Patents by Inventor Hamid R. Hashemi

Hamid R. Hashemi 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: 20240024791
    Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a housing and an inner object inside the housing. The inner object includes a breakout mechanism that includes a hammer and an actuation lever. The hammer is movable between a retracted position in which the hammer is spaced from the housing and an advanced position in which the hammer is positioned to break the housing. The actuation lever is pivotable from a hammer retraction position towards a hammer driving position so as to drive the hammer towards the advanced position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: David Lewis MCDONALD, Anne N. CHARBONNEAU, Hamid R. HASHEMI, Victor LAI
  • Patent number: 11772002
    Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a housing and an inner object inside the housing. The inner object includes a breakout mechanism that includes a hammer and an actuation lever. The hammer is movable between a retracted position in which the hammer is spaced from the housing and an advanced position in which the hammer is positioned to break the housing. The actuation lever is pivotable from a hammer retraction position towards a hammer driving position so as to drive the hammer towards the advanced position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Spin Master Ltd.
    Inventors: David Lewis McDonald, Anne N. Charbonneau, Hamid R. Hashemi, Victor Lai
  • Publication number: 20230277950
    Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, represent a character) inside the housing, a tether, and a motor. The tether is driven by the motor to pull at least one removable housing portion from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Hamid R. HASHEMI, Ian PATTERSON, Goran MARKOVIC, William Benedict CAMACHO, Jay VOGLER, Edwin STEELE
  • Patent number: 11673067
    Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, represent a character) inside the housing, a tether, and a motor. The tether is driven by the motor to pull at least one removable housing portion from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Spin Master Ltd.
    Inventors: Hamid R. Hashemi, Ian Patterson, Goran Markovic, William Benedict Camacho, Jay Vogler, Edwin Steele
  • Publication number: 20220370927
    Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a housing and an inner object inside the housing. The inner object includes a breakout mechanism that includes a hammer and an actuation lever. The hammer is movable between a retracted position in which the hammer is spaced from the housing and an advanced position in which the hammer is positioned to break the housing. The actuation lever is pivotable from a hammer retraction position towards a hammer driving position so as to drive the hammer towards the advanced position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: David Lewis MCDONALD, Anne N. CHARBONNEAU, Hamid R. HASHEMI, Victor LAI
  • Patent number: 11400386
    Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a housing and an inner object inside the housing. The inner object includes a breakout mechanism that is operable to break the housing to expose the inner object. A pushbutton that is provided on the inner object can be pressed by pressing a correct spot on the housing. The pushbutton controls operation of an LED in the inner object, wherein the LED, when illuminated, is visible through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.
    Inventors: David Lewis McDonald, Anne N. Charbonneau, Hamid R. Hashemi, Victor Lai
  • Publication number: 20220161147
    Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, represent a character) inside the housing, a tether, and a motor. The tether is driven by the motor to pull at least one removable housing portion from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Hamid R. HASHEMI, Ian PATTERSON, Goran MARKOVIC, William Benedict CAMACHO, Jay VOGLER, Edwin STEELE
  • Patent number: 11235254
    Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, represent a character) inside the housing, a tether, and a motor. The tether is driven by the motor to pull at least one removable housing portion from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Spin Master Ltd.
    Inventors: Hamid R. Hashemi, Ian Patterson, Goran Markovic, William Benedict Camacho, Jay Vogler, Edwin Steele
  • Patent number: 11229853
    Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a toy assembly that includes a housing, a toy character inside the housing, and a breakout member that is operable to impact the housing so as to break the housing to expose the toy character. The housing includes a breakage zone for impact and breakage by the breakout member. In the breakage zone, the housing is formed from a polymer composition that includes a base polymer, an organic acid metal salt; and an inorganic filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Spin Master Ltd.
    Inventors: David Lewis McDonald, Anne N. Charbonneau, Hamid R. Hashemi, Victor Lai
  • Publication number: 20210205720
    Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a toy assembly that includes a housing, a toy character inside the housing, and a breakout member that is operable to impact the housing so as to break the housing to expose the toy character. The housing includes a breakage zone for impact and breakage by the breakout member. In the breakage zone, the housing is formed from a polymer composition that includes a base polymer, an organic acid metal salt; and an inorganic filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: David Lewis MCDONALD, Anne N. CHARBONNEAU, Hamid R. HASHEMI, Victor LAI
  • Publication number: 20210023466
    Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a housing and an inner object inside the housing. The inner object includes a breakout mechanism that is operable to break the housing to expose the inner object. A pushbutton that is provided on the inner object can be pressed by pressing a correct spot on the housing. The pushbutton controls operation of an LED in the inner object, wherein the LED, when illuminated, is visible through the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: David Lewis MCDONALD, Anne N. CHARBONNEAU, Hamid R. HASHEMI, Victor LAI
  • Publication number: 20210023467
    Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, represent a character) inside the housing, a tether, and a motor. The tether is driven by the motor to pull at least one removable housing portion from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Hamid R. HASHEMI, Ian PATTERSON, Goran MARKOVIC, William Benedict CAMACHO, Jay VOGLER, Edwin STEELE
  • Patent number: 10807011
    Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a housing and an inner object inside the housing. The inner object includes a breakout mechanism that is operable to break the housing to expose the inner object. The breakout mechanism drives a portion of the inner object outwards towards an extended position relative to a remainder of the inner object. The breakout mechanism urges the portion of the inner object towards the extended position through a biasing member, thereby limiting a force applied by the portion of the inner object based on the biasing member, so as to reduce a risk of a poking injury to a user of the toy assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.
    Inventors: David McDonald, Anne N. Charbonneau, Hamid R. Hashemi, Victor Lai
  • Patent number: 10792579
    Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, represent a character) inside the housing, a tether, and a motor. The tether is driven by the motor to pull at least one removable housing portion from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.
    Inventors: Hamid R. Hashemi, Ian Patterson, Goran Markovic, William Benedict Camacho, Jay Vogler, Edwin Steele
  • Publication number: 20200222819
    Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, represent a character) inside the housing, a tether, and a motor. The tether is driven by the motor to pull at least one removable housing portion from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Hamid R. Hashemi, Ian Patterson, Goran Markovic, William Benedict Camacho, Jay Vogler, Edwin Steele
  • Patent number: 10623541
    Abstract: In an aspect, a method of projecting an image using an electronic device having a front face with a display screen, a rear face, and an edge, and further including an LED on a rear face, a processor and memory, and having an application stored in the memory, the method comprising: providing a projector having an aperture therethrough, and a clip including a first arm which has an arm marker, and a second arm; executing the application so as to display a screen marker in a position based on a make and model of the electronic device; and positioning the clip on the electronic device with the first arm on the front face with the arm marker aligned with the screen marker, positioning the projector's aperture aligned with the LED to pass light through a slide containing an image, to project the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.
    Inventors: Natalie R. Rebot, Hamid R. Hashemi, Herman Chan
  • Publication number: 20200053192
    Abstract: In an aspect, a method of projecting an image using an electronic device having a front face with a display screen, a rear face, and an edge, and further including an LED on a rear face, a processor and memory, and having an application stored in the memory, the method comprising: providing a projector having an aperture therethrough, and a clip including a first arm which has an arm marker, and a second arm; executing the application so as to display a screen marker in a position based on a make and model of the electronic device; and positioning the clip on the electronic device with the first arm on the front face with the arm marker aligned with the screen marker, positioning the projector's aperture aligned with the LED to pass light through a slide containing an image, to project the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Natalie R. Rebot, Hamid R. Hashemi, Herman Chan
  • Patent number: D865036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.
    Inventors: Natalie Rebot, Hamid R. Hashemi, Herman Chan
  • Patent number: D866395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.
    Inventors: Robert M. O'Brien, Lee Gamble, Hamid R. Hashemi, Eric Stafford, Alex Pirseyedi
  • Patent number: D867207
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.
    Inventors: Robert M. O'Brien, Lee Gamble, Hamid R. Hashemi, Eric Stafford, Alex Pirseyedi