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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7056122 | Word isolating educational tool An educational device and method in which a user can learn the pronunciation and meaning of words using a word isolator with a window and a slide. The word isolator is placed over the unfamiliar word. The slide is manipulated to expose only a portion of the word at ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6872078 | Teaching cylinder instrument A device that teaches the relationship between a cylinder's surface areas and volume, its diameter and radius, the top circle circumference and area, the arc length, the sector area, the volume of a slice, the front area of the slice and the side area of the slice. ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6729883 | Numeric teaching device The present invention consists of a numeric teaching device having a plurality of spinning wheels mounted on an axle and a decimal point indicator appearing between two groups of spinning wheels, with each spinning wheel containing the digits 0 through 9 printed on ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6142784 | Mathematical learning game and method The present invention comprises an electronic learning game that provides a plurality of pedagogical and instructional modalities which combine strong kinesthetic, auditory, and visual stimulation to assist a child to learn basic arithmetical concepts. Th... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5827067 | Method and apparatus for educating mathematical functions An apparatus comprises a first plurality of first numerical sequences, each numeral within each first numerical sequence being identified by a common indicia and each of the plurality of first numerical sequences having a different indicia; a second numer... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5791905 | Workout scheduling device A device for recording a series of exercises to be followed over a period of days and for indicating the order in which the exercises are to be performed on a given day. When the exercises are recorded in pencil, they may be erased and rewritten when the ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5775015 | Location recorder process and assembly The location recorder assembly consists of a pair of disks, each bearing location site information about their periphery. The disks are held together by a pair of indicator studs, the heads of which are independently rotatable and which bear designation d... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5640774 | Diet aid device and method In a preferred embodiment, a diet aid device, including: apparatus to indicate a net calorie intake goal; apparatus to indicate remaining calories to reach the goal; and apparatus to decrease the remaining calories to reach the goal as calories are consum... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5007840 | Operations processor An operations processor for facilitating memory of the 12 times table. The operations processor comprises two concentric cylinders, the inner cylinder having marked thereon a periodical array of numbers. The outer clinder arranged for indicating one of th... | 04/16/1991 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4368381 | Numeral adding toy A numeral adding toy including an arrangement for rotationally indexing in a cooperative manner two rotary wheels displaying numerals to be added and a single rotary wheel displaying the added sum answer by means of a rotationally indexing mechanism inclu... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4306368 | Visual communications device for use by handicapped persons A communications device including a display panel having a plurality of symbols arrayed thereon in a circle, each of the symbols indicating a particular idea to be communicated, and a pointer projecting radially from the center of the circle. An indexing ... | 12/22/1981 |
| 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 |
| 4233757 | Mathematics device A mathematics device in which 100 cubes are arranged in parallel rows with 10 cubes in each row and rotatably mounted on a supporting rod. A rectangular frame encloses all of the cubes and supports the rods. Each cube has four peripheral faces, each face ... | 11/18/1980 |
| 3995378 | Mathematics visual teaching aid A mathematics visual aid particularly useful in teaching subtraction to both slow and fast learners. The apparatus includes in a preferred embodiment form a support structure having a plurality of vertical divider members which define a plurality of worki... | 12/07/1976 |
