Transcutaneous nerve stimulator
I claim: 1. A transcutaneous nerve stimulator comprising in combination: (a) an astable multivibrator having a first resistance/capacitance timing circuit for controlling the frequency of the output p... Read More
Inventors: Miller, Curtis H.;, Assignee: Med General, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) |
Control mechanism for a transmission of a four-wheel drive vehicle
OF THE INVENTION Referring to FIG. 1 showing a change-speed transmissions of four-wheel drive vehicle, an engine 1 is transversely mounted on a vehicle at a rear portion thereof. The change-speed tra... Read More
Inventors: Makishima, Sadao; Iwata, Seiichi;, Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Vibrating apparatus for forming concrete blocks
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the drawings, like reference numerals represent like parts. With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a hydraulic cylinder device 1 having a piston rod 1a is installed in a vertica... Read More
Inventors: Sekiguchi, Yoji;, Assignee: Katsura Machine Co., Ltd. (Maebashi, JP) |
Manufacture of carbides and the like
One embodiment of an indirect arc furnace involving the practice of this invention is referenced generally as 10 in the drawings. Furnace 10 has an essentially closed and pressure-sealed exterior met... Read More
Inventors: Greenewald, Jr., Herbert;, Assignee: |
Steel wire foundation
These disadvantages of the prior art, and others, are overcome by the present invention which provides a foundation unit which is readily amenable to storage and shipment in a collapsed condition, and... Read More
Inventors: Schulz, Jr., Martin; Bane, James E.;, Assignee: Steadley Company (Carthage, MO) |
Wave energy power generating breakwater
The submerged closed-circuit system of the present invention, in employing a compressible gas, such as air, rather than a hydraulic fluid as in the Semo system discussed above, provides a working flui... Read More
Inventors: Lesster, Laban E.; Etkins, Robert;, Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Method of seismic wave amplitude normalization
The present invention provides a method of processing seismic records involving the continuous monitoring of reflection wave amplitudes. With the data from all the seismic detectors in the form of sei... Read More
Inventors: Parrack, Alvin L.; Lunsford, Delbert R.; Mikita, Ronald A.;, Assignee: Texaco Inc. (White Plains, NY) |
Ice cream spoon
What I claim is: 1. An ice cream spoon, particularly for rapidly and effortlessly cutting serving portions from a block of hard frozen ice cream, comprising a. a blade or scoop member of stainless ste... Read More
Inventors: Russell, Charles E.;, Assignee: |
Scorekeeping device for tennis and similar games
The present invention is applied to an electronic calculator for scoring of tennis and similar games in which winning of a game requires one opponent's score to be a specific number of points greater ... Read More
Inventors: Zevgolis, Victoria H.; Kitchen, Harry E.;, Assignee: Sportsonic, Inc. (Alexandria, VA) |
Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices
It is, therefore, an object of the invention to reconfigure gaming devices remotely over a network to provide bonusing. Another object of the invention is to provide an integrated system usable with a... Read More
Inventors: Acres, John F.; Ginsburg, Alec; Wiebenson, David;, Assignee: Acres Gaming, Inc. (Corvallis, OR) |
Central random number generation for gaming system
According to the present invention, a central computer outputs random numbers or game outcome seeds (such as random number seeds) to a plurality of gaming terminals with the central computer outputtin... Read More
Inventors: Berg, David A.; Luciano, Jr., Robert A.; Saffari, Ali;, Assignee: International Game Technology (Reno, NV) |
Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices
It is, therefore, an object of the invention to reconfigure gaming devices remotely over a network to provide bonusing. Another object of the invention is to provide an integrated system usable with a... Read More
Inventors: Acres, John F.; Ginsburg, Alec; Wiebenson, David;, Assignee: Acres Gaming, Inc. (Corvallis, OR) |
Method and system for adapting gaming devices to playing preferences
Introduction Systems consistent with the present invention allow casino players to set player parameters easily, such as game type, language, and payout options, to preselected player preferences. In... Read More
Inventors: Walker, Jay S.; Jorasch, James A.; Sparico, Thomas M.;, Assignee: Walker Digital, LLC (Stamford, CT) |
Peripheral device download method and apparatus
The present invention provides for loading information, received from an external device (such as a central computer) by the computing device to one or more peripheral devices. In this way it is no lo... Read More
Inventors: Pease, Logan L.; Luciano, Robert;, Assignee: International Game Technology (Reno, NV) |
Impulse radio interactive wireless gaming system and method
OF THE EMBODIMENTS Overview of the Invention The present invention will now be described more fully in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the preferred embodiments of the in... Read More
Inventors: Finn, James S.;, Assignee: Time Domain Corporation (Huntsville, AL) |
Slim terminal gaming system
The present invention provides a computer gaming system and method of operation thereof that both drastically reduces the cost and substantially increases the tamper resistance of individual gaming st... Read More
Inventors: Wiltshire, Michael S.; Lisenbee, James J.; Karmarkar, Jayant S.; Wiltshire, Timothy A.;, Assignee: New Millenium Gaming Limited (Reno, NV) |
Website promotional applet process
OF THE INVENTION The subject invention is a method and system of promoting a plurality of web sites in communication with a computer network. For the purposes of illustration, the disclosed embodimen... Read More
Inventors: Day, Adam S.;, Assignee: |
Televised bingo game system
The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. A television game show system comprising: (A) a computer system for generating a requ... Read More
Inventors: Pocock, Terrence; Pocock, Andrew;, Assignee: |
Modified poker card/tournament game and interactive network computer system for implementing same
It is a feature and advantage of the present invention to provide a modified poker game that permits a player the opportunity to exercise their skill. It is another feature and advantage of the presen... Read More
Inventors: Marks, Howard M.; Singer, Anthony M.;, Assignee: PTT, LLC (Westport, CT) |
Torsion damping device, especially for use in a motor vehicle
What is claimed is: 1. A rotary coupling comprising an input element, an output element, and a torsion damping device coupling said input and output elements together, said torsion damping device comp... Read More
Inventors: Lebas, Gilles; LeFevre, Gerard;, Assignee: VALEO (Paris, FR) |
Computer network management of wide-area multi-player bingo game
OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG. 1, the organization and use of a bingo game computer network 10 can be described. Computer network 10 is the central processing system for administration of ... Read More
Inventors: Fisk, Michael G.;, Assignee: NetGain Technologies, LLC (Newport, RI) |
Predefined messages for wireless multiplayer gaming
To overcome limitations in the prior art described above, and to overcome other limitations that will become apparent upon reading and understanding the present specification, the present invention di... Read More
Inventors: Puskala, Teemu;, Assignee: Nokia Corporation (Espoo, FI) |
Lottery system
The present invention provides method for improving lottery games and enhancing participant excitement by changing the method of selecting randomly generated lottery winners in a numbers game featurin... Read More
Inventors: Libby, Budd O.; Bower, Daniel W.;, Assignee: Telecom Productions, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) |
Video game apparatus outputting image and music and storage medium used therefor
Therefore, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a novel video game apparatus for outputting game images together with game music. It is another object of the present invention to... Read More
Inventors: Kondo, Koji; Inagaki, Yoji; Shimizu, Hideaki;, Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Higashiyama-ku, JP) |
Adjustable shield for power take-off shaft
In view of the above, and in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shield assembly for a tractor PTO shaft. The shield assembly includes first and second generally v... Read More
Inventors: Burns, Stephen E.; San Luis, Carlos T.;, Assignee: Case Corporation (Racine, WI) |
Tunable drum support
In the preferred example of FIG. 1, a drum 10 is supported via a first leg 11, operatively connected to the drum as at shell 10a. That leg may take the form of a metallic rod extending vertically, as... Read More
Inventors: Lombardi, Donald G.;, Assignee: Drum Workshop, Inc. (Oxnard, CA) |
Apparatus for locating sections of a wind instrument
Accordingly, it is a general object of the invention to provide a novel and improved locating structure for properly aligning and locating respective parts of a multiple part musical wind instrument. ... Read More
Inventors: Pascucci, Vito;, Assignee: G. LeBlanc Corporation (Kenosha, WI) |
Electronic vibrato or celeste
OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENT Attention is first directed to the block diagram of the present invention appearing in FIG. 1. There are three modulating channels 20, 22, and 24. Each channel comprises... Read More
Inventors: Ippolito, Anthony C.;, Assignee: The Wurlitzer Company (De Kalb, IL) |
Interchangeable tone chamber
In accordance with the present invention, a woodwind musical instrument mouthpiece is provided in the interior thereof with an interchangeable tone-altering member comprising a secondary reed which vi... Read More
Inventors: Runyon, Clinton A.;, Assignee: |
Ligature for reed instrument
OF THE INVENTION The pliant ligature described herein and generally designated in the drawings by numeral 10 is intended to girdle a typical woodwind mouthpiece 11 that has a substantially cylindrica... Read More
Inventors: Rieckhoff, Gustav J.;, Assignee: |
Exercise Devices2 
