Patents by Inventor Eric E. Skifstrom

Eric E. Skifstrom 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: 20170206561
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for an interactive point of purchase product display. The interactive point of purchase product display includes a product placement region, one or more products located in the product placement region, an input device configured to receive an input signal, a controller device, and a selection indicator device. The input device may receive data about a potential consumer or customer. The controller device is coupled to the input device and the one or more products and is configured to receive data from the input device responsive to the input signal, select a product in response to the receive input and generate a selection signal identifying the product resulting in the attention of a customer to be drawn to the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Eric E. Skifstrom, Peter E. Teel, Vladimir Buzga, Mary M. Hinkley, Vladimir Sosnovskiy
  • Patent number: 9646328
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for an interactive point of purchase product display. The interactive point of purchase product display includes a product placement region, one or more products located in the product placement region, an input device configured to receive an input signal, a controller device, and a selection indicator device. The input device may receive data about a potential consumer or customer. The controller device is coupled to the input device and the one or more products and is configured to receive data from the input device responsive to the input signal, select a product in response to the receive input and generate a selection signal identifying the product resulting in the attention of a customer to be drawn to the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric E. Skifstrom, Peter E. Teel, Vladimir Buzga, Mary M. Hinkley, Vladimir Sosnovskiy
  • Patent number: 8662954
    Abstract: A toy doll is provided having a torso defined by a front surface and a back surface. The doll may additionally include legs extending from a lower portion of the torso, an image sensor located on the back surface of the torso, and an image display located on the front surface of the torso. The doll may additionally include a control panel integrated into the pelvic region of the torso, operatively interconnected with the image sensor and the image display, so that that the image sensor and the image display are controllable by using the control panel. The doll may further include fabric clothing covering the image display, permitting a user to create the appearance of personalized graphic clothing for the doll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Goff, Tracy L. Curreri, Paul T. King, Wai K. Chan, Chi W. Chan, Eric E. Skifstrom
  • Publication number: 20130217300
    Abstract: A light emitting diode is provided to be used as a body part, such as an eye, for a toy. The light emitting diode includes a light emitting diode device arranged in the eye. A shell is disposed about the light emitting diode device and forming the exterior surface of the eye. A colored translucent portion is arranged to form the iris of the eye and receive light from the light emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Eric E. SKIFSTROM, James P. ZIELINSKI
  • Publication number: 20120315820
    Abstract: A toy doll is provided having a torso defined by a front surface and a back surface. The doll may additionally include legs extending from a lower portion of the torso, an image sensor located on the back surface of the torso, and an image display located on the front surface of the torso. The doll may additionally include a control panel integrated into the pelvic region of the torso, operatively interconnected with the image sensor and the image display, so that that the image sensor and the image display are controllable by using the control panel. The doll may further include fabric clothing covering the image display, permitting a user to create the appearance of personalized graphic clothing for the doll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: MATTEL, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Goff, Tracy L. Curreri, Paul T. King, Wai K. Chan, Chi W. Chan, Eric E. Skifstrom
  • Patent number: D838323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Joy L. Becerra, Natalie R. Zigal, Paul T. P. King, David B. Miller, E. Ernst Ginkel, Blake C. Knight, Steve A. Fulton, Eric E. Skifstrom, James P. Zielinski