Patents by Inventor James Austin-Smith

James Austin-Smith 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: 20240075397
    Abstract: An interactive toy system includes a barrel forming an internal space capable of holding a figurine, and a bottle forming an enclosure to house the barrel. An inter-wall space is formed between the barrel and the bottle for holding a liquid. The wall of the bottle and the wall of the barrel are configured to have opaque portions. The opaque portions of the barrel wall and the bottle wall are initially oriented to block the user's view inside the barrel. When ingredients are added to the inter-wall space with water, a liquid of opaque color is created. Then the barrel is rotated and an ingredient or material (e.g., liquid, powder, etc.) is mixed with the liquid to clarify the liquid revealing the figurine inside the internal space. The ingredient or material can further create a fizz in the inter-wall space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Hannan Yacob Tankel, Nazanin Keyvanloo, Ross Monks, James Austin-Smith
  • Publication number: 20240058713
    Abstract: An interactive toy system is shown and described. The toy system includes a double walled flask adapted to be connected to a base forming an internal space capable of holding an object or a figurine. When an empty space between the double walls is filled with an opaque fluid, it gives the player the impression that the whole flask is filled with such fluid. The toy system includes a smoke generating system, light emitting LEDs and a speaker. During the controlled play process, ingredients are added to an isolated fluid chamber on top of the flask. The operation and the special effects from the smoke, the sound, the light, and the phenomenon in the fluid chamber gives the impression that the creature is being created inside the opaque flask. When the process is concluded and the fluid in the flask is drained, the figurine inside the flask is revealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Alex Martin, James Austin-Smith, Brandon Cole Sopinsky, Miguel Rusch, Heng Shen Yeap
  • Patent number: 11786833
    Abstract: An interactive toy system is shown and described. The toy system can include a container forming a receptacle and having a top opening and a carriage. The carriage is disposed in the receptacle and rotatable about an axis between a first position and a second position. The carriage has a first receiving space and a second receiving space. The first receiving space is accessible through the top opening when the carriage is in the first position and inaccessible when the carriage is in the second position. The second receiving space is accessible through the top opening when the carriage is in the second position and inaccessible when the carriage is in the first position. The toy system can include a fog system configured to generate fog within the container. The fog obfuscating the first receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: MOOSE CREATIVE MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Dean Del Giudice, Carl Budd, Tori Salvaggio, James Austin-Smith, Ross Monks, David Emblin
  • Patent number: 11786834
    Abstract: An interactive toy system is shown and described. The toy system can include a container forming a receptacle and having a top opening and a carriage. The carriage is disposed in the receptacle and rotatable about an axis between a first position and a second position. The carriage has a first receiving space and a second receiving space. The first receiving space is accessible through the top opening when the carriage is in the first position and inaccessible when the carriage is in the second position. The second receiving space is accessible through the top opening when the carriage is in the second position and inaccessible when the carriage is in the first position. The toy system can include a fog system configured to generate fog within the container. The fog obfuscating the first receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: MOOSE CREATIVE MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Dean Del Giudice, Carl Budd, Tori Salvaggio, James Austin-Smith, Ross Monks, David Emblin
  • Publication number: 20230008010
    Abstract: An interactive toy system is shown and described. The toy system can include a container forming a receptacle and having a top opening and a carriage. The carriage is disposed in the receptacle and rotatable about an axis between a first position and a second position. The carriage has a first receiving space and a second receiving space. The first receiving space is accessible through the top opening when the carriage is in the first position and inaccessible when the carriage is in the second position. The second receiving space is accessible through the top opening when the carriage is in the second position and inaccessible when the carriage is in the first position. The toy system can include a fog system configured to generate fog within the container. The fog obfuscating the first receiving space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Dean Del Giudice, Carl Budd, Tori Salvaggio, James Austin-Smith, Ross Monks, David Emblin
  • Publication number: 20220118373
    Abstract: An interactive toy system is shown and described. The toy system can include a container forming a receptacle and having a top opening and a carriage. The carriage is disposed in the receptacle and rotatable about an axis between a first position and a second position. The carriage has a first receiving space and a second receiving space. The first receiving space is accessible through the top opening when the carriage is in the first position and inaccessible when the carriage is in the second position. The second receiving space is accessible through the top opening when the carriage is in the second position and inaccessible when the carriage is in the first position. The toy system can include a fog system configured to generate fog within the container. The fog obfuscating the first receiving space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Dean Del Giudice, Carl Budd, Tori Salvaggio, James Austin-Smith, Ross Monks, David Emblin
  • Patent number: D788081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Worlds Apart Limited
    Inventor: James Austin-Smith