Abstract: An implantable drug delivery apparatus for delivering a drug into a bodily fluid in a bodily cavity of a patient over a period of time includes a drug supply reservoir to supply drug into a delivery channel and an actuator for delivering the drug to a predetermined location in the bodily cavity of the patient, such as, for example, a cochlea of a human ear. The drug is loaded into the delivery channel while producing substantially negligible flow at an outlet of the delivery channel.

Abstract: A card-feeding device for feeding cards into a card-handling device is disclosed. Examples of card-handling devices include shufflers, card sorters, card delivery devices and card verification devices. The device includes a card infeed area that supports a stack of cards. The card infeed area has a card support surface. Included in the device is a card-removing system that removes cards individually from the bottom of the stack. A pivoting arm presses against a card at the top of the stack. At least one sensor is provided that detects at least one of a position of the arm and a presence of a card in the card infeed area. A method of shuffling cards is also disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing cards to be shuffled into a card infeed area as a stack with a top and bottom and removing cards one at a time from the bottom of the stack and moving the removed cards to a shuffling zone. Cards are then shuffled.

Abstract: An exemplary hockey puck includes a gyroscope within an outer shell. An exemplary method of controlling movement of a hockey puck includes holding a gyroscope within an outer housing of a hockey puck.

Abstract: A pai gow poker game without a house commission is disclosed. After shuffling the cards and determining the order in which players are dealt, the players place wagers on the game outcome. Then, the dealer deals to the player positions and the dealer position. The dealer, either before or after setting the dealer hand, evaluates the dealer cards to determine whether the dealer qualifies. To qualify, the dealer hand must achieve a predetermined rank, such as higher than a king high rank. If the dealer does not qualify, then each player is rewarded at a 1:2 payout rate in relation to his wager. If the dealer does qualify, then the game proceeds according to traditional pai gow play. Payouts to players are made without paying a house commission. Bonus wagers may be placed and rewarded based on bonus events or based on a comparison of the dealt cards to predetermined potential outcomes.

Abstract: A card shuffling machine for a game of chance includes a base portion and a rotatable body in communication with the base portion. The rotatable body portion includes a plurality of slots disposed therein. Each of the plurality of slots is configured to receive a card of the defined set of cards. Each of the cards includes indicia relevant to an outcome of the game of chance. The shuffling machine includes at least one reader associated with one of the plurality of slots and configured to communicate with the card disposed in the one slot to obtain information about the indicia of the card. The card shuffling machine includes a display in communication with the at least one reader for displaying the indicia of the card when the card is in the slot.

Abstract: A versatile hunting bow with a circular rotatable handle mounted on a circular frame of the riser of the bow. The riser is skeletonized and has an asymmetrical shape. The archers can rotate and adjust the orientation of the handle to their natural wrist position. The outer wall of the circular handle has a series of parallel thread cuts that match with the thread cuts on the inner wall of the circular frame of the riser. Two limbs are connected and secured to the riser through limb bolts. When limb bolts are tightened, the geometry of the riser and the arrangement of the limbs create tensions that slightly distort the shape of the riser. The distortion prevents the thread cuts from moving along each other. Thus, the handle is no longer able to rotate when the limb bolts are tightened and the handle is locked.

Abstract: Dosing device for an administration device with a limiting mechanism, comprising a first limiting means (50) with a first stop means (52), a second limiting means (30) with a second stop means (32), wherein the second limiting means follows movements of the first limiting means during dosing movements with a defined transmission ratio, and wherein the first and the second stop means each describe a path curve by their movements in such a manner that the two path curves intersect in at least one point or come so close together that the stop means contact one another in a stop position, whereby a blocking of the movement of the limiting means relative to each other during dosing movements can be effected in that the respective path curves described by the first and second stop means are closed and can be run through preferably multiple times by the first stop means, by the second stop means or by both stop means until the stop means contact one another at the stop position.

Abstract: An injector includes a trigger mechanism including: a trigger member disposed about an axis having an aperture and a protrusion, and a ram assembly having a ram configured to pressurize a medicament container for expelling a medicament therefrom, the ram assembly further having a trigger engagement member configured to engage the aperture of the trigger member when the trigger member is in a pre-firing condition; an energy source associated with the ram for powering the ram to expel the medicament; and a user-operable firing-initiation member having an aperture engaged with the protrusion of the trigger member and operable for causing an axial translation of the trigger member in a proximal direction from the pre-firing condition to a firing condition in which the trigger engagement member is released from the retaining portion to allow the energy source to fire the ram.

Abstract: A device for sealing a colon, and for removing stool therefrom by irrigation, comprising an expandable intrarectal balloon segment formed from an everted tube with two ends, for insertion into the rectum to anchor the device, and a tapered transanal segment adapted to remain at least partially outside the rectum during use, wherein the balloon segment and the transanal segment have no common compartment, wherein both segments comprise drainage parts with a drainage lumen for irrigation of stool from the patient, wherein one of the two ends of the everted tube is passed through the lumen of the intrarectal balloon segment as an inner layer, the inner layer being in contact with a funnel element, and wherein the transanal segment is adapted to collapse upon resting of the sphincter, and comprises part of the intrarectal balloon segment, or a different balloon element.

Abstract: A toy gyro has a gyro ring that can be assembled at both sides and includes an axis body, gyro ring, tip and cover that are disposed on the axis body. A direction of mounting the gyro ring on the axis body may be turned over vertically, so that by turning over vertical orientations of the gyro ring on the axis body, gyros having different shapes or different heights of center of gravity may be formed. In other words, the gyro ring may be mounted on the axis body with a front side facing upwards, or the gyro ring may be mounted on the axis body with a reverse side facing upwards, so that during playing of the present invention, gyros having different shapes or having different heights of center of gravity may be formed by assembling of the gyro ring on the axis body in different directions.

Abstract: A pairing block set has a right-hand toy block and a left-hand toy block, each of mutual, mirror symmetry and optionally incorporating a system of eight abutment points to each engaged studs on its mating block upon assembling. By providing two different layouts—one for the odd number, and one for the even number tier toy block groups respectively, using a combination of the pairing block set and other commonly seen basic type of blocks for each tier groups, and after stacking up tiers of block groups by different layouts alternatingly, in a tier-to-tier mutual interlocking manner, a structurally sound assembly of an oblique sided structure can be built with smoothly lined sides or walls. A plurality of latches is left at both ends of the assembly, to be further interlocked with its neighboring, mating toy blocks of the intended final structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-turning device with the ability to mix and identify balls located in a portable compartment with auxiliary control elements. The device is presented as a whole as a small portable stand-alone device with the ability to perform random drawings. The invention is therefore in the field of devices intended for games of chance and arcade games, such as lotteries, bingo, roulettes, board games, etc.

Abstract: An input device includes actuating pieces and keys. The actuating pieces are disposed inside a case and have portions disposed along a first direction at predetermined intervals. The portions are movable toward and away from each other and are urged closer to each other by a predetermined urging force. The keys are insertable in the first direction into a key hole in the case. The actuating pieces respectively include pressure receivers which are disposed without overlap in the first direction. Each key includes a pusher which selectively pushes the pressure receiver of at least one of the actuating pieces as a result of insertion of the key into the key hole and moves the actuating piece corresponding to the pushed pressure receiver in a direction against the predetermined urging force.

Abstract: A spin speed measuring device almost free of malfunction is provided at low cost. The spin speed measuring device includes a casing, a spinning body pivotally supported in the casing, a pinion gear configured to spin together with the spinning body, a belt having a rack and a plurality of indicators, the rack being configured to mesh with the pinion gear, and a detector attached to the casing to detect the indicator passing by. The spin speed measuring device measures the spin speed of the spinning body. A spin speed of the spinning body is calculated from a time period from when one of the indicators passes by to when another one of the indicators passes by, the time period being obtained using signals output from the detector.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dart game system. The dart game system includes a dart game device, multiple external facilities, and a control unit configured to control the dart game device and the multiple external facilities. The dart game device includes a dart target having a plurality of point regions, a sensing unit configured to sense a hit to the dart target by a dart, a light source unit configured to output light, and a sound source unit configured to output sound. The multiple external facilities includes additional light source units configured to output additional light, and additional sound source units configured to output additional sound. The control unit is configured to control the light source units and the sound source units to output light or sound according to patterns, which depend on an occurrence of an event.

Abstract: A gaming apparatus which, for each of a plurality of plays of a primary game: randomly generates one of a plurality of different primary game outcomes, displays the generated primary game outcome, and displays any award associated with the displayed primary game outcome. If a bonus triggering event occurs, the gaming apparatus: determines a first part of a constant value, causes the determined first part of the constant value to be provided to a first player, determines a second part of the constant value, wherein the determined first part of the constant value and the determined second part of the constant value form the constant value, and causes the determined second part of the constant value to fund a designated award.

Abstract: A billiard rack is provided that includes a frame that extends around an interior space that is configured to receive a set of billiard balls resting on a bed of a billiard table. A bottom side of the frame includes a lower opening in which the upper portions of the set of billiard balls are able to extend therein. The frame also includes an inner wall having at least one cam surface that extends at least partially around the interior space and that tapers inwardly in directions from the lower opening to an upper opening. When the frame is placed on the set of billiard balls resting on the bed of the billiard table, the at least one cam surface is configured to contact all of the peripheral billiard balls of the set of billiard balls; and urge the set of billiard balls together without the rack contacting the billiard table.

Abstract: A sporting device designed to help improve and teach a person as well as a trainer the correct wrist snap motion for playing many sports. This device is comprised of an adjustable wrist band that will adjust to the person's lower ulna and radius bones. with a resistance, adjustable strap around the finger/knuckle that connects from the finger/knuckle to the wrist strap. This device has an audible unit and can also have a vibration attachment as well as a counting attachment added to the wrist strap for different uses in sports or physical therapy. When the trainee is training they will make the same motion they would when they are playing said sport. This device can be set at a desired level of resistance and distance for desired wrist snapping motion. The trainee or trainer can set the desired wrist snapping motion for the device objective. When the objective is achieved the unit will respond with either a sound and or a vibration to indelicate that the desired motion was reached.

Abstract: A modelling assembly 1400 includes a plurality of releasably interconnectable parts, the parts including floor parts 1402 and wall parts 1408. The assembly 1400 includes a plurality of pegs 102, each of which, in an assembled condition, extends from one part to another part to hold the parts together, at least one of the parts defining a peg receiving hole 104 in which one of the pegs 102 is receivable.

Abstract: A toy vehicle launcher is disclosed. The launcher includes a cavity configured for receiving a plurality of toy vehicles. Furthermore, the launcher includes a launching mechanism that launches a single toy vehicle while loading the next vehicle into the launching position in a single action. Additionally, the launching mechanism includes an actuator for triggering the launching of the toy vehicles. Moreover, the launcher is configured for easy access to the storage of the plurality of toy vehicles in the cavity.