Patents by Inventor Al Ferrigno

Al Ferrigno has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7294060
    Abstract: An interactive device includes a base unit and at least one interchangeable cartridge. The base unit comprises a transparent pressure-sensitive touchscreen overlying the cartridge and a microphone. The cartridge comprises a scroll having a plurality of image frames which are sequentially viewable through the transparent touchscreen and a digital memory. The cartridge is configured to key into a cartridge receptacle in the base unit and couple the memory with a processor in the base unit. The cartridge includes release levers which prevent rotation of the scroll when the cartridge is removed from the base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Al Ferrigno, Dan Muldoon
  • Patent number: 7063590
    Abstract: A toy doll has a doll head having an aperture and a doll body supporting the doll head. A tubular member has a first end extending into the doll head proximate the aperture and a second end extending into the doll body. A plug member is movable within the tubular member either toward the first end or toward the second end. A lock of doll hair is secured to the plug member so that at least a portion of the lock of doll hair extends out of the tubular member and out of the head aperture. An electric motor within the doll body includes an output shaft rotatable in first and second directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Al Ferrigno
  • Publication number: 20060063468
    Abstract: A toy doll has a doll head having an aperture and a doll body supporting the doll head. A tubular member has a first end extending into the doll head proximate the aperture and a second end extending into the doll body. A plug member is movable within the tubular member either toward the first end or toward the second end. A lock of doll hair is secured to the plug member so that at least a portion of the lock of doll hair extends out of the tubular member and out of the head aperture. An electric motor within the doll body includes an output shaft rotatable in first and second directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventor: Al Ferrigno
  • Publication number: 20050048457
    Abstract: An interactive device includes a base unit and at least one interchangeable cartridge. The base unit comprises a transparent pressure-sensitive touchscreen overlying the cartridge and a microphone. The cartridge comprises a scroll having a plurality of image frames which are sequentially viewable through the transparent touchscreen and a digital memory. The cartridge is configured to key into a cartridge receptacle in the base unit and couple the memory with a processor in the base unit. The cartridge includes release levers which prevent rotation of the scroll when the cartridge is removed from the base unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Al Ferrigno, Dan Muldoon