Patents by Inventor Christopher R. Colangelo

Christopher R. Colangelo 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: 10190842
    Abstract: A toy projectile launch system comprises a launch base, a projectile and an activating device. The launch base may comprise a lever having first and second ends and a fulcrum. The lever may be pivotally movable between restricted and unrestricted states and biased to the restricted state. The projectile may comprise a resilient member and a receiving surface. The resilient member may be configured for biased engagement with the launch base. The second end of the lever may engage the receiving surface when the lever is in the restricted state and disengage from the receiving surface when the lever is in the unrestricted state. The activating device may be removably coupled to the launch base by engagement of a mating pair. One of the mating pair may is on the activating device and the other one of the mating pair is on the launch base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Riki Yoshida, Christopher R. Colangelo
  • Publication number: 20160298923
    Abstract: A toy projectile launch system comprises a launch base, a projectile and an activating device. The launch base may comprise a lever having first and second ends and a fulcrum. The lever may be pivotally movable between restricted and unrestricted states and biased to the restricted state. The projectile may comprise a resilient member and a receiving surface. The resilient member may be configured for biased engagement with the launch base. The second end of the lever may engage the receiving surface when the lever is in the restricted state and disengage from the receiving surface when the lever is in the unrestricted state. The activating device may be removably coupled to the launch base by engagement of a mating pair. One of the mating pair may is on the activating device and the other one of the mating pair is on the launch base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Riki YOSHIDA, Christopher R. COLANGELO
  • Publication number: 20120220184
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating bubbles from a plurality of bubble solutions is described. The apparatus includes a housing with a motor and fan disposed therein. A plurality of bubble wands are operatively coupled to the motor. A plurality of reservoirs for the bubble solutions are also coupled to the housing. In operation, the motor rotates the fan to produce an air stream exiting the housing. The bubble wands are rotated about their central hub to engage the reservoirs and be drawn through the bubble solutions therein. The bubble wands continue along their rotational path to pass through the air stream and thus produce a plurality of bubbles. Each of the reservoirs might contain a different colored bubble solution to thus produce bubbles of each of the different colors by the respective wands that engage the reservoirs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Crayola LLC
    Inventors: Christopher P. Orem, Thomas R. Rau, Christopher R. Colangelo
  • Publication number: 20110028063
    Abstract: A toy-building unit. The building unit includes a six armed structure having a ball portion at a distal end of each arm. The arms are arranged about a central body formed by their intersections and each arm extends from the central body perpendicularly to adjacent arms. A socket is formed by each set of three adjacent arms. The ball portion of a first building unit is inserted into the socket of a second building unit to removeably, rotatably, and pivotally engage the two building units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Crayola LLC
    Inventors: Christopher R. Colangelo, James Allen, David A. Cziraky
  • Patent number: D617395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Crayola LLC
    Inventors: Christopher R. Colangelo, James Allen