Patents by Inventor Erica Kawata

Erica Kawata 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).

  • Animated hand puppet & animator therefor
    Patent number: 7635288
    Abstract: A soft sculpture puppet and a pliable animator therefor which is in the form of an elongated member that is inserted in an appendage of the puppet in a position accessible to the hand of a puppeteer and which includes controls that can be manipulated to cause the animator to curve and bend and thereby move the appendage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Folkmanis, Inc.
    Inventor: Erica Kawata
  • Animated hand puppet & animator therefor
    Publication number: 20070184751
    Abstract: A soft sculpture puppet and a pliable animator therefor which is in the form of an elongated member that is inserted in an appendage of the puppet in a position accessible to the hand of a puppeteer and which includes controls that can be manipulated to cause the animator to curve and bend and thereby move the appendage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: Folkmanis, Inc.
    Inventor: Erica Kawata