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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133089 | Modular toy aircraft with capacitor power sources Toy aircraft, modular toy aircraft, capacitor-based modular power systems, and toy aircraft kits are disclosed. Toy aircraft may include a self-contained power system and an airframe. The self-contained power system may include at least one propulsion unit operable ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7918707 | Toy aircraft with modular power systems and wheels Toy aircraft may include an airframe, a modular power system, first and second wheel supports, and first and second wheels. The modular power system may be configured for selective use with and selective removal from the airframe. The power system may include a prop... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7811150 | Modular toy aircraft Toy aircraft, modular toy aircraft, modular power systems, and toy aircraft kits are disclosed. Toy aircraft may include a self-contained power and control system and an airframe. The self-contained power and control system may include at least one propulsion unit o... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7261082 | Throttle valve control device To make a throttle valve control device compact, by reducing a longitudinal directional length H and a side directional length L of a gear part comprising a motor gear, an intermediate gear and a drive gear, so as to improve mountability on a two-wheeled vehicle, a ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7121506 | Remotely controlled model airplane having deflectable centrally biased control surface A remotely controlled model airplane includes a receiver responsive to signals from a transmitter to control the direction of flight of the model airplane. The receiver, powered by a battery, demodulates the signal transmitted by the transmitter to selectively energ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104862 | Reduced visibility rotorcraft and method of controlling flight of reduced visibility rotorcraft A rotary aircraft (rotorcraft) in which the entire aircraft rotates about its center of mass as it flies, and in which the center of mass is located external to the aircraft in the generally triangular region formed by the aircraft's single wing and two propellers. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101246 | Reduced visibility rotorcraft and method of controlling flight of reduced visibility rotorcraft A rotary aircraft (rotorcraft) in which the entire aircraft rotates about its center of mass as it flies, and in which the center of mass is located external to the aircraft in the generally triangular region formed by the aircraft's single wing and two propellers. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7030592 | Battery charger amusement device A battery charger amusement has a receptacle adapted to receive a rechargeable battery and an electronic circuit communicating information stored within the device that is independent of charge status. The battery charger can include a motion actuator so as to move ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011275 | Internal spur gear drive An internal spur gear drive has a mounting base including one or more sets of motor mounting lugs extending therefrom, for attaching a corresponding number of drive motors thereto. A drive shaft housing containing a rotary drive shaft extends from the mounting base.... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6955324 | Laser-tethered vehicle The present invention provides a position control system for a remote-controlled vehicle, a vehicle operated by the control system, and a method for operating a remote-controlled vehicle. An electromagnetic energy receiver is configured to receive an electromagnetic... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6672924 | Method of manufacturing a cathode ray tube The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a cathode ray tube (1). In the method, a cone part (4) of the tube is first provided with a first coating (13) so as to reduce an annoying crackling sound, whereafter a neck part (5) is connected to the c... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6520824 | Balloon toy vehicle A balloon toy vehicle is disclosed which has full direction control, altitude control and a motorized release feature that permits an object to be lifted and dropped remotely. Fixed tandem reversible thruster motors are positioned approximately perpendicu... | 02/18/2003 |
| 5775917 | Propeller-driven educational vehicle apparatus A propeller-driven educational vehicle for teaching science, mathematics, technology, and research methodology. The educational vehicle includes a body, one pair of wheels at the front end of the body and a second pair of wheels at the front end of the bo... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5525087 | Toy aeroplane A toy airplane generally has a fuselage, a nose assembly, a tail assembly, a hear train connected with a double rubber band forming a transmission mechanism, a propeller, a pair of wing seats on the fuselage, a plurality of wings and an undercarriage unde... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5429542 | Helium-filled remote-controlled saucer toy A helium-filled remote-controlled saucer toy comprising a hollow saucer having a central aperture disposed therethrough; a filling mechanism for allowing the saucer to be filled with helium gas for enabling the saucer to hover in air; a first fan having a... | 07/04/1995 |
| 4891029 | Remote control ligher-than-air toy A remote control lighter-than-air toy apparatus has an inflatable container having a predetermined shape, such as the shape of a dirigible, for holding a lighter-than-air gas. A gondola is removably attached to the inflatable container and has a shaft ext... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4629438 | Rubber band powered motor for model airplane A rubber band powered motor for a model airplane is provided having dual parallel drive shafts from which perpendicularly extend through the wing portions of the plane rubber band motor units, which comprise tape rollers, non-elastic tapes, guide rollers ... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4271629 | Propeller driven aerial toy A propeller driven toy comprising a hollow cylindrical elongated fuselage having radially spaced fins mounted thereon, a front propeller rotatably mounted on the forward end of the fuselage and having a circular hub provided with inwardly facing recessed ... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4259809 | Rotating unit A rotating unit having a rotating wheel on the internal circumference of which a gear is formed, a drive motor to the rotating shaft of which a pinion gear is fixed, an intermediate gear in mesh with the gear of the rotating wheel and the pinion gear of t... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4198779 | Model aircraft propulsion system A multi-propeller propulsion system for model aircraft having a single engine and positive driving connections between the engine and each of the multiplicity of propellers. The positive drive may include toothed pulleys and serrated belts and gearing for... | 04/22/1980 |
| 3995392 | Toy flying vehicle set A propeller-driven toy flying vehicle set which includes a hand-held launcher and a propeller-driven toy flying vehicle detachably mounted on the handle. The toy flying vehicle, which may be in the form of an airplane, has a body with wings and a propelle... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3963554 | Method of assembling model airplane A model airplane including a profile fuselage of flat balsa wood and including a balsa wood tail assembly and wing. Convex outwardly fuselage half sections of sheet-like plastic material are secured to the profile fuselage by cement being placed along the... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3940882 | Motor-driven model airplane having a pusher propeller A motor-driven model airplane which is designed to have a pusher propeller to free the fuselage from aerodynamic influences of propeller slip stream and also to protect the fuselage from such damage as would be caused by collision in flight.... | 03/02/1976 |
| 3937424 | Electrically powered aircraft The wings of an electromotorically drive aircraft have span wise extending central wing cases whose interior serves as battery cells. Load bearing transverse walls take up bending stresses reacted into such walls by tops and bottoms of such central wing c... | 02/10/1976 |