Patents by Inventor Peter Chuang

Peter Chuang 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: 20190247762
    Abstract: A toy figurine comprising a projectile and an appendage pivotable along a range of positions. The pivotable appendage comprises a projectile launching unit having a catch for releasably engaging the projectile and a biasing member for providing a propulsion force to the engaged projectile. Pivoting the appendage to a launch position causes a joint to trigger the catch and release the engaged projectile, thereby allowing the biasing member to launch the engaged projectile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Peter Chuang, Steve P. Dunham
  • Patent number: 9345953
    Abstract: A game assembly involving the arrangement of game pieces on a game board and permitting storage and transportation of the game pieces arranged on the game board in an intermediate stage of game play. The game assembly comprises a case having a plurality of hinged case segments which are foldable from open configuration exposing a game area to a closed configuration enclosing the game area. The hinged case segments includes lateral case segments hingedly joined to opposing edges of an internal case segment. The game area is formed from lateral and internal game elements. The lateral game elements are disposed on the lateral case segments. The internal game element are hingedly connected to one of the lateral game elements and rotatably moveable between being disposed on the internal case segment and being disposed on the one of the lateral game elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Chuang
  • Publication number: 20150283452
    Abstract: A game assembly involving the arrangement of game pieces on a game board and permitting storage and transportation of the game pieces arranged on the game board in an intermediate stage of game play. The game assembly comprises a case having a plurality of hinged case segments which are foldable from open configuration exposing a game area to a closed configuration enclosing the game area. The hinged case segments includes lateral case segments hingedly joined to opposing edges of an internal case segment. The game area is formed from lateral and internal game elements. The lateral game elements are disposed on the lateral case segments. The internal game element are hingedly connected to one of the lateral game elements and rotatably moveable between being disposed on the internal case segment and being disposed on the one of the lateral game elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter CHUANG
  • Patent number: 9114324
    Abstract: A carrier and a conventional toy vehicle have mating structures to releasably connect the two together. The carrier is configured to support the vehicle to run along a T shaped portion of the monorail track. The carrier has a main housing having the mating structure and a through channel on upper and lower sides. Rollers support the carrier to move on the upper running surface of the track while other structures extend beneath the running surface to capture the surface in the through channel. Weights are supported from the main housing in legs extending below the main housing, through channel and running surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Chuang, Steven Verbera
  • Patent number: 8784154
    Abstract: A toy figure includes a body, an arm movably coupled to the body, and a drive mechanism coupled to the arm. The drive mechanism moves the arm along a first path of motion between a first position and a second position during a first segment of a movement cycle, and the drive mechanism moves the arm along a second path of motion between the second position and a third position during a second segment of the movement cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Chuang
  • Publication number: 20130273806
    Abstract: A carrier and a conventional toy vehicle have mating structures to releasably connect the two together. The carrier is configured to support the vehicle to run along a T shaped portion of the monorail track. The carrier has a main housing having the mating structure and a through channel on upper and lower sides. Rollers support the carrier to move on the upper running surface of the track while other structures extend beneath the running surface to capture the surface in the through channel. Weights are supported from the main housing in legs extending below the main housing, through channel and running surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: MATTEL, INC.
    Inventors: Peter CHUANG, Steven VERBERA
  • Publication number: 20120129422
    Abstract: A toy figure includes a body, an arm movably coupled to the body, and a drive mechanism coupled to the arm. The drive mechanism moves the arm along a first path of motion between a first position and a second position during a first segment of a movement cycle, and the drive mechanism moves the arm along a second path of motion between the second position and a third position during a second segment of the movement cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Chuang
  • Patent number: 7731064
    Abstract: A water gun may comprise a body having a front surface, a nozzle mounted on and extending from the body, an actuator, at least one fluid reservoir, and a pump. The nozzle may have at least a nozzle portion adapted to move between an extended position spaced away from the front surface and a retracted position closer to the front surface than the extended position. The actuator may be adapted to be moved relative to the body, and mechanically coupled to the nozzle for moving the nozzle between the retracted and extended positions when the actuator is moved between first and second positions. The fluid reservoir may comprise first and second end portions and a generally uniform elongate intermediate portion extending between the first and second end portions, which may have volumes that are larger than the volume of the intermediate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Chuang, George Eden, Kevin Hou, Francis Ponton, Chiu Wah Wong
  • Publication number: 20070012721
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a fluid squirt gun. The fluid squirt gun including a body including a first member and a second member, at least one of the members being configured to move between a first position in which the first and the second member are adjacent to each other, and a second position in which at least a portion of the first member and at least a portion of the second member are spaced from each other; a fluid output mechanism operatively attached to the body; and a trigger mechanism operatively connected to the fluid output mechanism, and configured to selectively eject one or more streams of fluid from the fluid output mechanism and to selectively move at least one of the first member and the second member between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Chuang, Francis Ponton
  • Publication number: 20060226262
    Abstract: A water gun may comprise a body having a front surface, a nozzle mounted on and extending from the body, an actuator, at least one fluid reservoir, and a pump. The nozzle may have at least a nozzle portion adapted to move between an extended position spaced away from the front surface and a retracted position closer to the front surface than the extended position. The actuator may be adapted to be moved relative to the body, and mechanically coupled to the nozzle for moving the nozzle between the retracted and extended positions when the actuator is moved between first and second positions. The fluid reservoir may comprise first and second end portions and a generally uniform elongate intermediate portion extending between the first and second end portions, which may have volumes that are larger than the volume of the intermediate portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Chuang, George Eden, Kevin Hou, Francis Ponton, Chiu Wong
  • Patent number: D533233
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Chuang, Frank Ponton
  • Patent number: D533234
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Chuang, Frank Ponton
  • Patent number: D533235
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Chuang, Frank Ponton
  • Patent number: D536748
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Chuang, Frank Ponton
  • Patent number: D548290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Chuang, George Eden, Kevin Hou, Francis Ponton, Chiu Wah Wong
  • Patent number: D548805
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Chuang, George Eden, Kevin Hou, Francis Ponton, Chiu Wah Wong
  • Patent number: D557753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Chuang, George Eden, Kevin Hou, Francis Ponton, Chiu Wah Wong