Patents by Inventor Albert Maggiore

Albert Maggiore 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: 7172486
    Abstract: An apparatus having a support arm, a base coupled to the support arm to maintain the support arm in upright orientation and moveable between a first orientation in which the base is coupleable to a vertical surface, and a second orientation in which the base can rest on a horizontal surface. A light source is coupled to the support arm and a mobile coupled to said support arm, whereby when the base is in the first orientation, the apparatus can be coupled to a crib rail to function as a crib mobile, and when the base is in the second orientation, the apparatus can rest on a horizontal surface to function as a lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Ann Drosendahl, Seth Frankel, Robert W. Jourdian, Albert Maggiore
  • Publication number: 20060094328
    Abstract: An activity device includes a housing, at least one interactive feature, and a rotatable container mounted on the housing. The container, which is capable receiving accessories, includes an outer wall and an inner wall that define a cavity therebetween. At least one of the inner or outer walls may be transparent. The cavity is configured to hold a fluid with objects dispersed therein. The rotation of the container about its axis causes agitation of the liquid medium and engages an actuator coupled to a control unit. The control unit, when actuated via the rotation of the container, generates sensory stimulating output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Christine Drosendahl, Albert Maggiore
  • Patent number: 6997773
    Abstract: A toy is provided having a motion detector that detects motion of the toy and generates a signal indicative of the motion. There is a visual display that is capable of selectively producing a visual output and an audio system capable of producing an audible output corresponding to, and descriptive of, the visual output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Dubois, Albert Maggiore, Marjorie D. Yoder-Parr
  • Publication number: 20040266314
    Abstract: A toy having a motion detector that detects motion of the toy and generates a signal indicative of the motion. There is a visual display that is capable of selectively producing a visual output and an audio system capable of producing an audible output corresponding to, and descriptive of, the visual output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: David M. Dubois, Robert W. Jourdian, Albert Maggiore, James Meade, Kenneth Parker, Marjorie D. Yoder-Parr
  • Patent number: 6755713
    Abstract: The invention includes a toy having a translucent body that includes a first surface and a second surface. A light source is disposed opposite the first surface. The first surface includes an image of a facial feature in a first position and the second surface includes an image of the same facial feature in a second position. When the light source is illuminated, the facial feature appears to be in the first position and when the light source is not illuminated, the facial feature appears to be in the second position. An audible output generator produced audible output simultaneously with illumination of the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Mattel
    Inventors: Gary Weber, Robert Sonner, Christopher J. Hayes, Albert Maggiore, Nancy M. Cariffe
  • Publication number: 20030064818
    Abstract: An apparatus having a support arm, a base coupled to the support arm to maintain the support arm in upright orientation and moveable between a first orientation in which the base is coupleable to a vertical surface, and a second orientation in which the base can rest on a horizontal surface. A light source is coupled to the support arm and a mobile coupled to said support arm, whereby when the base is in the first orientation, the apparatus can be coupled to a crib rail to function as a crib mobile, and when the base is in the second orientation, the apparatus can rest on a horizontal surface to function as a lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Christine Ann Drosendahl, Seth Frankel, Robert W. Jourdian, Albert Maggiore