Patents by Inventor William Gajda

William Gajda 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).

  • Patent number: 10252178
    Abstract: A toy assembly includes: a platform configured to receive an object in a space extending from the platform; a dock configured to receive and hold a portable imaging device associated with a field of view, the dock being positioned relative to the platform such that the space extending from the platform overlaps with the field of view of the imaging device when the imaging device is received and held in the dock; a physical input configured to move in response to an applied manual force; and a movable connection between the physical input and the platform, the movable connection configured to move the platform relative to the imaging device in response to receiving a manual force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Reid, William Gajda, Benjamin Parry Taylor
  • Publication number: 20160067628
    Abstract: A toy assembly includes: a platform configured to receive an object in a space extending from the platform; a dock configured to receive and hold a portable imaging device associated with a field of view, the dock being positioned relative to the platform such that the space extending from the platform overlaps with the field of view of the imaging device when the imaging device is received and held in the dock; a physical input configured to move in response to an applied manual force; and a movable connection between the physical input and the platform, the movable connection configured to move the platform relative to the imaging device in response to receiving a manual force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Nicholas Reid, William Gajda, Benjamin Parry Taylor
  • Patent number: 7163009
    Abstract: A toy gun for launching a foam projectile includes a housing having an outlet, an inlet, and a passage sized to receive the projectile. A launch station disposed in the housing and is arranged to receive the projectile, a crank rotates a resilient actuating paddle. The paddle is shiftable between an undeflected position and an energy storing deflected position, and moves along a path in response to rotation of the crank and extends into the launch station. A post is disposed in the path and is positioned to shift the paddle to the deflected position in response to rotation of the wheel, with the paddle arranged to disengage the post in response to continued rotation of the wheel thereby releasing stored energy as the paddle returns to the undeflected position and travels through the launch station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Brown, William Gajda, Jr., Steven M. Menow
  • Publication number: 20060131326
    Abstract: An auxiliary reservoir for use with a water toy includes an auxiliary reservoir housed separately from the water toy and arranged to hold an auxiliary supply of water, a gauge conduit in flow communication with the auxiliary reservoir, a float disposed in the gauge conduit and visible through at least a portion of the gauge conduit, the float arranged to shift within the gauge conduit in response to changes in the auxiliary supply of water in the auxiliary reservoir, and a supply conduit in flow communication with the auxiliary reservoir and arranged for flow communication with the water toy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventor: William Gajda
  • Publication number: 20060046877
    Abstract: A toy projectile includes a generally tubular first cylinder having an inner surface and an outer surface, and an integral second cylinder. The integral second cylinder includes a first end having a suction cup and a generally tubular second end having an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface of the second end of the second cylinder contacts the inner surface of the first cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventor: William Gajda
  • Publication number: 20050074277
    Abstract: A toy gun for launching a foam projectile includes a housing having an outlet, an inlet, and a passage sized to receive the projectile. A launch station disposed in the housing and is arranged to receive the projectile, a crank rotates a resilient actuating paddle. The paddle is shiftable between an undeflected position and an energy storing deflected position, and moves along a path in response to rotation of the crank and extends into the launch station. A post is disposed in the path and is positioned to shift the paddle to the deflected position in response to rotation of the wheel, with the paddle arranged to disengage the post in response to continued rotation of the wheel thereby releasing stored energy as the paddle returns to the undeflected position and travels through the launch station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Applicant: HASBRO, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Brown, William Gajda, Steven Menow