Patents by Inventor David E. Silverglate
David E. Silverglate 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).
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Publication number: 20190192983Abstract: A toy vehicle track system is provided. The system includes a plurality of track sections, each track section formed within a section of a regular polygonal grid unit and having at least two terminal ends at edges of the regular polygonal grid unit. The terminal ends of each track section include interlocking structures that interlock with interlocking structures of at least a second track section. The plurality of track sections includes at least a straight track section, a curved track section, and a Y-shaped track section. Each track section is composed of foam.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: David E. Silverglate, Brian Gulassa
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Patent number: 9956457Abstract: An apparatus is provided, which includes a plurality of elongated strands having joinder regions uniting adjacent strands at a distance along a length of an outer perimeter of the elongated strands, the elongate strands being configured to couple together for a distance along their lengths. The elongated strands form a surface of a mesh when the joinder regions are coupled. The apparatus may further include a manducable protrusion coupled to the mesh and extending a distance away from an exterior surface of the mesh.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: GOT I, LLCInventors: David E. Silverglate, Brian Gulassa
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Patent number: 9795892Abstract: A family of toy cars includes a plurality of components, which cooperatively translate a motive force applied to a finger engagement structure into motion of the toy car in a horizontal plane. The toy car system includes a chassis, a body, a finger engagement structure, a pair of front wheels rotatably coupled to the chassis, and a pair of rear wheels rotatably coupled to the chassis. Each of the front pair of wheels may be coupled to the front suspension by a castered coupling. The toy car may include a steering linkage between the front wheels configured such that the front wheels turn in unison in response to the motive force applied to the toy car.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Thoughtfull Toys, Inc.Inventors: David E. Silverglate, Brian Gulassa, Steven Asher Silverglate
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Patent number: 9579585Abstract: A family of toy cars includes a plurality of external body components, which may be removably assembled into a street car, track car or dirt car by children or adult user. The toy car system includes a chassis with fastener receiving holes and each of the body components include a pair of spaced apart attachment holes, such that the corresponding holes of the body components line with each other and with the fastener receiving holes of the chassis when the body components are positioned in an overlapped configuration. The front and rear pair of wheels are attached to the chassis by corresponding wheel fasteners, wherein all the fasteners in the toy car system have the same size and shape and are easily detachable.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Thoughtfull Toys, Inc.Inventors: David E. Silverglate, Brian Gulassa, Steven Asher Silverglate
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Publication number: 20160051862Abstract: A toy apparatus includes a mesh formed of at least one loop structure assembly, each of the loop structure assemblies including at least one loop structure. Each loop structure defines a loop opening having a shape selected from a circular opening, an oval opening and a polygonal opening. A plurality of loop structure assemblies can be joined together to form a toy apparatus, with each loop structure assembly including an outer perimeter having at least one mating surface disposed at least partially around the outer perimeter for coupling to at least one adjacent loop structure assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: GOT I, LLCInventors: David E. SILVERGLATE, Brian GULASSA
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Publication number: 20150297955Abstract: An apparatus is provided, which includes a plurality of elongated strands having joinder regions uniting adjacent strands at a distance along a length of an outer perimeter of the elongated strands, the elongate strands being configured to couple together for a distance along their lengths. The elongated strands form a surface of a mesh when the joinder regions are coupled. The apparatus may further include a manducable protrusion coupled to the mesh and extending a distance away from an exterior surface of the mesh.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: GOT I, LLCInventors: David E. SILVERGLATE, Brian GULASSA
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Patent number: 9101535Abstract: An apparatus is provided, which includes a plurality of elongated strands having joinder regions uniting adjacent strands at a distance along a length of an outer perimeter of the elongated strands, the elongate strands being configured to couple together for a distance along their lengths. The elongated strands form a surface of a mesh when the joinder regions are coupled. The apparatus may further include a manducable protrusion coupled to the mesh and extending a distance away from an exterior surface of the mesh.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: GOT I, LLCInventors: David E. Silverglate, Brian Gulassa
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Publication number: 20150093963Abstract: A family of toy cars includes a plurality of external body components, which may be removably assembled into a street car, track car or dirt car by children or adult user. The toy car system includes a chassis with fastener receiving holes and each of the body components include a pair of spaced apart attachment holes, such that the corresponding holes of the body components line with each other and with the fastener receiving holes of the chassis when the body components are positioned in an overlapped configuration. The front and rear pair of wheels are attached to the chassis by corresponding wheel fasteners, wherein all the fasteners in the toy car system have the same size and shape and are easily detachable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: David E. Silverglate, Brian Gulassa
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Publication number: 20150094153Abstract: An interactive toy vehicle system is provided, comprising a plurality of toy vehicles, each including a unique human readable identifier on a decal on a license plate or license plate recess, and an application program, which receives a user input of the unique human readable identifier, generates and retrieves a registration record for the toy vehicle, and, in response to the user input, displays information of the toy vehicle that the user has registered. The application also provides a GUI in which the user interacts with the toy design and modifies components within the constraints of structural parameters, structural rules, and templates that are associated with the toy vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: David E. Silverglate, Brian Gulassa
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Publication number: 20150093962Abstract: A family of toy cars includes a plurality of components, which cooperatively translate a motive force applied to a finger engagement structure into motion of the toy car in a horizontal plane. The toy car system includes a chassis, a body, a finger engagement structure, a pair of front wheels rotatably coupled to the chassis, and a pair of rear wheels rotatably coupled to the chassis. Each of the front pair of wheels may be coupled to the front suspension by a castered coupling. The toy car may include a steering linkage between the front wheels configured such that the front wheels turn in unison in response to the motive force applied to the toy car.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: David E. Silverglate, Brian Gulassa
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Patent number: 8932101Abstract: A roller toy apparatus is provided. The roller toy apparatus may include a handle including a grasping portion, an elongate portion and a ball coupling portion, the ball coupling portion including a pair of left and right extensions, each of the left and right extensions including a respective mount extending inwardly into an interior region of the ball coupling portion. The roller toy apparatus may further include a ball rotatably coupled to the ball coupling portion. The ball may be formed of a mesh having a plurality of loop structures, each loop structure surrounding a void, and where each of a pair of loop structures is rotatably coupled to a respective mount of the ball coupling portion, to thereby rotatably couple the ball to the handle.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2011Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Got I, LLCInventors: David E. Silverglate, Brian Gulassa
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Publication number: 20130115848Abstract: An activity toy or stacker having two or more stackable components that can be assembled into multiple configurations. Surface engagement features retain the stackable components in a self-supporting assembly without an internal frame or support pole, and self-align the stackable components as they are assembled. The surface engagement features of the components are universally interengagable to allow the components to nest with one another in various assembly configurations and orientations.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: KIDS II, INC.Inventors: David E. SILVERGLATE, Brian GULASSA, Christopher McCLINTOCK
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Patent number: 8282518Abstract: An apparatus is provided, which includes a plurality of elongated strands having joinder regions uniting adjacent strands at a distance along a length of an outer perimeter of the elongated strands, the elongate strands being configured to couple together for a distance along their lengths. The elongated strands form a surface of a mesh when the joinder regions are coupled. The apparatus may further include a manducable protrusion coupled to the mesh and extending a distance away from an exterior surface of the mesh.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2009Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: GOT I, LLCInventors: David E. Silverglate, Brian Gulassa
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Publication number: 20120028743Abstract: A toy ball apparatus is disclosed herein that includes a mesh defining an outer surface of the toy ball apparatus. The mesh includes four mesh components that are coupled together to enclose a closed volume, each mesh component including a plurality of loop structures, each loop structure having a curved inner perimeter surface formed to at least partially surround a hole communicating with the closed volume and surrounded at least partially by a polygonal outer perimeter. Each mesh component has cooperative mating surfaces formed along an outer perimeter of the mesh component, the cooperative mating surfaces being formed along at least a portion of the outer perimeter of each of a plurality of the loop structures in the mesh component. The adjacent mesh components are joined together along the cooperative mating surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: GOT I, LLCInventors: Ian R. Muldoon, David E. Silverglate
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Patent number: 8052552Abstract: A toy apparatus having a surface is provided. The toy apparatus may include a mesh including a plurality of loop structures having cooperative mating surfaces disposed at least partially around an outer perimeter of each loop structure. The plurality of loop structures may have curved inside perimeter surfaces, and the cooperative mating surfaces of adjacent loop structures may be configured to couple together for a distance along their lengths. The loop structures form the surface of the toy when the cooperative mating surfaces are coupled with each other. The toy apparatus may further include a rattle positioned in a loop structure in the mesh, the rattle having a body with a mounting structure having an outer perimeter sized to conform to the curved inside perimeter surface of the loop structure in which the rattle is mounted.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Got I, LLCInventor: David E. Silverglate
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Publication number: 20110201249Abstract: A roller toy apparatus is provided. The roller toy apparatus may include a handle including a grasping portion, an elongate portion and a ball coupling portion, the ball coupling portion including a pair of left and right extensions, each of the left and right extensions including a respective mount extending inwardly into an interior region of the ball coupling portion. The roller toy apparatus may further include a ball rotatably coupled to the ball coupling portion. The ball may be formed of a mesh having a plurality of loop structures, each loop structure surrounding a void, and where each of a pair of loop structures is rotatably coupled to a respective mount of the ball coupling portion, to thereby rotatably couple the ball to the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: GOT I, LLCInventors: David E. Silverglate, Brian Gulassa
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Patent number: D688760Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Inventor: David E. Silverglate
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Patent number: D690785Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Inventor: David E. Silverglate
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Patent number: D807962Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: KIDS II, INC.Inventors: David E. Silverglate, Brian Gulassa, Christopher McClintock
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Patent number: D690376Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Inventor: David E. Silverglate