Patents by Inventor Douglas E. Pittman

Douglas E. Pittman 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: 20040198148
    Abstract: A toy for creating visual and audial patterns that employs chemiluminescent members, colored sticks or rollers, or light tubes within an inflated bladder. The light may be generated by the chemiluminescent sticks, rollers, or the light tubes or by the reflected color of the hollow or solid sticks, balls, or rollers visible outside the bladder. The rolling members are generally elongated and have outer side walls which roll along the inner walls of the inflated bladder creating unique audial perceptions and visual designs. A sealing closure is used to prevent deflation of the inflated bladder containing the members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventor: Douglas E. Pittman
  • Patent number: 6679614
    Abstract: A toy for creating visual and audial patterns that is activated by the agitation of chemiluminescent members or colored sticks within an inflated bladder. The light is generated by the chemiluminescent sticks or the color of the sticks is visible outside the bladder. The sticks are elongated cylinders which roll along the inner walls of the inflated bladder creating unique audial perceptions and visual designs. A sealing closure is used to prevent deflation of the inflated bladder containing the members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Gold Penny International Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas E. Pittman
  • Publication number: 20030107882
    Abstract: A toy for creating visual and audial patterns that is activated by the agitation of chemiluminescent members or colored sticks within an inflated bladder. The light is generated by the chemiluminescent sticks or the color of the sticks is visible outside the bladder. The sticks are elongated cylinders which roll along the inner walls of the inflated bladder creating unique audial perceptions and visual designs. A sealing closure is used to prevent deflation of the inflated bladder containing the members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: Gold Penny International Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas E. Pittman
  • Patent number: 6435688
    Abstract: A toy for creating visual and audial patterns that is activated by the agitation of chemiluminescent members or colored sticks within an inflated bladder. The light is generated by the chemiluminescent sticks or the color of the sticks is visible outside the bladder. The sticks are elongated cylinders which roll along the inner walls of the inflated bladder creating unique audial perceptions and visual designs. A sealing closure is used to prevent deflation of the inflated bladder containing the members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Gold Penny International Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas E. Pittman
  • Publication number: 20020075672
    Abstract: A toy for creating visual and audial patterns that is activated by the agitation of chemiluminescent members or colored sticks within an inflated bladder. The light is generated by the chemiluminescent sticks or the color of the sticks is visible outside the bladder. The sticks are elongated cylinders which roll along the inner walls of the inflated bladder creating unique audial perceptions and visual designs. A sealing closure is used to prevent deflation of the inflated bladder containing the members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: Gold Penny International Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas E. Pittman
  • Patent number: 6074509
    Abstract: A sandwich skin construction that is comprised of an internal structure comprising a plurality of cones disposed between two outer skins is disclosed. The interior contains a pressurized gas to give the resulting sandwich skin construction added strength over a similarly constructed non-pressurized structure of the same material with an equivalent mass. Various attributes of the cones can be adjusted, for example, size and angle, to optimize the performance of the sandwich skin construction to a variety of external stresses. Moreover, a method is provided for manufacturing the sandwich skin construction. The structure can be placed in a pressurized environment before attaching the outer skins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Inventor: Douglas E. Pittman
  • Patent number: 5716693
    Abstract: A sandwich skin construction that is comprised of an internal structure comprising a plurality of cones disposed between two outer skins is disclosed. The interior contains a pressurized gas to give the resulting sandwich skin construction added strength over a similarly constructed non-pressurized structure of the same material with an equivalent mass. Various attributes of the cones can be adjusted, for example, size and angle, to optimize the performance of the sandwich skin construction to a variety of external stresses. Moreover, a method is provided for manufacturing the sandwich skin construction. The structure can be placed in a pressurized environment before attaching the outer skins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Inventor: Douglas E. Pittman