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).

  • Publication number: 20240374987
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Q-BA-MAZE Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Comfort, Shane Rogers, Lauren Johnson, Kristin Gallagher
  • Patent number: 12076654
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Q-BA-MAZE Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Comfort, Shane Rogers, Lauren Johnson, Kristin Gallagher
  • Publication number: 20220203216
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Q-BA-MAZE Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Comfort, Shane Rogers, Lauren Johnson, Kristin Gallagher
  • Publication number: 20210362070
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Q-BA-MAZE Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Comfort
  • Patent number: 11117067
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Q-BA-MAZE INC.
    Inventor: Andrew Comfort
  • Publication number: 20180117485
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Andrew Comfort
  • Patent number: 9409097
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Q-BA-MAZE Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Comfort
  • Publication number: 20140017970
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Andrew Comfort
  • Publication number: 20140011424
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Q-BA-MAZE, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Comfort
  • Patent number: 8475226
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Q-BA-MAZE, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Comfort
  • Publication number: 20070060012
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventor: Andrew Comfort
  • Patent number: 7048605
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Inventors: Grant Hawthorne, David Kapell, Andrew Comfort, Thomas Cheung, Gan Wei Xiong, Liao Wang Xian, Lowell Fritzke
  • Publication number: 20050112984
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Grant Hawthorne, David Kapell, Andrew Comfort, Thomas Cheung, Gan Xiong, Liao Xian, Lowell Fritzke
  • Patent number: D570425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Q-BA-Maze Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Comfort
  • Patent number: D889567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Q-BA-MAZE Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Comfort
  • Patent number: D980336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Q-BA-MAZE Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Comfort, Shane Rogers, Lauren Johnson, Kristin Gallagher