Patents Examined by Nini F. Legesse
  • Patent number: 10561955
    Abstract: The toy includes a first plush portion and a second plush portion connected by a rigid plastic part. The rigid part is at least partially hollow and includes a substantially cylindrical portion. The rigid part is permanently connected to one of the plush portions. It is detachably connected to the other of the plush portions. A connecting member permanently connects one of the plush portions to the rigid part. A second connecting member removeably connects the other plush portion to the rigid part. The toy may take the form of a creature such as be a bear. The first plush portion may include the head, arms and upper torso of the creature. The second plush portion may include the lower torso and legs of the creature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: NEW WISH, INC.
    Inventor: Wang Renjie
  • Patent number: 10556188
    Abstract: A bath toy system including a water play space delimiter arranged to be located in a water-filled bath and to define a water play space separate from a remainder of the water filled bath, a water spray assembly generating at least one water spray within the water play space and at least one floatable fanciful element floatable on the water within the water play space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: GLOBAL MARKETING ENTERPRISE (GME) LTD.
    Inventors: Zafrira Weisman, Israel Zanger
  • Patent number: 10556187
    Abstract: A toy top includes a shaft portion and a body that includes a first body part which is rotatable relative to the shaft portion in response to an impact applied to the main component and a second body part which is rotatable relative to the first body part. First spaced extensions extend radially outward from a circumference of the first body. Second spaced extensions extend radially outward from a circumference of the second body. The second extensions stepwise vary their positions relative to the first extensions when the first body part rotates relative to the shaft portion. The second extensions move into the spaces between the first extensions when the first body part rotates relative to the second body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Horikoshi, Takeaki Maeda
  • Patent number: 10549211
    Abstract: A bath book and a puppet combination and method of manufacturing a bath book and a puppet combination, wherein a first intermediate assembly is bonded to a second intermediate assembly to create a third intermediate assembly. A second jersey backing layer is secured to the third intermediate assembly to create a fourth intermediate assembly. The fourth intermediate assembly may be flipped inside-out through a hole opening in the second jersey backing layer. The hole may then be sealed. The second jersey backing layer may be pushed upwards into the further intermediate assembly. An adhesive film may be applied to the terry cloth ring and the non-woven material ring of the second intermediate assembly to create a puppet assembly. The puppet assembly is positioned into a center aperture in a book assembly and bonded therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: MUNCHKIN INC.
    Inventors: Nairi Gharibian, Kevin Douglas Johnson, Wai Fun Salina Ha, Edward Kwok
  • Patent number: 10549170
    Abstract: A golf swing exercise machine allows a player to develop their golf swing by forcing the head of an adapted golf club to follow a preferred wing path. The path is marked by a rail. The rail is held by a rail support that is oriented with respect to the ground by a frame. The frame is made up of a base with side, front and back support members and horizontal supports. The golf club head has slots to allow the head to follow the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Inventors: Terry Staggs, Colt Staggs
  • Patent number: 10549171
    Abstract: A device and method for aiding an improvement of a golfer's swing with the goal of teaching the golfer to keep the golfer's head down until a fraction of a second after making contact with the golf ball. The golfer loads a customizable app into a smartphone placed on the ground a short distance from the golf ball which app flashes a symbol or color on the touch screen of the smartphone a preset time after detecting the sound of the club impacting the ball. The eyes of the golfer are trained on the smartphone forcing the head to remain looking down until observing the flashing symbol or color upon which the head is then turned upward to observe the path of the struck golf ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: JMC VENTURES, L.L.C. of DELAWARE
    Inventor: John M. Carney
  • Patent number: 10543431
    Abstract: A spinning top toy includes a braking member, a shaft part which is configured to be rotated, and a body which is detachably attached to the shaft part. The body is configured to be detached from the shaft part by being rotated with respect to the shaft part. When an impact is applied to the body, the braking member is configured on one of the shaft part and the body and is movable by a centrifugal force. When urged by the centrifugal force, the braking member is configured to become in contact with the other of the shaft part and the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Muraki, Takeaki Maeda
  • Patent number: 10537819
    Abstract: A spinner apparatus is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the spinner comprises a magnetic ring; a rod, wherein the rod extends through the middle of the magnetic ring; and a first cap, wherein the first cap connects to a first end of the rod; and a second cap, wherein the second cap connects to a second opposite end of the rod. In another embodiment, the spinner comprises a first magnetic ring; a second magnetic ring; a magnet spacer, wherein the magnet spacer is disposed between the first and the second magnetic rings; a rod, wherein the rod extends through the middle of the first and the second magnetic rings; a first cap, wherein the first cap connects to a first end of the rod; and a second cap, wherein the second cap connects to a second opposite end of the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventors: Selene S. Waddell, Jesse T. Waddell
  • Patent number: 10525367
    Abstract: There is provided a spinning top excellent in the dimensional accuracy and excellent in the rotation balance and a method for manufacturing the spinning top. The spinning top 100 includes a rotating shaft 110 and a rotating outer circumference section 120 that is fitted to the outer circumference of the rotating shaft 110 so as to be coaxial with the rotating shaft 110, in which the rotating shaft 110 includes a parallel section 112 that has a circular cylindrical shape parallel to the rotation axis AX of the rotating shaft 110 and is fitted to the rotating outer circumference section 120, a tapered section 114 that continues to the parallel section 112, inclines by a predetermined angle with respect to the rotation axis AX of the rotating shaft 110, and is fitted to the rotating outer circumference section 120, and a tip section 116 that continues to the parallel section 112 or the tapered section 114.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SPINNING TOP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Katsumi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10525321
    Abstract: A hollow, angled-cylindrical golf ring training device and method provides feedback on the clubface's starting and follow-through conditions. The participant pivots the device from a resting position into a stationary starting position before performing a follow-through motion. In one embodiment, the training device provides immediate feedback of clubface location and orientation by pivoting from an ellipsoid into a more circular appearance. A participant may then sweep the device accurately into the air to a target by controlling the clubface angle of attack and follow-through alignment. Less optimized conditions cause the training device to slide over or under the clubface without accurately reaching a target in the air or in a tumbling manner. Lofted clubs may be practiced solely with the device, or a ball may be placed on top of the device for use with the driver. Practice may occur independently or in a group game setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Inventor: John Jay Kvale
  • Patent number: 10517512
    Abstract: A swing diagnosis method includes a procedure of calculating levels of a plurality of items including a first item regarding at least one of a backswing and a downswing, and a second item regarding impact on the basis of data regarding a swing, and a procedure of outputting information regarding the levels of the plurality of items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ito, Kenya Kodaira, Norihisa Hagiwara, Kazuhiro Ito
  • Patent number: 10518183
    Abstract: A toy for use in an environment, such as a bedroom of a child that has a horizontal floor or shelf, includes an enclosure, such as a plush toy, that has an outside surface defining an interior volume. An internal circuit is electrically connected to a battery, a timer function, a transducer such as an LED, a user input switch, and at least one environmental sensor such as a motion sensor. The circuit includes an off mode, a guard mode wherein the circuit actuates the at least one transducer for a first active time interval upon detection of an environmental change, and optionally a companion mode wherein the circuit activates the at least one transducer for a second active time interval upon detection of an environmental change by the at least one environmental sensor. Thereafter the circuit deactivates the at least one transducer after a second all-quite time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Inventor: Ramseen E. Evazians
  • Patent number: 10507397
    Abstract: A vibrating toy assembly that can travel along a surface in an unpredictable pattern. The toy assembly is powered by a vibration mechanism. The vibration mechanism has a motor and batteries that are held with a housing. The vibration mechanism is placed into a hollow casing. The hollow casing defines an internal compartment. Once activated, the vibration mechanism vibrates and moves the casing. This causes the overall toy assembly to move in random patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: FSD, LLC
    Inventor: Steven Edward Walterscheid
  • Patent number: 10500513
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a toy system with multiple character units that are adapted to play different recordings, and may include a first character unit and a second character unit. Each character units may include an actuator, a transceiver, and having a plurality of character recordings, and wherein actuation of a character may cause multiple character recordings to be selected and played.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Tomy International, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Huisman
  • Patent number: 10500468
    Abstract: A golf training aid simulating a grass whip consists of a club shaft, a neck portion, and a blade portion. The blade portion is connected to the club shaft via the neck portion. The club shaft replicates the shaft of a golf club. The blade portion replicates the club head of a golf club. The weight for the blade portion is specifically selected so that the wrists of the user adjusts along with the swing. Moreover, the shape of the blade portion is specifically shaped to minimize air resistance. The shape of the blade portion also helps the blade portion to smoothly cut through grass. Since the apparatus helps the user practice on striking grass during a swing, when a golf club is used with a golf ball, the user can accurately strike the ball at an optimal contact point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Inventor: Edward A. Currier
  • Patent number: 10500469
    Abstract: A training aid device for golfers is provided that includes a shaft including a handle on a first end, a club head on a second end of the shaft, and a pull device coupled to the club head. During use, a student may be instructed to hold the handle of the shaft and position the club head at a location simulating a moment of impact with a golf ball, and the instructor may pull on the pull device to simulate centrifugal force acting on the club head the moment of impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Inventor: Peter C. Baron
  • Patent number: 10500516
    Abstract: The invention is generally a burstable balloon entertainment device comprised of a burstable balloon filled with articles or party items such as toys, confetti, candy, and the like. The burstable balloon may be inflated using one or more hand-held pumps in fluid communication with an interior of the balloon, which are generally configured to pump air into the balloon so that the balloon eventually explodes once the inflation has reached a certain threshold. In exemplary embodiments, the burstable balloon will explode or burst once the balloon has sufficiently expanded so as to touch a balloon bursting device, which may include an extended rod having a protruding pointy or sharp tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Inventor: Uriel Macias-Castillo
  • Patent number: 10486047
    Abstract: A green simulation apparatus having a configurable upper surface with a changeable contour may comprise a covering forming the upper surface and a plurality of vertically movable positioning elements forming an array on which the covering rests. Each positioning element has a head, a bottom element, and a support frame positioned between the head and bottom element. The support frame includes at least a first frame member and a second frame member each having opposite ends and being pivotally connected together at a cross-over point spaced from opposite ends of the frame members in a scissor-like configuration such that convergence of the frame members raises the head and divergence of the frame members lowers the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Full-Swing Golf, Inc.
    Inventor: Sean Coffman
  • Patent number: 10478738
    Abstract: The present discloses a toy duck comprising a main body shaped as a duck; a nozzle disposed on the main body for spraying water in case the main body is pressed externally; a hole at the bottom of the main body for receiving a piston assembly; and a piston assembly disposed in the hole for sealing the main body so as to prevent water from leaking from the main body, and allowing complete drainage of water in the toy duck when the toy duck is disposed on a horizontal panel to keep the duck toy clean and hygienic. The internal cavity of the main body will not contain water any more due to the piston assembly, and can be kept clean and hygienic, which is not suitable for generation and growth of bacteria therein. The new toy duck will not cause harm to health of the children.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: ON THE SPOT MANUFACTURING LIMITED
    Inventor: Kam Kei Raymond Wong
  • Patent number: 10479127
    Abstract: There is provided a sheet-like article with a string enabling use in two use forms (a first use form and a second use form). A sheet-like article 1 with a string has a first use form and a second use form. The sheet-like article 1 with a string includes a sheet-like main body 2, and a string body 4 inserted into holes 3 of the main body 2. In the sheet-like article 1 with a string, change from the first use form to the second use form is possible by pulling of the string body 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: DENTSU INC.
    Inventor: Akira Shikiya