Process For Propelling Foodstuffs or the Like into a Crowd
A method of launching foodstuffs into a crowd for promotional and entertainment purposes.
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AbstractA game controller of the type held in two hands simultaneously for controlling electronic games, including a housing, a plurality of depressible surfaces at least in-part exposed on the housing with the depressible surfaces in operational association with electricity manipulating devices contained within the housing and controlled by depression of the depressible surfaces for manipulating electrical outputs at least useful for controlling electronic games. At least one of the electricity manipulating devices is a pressure-sensitive variable-conductance sensor for creating an analog electrical output proportional to varying physical pressure applied to at least one depressible surface. The analog electrical output is output as a signal at least representational of the analog electrical output to an image generation machine for controlling electronic imagery. Also disclosed are methods of use and manufacture of game controllers having at least one pressure-sensitive analog sensor. | InventorApplicationNo. 942450 filed on 10/01/1997US Classes:463/37Hand manipulated (e.g., keyboard, mouse, touch panel, etc.)Field of Search463/36, Player-actuated control structure (e.g., brain-wave or body signal, bar-code wand, foot pedal, etc.)463/37, Hand manipulated (e.g., keyboard, mouse, touch panel, etc.)273/143B, Movable web345/156, DISPLAY PERIPHERAL INTERFACE INPUT DEVICE345/159Having variable cursor speedExaminersPrimary: Martin-Wallace, ValenciaAssistant: Paradiso, John US Patent References5510812, Piezoresistive input deviceIssued on: 04/23/1996 Inventor: O'Mara, et al.5689285, Joystick with membrane sensor Issued on: 11/18/1997 Inventor: Asher5764219, Controller for improved computer pointing devices Issued on: 06/09/1998 Inventor: Rutledge, et al.5999084Variable-conductance sensor Issued on: 12/07/1999 Inventor: Armstrong International ClassG09G 005/00 |