Patents by Inventor Colin P. Merlo

Colin P. Merlo 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).

  • Publication number: 20170106301
    Abstract: A toy figure that is capable of launching a secondary projectile using a spring action. The toy figure is a solid molded body of flexible material, having a head, torso and limb appendages. One of the limb appendages is an action appendage. A spring is enclosed within the molded body. By bending and releasing the action appendage, the spring is cocked and released. The energy provided by the spring is transferred to the action appendage and to any external projectile that is attached to the action appendage or contacted by the action appendage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Michael J. Goldman, Mark Anthony Adkins, Colin P. Merlo
  • Patent number: 7306515
    Abstract: A competitive interactive video game for a group of players includes a plurality of game elements, preferably playing cards, which comprise four different types of cards distributed to a group of players. The cards include cliche cards, attach cliche cards, pause cards, and rewind cards. The cliche cards each contain a written description and a point value while the attach cliche cards cancel the previous play of a cliche card by another player. The game further includes a means for providing a video presentation containing scenes which match the written descriptions on the cliche cards and which is viewed by the players. As the video presentation is viewed and the scenes matching the written descriptions on the cliche cards are recognized by the players, the players play their cards according to the rules of play and points are awarded to the players according to the point value on the cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Inventors: Michael D. Crenshaw, Christopher F. Lauria, Thomas P. Lauria, Colin P. Merlo, Thomas J. Gilliano
  • Patent number: D846669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Inventors: Mark A. Adkins, Colin P. Merlo, Simeon E. Tiefel