Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Ronald B. Coolley
  • Patent number: 6264555
    Abstract: A video display system for an amusement game includes a controller, a first source of information coupled to the controller, the first source of information containing video information related to the game. A second, alterable source of information is coupled to the controller, the second source of information containing video information not related to the game. A video display is coupled to the game controller, and is responsive to the controller for selectively displaying video information related to the game and video information not related to the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Midway Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin A. Glazman, Edward J. Suchocki
  • Patent number: 4928928
    Abstract: A guardrail extruder terminal for flattening a W-beam guardrail and bending the guardrail to dissipate the energy of a vehicle impacting the end of the guardrail includes a feeder chute. The feeder chute is provided with an inlet in which the guardrail is positioned. The feeder chute extends into a terminal housing, and is in communication with a flattening throat. The fattening throat is of a smaller width than the feeder chute to flatten the W-beam. A bending member is also provided in the terminal to bend the guardrail in an curvilinear arc away from the impacting vehicle. Also included is a cable anchor releasably mounted on the guardrail. A cable extends from the cable anchor to a first post located at the end of the guardrail. The cable anchor includes lugs that release from the guardrail upon engagement of the extruder terminal with the cable anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: C. Eugene Buth, Asif Qureshy, Hayes E. Ross, Jr., Dean L. Sicking
  • Patent number: 4714275
    Abstract: An album includes a full color cover and a number of pages secured therein. Also secured within the album is a removable cardboard viewer including a tinted transparent filter. A flap is provided that serves as a handle for the viewer. The viewer also includes a tear away area containing a check list with numbers corresponding to each sticker that may be collected and secured in the album. Printed throughout the album pages are sequentially numbered boxes corresponding in size and number to full color, self adhesive stickers which are purchased separately from the album. A story line is also printed under a number of the designated boxes describing a story portrayed on the sticker. Printed within a number of these boxes is a photographic half tone image of the full color images on a corresponding sticker. All the photographic half tone images throughout the album are printed in a first color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1987
    Assignee: Diamond Publishing
    Inventors: James E. Engel, Sidney Diamond
  • Patent number: 4109426
    Abstract: A tub surround includes first and second identical corner sections and first, second and third identical panel portions. The tub surround is assembled by positioning a first panel between the two corner sections thereby defining one wall. The remaining panel sections are joined with each of the corner portions to define second and third walls. Each corner section includes first and second legs extending at right angles from each other. The ends of the legs extending from the corner sections lie on a plane parallel to and separated from the plane of each side thereby defining a joint behind which the edges of the panels may be positioned. The corner sections further include shelves extending between the legs of the corner sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1978
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventor: Michael J. Dobija
  • Patent number: D439160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Tenneco Packaging Inc.
    Inventors: Ayberk Abayhan, James N. Gomoll, Robert S. Schlaupitz, Thomas J. Hayes