Patents Examined by Urszula M. Cegielnik
  • Patent number: 9566532
    Abstract: A rolling toy assembly that has a hollow body. The hollow body has an interior and a bottom surface with an open window that accesses the interior. A spherical mass is disposed within the interior of the hollow body. The spherical mass is too large to pass completely through the open window. An eccentric weight is coupled to the hollow body. The eccentric weight biases the hollow body into a tilted position wherein the bottom surface and the window are tilted at an angle of inclination. This enables the toy assembly to roll over small obstacles. A play platform is provided. The play platform has a top surface that defines at least one concavity. The concavity is surrounded by a peripheral rim bump. The toy assembly is placed on the play platform and is caused to roll by manually manipulating the play platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: FSD, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Edward Walterscheid, Leopold Elias Walterscheid
  • Patent number: 9533235
    Abstract: An acousto-optical baby toy includes a cantilever control unit, an acousto-optical unit connected with the cantilever control unit, and a support unit connected with the cantilever control unit. The acousto-optical baby toy further comprises a remote controller connected with the circuit board of the cantilever control unit in a wireless manner. Thus, the acousto-optical baby toy presents the sound and image messages of the baby cot in a wireless manner so that the parents can operate the acousto-optical baby toy in a remote control manner to watch the instant condition of the baby placed in the baby cot. In addition, the acousto-optical baby toy indicates the environmental messages, functions as a night lamp, has an interactive acousto-optical effect and provides a vibrating function, thereby facilitating the parents taking care of the baby in the baby cot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventor: Way-Hong Chen
  • Patent number: 9511301
    Abstract: A model includes arm parts each including a rotational shaft portion, and a body part including a shaft supporting portion and being connected to and rotatable relative to the arm part. The arm part includes a projecting portion. The body part includes a recessed portion into which the projecting portion is fitted when the rotational shaft portion is inserted into the shaft supporting portion. The rotational shaft portion and the shaft supporting portion include respective locking members that are engageable with each other and limit the movement of the rotational shaft portion in an axial direction within a range between a first position where the projecting portion is fitted in the recessed portion and a second position where the projecting portion is out of the recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Bandai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Fukuchi, Yuki Sato, Yasuhiro Ishikawa, Yukihide Ide
  • Patent number: 9504926
    Abstract: A relay segment for a toy track set, the relay segment having: an incoming track segment pivotally mounted to the relay segment for adjustable movement with respect to the relay segment in a first plane; a trigger movably mounted to the relay segment for movement between a first position and a second position, the trigger being located proximate to the incoming track segment such that a portion of the trigger is positioned above the incoming track segment, wherein the portion moves away from the incoming track segment as the trigger is moved from the first position to the second position; and a launching element for launching a vehicle away from the relay segment when the trigger is moved from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Stacy Lynn O'Connor, Michael W. Nuttall
  • Patent number: 9492759
    Abstract: A play system includes a toy vehicle and a playset for use therewith. A toy vehicle includes a chassis having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface including structure configured to define a pair of substantially parallel grooves across the bottom surface of the chassis, and a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted to the chassis and configured to roll the chassis on a surface in a predetermined rolling direction. A playset includes a first track section adapted to engage the grooves on the bottom surface of the toy vehicle for slidable movement thereon, a second track section adapted to engage the plurality of wheels of the toy vehicle for rolling movement thereon, and a connecting portion to couple the track portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: David Sheltman
  • Patent number: 9480930
    Abstract: Ballast modules for balancing neutrally buoyant or hovering amusement balloons formed from a sheet of transparent weight bearing material having score lines defining a plurality of individual ballast tabs with each of the tabs detachably attached to its adjacent tab by a set of tab ties and having an adhesive layer on one surface of the module for removable attachment to a balloon and a kit including instructions for attaching the ballast to a balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Inventor: David Bergmann
  • Patent number: 9474981
    Abstract: A toy having changing facial features. Upon using the toy, its facial features change from a first configuration that appears “nice” to a second configuration that appears “mean” or “scary” in a way that is designed to cause an emotional reaction in a person that sees the change. To cause the change, an activator engages the transmission such that the transmission causes the eye features of the toy to rotate and the mouth to open in a coordinated fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: William Mark Corporation
    Inventor: William Mark Forti
  • Patent number: 9464646
    Abstract: A male inserter and a female receiver fixed to a toy bar and a child-support device for relative movement between upright locked and inclined unlocked positions. The male inserter includes a lock element and the female receiver includes a catch surface. In the upright unlocked position, the male inserter can pass through the female receiver. But in the inclined locked position, the lock element engages and locks against the catch surface. If a child in the child-support device pulls down and/or forward on the toy bar in the locked position, it does not move to the unlocked position. But an upward lifting force applied to the toy bar causes it to pivot from the locked position to the unlocked position and to then detach from the child-support device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen R. Burns, Mark Mendes
  • Patent number: 9457283
    Abstract: A toy having: an action figurine; an accessory configured to be removably secured to the action figurine; and a housing into which the action figurine and the accessory can be inserted, wherein the housing is configured to releasably retain the accessory and the action figurine therein after they have been inserted into the housing, the housing further comprising: a first actuation mechanism for releasing the action figurine from the housing when the first actuation mechanism is actuated, wherein the action figurine becomes dislodged from the accessory, and the accessory remains within the housing; and a second actuation mechanism for releasing both the action figurine and the accessory from the housing when the second actuation mechanism is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Ruben L. Martinez
  • Patent number: 9452367
    Abstract: A toy apparatus includes a base having a first surface, a wall movably coupled to the base, and an actuation element located on the first surface of the base. The actuation element is rotatably coupled to the base, the actuation element being rotatable relative to the base in a first direction and in a second direction opposite the first direction. The actuation element includes a main body, and first and second extensions coupled to the main body. The first extension has first and second engageable surfaces, the actuation element rotating in the first direction when a force is applied to the first engageable surface and in the second direction when a force is applied to the second engageable surface. The second extension engages and moves the wall relative to the base when the actuation element rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul William Schmid
  • Patent number: 9440159
    Abstract: Toy vehicles having a toy vehicle body having front and back ends, front and rear axles, each axle having first and second wheels fastened onto respective ends thereof, the wheels having elastic tires thereon, the front and rear axles being mounted to the toy vehicle body with the axles being parallel to each other, a motor within the toy vehicle body, and a source of electrical power within the toy vehicle body, the motor being disposed with an axis of its motor shaft passing through an axis of one of the axles and contacting the side of a tire on the wheel adjacent the motor shaft to drive the tire and thus both wheels on the respective axle in rotation to propel the toy vehicle, the side of the tire contacted by the motor shaft facing the second tire and wheel on the same axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Shoot the Moon Products II, LLC
    Inventors: Johan Vreugdenhil, Paul S. Rago, David B. Small
  • Patent number: 9433871
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly-type toy including: a toy main body; a toy main body connection means arranged in the toy main body, one side of which is inserted into another toy main body and the other side of which is provided to accommodate another toy main body; and a rotation support member which is arranged between the toy main body and the connection means and which is provided such that the connection means supports rotation from the one side to the other side. According to the present invention, a fastening part disposed in a toy block, one side of which accommodates the fastening part of another toy block and the other side of which is inserted into the fastening part of another toy block, is capable of interconnecting a plurality of toy blocks and is capable of relative rotation, and the fastening part that is not used for coupling is arranged inside the toy block so that a finally assembled toy can have a neat external appearance and be formed in a desired shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Big Pumpkin Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Geun-Sik Park
  • Patent number: 9415319
    Abstract: The motorcycle transparent globe toy device provides a transparent globe within which at least one model motorcycle with rider is magnetically attracted to an interior surface via a plurality of ferrous particles. A remote controller for each motorcycle with rider dictates a speed of each. A plurality of arrangements of ferrous particles in the interior surface provides any number of patterns of a track system within the globe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Inventors: Stacy Jarrett, Kenneth Lewis
  • Patent number: 9409100
    Abstract: A confetti popper device is provided. The confetti popper has a quantity of confetti stored within a body. A balloon or similar expandable membrane within the body may be inflated until a pressure within the interior against a cover reaches a certain pressure. Upon reaching this pressure, the cover of the body may release, causing the confetti to be ejected (“popped”) from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Inventor: Jonathan Paul Hillery
  • Patent number: 9393501
    Abstract: A construction toy with a power module is disclosed. The construction toy has one power module and one or more slave members linked together to form a loop. The power module has a core assembly with a flexible rod which can be twisted to store potential energy from the kinetic energy when the rod is twisted. Upon releasing, the twisted rod in the core assembly unwinds itself to release the stored potential energy and causes the entire construction toy in motion. An anti-snap mechanism is incorporated to ensure the flexible rod does not snap in the event of over winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Inventor: Chau King Sze
  • Patent number: 9375634
    Abstract: A fusible bead toy includes a particulate bead. The particulate bead is made of a transparent and water soluble resin. The particulate bead has a shape of polyhedron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kei Kamiyama
  • Patent number: 9364767
    Abstract: A child building block is provided having a collapsible structure that is formed of a flat sheet material and is erected into a cuboid shape having connector elements to remain stable and for adjoining adjacent building blocks during fort construction. When the sheet material is connected and the block is erected, the block forms an upper surface having a pair of upstanding protrusions thereon, a pair of side walls, and a pair of end walls that are perpendicularly attached with an open lower. Adjoining edges of the block are secured using a simple push tab and tab receiving area. The upstanding protrusion of the block upper surfaces fits within the open lower of a corresponding block member positioned thereover. Finally, adjacent blocks can be aligned with one another and secured together, allowing construction in a grid pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Inventors: Olivia Fox, Seth Ian Fox
  • Patent number: 9327204
    Abstract: A remote control helicopter includes a body, a tail wing, a rotor assembly, a landing skid assembly, and a charging port on the bottom of the helicopter. The remote control for the helicopter includes an outer housing, landing skid grooves, a power switch, a throttle control stick that controls the ascent and the descent, a direction control stick that controls the turning or rotation of the helicopter, and a charging plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Inventor: Bo Chen
  • Patent number: 9326499
    Abstract: A tubular, adjustable, reed-type game call has axially aligned, adjustable sections. A tubular horn is threadably interconnected with a tubular handle comprising a mouthpiece and an intermediate coupling with an internal sounding chamber. The horn is threadably mated to internal coupling threads, and relative twisting of the horn relative to the mouthpiece causes axial lengthening or shortening of the game call, as the horn is displaced relative to the coupling. A cylindrical anchor supports an elongated reed and a parallel, elongated sounding board. A contactor pressures the reed at a point that is varied when the parts are twisted together or apart, to shorten or lengthen the effective reed length, producing different user selectable sounds. A lock washer is positioned proximate the contactor for securing it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: PRIMOS, INC.
    Inventor: Jimmy D. Gant
  • Patent number: 9314707
    Abstract: A building system includes a plurality of building tiles and/or connecters that are magnetically and releasably connectable to one another. The magnetic building tiles are comprised of a tile frame and a tile panel. The tile frame, by one approach, is comprised of two connectable frame portions or elements having magnets embedded therein. The first frame element and the second frame element are connectable to one another through a snap, clip, or another similar connection mechanism. The first and second frame elements are connectable around or into the tile panel, which is removable from the magnetic building tile. The tile panel or the tile frame has a channel into which the other of the tile panel or tile frame extends to secure the two pieces together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Box Tiles LLC
    Inventors: Noah J. Ornstein, Joseph M. Kelley