Patents by Inventor Carol Snyder

Carol Snyder 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).

  • Patent number: 8684785
    Abstract: An infant gym includes a first support member having opposite ends engageable with a support surface, a hub located between the ends of the first support member, and a second support member having a first end pivotally coupled to a rear portion of the hub and a second end engageable with the support surface. The second end of the second support member is movable toward and away from the ends of the first support member, thereby changing the orientation of the hub relative to the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Carol Snyder
  • Publication number: 20120083184
    Abstract: An infant gym includes a first support member having opposite ends engageable with a support surface, a hub located between the ends of the first support member, and a second support member having a first end pivotally coupled to a rear portion of the hub and a second end engageable with the support surface. The second end of the second support member is movable toward and away from the ends of the first support member, thereby changing the orientation of the hub relative to the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: MATTEL, INC.
    Inventor: Carol Snyder
  • Patent number: 8070552
    Abstract: An infant gym includes a first support member having opposite ends engageable with a support surface, a hub located between the ends of the first support member, and a second support member having a first end pivotally coupled to a rear portion of the hub and a second end engageable with the support surface. The second end of the second support member is movable toward and away from the ends of the first support member, thereby changing the orientation of the hub relative to the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Carol Snyder
  • Publication number: 20110076912
    Abstract: An infant gym includes a first support member having opposite ends engageable with a support surface, a hub located between the ends of the first support member, and a second support member having a first end pivotally coupled to a rear portion of the hub and a second end engageable with the support surface. The second end of the second support member is movable toward and away from the ends of the first support member, thereby changing the orientation of the hub relative to the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Carol Snyder
  • Publication number: 20060199467
    Abstract: An entertainment device including a housing coupled to a frame is disclosed. The frame includes end stanchions, stylized as a character and including at least one of a head portion and a torso portion, that are adapted to connect to the housing. The device further includes one or more interactive features such as hanging elements. The frame is configured to support the housing above a supporting surface such that an infant may be placed on the supporting surface, between the end stanchions and below the housing. With this configuration, the infant is capable of interacting with the hanging elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventor: Carol Snyder
  • Publication number: 20060199166
    Abstract: A child-receiving device including a child-receiving portion and an activity portion is disclosed. The child-receiving portion may receive a child in both the supine and seated positions. The activity portion may be reoriented from a first activity position for use by a child oriented in the supine position and a second activity position for use by a child oriented in the seated position. In addition, each of the child-receiving portion and the activity portion may include a receptacle configured to receive an entertainment element, wherein the entertainment element may be selectively repositioned from the child-receiving portion receptacle to the activity portion receptacle, and vice versa. The child-receiving device may further be configured to rock on a supporting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Carol Snyder, Christopher Hayes
  • Publication number: 20050095948
    Abstract: A children's toy having an opening for receiving objects, a passage for conveying the objects, and an opening for returning the objects. The toy provides the user with a sensory stimulus in response to performance of the task of passing the object through the toy. The sensory stimulus is preferably an audible or visible output to encourage continued use of the toy by a child.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Carol Snyder, Robert Sonner
  • Publication number: 20050090178
    Abstract: The invention includes a base member configured to be parallel to a support surface, a support member pivotally coupled to the base member and an extension member. The support member is movable between a first configuration in which said support member is substantially perpendicular to the base member and a second configuration in which the support member is substantially parallel to the base member and said support surface. The extension member is movable between a first configuration in which the extension member is retracted and a second configuration in which the extension member is coupled to the support member and angularly disposed with respect to the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventor: Carol Snyder
  • Patent number: 6485349
    Abstract: A rolling toy having a tubular assembly with a helical ridge that guides movement of a ball within the tubular assembly when the toy is rolled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Snyder, Domenic T. Gubitosi, Christopher J. Hayes, Joseph E. Hoppy
  • Patent number: D274342
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1984
    Assignee: Milton Bradley International, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Snyder, Anita F. Mohn-Schwartz, Joyce Christopher
  • Patent number: D274345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1984
    Assignee: Milton Bradley International, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Snyder, Anita F. Mohn-Schwartz, Joyce Christopher
  • Toy
    Patent number: D671174
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: John Thaddeus Smokowski, Carol Snyder, Patrick Ritossa