Henry Brown patented a “receptacle for storing and preserving papers on November 2, 1886” This was a fire and accident safe container made of forged metal, which could be sealed with a lock and key.
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African-American engineer and inventor Lonnie G. Johnson was born in Alabama in 1949. After graduating from Tuskegee University with a master’s degree, Johnson joined the U.S. Air Force and was assigned to the Strategic Air Command, where he helped develop the stealth bomber program. His other assignments included working as a systems engineer for the Galileomission to Jupiter and the Cassini mission to Saturn. Johnson also created the Super Soaker squirt gun, which became one of the most popular toys in the world.
| Title Of Patent | Date Issued | |
| RE39947 | Toy water gun | December 25, 2007 |
| A water gun (10) is provided having a storage tank (18), a expandable pressure tank (19) having an elastic bladder (30) encased within an outer shell (29), and a pump (32) for conveying liquid from the storage tank to the expandable pressure tank. The conveyance of liquid into the ex | ||
| RE35412 | Double tank pinch trigger pump water gun | December 31, 1996 |
| The present invention is directed toward a toy water gun which is operated by selectively releasing water from a water reservoir pressurized with air. The present invention has a manually operated pump incorporated into the design. As the pump is cycled, water and air is drawn from a wat | ||
| D342551 | Combined aerodynamic glider and launcher | December 21, 1993 |
| 8568921 | Regenerative ion exchange fuel cell | October 29, 2013 |
| A regenerative ion exchange fuel cell having an anode, a metal ion conductor coupled to the anode, an aqueous electrolyte solution positioned adjacent the metal ion conductor, a proton conductor mounted adjacent the aqueous electrolyte solution opposite the metal ion conductor, a cat | ||
| 8211496 | Amorphous lithium lanthanum titanate thin films manufacturing method | July 3, 2012 |
| An amorphous lithium lanthanum titanate (LLTO) thin film is produced by the sol-gel method wherein a polymer is mixed with a liquid alcohol to form a first solution. A second solution is then prepared by mixing a lanthanum alkoxide with an alcohol. The first solution is then mixed with | ||
| 7943250 | Electrochemical conversion system for energy management | May 17, 2011 |
| There is disclosed an electrochemical conversion system (40) for energy management which includes multi-electrochemical cells. The system 40 includes a conduit system (41), an electrical system (42), first electrochemical cell (43), a second electrochemical cell (44), a third electro | ||
| 7901730 | Thin film ceramic proton conducting electrolyte | March 8, 2011 |
| A thin film ceramic proton conducting electrolyte assembly (10) is provided having a includes a nanoporous, copper supporting substrate (11), a temporary substrate pore filler material (12), and a ceramic electrolyte layer (13) positioned upon the substrate (11). The ceramic electrol | ||
| 7867903 | Passivated thin film and method of producing same | January 11, 2011 |
| A method of producing a passivated thin film material is disclosed wherein an insulating thin film layer (10), having pinholes (12) therein, is positioned upon an underlying electrically conductive substrate (11). The thin film layer is then electroplated so that the pinholes are filled | ||
| 7731765 | Air battery and manufacturing method | June 8, 2010 |
| A battery (10) is disclosed having a lithium foil anode (11) embedded within a liquid electrolyte (12) which is positioned between two similarly constructed battery cathode halves (13) and (14). Each cathode half has a first glass barrier (16) coupled to a first porous metal substrat | ||
| 7696089 | Passivated thin film and method of producing same | April 13, 2010 |
| A method of producing a passivated thin film material is disclosed wherein an insulating thin film layer (10), having pinholes (12) therein, is positioned upon an underlying electrically conductive substrate (11). The thin film layer is then electroplated so that the pinholes are filled | ||
| 7691536 | Lithium oxygen batteries and method of producing same | April 6, 2010 |
| An air lithium battery (10) is provided having two equal halves (11) that are joined together along a centerline (12). Each half includes a substrate (13), a carbon based cathode (14), a solid electrolyte (15), an anode (16), an anode current collector (17), and end seals (19). The s | ||
| 7540886 | Method of manufacturing lithium battery | June 2, 2009 |
| A thin-film battery (10) is disclosed which includes a cathode current collector (11), a cathode (12), an electrolyte (13), an anode (14), and an anode current collector (15). The cathode is produced by grinding lithium cobalt oxide or other suitable cathode material to a powder havi | ||
| 7320520 | Portable multimedia projection system | January 22, 2008 |
| A portable multimedia projection system includes a portable housing, a DVD player, a channel tuner, an image projection device, a controller and a remote control receiver. The image projection device externally projects images. The controller is electrically coupled to the channel tuner | ||
| 7160639 | Johnson reversible engine | January 9, 2007 |
| An reversible engine (10) is disclosed having a conduit system (11), a first electrochemical cells (12), and a second electrochemical cell (13). The conduit system (11) includes a first conduit (15) extending from the first electrochemical cell (12) to the second electrochemical cell (13 | ||
| 7052136 | Portable multimedia projection system | May 30, 2006 |
| A portable multimedia projection system includes a portable housing, a channel tuner, an image projection device and a controller. The image projection device externally projects images. The controller is electrically coupled to the channel tuner and the image projection device. The | ||
| 6966651 | Portable multimedia projection system | November 22, 2005 |
| A portable multimedia projection system includes a portable housing, a media player disposed, a sound system, an image projection device, a controller and a vibration dampening device. The sound system has at least one internally-mounted speaker. The image projection device externally | ||
| 6949303 | Electromechanical conversion system | September 27, 2005 |
| An electrochemical conversion system (10) is disclosed having a housing (11) divided by a hydrogen concentration cell (12) so as to define a first chamber (13) and a second chamber (14). A first mass of hydride material (17) is contained within the first chamber while a second mass of hy | ||
| 6899967 | Electrochemical conversion system | May 31, 2005 |
| An electrochemical conversion system (110) is disclosed having a housing (111) defining an opening (112) and an internal chamber (113). An electrochemical cell (116) is mounted within the opening (112) which is electrically coupled to a circuit (117). A mass of metal hydride material | ||
| 6835493 | Thin film battery | December 28, 2004 |
| A rechargeable, thin film lithium battery cell (10) is provided having a polyimide supporting substrate (11), a cathode current collector (13), a lithiated transition metal oxide or transition metal cathode (14), an electrolyte (15), an anode (16) and an anode current collector (17). The | ||
| 6737180 | Electrochemical conversion system | May 18, 2004 |
| An electrochemical conversion system (70) is disclosed having a tubular housing (71), a thermal inertial core (72), and a tubular hydrogen electrochemical cell (79) which in combination define a first chamber (73) and a second chamber (74). A first tubular mass of hydride material (90) | ||
| 6709778 | Electrochemical conversion system | March 23, 2004 |
| An electrochemical conversion system (70) is disclosed having a housing divided by a hydrogen electrochemical cell (79) so as to define a first chamber (73) and a second chamber (74). A first mass of hydride material (90) is contained within the first chamber while a second mass of hydri | ||
| 6686076 | Electrochemical conversion system | February 3, 2004 |
| An electrochemical conversion system (70) is disclosed having a housing divided by a hydrogen concentration cell (76) so as to define a first chamber (71) and a second chamber (72). A first mass of hydride material (84) is contained within the first chamber while a second mass of hydride | ||
| 6679155 | Projectile launcher | January 20, 2004 |
| A launcher (10) is provided having a separation unit (15) and a launch tube (16) in fluid communication with the separation unit (15). The separation unit (15) has a pressure sensing chamber (23) for sensing the pressure within the separation unit (15), a separation chamber (24) in fluid | ||
| 6540108 | Toy water gun | April 1, 2003 |
| A water gun (10) is provided having a storage tank (18), a expandable pressure tank (19) having an elastic bladder (30) encased within an outer shell (29), and a pump (32) for conveying liquid from the storage tank to the expandable pressure tank. The conveyance of liquid into the expand | ||
| 6525976 | Systems and methods for reducing noise in mixed-mode integrated circuits | February 25, 2003 |
| Systems and methods for an integrated circuit that reduces switching noise including an inverter network having at least two transistors, a micro-battery, such as a thin film battery, coupled to the inverter network and a resistor coupled at one end to the micro-battery and connected | ||
| 6517968 | Thin lithium film battery | February 11, 2003 |
| A rechargeable, thin film lithium battery cell (10) is provided having an aluminum cathode current collector (11) having a transition metal sandwiched between two crystallized cathodes (12). Each cathode has an electrolyte (13) deposited thereon which is overlaid with a lithium anode | ||
| 6511516 | Method and apparatus for producing lithium based cathodes | January 28, 2003 |
| A method of producing a layer of lithiated material is provided wherein a mixture of Li(acac) and Co (acac).sub.3 is dissolved in an aqueous solvent to produce a solution. The solution is deposited upon a substrate by atomizing the solution, passing the atomized solution into a heated ga | ||
| 6489049 | Electrochemical conversion system | December 3, 2002 |
| An electrochemical conversion system 10 is disclosed having a housing (11) which includes boiling chamber (12), a cell holding block (13), and a condensing chamber (14) coupled by conduits. The system also includes an electrochemical cell (23) mounted within the cell holding block, a hea | ||
| 6439216 | Automatic pressurized fluid gun | August 27, 2002 |
| A fluid gun (700) is disclosed having an electric pump (704) for conveying air to a pressure chamber (701) having a release valve (702) for controlling the release of fluid. The activation of the electric pump is controlled by a pressure sensitive actuation switch (713) which senses the | ||
| 6408837 | Toy gun with magazine | June 25, 2002 |
| An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a launch tube (12), a magazine (18), a manual air pump (14) and a loading tube (29). The magazine has an outer shell (25) and an indexing wheel mounted (26) mounted within the outer shell. The indexing wheel has a central hub (3 | ||
| 6402796 | Method of producing a thin film battery | June 11, 2002 |
| A method of producing a battery (10) having a cathode current collector (18), a cathode (12), an electrolyte (13), an anode (14), and an anode current collector (16) is disclosed. The method commences with a substrate (11) upon which the layers of battery components are built upon. The | ||
| 6398824 | Method for manufacturing a thin-film lithium battery by direct deposition of battery components | June 4, 2002 |
| A method of manufacturing a thin film battery cell (10) is disclosed wherein a cathode current collector (11) is passed through a cathode chamber wherein two oppositely disposed cathode layers (12) are deposited upon opposite faces of the cathode current collector (11). Two oppositely | ||
| 6364162 | Automatic pressurized fluid gun | April 2, 2002 |
| A fluid gun (700) is disclosed having an electric pump (704) for conveying air to a pressure chamber (701) having a release valve (702) for controlling the release of fluid. The activation of the electric pump is controlled by a pressure sensitive actuation switch (713) which senses the | ||
| 6321737 | Toy rocket launcher | November 27, 2001 |
| A rocket launcher (10) is provided having a manual air pump (11) coupled to a base unit (12) through an elongated pressure tube (13) having a pressure release valve or trigger (20). The base unit has a pressure chamber (24), a launch tube (25), and an orientation sensitive safety mechani | ||
| 6242129 | Thin lithium film battery | June 5, 2001 |
| A rechargeable, thin film lithium battery cell (10) is provided having an aluminum cathode current collector (11) having a cobalt coating sandwiched between two crystallized cathodes (12). Each cathode has an electrolyte (13) deposited thereon which is overlaid with a lithium anode (14). | ||
| 6223449 | Apparatus for extracting plasticizer | May 1, 2001 |
| An apparatus for extracting plasticizer from polymer structures includes, in one embodiment, a evacuation chamber, a heat source and a cooling chamber are all coupled to a conduit having a motorized fan for cycling gases through the components. The plasticizer is evaporated within the | ||
| 6220237 | Compressed air toy gun | April 24, 2001 |
| An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a launch tube (12), a magazine (18) and a manual air pump (14). A loading tube (29) extends from the magazine to an opening (50) in the launch tube. A pressure chamber (15) is mounted within the launch tube in a stationary p | ||
| 6180281 | Composite separator and electrode | January 30, 2001 |
| An electrode and separator composite comprises a separator and an electrode embedded in a polymer matrix. Application of an electrode slurry to a polymer coated separator and subsequent drying in a solvent enriched atmosphere forms a secondary battery structure characterized by a seamles | ||
| 6099266 | Air pump | August 8, 2000 |
| An air pump (10) having a separation chamber (15) defined by a top wall (11), a bottom wall (12) and generally annular side walls (13). A liquid entry tube (24) configured to draw air into a stream of liquid passing through the liquid entry tube is coupled to the separation chamber so t | ||
| 6003503 | Toy gun with fluid pulsator | December 21, 1999 |
| A fluid pulsator for a compressed gun (10) or water gun (30) is provided having a housing (404) with a fluid inlet (409) and a fluid outlet (410), an internal tube (405) reciprocally mounted within the housing, and a sealing member (406) reciprocally mounted to the internal tube. The | ||
| 6000386 | Toy gun with fluid pulsator | December 14, 1999 |
| A fluid pulsator for a compressed gun (10) or water gun (30) is provided having a housing (604) with a fluid inlet (607) and a fluid outlet (608), an internal tube (605) reciprocally coupled to the housing, and a sealing member (606) reciprocally mounted to the internal tube. The housing | ||
| 5982144 | Rechargeable battery power supply overcharge protection circuit | November 9, 1999 |
| A rechargeable power supply overcharge protection circuit is provided with shunt circuits that shunt current about a battery or battery cell (15, 16 and 17) of a string of battery cells when it is charged to a maximum charge limit. The shunt circuit includes shunt regulators (20) connect | ||
| 5974977 | Magnetic propulsion toy system | November 2, 1999 |
| A magnetic propulsion toy system is provided having a track (11), a boost station (12) and a car (14) made of magnetic material. The boost station has control circuit (18) with a battery (19), a wire coil (21), a capacitor (22), a manual triggering switch (24), an automatic triggering | ||
| 5957745 | Gyroscopic figurine | September 28, 1999 |
| A gyroscopic figurine (10) is disclosed having a body (11) and a gyroscope (12) mounted within the body. The gyroscope (12) has a rotatable wheel (15) coupled with the shaft (23) of an electric motor (16). The shaft is oriented at an angle to the axis of rotation (21) of the gyroscope wh | ||
| 5951354 | Toy rocket | September 14, 1999 |
| A rocket (100) is disclosed having a body (101) with a bay (102) therein and a latchable hatch (109) which is movable between a bay opened position and a bay closed position by a spring biased hinge (110). A parachute (117) is mounted to the hatch. Upon unlatching the hatch, the drag upo | ||
| 5941751 | Fluid-launchable sound-generating article | August 24, 1999 |
| A sound-generating unit (30) is encased within the body (20) of an article (10) which is to be launched by a burst of compressed and/or pressurized fluid (15) from a fluid launching device (11). The sound-generating unit (30) has the three main elements of a piezoelectric electromechanic | ||
| 5924413 | Rapid fire compressed air toy gun | July 20, 1999 |
| An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a barrel (12), a trigger (13) and a manual air pump (14). The gun also has a control valve (200) which controls the flow of compressed air into a magazine (202). The control valve includes an external tube (204), an internal tub | ||
| 5913304 | Compressed air gun with temporary seal | June 22, 1999 |
| An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a pressure chamber (35), a moveable magazine (18) and a conduit conveying pressurized air from the pressure chamber to the magazine. The conduit has a resilient sealing gasket (42) which is reconfigurable between a relaxed configuration and a | ||
| 5878914 | Toy water gun | March 9, 1999 |
| A water gun (10) is provided having a storage tank (18), a expandable pressure tank (19) having an elastic bladder (30) encased within an outer shell (29), and a pump (32) for conveying liquid from the storage tank to the expandable pressure tank. The conveyance of liquid into the expand | ||
| 5878735 | Compressed air toy gun | March 9, 1999 |
| An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a barrel (12), a trigger (13) and a manual air pump (14). The gun also has a mounting tube (201) configured to be received within the tail bore (203) of a projectile (P) and a barrel (200) in which the projectile is positioned | ||
| Patent Number | Title Of Patent | Date Issued |
| 5878734 | Multiple barrel compressed air gun | March 9, 1999 |
| An air compressed gun (210) is provided having a stock (211), multiple barrels (212), a trigger (213) and a manual air pump (214). A pressure chamber (216) and release valve (217) is coupled to each barrel which is controlled by the trigger. | ||
| 5850941 | Toy water gun with air siphoning valve | December 22, 1998 |
| A water gun (10) is provided having a pressure tank (19) in fluid communication with a coupler (20) adapted to be received upon a conventional water faucet, and a pump (42) for conveying additional air to the pressure tank. The flow of water from the water faucet draws ambient air wh | ||
| 5838240 | Wet diaper detector | November 17, 1998 |
| A wet diaper detector comprises an elongated strip of material sized to be positioned in a diaper with a portion of the strip residing in a region of the diaper subject to wetness and an end of the strip protruding from the diaper at the upper rear or front portion thereof. The strip car | ||
| 5826750 | Toy water gun with fluid selection control valve | October 27, 1998 |
| A water gun (10) is provided having a storage tank (18), a pressure tank (19), a pump (32) for conveying liquid from the storage tank to the pressure tank, and a control valve (39) which determines whether water or air is to be drawn by the pump and deposited within the pressure tank. Th | ||
| 5819717 | Launcher for a toy projectile or similar launchable object | October 13, 1998 |
| A launching chamber (20) with an exhaust orifice (32) covered by an obstruction member (34, 36) is in fluid-pressure dependent mechanical communication with an equilibrium chamber (40) such that when the two chambers are in fluid pressure equilibrium and fluid pressure in the equilib | ||
| 5787869 | Compressed air toy gun | August 4, 1998 |
| An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a barrel (12), a trigger (13) and a manual air pump (14). The gun also has a mounting tube (201) configured to be received within the tail bore (203) of a projectile (P) and a barrel (200) in which the projectile is positioned | ||
| 5779100 | Vacuum actuated replenishing water gun | July 14, 1998 |
| A water gun (10) is provided having a storage tank (18), a pressure tank (19), and a pump (32) for conveying liquid from the storage tank to the pressure tank. The conveyance of liquid from the storage tank creates a vacuum which is controller through a control valve (43) to refill the | ||
| 5724955 | Voice activated compressed air toy gun | March 10, 1998 |
| An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a barrel (12), a trigger (13) and a manual air pump (14). The gun also has a magazine (18) having a series of barrels (26) for holding several projectiles (P). An actuator (50) indexes the magazine with each shot of the gun. The | ||
| 5711324 | Hair drying curler apparatus | January 27, 1998 |
| A hair drying curler apparatus (10) for curling and drying a lock of hair is disclosed having a tubular roller (11) and a retaining clip (12). The roller has a tubular support (14), a moisture permeable inner cover material (15) joined to a moisture permeable outer cover material (16), | ||
| 5709199 | Rapid fire compressed air gun | January 20, 1998 |
| An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a barrel (12), a trigger (13) and a manual air pump (14). The gun also has a magazine (18) having a series of barrels (26) for holding several projectiles (P). An actuator (50) indexes the magazine with each shot of the gun and | ||
| 5707270 | System for detonating a percussion cap in a toy projectile | January 13, 1998 |
| A firing post is generally positioned at the center of the top end of the body of a toy projectile to receive a percussion cap cartridge. The toy projectile has a soft outer body made of light-weight, pliable, compressible material such as polystyrene. The firing post and cartridge a | ||
| 5701879 | Compressed air gun with single action pump | December 30, 1997 |
| An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a barrel (12), a pressure chamber (16), a pressure actuatable release valve (18) and a manual air pump (14). The pump has an elongated cylinder (25) having a port (38) in fluid communication with the release valve, and a plunger | ||
| 5699781 | Rapid fire compressed air gun | December 23, 1997 |
| An air compressed gun (159) is provided having a stock (11), a barrel (12), a trigger (13) and a manual air pump (14). The gun also has a magazine (18) having a series of barrels (26) for holding several projectiles (P). An actuator (161) indexes the magazine with each shot of the gun an | ||
| 5653216 | Toy rocket launcher | August 5, 1997 |
| A toy rocket launcher (100) is disclosed for launching a rocket (125) having a fuselage (126) with an elongated tail bore (127) extending from a tail end thereof. The rocket launcher has a launch tube (108) adapted to hold and maintain a selected, elevated pressure level. The launch tube | ||
| 5626123 | Compressed air gun | May 6, 1997 |
| An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a barrel (12), a trigger (13) and a manual pump (14). The manual pump is coupled to a swivel joint (31) which provides pivotal movement of the pump relative to the barrel so as to allow for a variety of gun configurations and us | ||
| 5596978 | Rapid fire compressed air gun | January 28, 1997 |
| An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a barrel (12), a trigger (13) and a manual air pump (14). The gun also has a magazine (18) having a series of barrels (26) for holding several projectiles (P). An actuator (50) indexes the magazine with each shot of the gun and | ||
| 5592931 | Compressed air gun with magazine indexer | January 14, 1997 |
| An air compressed gun (70) is provided having a housing (71), a magazine (75) having multiple barrels (89) for holding projectiles, and a manual air pump (76). The gun also has a pneumatic indexer (82) which indexes the magazine for firing with each shot of the gun and a harness (77) whi | ||
| 5586688 | Electric pump toy water gun | December 24, 1996 |
| A water gun 10 having a storage tank (18), a pressure tank (19) and an electric pump (28) for conveying liquid from the storage tank to the pressure tank. The conveyance of liquid into the pressure tank causes the liquid to be pressurized by air compressed within the pressure tank. A | ||
| 5553598 | Pneumatic launcher for a toy projectile and the like | September 10, 1996 |
| A plunger (34) directs pumped fluid through a conduit (40) into a piston sleeve (60) having a piston (66) that is reciprocally translatable within the piston sleeve (60). The conduit (40) terminates in a nozzle (49) which projects into one end, a posterior end, of the piston sleeve (60). | ||
| 5549497 | Toy rocket with velocity dependent chute release | August 27, 1996 |
| A rocket (100) is disclosed having a body (101) with a bay (102) therein and a hatch (109) which is movable between a bay opened position and a bay closed position by a spring biased hinge (110). The hatch is pivotally coupled to a nose section (104) by a spring biased hinge (11). The ha | ||
| 5541464 | Thermionic generator | July 30, 1996 |
| A thermionic generator (10) has a heated metal heat tube (11) journaled through a set of star-shaped emitters (12) and a set of electrically insulative spacers (13). The generator also has a collector (23) positioned about the grouped emitters and spacers a selected distance from the | ||
| 5538453 | Air pressure toy rocket launcher | July 23, 1996 |
| A rocket launcher (18) is disclosed having a pressure chamber (74) coupled to a pump (66) through a pressure tube (67) and a release valve assembly (87) having a manifold (78) in fluid communication with the pressure chamber. The manifold has a plunger (79) therein which is slidable betw | ||
| 5538453 | Air pressure toy rocket launcher | July 23, 1996 |
| A rocket launcher (18) is disclosed having a pressure chamber (74) coupled to a pump (66) through a pressure tube (67) and a release valve assembly (87) having a manifold (78) in fluid communication with the pressure chamber. The manifold has a plunger (79) therein which is slidable betw | ||
| 5499940 | Fluid powering and launching system for a toy vehicle | March 19, 1996 |
| A system (10) simultaneously directs compressed fluid to a turbine while compressing fluid to disengage a locking mechanism that restrains movement of the toy vehicle (11). A primary tube (20), attached to the toy vehicle body (12), forms a primary chamber (22) which receives a plug in t | ||
| 5415153 | Pressurized air/water rocket and launcher | May 16, 1995 |
| The present invention involves a liquid jet propelled rocket and rocket launcher. The launcher has a housing which includes a vessel for holding pressurized air therein, an inlet to the vessel and an outlet from the vessel. Also, the housing has a jet tube receiver extending from the | ||
| 5398873 | Fluid pulsator with accumulator for frequency control | March 21, 1995 |
| A fluid pulsator (10) has a main housing (20) having an outlet conduit (24) projecting into a chamber (25) defined by the front of the main housing (20). A primary piston (30) is reciprocally translatable within the main housing (20) and has fluid conduits (34) for fluid flow through its | ||
| 5381778 | Pressurized toy rocket with rapid action release mechanism | January 17, 1995 |
| The present invention involves a pressurized air propelled rocket and rocket launcher toy device. The launcher has a housing which includes a vessel for holding pressurized air therein, an inlet to the vessel and an outlet from the vessel. Also, the housing has a jet tube extending from | ||
| 5332120 | Water arrow projecting bow | July 26, 1994 |
| The present invention is a toy water bow which is operated by selectively releasing water from a water reservoir that is pressurized with air. The present invention is a toy device formed in the general shape of an archery bow that has a manually operated air pump incorporated into it. | ||
| 5322191 | Low pressure, high volume pressurized water gun | June 21, 1994 |
| The present invention is a toy water gun having a housing with extending handle, a release mechanism and barrel. The water gun is connected to at least one water source external from and connected to the housing. In preferred embodiments, the water source is remote and has an indirect | ||
| 5305919 | Pinch trigger hand pump water gun with non-detachable tank | April 26, 1994 |
| The present invention is a toy water gun which is operated by selectively releasing water from a water reservoir that is pressurized with air. The gun has amanually operated air pump which pressurizes a water reservoir and consequently pressurizes any water therein. The pressurized water | ||
| 5299367 | Hair drying curler apparatus | April 5, 1994 |
| A hair drying curler apparatus comprises a curler body and a curler clip, whereby the curler clip is adapted to snap in place over the curler body with a damp lock of the user’s hair captured therebetween. The curler body is formed such that a material having a high-surface area extends | ||
| 5292032 | Pinch trigger water gun with rearwardly mounted hand pump | March 8, 1994 |
| The present invention is a toy water gun operated by selectively releasing water from a water reservoir that is pressurized with air. It is a one piece device formed in the general shape of a gun with a rearwardly mounted manually operated air pump for in the reservoir. The pressurized | ||
| 5266928 | Wet diaper detector | November 30, 1993 |
| A wet diaper detector comprises an elongated strip of material sized to be positioned in a diaper with a portion of the strip residing in a region of the diaper subject to wetness and an end of the strip protruding from the diaper at the upper rear or front portion thereof. The strip car | ||
| 5238149 | Pinch trigger hand pump water gun with multiple tanks | August 24, 1993 |
| The present invention is directed to a toy water gun which is operated by selectively releasing water from a pressurized water reservoir. The present invention has a manually operated pump incorporated into the design. As the pump is cycled, water and/or air are drawn from at least o | ||
| 5197452 | Liquid jet propelled transporter and launcher toy | March 30, 1993 |
| The present invention involves a liquid jet propelled transporter and launcher toy. The launcher has a housing with a reservoir for holding a predetermined amount of liquid therein less than the volume of a transporter container and related to that volume. There is a reservoir fill p | ||
| 5150819 | Double tank pinch trigger pump water gun | September 29, 1992 |
| The present invention is directed toward a toy water gun which is operated by selectively releasing water from a water reservoir pressurized with air. The present invention has a manually operated pump incorporated into the design. As the pump is cycled, water and air is drawn from a wat | ||
| 5074437 | Pinch trigger pump water gun | December 24, 1991 |
| The present invention is directed toward a toy water gun which is operated by selectively releasing water from a water reservoir that is pressurized with air. The present invention is a one piece device formed in the general shape of a gun that has a manually operated air pump incorporat | ||
| 4757946 | Flow actuated pulsator | July 19, 1988 |
| A flow actuated pulsator for shooting water in consecutive pulses. The pulsator is powered by water flowing under pressure therethrough and includes a nozzle for ejecting water at high speed, a pulse valve which cycles through opened and closed states to effect on-off cycling of water | ||
| 4724683 | Johnson tube, a thermodynamic heat pump | February 16, 1988 |
| The kinetic energy of a liquid flowing under pressure form a source is employed to power a heat pump for accumulating thermal energy in a controlled volume. The liquid is jetted at high speed into a low pressure region in a drift tube wherein a portion of the fluid flash vaporizes and | ||
| 4591071 | Squirt gun | May 27, 1986 |
| A toy squirt gun which shoots a continuous high velocity stream of water. The squirt gun is configured as a structure facilitating partial filling with water leaving a void for compressed air. The squirt gun includes a nozzle for ejecting water at high velocity, a pressurization pump for | ||
| 4509361 | Soil moisture potential determination by weight measurement | April 9, 1985 |
| An instrument for measuring soil moisture potential comprising a moisture absorber movably coupled to the soil being measured by means for maintaining said absorber in moisture potential equilibrium with said soil and permitting weight measurement of said absorber. The instrument inc | ||
| 4476693 | Thermal energy accumulation | October 16, 1984 |
| A fluid flowing under pressure from a source powers a thermal energy accumulation means which accumulates thermal energy in a controlled volume through which the fluid flows. The device comprises a heat engine and heat exchanger working in combination to extract thermal energy from fluid | ||
| 4253606 | Automatic sprinkler control | March 3, 1981 |
| An automatic water control valve for a lawn sprinkler system for maintaining soil moisture at a preset level. A spring loaded mechanism opens the valve when released by a water sensitive element which monitors the moisture content of the ground area serviced by the sprinkler system. | ||
| 4211362 | Smoke detecting timer controlled thermostat | July 8, 1980 |
| A timer controlled smoke detecting thermostat has been designed. A control circuit provides for two set point temperatures and time settings for controlling the periods during which one or the other of the set-point temperatures is to be maintained. Means for detecting smoke and sounding | ||
| 4181843 | Variable resistance type sensor controlled switch | January 1, 1980 |
| A circuit for controlling the flow of pulsating direct current by causing the on or off state of a gated switch to depend on the resistance of a sensor. The sensor used is of the variable resistance type whose impedance varies in a continuous manner with the phenomenon for which it was | ||
| 4143267 | Digital distance measuring instrument | March 6, 1979 |
| An apparatus for making distance measurements with a high degree of accuracy and a means for interpreting and displaying the results on a digital readout. A binary encoded scale which exhibits a one to one correspondence with discrete locations on said scale and the coded information | ||
To read the rest of the information for each one, go to http://www.patentgenius.com/inventor/JohnsonLonnieG/1.html
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In 1914, Morgan patented a breathing device, or “safety hood,” providing its wearers with a safer breathing experience in the presence of smoke, gases and other pollutants. Morgan worked hard to market the device, especially to fire departments, often personally demonstrating its reliability in fires. Morgan’s breathing device became the prototype and precursor for the gas masks used during World War I, protecting soldiers from toxic gas used in warfare. The invention earned him the first prize at the Second International Exposition of Safety and Sanitation in New York City.
http://www.biography.com/people/garrett-morgan-9414691#ga-morgan-hair-refining-company
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/morgan_hi.html
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Garrett_Morgan.aspx
http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/garrett-morgan-inventor-one-first-traffic-lights
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