Patents by Inventor Ronald C. Nelson

Ronald C. Nelson 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).

  • Patent number: 4373719
    Abstract: An electronic game is provided for replacing and substituting for from one to four human players in the car game of bridge. The game receives the value and suit of cards for each hand or position it plays for receives bids from human players and calculates and responds with a responding bid for each hand that it plays on behalf of. It also receives values and suits of cards played by other players in each trick and responds with a responding card value and suit for each hand it plays on behalf of.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1983
    Assignee: Fidelity Electronics, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Nelson, Richard L. Merrick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4251355
    Abstract: Apparatus for separating snakeskins and fines from pellets in a collection of polymeric material wherein a first nozzle impinges the collection of polymeric material in a stream of air on a moving screen having a mesh size such that the screen will allow the air and fines to pass but will retain the pellets and snakeskins, the air stream carrying the fines through the screen into a closed compartment. A second nozzle is positioned to allow air from the closed compartment to move upwardly through the screen at a different location from the first nozzle to lift and remove snakeskins from the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1981
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Ronald C. Nelson, Robert O. Williams
  • Patent number: 4235442
    Abstract: An electronic board game system for a game normally played by two players, such as chess, in which the game system makes respective moves to moves by a player, displays the moves and in which the position and identity of each piece can be displayed, as well as other indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1980
    Assignee: Fidelity Electronics, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ronald C. Nelson
  • Patent number: 4160278
    Abstract: A fine tuning indicator for a television receiver uses a synchronous detector for generating a control voltage indicative of the tuning accuracy. The control voltage is sensed by an indicating circuit which produces a visual indication of the tuned or mistuned condition of the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1979
    Assignee: Zenith Radio Corporation
    Inventor: Ronald C. Nelson