Patents Examined by Eugene L Kim
  • Patent number: 12383845
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an inflatable toy sword device with a blade configured to extend from and retract into the handle. A flexible blade material may be stored in a spooled configuration within the handle and inflated during extension. During retraction, the process is reversed and air is controllably released while the material is spooled. A method of extending and retracting the flexible blade material of an inflatable toy sword is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Inventors: Alexander J. Sacha, Brett A. Arand
  • Patent number: 12383843
    Abstract: A children's ride-on vehicle includes a vehicle body comprising a substantially rectangular shape, a steering wheel, a front wheel assembly, a steering column, and a seat located above a storage compartment. The steering wheel has a substantially rectangular shape. The seat comprises a flat panel. The plane of the seat is coplanar with the top surface of the vehicle body. The vehicle comprises a connecting frame. The connecting frame is telescopically connected to the vehicle body. The vehicle comprises a removably connected cleaning attachment. The vehicle can be converted to a piece of luggage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Henry's Toy Box, Inc.
    Inventor: Rongzhi Cui
  • Patent number: 12383805
    Abstract: Embodiments of a co-molded putter-type golf club head comprising a high-density chassis made of a first material and a low-density putter-type body made of a second material. The first material can be a high density metal (i.e., steel or tungsten, but not limited to). The second material can be a low density thermoplastic composite (i.e., polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyamide (PA), but not limited to). The chassis comprises a flow aperture, and one or more interlocking features. The putter-type body portion encases the entirety of the at least one interlocking feature. Further, the putter-type body encapsulates the chassis such that the body extends through, and completely fills the flow aperture, to interlock the body and chassis, and thus form the club head. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Clayson C. Spackman, Tom J. Nuttall, James D. Willmott
  • Patent number: 12377332
    Abstract: A portable modular target for a bag toss game has two platform modules that can be releasably connected to form a full size target platform and can be disconnected and nested together to form a smaller compact parallelepiped carrying case similar to a briefcase that contains all of the game play components for easy transport and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Inventor: Mark A. Peterson
  • Patent number: 12377341
    Abstract: A display device for showing a court line is provided. The court line is adapted to be shown on an indoor field. The display device includes field line sets disposed on a predetermined field. The field line sets have marker lines, and two or more of the marker lines overlap with each other. Each marker line includes a thin transparent body. The thin transparent body includes a protective film, a conductive layer, a light-emitting layer, an insulating layer, and an electrode layer. The light-emitting layer is made of a material including an electrochromic material. Each marker line in each field line set has an independent circuit loop. Thus, by energizing the light-emitting layer of the desired marker lines to make it emit light, the desired court lines will be shown correspondingly, thus avoiding the problem of causing users to be confused among multiple sets of court lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: ADVANCED CONNECTION TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Ching-Shun Wang
  • Patent number: 12377326
    Abstract: A handle for sport equipment comprises a tubular body (7) which extends along a longitudinal axis (L) and has an outer peripheral surface (8) adapted to be grasped by a user and shaped with a plurality of longitudinal faces (9) placed side by side in correspondence of edges (10) adapted to facilitate the positioning of the finger joints of the gripping hand by the user. The edges (10) are arranged along at least one pair of helical or spiral paths that develop around said longitudinal axis (L) with mutually opposite sign to subdivide each of said longitudinal faces (9) into a plurality of areas or flat surfaces (11) sized to accommodate a corresponding phalanx of the gripping hand of the user, each of said areas or flat surfaces (11) being perimetrically delimited by at least one pair of edges (10, 10?) of each of the helical or spiral paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: HESACORE USA CORP.
    Inventor: Gianluca Geremia
  • Patent number: 12377329
    Abstract: A golf club head includes: a striking face including a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite to the front surface; a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face; a cavity at least partially enclosed by the striking face and the periphery portion; a support arm extending at least partially through the cavity from the periphery portion and being spaced apart from the rear surface of the striking face; a first damping element between a first side of the support arm and the rear surface of the striking face; and a second damping element on a second side of the support arm opposite to the first side of the support arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyle A. Carr, Charles E. Golden
  • Patent number: 12377362
    Abstract: A manipulative construction set comprising a plurality of construction tiles. Each of the tiles can comprise a side forming a tile perimeter, wherein the side includes an inward extending pocket formed therein. Each of the tiles can further comprise a magnet rotatably retained within the pocket, wherein a portion of the magnet retained in the pocket is exposed. The exposed portion of the magnet can rotate between a first polarity and a second polarity such that a magnet of a first tile in the plurality of tiles and a magnet of a second tile in the plurality of tiles are capable of attracting the side of the first tile to the side of the second tile by rotating to generate attracting polarities between the magnet of the first tile and the magnet of the second tile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Retrospective Goods, LLC
    Inventors: Shihan Qu, Craig Zucker
  • Patent number: 12343653
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems of blocks with magnets, magnetically-attractive non-magnetic elements, and magnetic detectors. The methods and systems facilitate user attachment and detachment of the blocks to each other and detection of which face of which block is attached to which face of which other block, and in what orientation. The blocks can be comprised of multiple regular convex polyhedra, such as tetrahedrons, cubes, octahedra, dodecahedra, or icosahedra. The faces of the blocks could be equilateral triangles, squares, or regular pentagons. The methods and systems can further comprise a selection pen and system software configured to render the blocks and their attachment to each other on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Inventors: Pamela L. Jennings, Alan Bengtson, Elias Bachaalany, Imad Maalouf
  • Patent number: 12330085
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide: a model component having stable quality and having gradation; and a production method therefor [Solution]A model component having: a first layer formed using a first material having a first color; and a second layer that covers at least part of the first layer and comprises a second material having a second color that is different from the first color. The second layer includes a region having a thickness in at least one section that is less than other sections. The region includes a section in which the first layer is exposed to the surface of the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoichi Hayashida, Takahiro Makino
  • Patent number: 12330084
    Abstract: A device that creates animation via the illumination of various LEDs through a film into which an image is cut. The film includes an image cut therein. The device includes a housing with a housing compartment formed by the film connected to a base via a wall. Secured within the housing compartment is a divider, which divides the compartment into a first and second chamber. A printed circuit board is secured within the compartment and includes a first and second LED, wherein the first LED is secured within the first chamber and the second LED is secured within the second chamber. A microcontroller unit controls the illumination of the first and second LEDs in conjunction with sound either from a microphone or a speaker to animate the image cut into the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: LIGHTUPTOYS.COM LLC
    Inventors: Joshua C. Kelly, Christopher D. Kelly, Max Armendariz Lalama
  • Patent number: 12292254
    Abstract: A virtual reality weapon accessory comprising a baton and a tracker adapter coupled to the baton wherein the tracker adapter is configured to adapt with a virtual reality tracker that facilitates communications between the baton and a virtual reality computing device. The tracker adapter includes a groove comprising a female socket configured to receive a strike plate of the virtual reality tracker wherein the groove includes a magnet that attracts to the strike plate. The tracker adapter further includes a pin pad configured to establish signal connections with the virtual reality tracker to transmit signals from the baton to the tracker. The tracker adapter may be configured to detect a flick motion associated with the baton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Street Smarts VR, Inc.
    Inventor: Greg Prodzenko
  • Patent number: 12293678
    Abstract: A pop-up with slide lock mechanism is provided which moves between a first position, wherein the pop-up is in a flat, unfolded position, and a second position, wherein the pop-up is in an unfolded, upright or three-dimensional (3D) configuration by sliding one panel along part of the pop-up structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Charles Robert Kelly
  • Patent number: 12290727
    Abstract: A system and method for playing a flying disc game is disclosed. A goal post having a vertical orientation includes a pop-up piston upon which an object can be placed in an armed position is disclosed. The goal post includes a target that when struck by a flying disc ejects the object into the air. A method of playing a flying disc game with such a goal post is further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Inventors: Clinton Bierman, Paul Choiniere
  • Patent number: 12285702
    Abstract: In an aspect, a transformable toy is provided and includes a first rotary member and a second rotary member, which are rotatable relative to one another between first and second rotary positions. A projection member is rotationally fixed to the first rotary member, and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. A helical guide is connected and a helical guide follower are connected to the second rotary member and the projection member. Relative rotation between the first rotary member and the second rotary member between the first and second rotary positions drives relative rotation between the helical guide and the helical guide follower, which in turn drives the projection member to move between the retracted and extended positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Spin Master Ltd.
    Inventors: Jessica Livingston, Anne N. Charbonneau
  • Patent number: 12285699
    Abstract: The novelty device for kicking a user's buttocks is a disciplinary device. The novelty device for kicking a user's buttocks exchanges momentum between an appropriate authority and a client. The momentum exchange occurs between the novelty device for kicking a user's buttocks and the buttocks of the client. The novelty device for kicking a user's buttocks comprises a frame structure, a mechanical linkage, and a disciplinary tool. The frame structure elevates the mechanical linkage and the disciplinary tool above a supporting surface. The mechanical linkage forms an energy transfer device that transfers the energy generated by the appropriate authority to the disciplinary tool. The disciplinary tool is a rotating structure. The disciplinary tool converts the received energy from the appropriate authority into a rotation with angular momentum. The disciplinary tool rotates until the disciplinary tool impacts the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Inventors: Doris Lenyon, Rose Robbins
  • Patent number: 12280319
    Abstract: An interlocking disc includes a hub with an inner circular area with an inner thickness and a circular step. A plurality of petals circumferentially spaced apart extend radially outward from the outer area of the hub. Each of the plurality of petals are disposed within a common plane and include a catch on each of side of each petal. The catch is engageable to a circular stop of another interlocking disc to inhibit disassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: VIAHART LLC
    Inventors: Molson Hart, Dileep Prabhakaran, Cheong Choon Ng
  • Patent number: 12263417
    Abstract: A model toy includes: a main body portion; and a tray including a placement surface, the tray being stored inside the main body portion and configured to be drawn out from the main body portion. The main body portion includes a standing wall portion extending along a draw-out direction of the tray from an inner side of the main body portion to a position on or above the placement surface. The standing wall portion has a cutout portion that is cut out in an arc shape to face a draw-out side of the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kei Kamiyama
  • Patent number: 12260781
    Abstract: The technology relates generally to an interactive avatar training system. The interactive avatar training system utilizes an interactive platform that allows at least two users, such as a trainer and a trainee, to be in interactive communication in a training program. The interactive avatar training system may assist generating a processed answer or response from the trainer to the trainee so that the answer presented to the trainee has high level of accuracy. Thus, the training efficiency and accuracy may be enhanced and improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Interactive Video Images, Inc.
    Inventors: David Patrick Carmichael, Roger Nelson, John J. Maley, Jeffrey Shapiro
  • Patent number: 12257523
    Abstract: A launching device, system and method uses a fluid pressure system and a launch direction system in combination with an automated control system and a fluid cavity in a game ball for compressed air providing a pneumatically operated toy that releases upon a user-directed and automated control launch of a game ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: NSI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Frank J. Landi, Jr., Steve Rehkemper, Jeffrey Rehkemper, Adam Gelder, Kamil Maj