Patents by Inventor Andrew Comfort
Andrew Comfort 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).
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Publication number: 20240374987Abstract: The present disclosure, in one embodiment, relates to a randomizer that includes a starter assembly and a collector. The starter assembly provides participants in a race with a fair start and also provides spectators with a beneficial view of the not only the start of the race, but in some cases, the race itself, including the finish.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Q-BA-MAZE Inc.Inventors: Andrew Comfort, Shane Rogers, Lauren Johnson, Kristin Gallagher
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Patent number: 12076654Abstract: The present disclosure, in one embodiment, relates to a randomizer that includes a starter assembly and a collector. The starter assembly provides participants in a race with a fair start and also provides spectators with a beneficial view of the not only the start of the race, but in some cases, the race itself, including the finish.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Q-BA-MAZE Inc.Inventors: Andrew Comfort, Shane Rogers, Lauren Johnson, Kristin Gallagher
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Publication number: 20220203216Abstract: The present disclosure, in one embodiment, relates to a randomizer that includes a starter assembly and a collector. The starter assembly provides participants in a race with a fair start and also provides spectators with a beneficial view of the not only the start of the race, but in some cases, the race itself, including the finish.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: Q-BA-MAZE Inc.Inventors: Andrew Comfort, Shane Rogers, Lauren Johnson, Kristin Gallagher
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Publication number: 20210362070Abstract: The present invention provides for a plurality of interconnectable modular members that may create a pathway system with multiple entrances into the upper portion of each member and at least one exit from the lower portion of each member, thereby providing for a variety of convergence and divergence possibilities. The pathway system is suitable for receiving and transporting marbles and other spherical objects from one member to another. The modular members may be interlinked via male/female connectors to create a variety of configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Q-BA-MAZE Inc.Inventor: Andrew Comfort
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Patent number: 11117067Abstract: The present invention provides for a plurality of interconnectable modular members that may create a pathway system with multiple entrances into the upper portion of each member and at least one exit from the lower portion of each member, thereby providing for a variety of convergence and divergence possibilities. The pathway system is suitable for receiving and transporting marbles and other spherical objects from one member to another. The modular members may be interlinked via male/female connectors to create a variety of configurations.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Q-BA-MAZE INC.Inventor: Andrew Comfort
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Publication number: 20180117485Abstract: The present invention provides for a plurality of interconnectable modular members that may create a pathway system with multiple entrances into the upper portion of each member and at least one exit from the lower portion of each member, thereby providing for a variety of convergence and divergence possibilities. The pathway system is suitable for receiving and transporting marbles and other spherical objects from one member to another. The modular members may be interlinked via male/female connectors to create a variety of configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventor: Andrew Comfort
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Patent number: 9409097Abstract: An accessory, such as a trampoline, for a toy or game may include a base, a rebounding portion configured to rebound an impacting object, and an adjustment portion coupled to the base and the rebounding portion, supporting the rebounding portion relative to the base, and configured for at least two degrees of rotational freedom relative to the base.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Q-BA-MAZE Inc.Inventor: Andrew Comfort
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Publication number: 20140017970Abstract: An accessory, such as a trampoline, for a toy or game may include a base, a rebounding portion configured to rebound an impacting object, and an adjustment portion coupled to the base and the rebounding portion, supporting the rebounding portion relative to the base, and configured for at least two degrees of rotational freedom relative to the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventor: Andrew Comfort
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Publication number: 20140011424Abstract: The present invention provides for a plurality of interconnectable modular members that may create a pathway system with multiple entrances into the upper portion of each member and at least one exit from the lower portion of each member, thereby providing for a variety of convergence and divergence possibilities. The pathway system is suitable for receiving and transporting marbles and other spherical objects from one member to another. The modular members may be interlinked via male/female connectors to create a variety of configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: Q-BA-MAZE, Inc.Inventor: Andrew Comfort
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Patent number: 8475226Abstract: The present invention provides for a plurality of interconnectable modular members that may create a pathway system with multiple entrances into the upper portion of each member and at least one exit from the lower portion of each member, thereby providing for a variety of convergence and divergence possibilities. The pathway system is suitable for receiving and transporting marbles and other spherical objects from one member to another. The modular members may be interlinked via male/female connectors to create a variety of configurations.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2006Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Q-BA-MAZE, Inc.Inventor: Andrew Comfort
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Publication number: 20070060012Abstract: The present invention provides for a plurality of interconnectable modular members that may create a pathway system with multiple entrances into the upper portion of each member and at least one exit from the lower portion of each member, thereby providing for a variety of convergence and divergence possibilities. The pathway system is suitable for receiving and transporting marbles and other spherical objects from one member to another. The modular members may be interlinked via male/female connectors to create a variety of configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2006Publication date: March 15, 2007Inventor: Andrew Comfort
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Patent number: 7048605Abstract: A bobble head doll shaker includes a base and housing and a supporting platform that is hingedly mounted to the housing. A motor drives an agitator that lifts and releases the supporting platform, thereby imparting an oscillating motion to a bobble head doll supported on the platform. The agitator includes engagement portions that lift the supporting platform. The motor has variable speed and agitator elements having different profiles that may be interchanged to achieve a greater variability of the oscillating motion. Moreover, with the hinge attachment, the bobble head doll's position and corresponding movement may be varied by changing its location on the supporting platform. A riser element may also be placed under the doll to increase the instability of the doll and provide for further varying the bobble head doll motion.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2003Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Inventors: Grant Hawthorne, David Kapell, Andrew Comfort, Thomas Cheung, Gan Wei Xiong, Liao Wang Xian, Lowell Fritzke
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Publication number: 20050112984Abstract: A bobble head doll shaker includes a base and housing and a supporting platform that is hingedly mounted to the housing. A motor drives an agitator that lifts and releases the supporting platform, thereby imparting an oscillating motion to a bobble head doll supported on the platform. The agitator includes engagement portions that lift the supporting platform. The motor has variable speed and agitator elements having different profiles that may be interchanged to achieve a greater variability of the oscillating motion. Moreover, with the hinge attachment, the bobble head doll's position and corresponding movement may be varied by changing its location on the supporting platform. A riser element may also be placed under the doll to increase the instability of the doll and provide for further varying the bobble head doll motion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2003Publication date: May 26, 2005Inventors: Grant Hawthorne, David Kapell, Andrew Comfort, Thomas Cheung, Gan Xiong, Liao Xian, Lowell Fritzke
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Patent number: D570425Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2006Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Q-BA-Maze Inc.Inventor: Andrew Comfort
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Patent number: D889567Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Q-BA-MAZE Inc.Inventor: Andrew Comfort
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Patent number: D980336Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Q-BA-MAZE Inc.Inventors: Andrew Comfort, Shane Rogers, Lauren Johnson, Kristin Gallagher