Patents by Inventor Bruce P. Popek
Bruce P. Popek 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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Patent number: 9539520Abstract: A construction toy set includes a number of pieces of different shapes and colors which are configured to allow a user to construct a desired object or model by connecting selected pieces to one another. One of the pieces is a first joint piece constructed to connect two other pieces of the set for relative rotational movement about an axis of the piece. The joint piece has a body formed of two parts that are joined to one another for relative rotation about the joint piece axis, and each part is configured to connect to another piece of the set. The set also includes a second joint piece constructed to connect two other pieces of the set for relative rotational movement about two orthogonal axes of the piece. The bodies of the joint pieces emit a pleasant click sound when the parts of the bodies are turned by the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Inventors: Eric J. Rotbard, Bruce P. Popek, Richard F. Andrus
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Publication number: 20160166945Abstract: A construction toy set includes a number of pieces of different shapes and colors which are configured to allow a user to construct a desired object or model by connecting selected pieces to one another. One of the pieces is a first joint piece constructed to connect two other pieces of the set for relative rotational movement about an axis of the piece. The joint piece has a body formed of two parts that are joined to one another for relative rotation about the joint piece axis, and each part is configured to connect to another piece of the set. The set also includes a second joint piece constructed to connect two other pieces of the set for relative rotational movement about two orthogonal axes of the piece. The bodies of the joint pieces emit a pleasant click sound when the parts of the bodies are turned by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Eric J. Rotbard, Bruce P. Popek
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Publication number: 20150104994Abstract: A construction toy set that stimulates young children to plan and construct objects with which they can play or interact when finished. The set includes pieces with joints that allow the child to build an object having parts that turn or rotate, allowing him or her to play actively with the object when fully assembled. Many of the pieces are relatively large and brightly colored, and have soft textured surfaces that stimulate the child's senses of sight and touch. The rotatable pieces turn in response to a moderate force while emitting a pleasant clicking sound that appeals to the child's sense of hearing. Accordingly, the inventive toy set enhances the child's creativity, imagination, and dexterity by encouraging him or her to plan, assemble, and then interact with a finished object or model. Further, the finished object can be easily disassembled and then reassembled as often as desired by the child.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Eric J. Rotbard, Bruce P. Popek, Richard F. Andrus
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Publication number: 20110289711Abstract: A dusting device is provided that has at least one cleaning member with a microfiber bundle secured to a spine by a seam. The spine provides a resilient flexibility to the cleaning member such that the spine flexes as pressure is applied, but at least partially returns to an original shape upon removal of the pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Inventors: Anthony Sgroi, JR., Dane Unger, David Quinlan, Jennifer Carter, Lindita Ajro, Paul Adams, Scott E. Machado, Bruce P. Popek, Craig Bures, Douglas F. Melville, James Dahl, Richard Andrus
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Patent number: 7610633Abstract: A child bath seat, adapted for use with a bathtub, includes a seat body that includes both a seat and a retaining structure extending above the seat for laterally retaining a child seated in the seat body. The seat also includes a bracing structure that holds the seat body in an upright position. The bracing structure has a first end attached to the seat body, and a second end, defining a recess, for receiving an upper edge of a side of the bathtub. The seat also includes a foot structure attached to the bracing structure and capable of being placed in contact with a predominantly horizontal surface outside the bathtub. The child bath seat can be adjustable to accommodate varying bathtub side widths and varying bathtub depths and can be suspended above or a portion of the bath seat can rest on the bottom surface of the bathtub.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2007Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: The First Years Inc.Inventors: Kevin Zanardelli, James M. Buckley, Bruce P. Popek, Craig Bures, Thomas McDonald
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Patent number: 7243380Abstract: A child bath seat, adapted for use with a bathtub, includes a seat body that includes both a seat and a retaining structure extending above the seat for laterally retaining a child seated in the seat body. The seat also includes a bracing structure that holds the seat body in an upright position. The bracing structure has a first end attached to the seat body, and a second end, defining a recess, for receiving an upper edge of a side of the bathtub. The seat also includes a foot structure attached to the bracing structure and capable of being placed in contact with a predominantly horizontal surface outside the bathtub. The child bath seat can be adjustable to accommodate varying bathtub side widths and varying bathtub depths and can be suspended above or a portion of the bath seat can rest on the bottom surface of the bathtub.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2004Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: The First Years Inc.Inventors: Kevin Zanardelli, James M. Buckley, Bruce P. Popek, Craig Bures, Thomas McDonald
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Patent number: 6834400Abstract: A child bath seat, placed within and attached to a bathtub, includes a seat body that includes both a seat and a retaining structure extending above the seat for laterally retaining a child seated in the seat body. The seat also includes a bracing structure that holds the seat body in an upright position. The bracing structure has a first end attached to the seat body, and a second end, defining a recess, for receiving an upper edge of a side of the bathtub. The bracing structure can be a clamp. The child bath seat can be adjustable to accommodate varying bathtub side widths and varying bathtub depths. The child bath seat can be suspended above or a portion of the bath seat can rest on the bottom surface of the bathtub.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2002Date of Patent: December 28, 2004Assignee: The First Years, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Zanardelli, James M. Buckley, Bruce P. Popek, Craig Bures, Thomas McDonald
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Publication number: 20040073995Abstract: A child bath seat, placed within and attached to a bathtub, includes a seat body that includes both a seat and a retaining structure extending above the seat for laterally retaining a child seated in the seat body. The seat also includes a bracing structure that holds the seat body in an upright position. The bracing structure has a first end attached to the seat body, and a second end, defining a recess, for receiving an upper edge of a side of the bathtub. The bracing structure can be a clamp. The child bath seat can be adjustable to accommodate varying bathtub side widths and varying bathtub depths. The child bath seat can be suspended above or a portion of the bath seat can rest on the bottom surface of the bathtub.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2002Publication date: April 22, 2004Inventors: Kevin Zanardelli, James M. Buckley, Bruce P. Popek, Craig Bures, Thomas McDonald
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Patent number: D311556Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1987Date of Patent: October 23, 1990Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.Inventors: Bruce P. Popek, Bruce E. Foster
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Patent number: D311761Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 1988Date of Patent: October 30, 1990Assignee: The Child Growth & Development CorporationInventors: Brian L. Aiken, Bruce P. Popek
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Patent number: D363004Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 1994Date of Patent: October 10, 1995Assignee: Kiddie Products, Inc.Inventor: Bruce P. Popek
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Patent number: D371779Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 1995Date of Patent: July 16, 1996Assignee: The First Years Inc.Inventors: Ralph M. Nowak, Bruce P. Popek
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Patent number: D371781Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 1995Date of Patent: July 16, 1996Assignee: Kiddie Products, Inc.Inventors: Ralph M. Nowak, Bruce P. Popek
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Patent number: D412292Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 1998Date of Patent: July 27, 1999Assignee: The First Years, Inc.Inventors: Ralph M. Nowak, Carl J. Conforti, Bruce P. Popek
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Patent number: D432342Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 1999Date of Patent: October 24, 2000Assignee: The First Years Inc.Inventors: Bruce P. Popek, James M. Buckley
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Patent number: D760870Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Telebrands, Corp.Inventors: Bruce P. Popek, Victor Kruk, Richard F. Andrus
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Patent number: D761937Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Telebrands Corp.Inventors: Bruce P. Popek, Victor Kruk, Richard F. Andrus