Patents by Inventor Wade Winblad

Wade Winblad 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: 5681043
    Abstract: An apparatus providing a novel challenge to skill and dexterity includes a projectile and a deformable container having a drive medium contained therein. The deformable container is in fluid communication with a launch member, such that deformation of the container is communicated to the launch member, thereby causing the launch member to impact the projectile. Deformation may be caused by physical pressure applied by an operator. In this case, when an operator strikes the deformable container, it is compressed, forcing the drive medium, which may be air, to the launch member, which may be a piston, causing the launch member to strike a game ball, sending it toward the target. The deformable container may comprise resilient and rigid foam. Alternatively, a plurality of independently compressible containers, each actuating a separate piston or other launch member may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Atari Games Corporation
    Inventors: Wade Winblad, Fred Miller
  • Patent number: 5364271
    Abstract: A bicycle simulator having a follower assembly, a wheelie assembly and power assistance resistance means. A motorcycle simulator having a coupler, a slew generator and a throttle handle. The bicycle and motorcycle simulators having a computer, motors, sensors, controls, and a video display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Atari Games Corporation
    Inventors: Jack Aknin, Wade Winblad, Dennis Harper
  • Patent number: 5154313
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coupon dispensing storage tray for housing either a roll or pack of detachably connected coupons such as award tickets proximate to an electronic dispenser in a coupon dispensing housing. The tray can be secured to the back of a ticket accessing door adjacent a ticket dispenser. The tray comprises a first and second side wall, a closure wall secured to the side walls at a first end and a guide wall secured to the side walls proximate to a second end. A pack or roll of tickets is positionable between the side walls so that it rests on a support wall spanning the closure wall and the guide wall. The storage tray includes a curvilinear guide arm which assists in guiding the continuous pack of tickets out of the enclosure as the pack is pulled by the electronic dispenser. The guide arm is preferably constructed in unison with the guide wall. First and second securing legs extend outwardly from the second end of both side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: Atari Games Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald J. Lichac, Wade Winblad
  • Patent number: D425941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Inventors: Fred B. Miller, Jr., Wade Winblad
  • Patent number: D426269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Inventors: Fred B. Miller, Jr., Wade Winblad