Patents Examined by Eugene L Kim
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Patent number: 12194355Abstract: A kit of parts for playing a tag game in low-light conditions includes first and second base markers, first and second plurality of team identifiers, and first and second plurality of batons. The base markers, team identifiers and the batons emit light.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Starlux Games, LLCInventor: Judd Paul King, II
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Patent number: 12196596Abstract: A set of nesting cups includes two or more cups, each cup including a respective rim having a flange, and a respective bowl depending from the rim. The respective bowl of each cup is formed by a curved side wall and one or two straight side walls extending from the respective rim of the cup to a closed bottom of the bowl. The curved side wall of each bowl has an upper edge at the rim of the cup, the upper edge forming a circle segment completed by a perimeter of the flange. The circle segments formed by the upper edges of the curved side walls of the cups define different included angles, and the bowls of the cups are sized to nest.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Lovevery, Inc.Inventors: John Patrick Healy, Seth Thomas Murray
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Patent number: 12194391Abstract: The present invention belongs to the technical field of desktop pinball, and relates to a desktop pinball interaction device, including: a base, a surface of the base being provided with a table top for placing a pinball, and an edge of the table top being provided with two or more goals; ball striking devices, the ball striking devices being slidably mounted on the base through driving devices, and the two or more of the ball striking devices being respectively mounted at different goals; goal sensors, positions of the goal sensors corresponding to positions of the goals and being used for detecting the pinball; and remote control handles, the two or more of the remote control handles being used for respectively controlling different driving devices and ball striking devices.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2024Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: HONG KONG XIYAO INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO., LIMITEDInventor: Shaojia Guo
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Patent number: 12186675Abstract: An aggregative dice shaker comprises: providing two or more dice cup devices and a control device. Each dice cup device includes a dice plate, a camera, and a shaking device. A plate surface of the dice plate is for placing the dice thereon. The camera faces toward the plate surface. The shaking device applies a reciprocating force to the dice plate. The control device receives an external control signal and activating the corresponding dice cup device, and outputs the game result as an output. Therefore players can play games using one dice cup device and games using multiple dice cup devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: BOLLER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Ho-Tien Teng
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Patent number: 12179081Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a portable putting drill system. The portable putting drill system includes a sensor array, a drill data collection circuit, and a mobile electronic device. The sensor array collects putting drill data including a striking speed, striking angle of a putter, and whether putter hits its sweet spot. Drill data collection circuit includes a data collection circuit for receiving the putting drill data collected by the sensor array, a data processing circuit for processing the putting drill data received, a data reporting circuit for reporting results of the putting drill data processed, and a wireless connection circuit for transmitting the results of putting drill data processed to a mobile electronic device wirelessly over a communication network. Mobile electronic device displays processed putting drill data, provides audio output to a user in real time to enhance putting drill experience, and saves historic statistics of putting drill data.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Inventor: Yansheng Zhao
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Patent number: 12179075Abstract: An apparatus for storing equipment is disclosed. The apparatus has a housing including a plurality of members configured to rotate relative to each other, about an attachment portion of the plurality of members, between a closed position forming an interior cavity and an open position, an assembly attached to the housing and configured to rotate relative to the housing, a shaping member attached to one of the plurality of members and configured to rotate relative to the one of the plurality of members, and at least one aperture extending through the one of the plurality of members. The shaping member is configured to removably receive the equipment.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Platypus Golf Company LLCInventor: Thomas Travers
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Patent number: 12172096Abstract: Locking fastener for a toy construction playset includes an elongate, unitary body having two parts and a living hinge between the parts extending longitudinally between opposite ends of the body. The parts define an arrowhead tip at both ends when in an expanded state. Each tip is formed by a barb on each part that extends in opposite directions relative to the hinge. There is a flange on each part that extends in opposite directions from the hinge. By manipulating the flanges, the barbs are brought against one another to reduce a size of the tips and bring the tips into an insertion state in which each is insertable into a portal of a component of the toy construction playset, such as a log or a panel each of which preferably includes a row of such portals.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: ImaginNoodles, LLCInventors: Michael James Gallagher, Christopher Gerard Gallagher
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Patent number: 12172093Abstract: A modular fastening system including a board assembly, a first accessory mount assembly, a second accessory mount assembly and an interlocking assembly is disclosed herein. The board assembly includes at least one board having a plurality of openings, a peg portion and a receiving portion. The first accessory mount assembly includes a first accessory member and a first anchoring member having pegs. The first anchoring member attaches the first accessory member to the plurality of openings of the at least one board. the second accessory mount includes a second accessory member including a bottom side having at least one peg to attach said second accessory member to the plurality of openings. The peg portion of the at least one board allows to connect the at least one board with second board. The interlocking assembly includes an interlocking member to interlock at the at least one board with a second board.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Inventor: Daniel Reyes
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Patent number: 12161949Abstract: A bubble machine with an adjustable blowing angle comprises a machine body, an air supply mechanism arranged inside the machine body, and a film forming mechanism, wherein the air supply mechanism comprises a double-shaft motor, a fan cover arranged outside the double-shaft motor, and the film forming mechanism comprises a rotary table, a plurality of bubble rings uniformly arranged on the circumference of the rotary table, and a liquid storage tank arranged below the rotary table; one output shaft of the double-shaft motor is provided with a fan blade, and the other output shaft of the double-shaft motor drives the rotary table to rotate after being decelerated by a gear box; the bubble rings are arranged along the normal of the rotary table, and the fan cover is provided with a rotatable air duct at the position of the air outlet; the bubble rings are arranged along the normal of the rotary table, and then the air flow is output to the bubble rings through the action of the air duct.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Inventor: Lizhen Lin
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Patent number: 12157069Abstract: A toy that simulates a stand mixer provides users, for example, children with the experience of preparing foods. The mixer includes a base shaped to sit on a horizontal surface. A vertical member extends from the base and holds an extension that extends over a portion of the base. A bowl is sized to fit on the base below the extension. The extension includes a semicircular clip aligned with a semicircular slot on the extension. The mixer includes interchangeable tools, such as a whisk, a dough hook, or a paddle blade. The clip and the extension define a circular space to hold a handle of the tool and allow the tool to spin, simulating the mixing action of a stand mixer. The clip flexes away from the extension to allow one tool to be removed and another tool to be connected.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Melissa & Doug, LLCInventors: Brett K. Almstead, Matt Burtonwood
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Patent number: 12145078Abstract: The present disclosure provides a magnetic toy. The magnetic toy includes a mounting bracket, a magnetic member, a base and a cover body. The mounting bracket includes a plurality of clamping members, two adjacent clamping members are connected to form the mounting bracket. The clamping portions are provided with mounting columns and the clamping space is formed between two opposite mounting columns. The magnet is rotatably arranged in the iron tube and the iron tube sleeves the mounting columns. The base and the cover body are respectively connected to two sides of the mounting bracket. The iron tube is arranged into the gaps.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Inventor: Penghui Xie
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Patent number: 12145037Abstract: A golf hole lighting device includes a shell suitable for being used in a golf hole and a luminous body arranged in the shell. The luminous body emits light in a direction towards a top of the shell. An optical lens having a protruding top surface and configured to condense light is arranged at a position, corresponding to the luminous body, on a top surface of the shell. When the luminous body emits light, the optical lens is configured to achieve effects of focusing light, improving the light intensity, and controlling a shape of a beam, so that the light emitted by the luminous body is more concentrated, the uniformity and quality of the light are improved, and dazzling is reduced. The light from the golf hole is better focused and softer, so that a user can effectively determine a position of the golf hole.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2024Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Inventor: Genhai Liu
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Patent number: 12145038Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, wherein the striking face comprises a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface, a support arm spaced from the rear surface of the striking face, the support arm extending from the periphery portion, wherein the support arm extends from the sole to the topline, a first damping element residing between the support arm and the rear surface of the striking face, a second damping element located between the support arm and the striking face, the second damping element in contact with the rear surface of the striking face and the support arm, and wherein the second damping element wraps around the support arm.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Charles E. Golden, John Morin, Oswaldo Gonzalez, Jonathan Hebreo, Marni D. Ines, Gery M. Zimmerman, Jason A. Mata, Ryan J. A. Ritchie
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Patent number: 12140462Abstract: A set of nesting cups includes two or more cups, each cup including a respective rim having a flange, and a respective bowl depending from the rim. The respective bowl of each cup is formed by a curved side wall and one or two straight side walls extending from the respective rim of the cup to a closed bottom of the bowl. The curved side wall of each bowl has an upper edge at the rim of the cup, the upper edge forming a circle segment completed by a perimeter of the flange. The circle segments formed by the upper edges of the curved side walls of the cups define different included angles, and the bowls of the cups are sized to nest.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Lovevery, Inc.Inventors: John Patrick Healy, Seth Thomas Murray
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Patent number: 12134019Abstract: A coaching tool for footwork development including a plurality of shims arranged parallel to one another. The coaching tool includes a housing surrounding the shims. The housing has a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, a front surface, and a back surface opposite the front surface. The coaching tool includes a handle extending from a first end to a second end. The first end is attached to the housing on the back surface, and the second end is spaced from the first end. A portion of the handle between the first end and the second end is disposed on a common plane with the bottom surface of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Drive Step Products LLCInventors: Patrick Lyall, Michael Przybylek
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Patent number: 12134043Abstract: An inflatable toy plane assembly is provided. The plane assembly includes inflatable wings, an inflatable fuselage, an inflatable empennage (tail area stabilizers), and/or other inflatable elements. Not all elements of the inflatable plane assembly are required to be inflatable, e.g., the wings may be inflatable, and the fuselage may not. The plane assembly preferably includes one or more valves to facilitate the inflating and deflating of the plane's inflatable elements. In use, the inflatable plane assembly is deflated for compact storage (e.g., rolled up) and subsequently inflated when preparing the assembly for flight. The plane includes detachable wings and/or detachable tail stabilizers that are detached for storage, and subsequently reattached to the plane's fuselage and inflated for use.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: TERRA NOVA MEDIA, LLCInventor: Scott Paterra
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Patent number: 12128277Abstract: A golf club head includes a body formed layer by layer and having a topline, a sole, and an internal cavity arranged between the topline and the sole. The golf club head further includes at least one aperture formed through at least one of a hosel extending from the body, a rear surface of the body, and a toe portion of the body. The at least one aperture is configured to form a flow path that extends along the internal cavity and the at least one aperture.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Ryan L. Roach, Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs
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Patent number: 12121783Abstract: A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like. The resultant golf club head may be capable of achieving center of gravity locations previously unachievable without utilizing this co-forging technique. The resultant golf club head may be used to create a set of golf club heads with center of gravity locations that are more advantageous throughout a set of golf clubs.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kevin Tassistro, Ronald K. Hettinger
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Patent number: 12109449Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hula hoop. The hula hoop includes a track assembly with a plurality of track units interconnected end-to-end and a slider provided with rollers. The track unit includes an outer track having a receiving channel located at a first end and a protruding portion located at a second end opposite to the first end, a pressing component configured to secure two adjacent track units, and an inner track for jointly defining a circular path with the outer track. The rollers of the slider are configured to slide along the circular path. The hula hoop of the present disclosure is easy to assemble and disassemble.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2024Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Inventor: Kehua Gao
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Patent number: 12102936Abstract: A wearable toy robotic arm, related to a technical field of building toys, including an execution device and a control. The execution device includes a first frame body, a first transmission mechanism, a mechanical gripper, and a first reset elastic component. The mechanical gripper is disposed on the first frame body, the first transmission mechanism includes a first transmission component, the first transmission component is configured to drive the mechanical gripper to open, and the first reset elastic component is configured to drive the first transmission component to reset. The control device includes a second frame body, a first instruction mechanism, at least one second reset elastic component, and a first sliding component. The first instruction mechanism is rotatably disposed on the second frame body, the second reset elastic component is configured to drive the first instruction mechanism to reset.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2024Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Inventor: Donglong Liao