circular hub mounted on the support arm to a marginal e... | 06/06/1978 |
| 3979118 | Marksmanship target including pivoting target arms A marksmanship target presenting a plurality of targets to view by competing marksmen. When a marksman's missile strikes a target on a side of a shield assigned to him, that target shifts to his opponent's side. Each target is provided with a cushion adap... | 09/07/1976 |
