Patents by Inventor Thomas Tretter

Thomas Tretter 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).

  • Finger puppets with sounds
    Patent number: 7029361
    Abstract: A finger puppet toy sits comfortably on a finger of a child, and generates a sound when the finger is tapped against a hard object, such as a desk or a table-top. The sound may be a voice, an animal sound, an animal voice sound, a musical note, or any of the above sounds in the key of a musical note. The head of the puppet toy articulates about a shaft when the child articulates the finger, and the head may thus appear to move while the sound is generated. Multiple toys worn on one or more hands and having different musical notes may be tapped in sequence to play a melody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: The Marketing Store Worldwide, L.P.
    Inventors: Amy M. Seibert, Ruth E. Synowic, Michael G. Gierek, Thomas Tretter, Kevin L. Taylor, Julie E. Yu
  • Finger puppets with sounds
    Publication number: 20040121702
    Abstract: A finger puppet toy sits comfortably on a finger of a child, and generates a sound when the finger is tapped against a hard object, such as a desk or a table-top. The sound may be a voice, an animal sound, an animal voice sound, a musical note, or any of the above sounds in the key of a musical note. The head of the puppet toy articulates about a shaft when the child articulates the finger, and the head may thus appear to move while the sound is generated. Multiple toys worn on one or more hands and having different musical notes may be tapped in sequence to play a melody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: The Marketing Store Worldwide, L.P.
    Inventors: Amy M. Seibert, Ruth E. Synowic, Michael G. Gierek, Thomas Tretter, Kevin L. Taylor, Julie E. Yu