Patents by Inventor James H. Nugent

James H. Nugent has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for generating rate signals
    Patent number: 4470012
    Abstract: Apparatus operable by the player of a video or electronic game to generate pulses at a rate proportional to the speed of rotation of a rotatable member by closing one of a pair of switches dependent upon the direction of rotation. One of the switches is monitored to determine the direction of rotation. The generated pulses are counted per unit time to provide a velocity signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1984
    Assignee: Coleco Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Nugent, Hans S. Berger
  • Board game scoring device
    Patent number: D310175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: Horn Abbot Ltd.
    Inventor: James H. Nugent