Abstract: The place and find toy, generally a doll or stuffed animal, has a programmable computer controlled voice synthesizer. The circuit of the toy, when activated, synthesizes phrases to encourage players to find it. When found and moved, a motion activated, on switch stops the first series of phrases and starts the a second series of phrases. The second series of phrases thanks and/or praises the player who finds the toy. The toy then turns itself off and the cycle may be restarted.

Abstract: A medical device delivery system comprises an inner tube, a medical device disposed about a portion of the distal region of the inner tube, a medical device sheath disposed about the medical device, a medical device sheath retraction device extending proximally from the medical device sheath and an outer sheath disposed about a portion of the medical device sheath retraction device. The distal end of the outer sheath terminates at least one medical device length proximal of the medical device. The medical device sheath is movable relative to the outer sheath and relative to the inner tube.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a toy vehicle powered and propelled by a launching device. More specifically, the invention includes a toy vehicle, preferably about three inches long, with a flywheel at its midpoint. The body, chassis, wheel and other parts are preferably plastic. The flywheel, however, is preferably a non-ferrous metal, and most preferably a diecast zinc metal. In one embodiment of the invention, the toy vehicle is placed in the launching device. The vehicle rolls down a ramp to a car stop. Magnets in the flywheel activate a switch that turns on an electromagnet, causing the flywheel to accelerate. When the vehicle reaches the vehicle stop of the launcher, the flywheel is spinning and magnets on the flywheel activate a reed switch that turns on an electromagnet each time a magnet passes the reed switch. The reed switch, acting as a commutator along with the magnets in the flywheel, creates the effect of a D.C. motor.

Abstract: A toy segmented ring suitable for tossing and game playing and having a generally annular shape defined by an augmented perimeter encompassing a plurality of flexible flaps surrounding a central orifice. The flaps will flex in response to lift forces which materialize as the ring is spinning during flight and will billow to provide a parachute effect on descent. These structural features add accuracy, ease of catching and interest to games and activities employing the ring.

Abstract: An acoustic liquid level detector system includes, a) a first acoustic wave guide; b) an acoustic wave transmitter and an acoustic wave receiver operably associated with the first acoustic wave guide to transfer acoustic waves between, i) the acoustic transmitter and receiver; and ii) the first acoustic wave guide; c) a second acoustic wave guide; d) an angled juncture interconnecting the first acoustic wave guide to the second acoustic wave guide; e) a primary acoustic reflector provided in the angled juncture to angularly reflect acoustic waves between the first and second acoustic wave guides; and f) a secondary acoustic reflector positioned to directly reflect an acoustic wave emanating from the acoustic wave transmitter to the acoustic wave receiver. The second acoustic wave guide is provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced orifices to facilitate ingress of liquid and flow of a cleaning purge gas outwardly of the second acoustic wave guide.

Abstract: A spectacle system for individuals having impaired vision having at least one ocular implant lens is provided which includes an objective lens for forming a magnified image of a distant object on the individual's retina and a spectacle frame for suporting the objective lens on an individual's head in a spaced apart relationship with the implanted intraocular lens. An actuator and driver are provided to enable manually controlled non-rotational and translational movement of the objective lens along an optical axis defined by the objective lens and the implanted intraocular lens.

Abstract: A talking book including a power source, switches, voice chips and speaker, all of which are mounted within the book and act together to "read" the words written on pages of the book. The switches are pressure-sensitive types, and marked areas on the pages are pressed in order to activate the switches and the chips in order to produce words or other sounds.

Abstract: A toy figure in the form of a doll contains therein an acceleration switch which, when closed by moving the doll, momentarily connects a battery to a microcomputer. By means of a microphone and a zero-crossing counting technique, the microcomputer, although the voice signal constituting the input thereto is not truly representative of the particular words being spoken by the child, generally recognizes several basic words. A voice synthesizer has a number of words stored therein, the microcomputer forwarding various digital codes calling for certain words to be constructed and emitted via a small speaker in the doll's body. Several time restraints are utilized to inactivate the circuitry and to elicit voice responses. The doll recognizes words sounding like Yes, No, or What, and in response randomly selects from three corresponding memory banks a response statement.

Abstract: The device comprises a casing composed of a bottom tray having an upstanding pivot post and a hinged cover having an open window. Three concentric flat rings have partial designs embossed thereon to provide raised design portions, the inner ring being rotatable about the post, the intermediate ring rotatable about the inner ring and the outer ring rotatable about the intermediate ring. By individually rotating or angularly positioning the rings relative to each other, any of the partial designs can be radially aligned to form a composite design. After the composite design has been formed, a piece of paper is placed over at least the segments constituting the preselected design. Closing of the cover on the tray clamps the rings in a fixed relation with each other so that the user can then rub a marking implement, such as a colored pencil or crayon, over the portion of the paper appearing in the open window in order to transfer the preselected design onto the overlying paper.

Abstract: The manipulator includes an internally toothed ring, an externally toothed wheel, and a cam arm. The wheel and arm, which function in a "master" capacity, have registerable holes for accommodating the tip of a ballpoint pen so that a primary line design is created as the ballpoint pen is manually moved over a sheet of paper while maintaining the wheel teeth in mesh with the ring teeth. The ring has at least one pivot post projecting upwardly into a slot in the cam arm to cause the cam arm to function in a "slave" capacity so that a fiber-tipped pen gripped by the cam arm produces a secondary line design at the same time the primary line design is being produced.

Abstract: A toy telephone has a handpiece and a cradle for the handpiece. The cradle is spring urged upwardly at a controlled rate when the handpiece is lifted. A motor driven phonograph reproduces recorded sound only when the cradle is in its upper position. When the handpiece is placed on the cradle, it moves to its lower position and in doing so causes the phonograph motor to rotate intermittently in a reverse direction. Upon reverse rotation of the motor a clapper on the motor shaft moves outwardly to ring a bell located near the motor. Movement of the cradle actuates switches to control the direction of motor rotation.

Abstract: An improved toy oven for baking foods quickly that includes a baking chamber with inner and outer parallel walls constructed so as to attain a predetermined temperature rapidly, utilizing a single radiant energy source. The electric bulb heats the surrounding air and establishes a convection current which flows through the baking chamber to heat the food. The toy oven further includes an input shelf and an output shelf that function to provide cooling for the baking pans used with the oven, and their contents. A baking shelf in the baking chamber is arranged to be horizontal and together with the input and output shelves, and input and output doors of said chamber, form a continuous horizontal track upon which a baking pan is placed and pushed into said baking chamber for baking and then onto said output shelf for cooling, prior to being removed from the oven.

Abstract: A multi-color electrostatic printing machine having processing components adapted to produce an image for each color of an original being copied, individual color developing units for effecting development of the corresponding images and a program arrangement for coordinating in timed sequence the operation of the processing components and the transfer of each developed image in superimposed relationship upon sheets of paper.