Patents by Inventor Amy Brickle

Amy Brickle 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).

  • Pet toy with multiple sound producing features and method of entertaining an animal
    Patent number: 10897874
    Abstract: A pet toy includes two distinct noisemaking elements. The first element includes an air tube and reed housed within a middle section of the toy. Rotation of the pet toy activates noise by the air tube and reed. The second element includes a squeaker mounted within a compressible dome. Compression or re-inflation of the dome activates noise by the squeaker. A method includes providing a pet toy with the two distinct noisemaking elements and presenting the pet toy to an animal resulting in enhanced interaction with the animal by multiple sounds produced by the pet toy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: THE KONG COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: John James Stone, Amy Brickle
  • Tennis ball toy with multiple sound features
    Patent number: 10433523
    Abstract: A pet toy includes an inner layer or shell; an outer layer or shell; a noise producing center layer and a noise making element. When the outer shell is deflected or compressed by contact, the center layer is also deflected thereby producing a first sound. The noise making may be a squeaker supported within an interior chamber of the toy. When the outer shell is deflected or compressed by contact, the squeaker produces a second different sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: THE KONG COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: John James Stone, Amy Brickle
  • Pet toy with multi-function modules
    Patent number: 10292366
    Abstract: A pet toy includes an anchor member and at least one ring member connected thereto. The ring member has a noise making device. In one embodiment, the noise producing feature includes a squeaker protected within a housing disposed within the interior of the toy. In another embodiment, the noise producing feature includes multiple layers of material with one of the layers producing sound. When an outer shell of the ring member is deflected or compressed by contact, noise is produced by the noise making device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: THE KONG COMPANY, LLC.
    Inventors: John James Stone, Amy Brickle
  • PET TOY WITH MULTIPLE SOUND PRODUCING FEATURES AND METHOD OF ENTERTAINING AN ANIMAL
    Publication number: 20180288971
    Abstract: A pet toy includes two distinct noisemaking elements. The first element includes an air tube and reed housed within a middle section of the toy. Rotation of the pet toy activates noise by the air tube and reed. The second element includes a squeaker mounted within a compressible dome. Compression or re-inflation of the dome activates noise by the squeaker. A method includes providing a pet toy with the two distinct noisemaking elements and presenting the pet toy to an animal resulting in enhanced interaction with the animal by multiple sounds produced by the pet toy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: THE KONG COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: JOHN JAMES STONE, AMY BRICKLE
  • Pet Toy with Multi-Function Modules
    Publication number: 20180000048
    Abstract: A pet toy includes an anchor member and at least one ring member connected thereto. The ring member has a noise making device. In one embodiment, the noise producing feature includes a squeaker protected within a housing disposed within the interior of the toy. In another embodiment, the noise producing feature includes multiple layers of material with one of the layers producing sound. When an outer shell of the ring member is deflected or compressed by contact, noise is produced by the noise making device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: The KONG Company, LLC
    Inventors: John James Stone, Amy Brickle
  • Tennis Ball Toy with Multiple Sound Features
    Publication number: 20160324123
    Abstract: A pet toy includes an inner layer or shell; an outer layer or shell; a noise producing center layer and a noise making element. When the outer shell is deflected or compressed by contact, the center layer is also deflected thereby producing a first sound. The noise making may be a squeaker supported within an interior chamber of the toy. When the outer shell is deflected or compressed by contact, the squeaker produces a second different sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: The KONG Company, LLC
    Inventors: John James Stone, Amy Brickle