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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7103309 | Educational device An audio-visual educational device including a housing including a plurality of separate viewable indicia each representative of an object which produces a distinctive audible sound associated with the corresponding object. A sound emitting area is also provided in ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080983 | Flipbook for making words according to orthographic patterns An educational device, such as a flipbook, is designed and utilized with an instructional methodology for teaching students about the structure of written words. The orthographic patterns found in English single-syllable words and syllables are shown using color-cod... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7017523 | Pet chews and methods of providing dental care to pets One embodiment of the present invention relates to a pet chew, comprising: a first member; a second member; means for mounting the first member and the second member in a rotatable orientation, wherein the first member and the second member are rotatable relative to... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6976676 | Game apparatus The present invention relates to a game apparatus and especially to a combination game apparatus in which players try to guess a preset combination of digits. ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6881066 | Phrase-composing device featuring interlocking collars and gaps exposing content areas on a common shaft An amusement or educational device comprising a plurality of interlocking collars, each including gaps, and slidable along and rotatable about a common shaft. The common shaft bears element of a multi-relationship about its circumference in sections of the shaft cor... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6869286 | Language learning system A language learning system is provided. The language learning system typically includes a set of fictional characters, each character being associated with a predetermined phoneme of a language, such as English. The character typically has a given name including the... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6648647 | Toy having rotating element A toy is disclosed. In one embodiment, the toy includes a base. A rotating element is on the base and rotates about an axis. A child can cause the rotating element to rotate about the axis by pressing an actuator at the center of the rotating element. A s... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6648331 | Interactive question and answer word deduction game An educational interactive word game is played utilizing only a single game card. During the game a first player, after being given clues by a second player to the identity of a selected object exercises his or her deductive skills by asking questions of ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6638072 | Phrase-composing device featuring interlocking collars An amusement or educational device comprising a plurality of interlocking collars slidable along and rotatable about a common shaft, and bearing elements of a multi-element relationship about their circumferences. In one embodiment, the collars are config... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6358059 | Method and apparatus for teaching rapid decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling) The present invention discloses a method and tools for teaching rapid and accurate decoding and encoding words. In decoding (reading), the invention delineates the concept of sound units (a combination of blendable letter sounds) and their use to accurate... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6315675 | Score counter for billiards game A score counter includes a bar having two spheres on two ends thereof so as to fix the bar by engaging the two spheres with relative members. A plurality of retaining members each have a score marked therein and extend from an outside of the bar. A plural... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6095818 | Wheel puzzle game book An educational picture book including a device having a number of rotating indicator wheels in alignment one with another, each of the indicator wheels including indicia thereon such as the letters of the alphabet, numbers, pictures, braille, symbols, or ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5993218 | Multi-sided word kit A word kit includes an assemblage of objects, each object presenting a plurality of surfaces. The assemblage includes a first set of objects having a first surface of the plurality surfaces. A word selected from an interchangeable part of speech is depict... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5653595 | Instructional aid for teaching time telling An instructional aid for teaching time telling comprising a disk shaped dial assembly; a first ring shaped minute indicia ring having first indicia sequentially indicating the numerals five through sixty in numerical increments of five spaced about the pe... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5316309 | Memory matching game with mechanically activated rotating disk A game apparatus is provided for playing a game which tests the memories of game players. The apparatus includes a base, a rotatable disk mounted on the base, and a cover mounted on the base above the disk. A clutch mechanism is provided for rotating the ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 4902230 | Rotational educational apparatus A relational, rotational structure incorporating a plurality of rotatable components 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 mounted on a common shaft 6. Indicia are located on peripheral portions of the rotatable components. The indicia can be related to each other in an educatio... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4865324 | Magnetic wheel puzzle A puzzle comprises a plurality of puzzle elements held together along a common axis. Each of the puzzle elements includes first and second faces and a peripheral edge. A series of discrete symbols are formed along the peripheral edge of each element. Pref... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4708345 | Manipulative amusement device An amusement device for use in providing a manipulative puzzle, word games, games of chance, scoring games, or the like. Upper and lower parallel plates are planarly rotatable about a vertical axis. A plurality of cylinder assemblies is carried by the pla... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4651992 | Puzzle-type game A puzzle-type game comprises at least five manipulatable members, for example of square or circular cross-section, each formed at one end with fingers, and at the opposite end with a circular recess, such that a plurality of the members may be assembled b... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4643680 | Vowel sound teaching device An educational device useful in the teaching of pronunciation and spelling is disclosed. The device takes a generally planar shape and has a display window in which letters of a desired word are displayed. The letters are provided on rotatable discs, whic... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4545768 | Activity center An activity center includes a plurality of polygonal frames pivotally connected together. Each frame includes an open area accessible from each side thereof and an activity device mounted therein whereby each device is accessible from either side of its r... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4534736 | Educational toy An educational toy comprising a threaded shaft having blocks rigidly fixed to the opposite ends thereof and rotating and traveling blocks, spaced between the fixed end blocks and containing indicia to be aligned on faces of the rigidly fixed and rotating ... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4389193 | Educational device An educational device for teaching beginning readers how to read includes three independently rotatable discs. The first disc includes a series of word families; the second disc contains a series of word family windows through any of which any of said wor... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4340373 | Spelling machine A spelling machine includes a housing having a row of drums on a shaft and is provided with a series of evenly spaced letters on the drums viewable through a row of holes in the housing. A row of slides in the forward portion of the machine has lugs and s... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4313727 | Educational frame device having a rotatable body and rotatable symbol-bearing inserts A board-type device for use in teaching children the alphabet, numbes, how to tell time, and the like. The device includes a disk-like, double sided chalkboard member and a ring-like frame member extending completely about the periphery of the blackboard ... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4295832 | Educational toy A novel educational toy is provided which comprises, in combination, an elongated support rod and a plurality of separated magnetic members slideably received on the rod. Each member has a pair of opposed faces, the faces having an opposite polarity to ea... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4201389 | Word game A word game comprising a playing surface having a plurality of sections, each section being adapted to present a different letter viewable to the player, the various sections being capable of being maintained in a fixed position whereby aligned letters ma... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4146978 | Amusement device for spelling education An amusement device for children and the like useful for spelling education includes a toy with a support structure comprising an elongated horizontal shaft extending between opposite end portions which are adapted to rest on a supporting surface and whic... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4026043 | Rollers with plural detents A word forming device for use in teaching and related applications including a plurality of juxtaposed rotatable wheels, each having on a peripheral surface thereof the characters of the alphabet. The wheels rotate about a common axis and are provided wit... | 05/31/1977 |
