Patents by Inventor Alec Tam

Alec Tam 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).

  • Toy track set
    Patent number: 9314705
    Abstract: A toy track set includes a vehicle path defined by a track and a gap disposed between a first gap end and a second gap end. The toy track also includes a carriage assembly configured to carry a toy vehicle across the gap such that the toy vehicle travels from the first gap end to the second gap end on the carriage assembly, the carriage assembly being moved from the first gap end to the second gap end by an assembly having an arm rotatable about an axis of rotation and that rotates through an angle equal to or greater than 360 degrees as it carries the toy vehicle from the first gap end to the second gap end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: MATTEL, INC.
    Inventors: Julian R. Payne, Alec Tam
  • Toy track set
    Patent number: 9168463
    Abstract: A toy track set includes a vehicle path defined by a track and a gap disposed between a first gap end and a second gap end. The toy track also includes a carriage assembly configured to carry a toy vehicle across the gap such that the toy vehicle travels from the first gap end to the second gap end on the carriage assembly, the carriage assembly being moved from the first gap end to the second gap end by an assembly having an arm rotatable about an axis of rotation and that rotates through an angle equal to or greater than 360 degrees as it carries the toy vehicle from the first gap end to the second gap end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: MATTEL, INC.
    Inventors: Julian R. Payne, Alec Tam
  • TOY TRACK SET
    Publication number: 20120061484
    Abstract: A toy track set includes a vehicle path defined by a track and a gap disposed between a first gap end and a second gap end. The toy track also includes a carriage assembly configured to carry a toy vehicle across the gap such that the toy vehicle travels from the first gap end to the second gap end on the carriage assembly, the carriage assembly being moved from the first gap end to the second gap end by an assembly having an arm rotatable about an axis of rotation and that rotates through an angle equal to or greater than 360 degrees as it carries the toy vehicle from the first gap end to the second gap end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Julian R. Payne, Alec Tam
  • Thermochromic toy for revealing hidden codes
    Publication number: 20070259592
    Abstract: A product, comprising a toy; and the toy including a thermochromic region on at least a portion of the toy, where the thermochromic region exhibits a visual change in response to temperature; a code, wherein the thermochromic region reveals a human readable code upon the visual change; and a decoder for decoding the code is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Jun Imai, Alec Tam