Patents Assigned to Hasbro, Inc.
  • Simply constructed and compact traverse and elevation mechanism and a toy robot using same
    Patent number: 10596477
    Abstract: A traverse and elevation mechanism and a toy robot using the mechanism. The mechanism is placed in a rollable spherical housing and includes two cams and cam follower that adjust radial and angular positions of an internal magnetic element. The internal magnetic element is magnetically attracted to an external magnetic element such that movement of the internal magnetic element moves the external magnetic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: HASBRO, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Whipple, Jr., Steven Unruh, Matthieu Dora
  • Mutually attachable physical pieces of multiple states transforming digital characters and vehicles
    Patent number: 10561950
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods for integrated computer-related and physical game play interactions between a game player, a physical game piece character and an electronic device are defined. The physical game piece character may be a combination of smaller parts where each combination transmits a unique alphanumeric identifier and control signals to an electronic device game application, where the game application features the physical game piece character and is responsive to the signals from the physical game piece character and transmits control signals to the physical game piece, which responds with sensory signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignees: HASBRO, INC., MARTIN-BOIVIN INNOVATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Frederic Martin, Marie Hélène Boivin, Daniel Judkins
  • Three way multidirectional interactive toy
    Patent number: 10512850
    Abstract: Systems and methods for interaction between a user and a plurality of toys is disclosed where an interactive physical toy character senses inputs from a player and from a virtual toy character in a virtual environment. The virtual toy character likewise senses inputs from a player and a physical toy character so that bidirectional, multi-way gameplay involving a player, a physical toy and a virtual toy in a virtual environment is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Judkins, Kristofer Paulson, Andrew Han, Don Cameron, Jonathan Pale
  • Rapid fire toy launch apparatus
    Patent number: 10488143
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods employing projectile feeding magazine storage and rapid fire toy launch apparatus in combination with dart funnel for feeding darts, anti-jamming loading and launching mechanisms, receiving a series of dart projectiles for rapid magazine loading and firing without mis-fed darts jamming up either the dart magazine or launcher. A magazine loading mechanism is positioned intermediate the funnel and the inserted magazine for receiving darts, and a stuffer mechanism above the inserted magazine penetrates the dart retaining lips of the magazine to stuff darts for loading into the magazine. The dart launching mechanism is positioned in the housing forward the inserted magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James Victor, Christopher David Miller, Angela Yuan, John Michael Falkowski, II, John Paul Lallier, Daniel King
  • Apparatus with support mechanism disposing alternate facing gaming display and virtual reality viewing
    Patent number: 10376800
    Abstract: Toy electronic display structures to receive and support a user to rotating their electronic display device resulting in first and second viewing configurations, with a support mechanism disposing alternate facing gaming display and virtual reality viewing of the electronic display device. A smart phone with a display screen or like electronic display device is arranged to direct the display screen of the smart phone in oppositely disposed for different viewing configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: HASBRO, INC.
    Inventors: Gary D Aigner, Alex Howell, Thomas Maguire
  • Multi sourced point accumulation interactive game
    Patent number: 10252170
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods for integrated computer-related and physical game play interactions between a game player, a physical game piece and an electronic device are defined. The physical game piece measures motion quantity and transmits motion data using a signal emitter when the signal emitter is actuated. The electronic device receives the transmitted signal, which a game application inputs along with user input. The game application uses the user input and the transmitted signal to tally game player score data in an accumulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Judkins, Steve Linker, Andrew Han, Jonathan Pale, Peter Kullgren
  • Toy system with manually operated scanner
    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
  • Play apparatus and methods featuring modeling compound can actuating toy items
    Patent number: 10220324
    Abstract: A toy apparatus including a figurine, a can for modeling compound mounted to the figurine and arranged as a head and face for the figurine. The figurine includes rotatable arms that are actuated by depressing the head/face can. Cans with different head and face characteristics are interchangeable with different figurine bodies, and the figurine's body includes recess molds for filling with modeling compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: HASBRO, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Shoaff, Victoria Stratford
  • Bidirectional gear assembly for electromechanical toys
    Patent number: 10179294
    Abstract: A gear mechanism having a shuttle gear adjacent both an auxiliary gear and an action gear and a cam plate, having a shuttle lock adjacent the shuttle gear and including a cam follower riding back and forth along a first cam pathway with an action element in mechanical communication with the action gear. A motor operates the shuttle gear with rotation of the motor in a first direction rotating the shuttle gear into engagement with the auxiliary gear, activating the shuttle lock to maintain the engagement throughout a predetermined rotational range of the cam plate and rotating the cam plate back and forth driving controlled back and forth movement of the auxiliary elements, with rotation of the motor in a second direction rotating the cam plate beyond the predetermined range releasing the shuttle lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: John J Russo, Richard J Maddocks, Paul Nicholas Paulson
  • Context-aware digital play
    Patent number: 10089772
    Abstract: Context-aware digital play includes accessing a virtual scene, the virtual scene comprising digital content; determining that the digital content of the virtual scene comprises a representation of at least one of a plurality of characters, each of the characters being associated with rules; accessing an indication of one or more context-based stimuli, the context-based stimuli being based on the virtual scene; determining whether one or more rules associated with the character and the one or more context-based stimuli associated with the accessed indications exist; and if one or more rules are determined to exist, applying the context-based stimuli to the virtual scene by updating digital content of the virtual scene based on the one or more rules and modifying the representation of the character based on the one or more rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Parry Taylor, William George Gajda, Jr.
  • Integrated multi environment interactive battle game
    Patent number: 9962615
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods for integrated computer-related and physical game play interactions between a game player, a physical game piece and an electronic device are defined. The physical game piece transmits a unique alphanumeric identifier to an electronic device game application while the game application either waits to receive a recognized unique alphanumeric identifier before switching to a video game where a character battles and waits to receive a recognized unique alphanumeric identifier before switching back to the waiting state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: James Lema, Daizo Uehara, Daniel Judkins, Craig Desrosiers
  • Rapid fire toy launch apparatus
    Patent number: 9958230
    Abstract: A rapid fire toy dart launch apparatus employing a feeding/anti-jamming mechanism including a simply yet unique continuous belt that penetrates a dart magazine releasing each dart from the magazine and simultaneously employing protrusion elements at the belt advancing each released dart into an energy generating mechanism for rapidly firing darts from the toy apparatus without mis-fed darts jamming up in the launcher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Nugent, Tadeusz W Keska
  • Modeling compound
    Patent number: 9951209
    Abstract: A modeling compound and methods for making the same are described. The modeling compound, in some embodiments, comprises about 20% to about 40% by weight starch-based binder, and about 0.15% to about 1.2% by weight microspheres dispersed throughout the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: HASBRO, INC.
    Inventors: Linwood E. Doane, Jr., Lev Tsimberg
  • Single manipulatable physical and virtual game assembly
    Patent number: 9925456
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for game play having a base with a first planar conductive pattern of a plurality of conductive touch points and a programmable electronic device with a touch screen that registers contact with the conductive touch points and outputs location data for where the conductive touch points contact the touch screen surface are disclosed. An application in communication with the touch screen interprets the location data, identifies the base, and, depending on the identity of the base, juxtaposes one or more computer graphics and animations with the base to form a single manipulatable object having co-operable physical and virtual components. A physical object may be movably or spinnably coupled to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Melissa Hershey, Arthur Hamling, Jason Eastman, E Daniel Polanek
  • Multi sourced point accumulation interactive game
    Patent number: 9814986
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods for integrated computer-related and physical game play interactions between a game player, a physical game piece and an electronic device are defined. The physical game piece measures motion quantity and transmits motion data using a signal emitter when the signal emitter is actuated. The electronic device receives the transmitted signal, which a game application inputs along with user input. The game application uses the user input and the transmitted signal to tally game player score data in an accumulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Judkins, Steve Linker, Andrew Han, Jonathan Pale, Peter Kullgren
  • Modeling compounds and methods of making and using the same
    Patent number: 9803068
    Abstract: Modeling compounds and methods for making the same are described. The modeling compounds, in some embodiments, comprise about 20% to about 40% by weight starch-based binder, and about 0.15% to about 1.2% by weight microspheres dispersed throughout the compounds. In some embodiments, the modeling compound further comprises vinylpyrrolidone polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: HASBRO, INC.
    Inventors: Linwood E. Doane, Jr., Lev Tsimberg, Tania Hall
  • Dart projectile
    Patent number: D802681
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: John Michael Falkowski, II, Zachary Jordan Jagla
  • Dart projectile
    Patent number: D846030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Devin Brown
  • Dart projectile
    Patent number: D858655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: HASBRO, INC.
    Inventor: Dennis Bernal
  • Toy projectile shell housing
    Patent number: D878487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: HASBRO, INC.
    Inventors: John Paul Lallier, Jones Lam Siu Chung, Nelson Chu Yiu Mo