Patents by Inventor Francis E. Ponton

Francis E. Ponton 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).

  • Articulated, steerable, toy vehicle
    Patent number: 7442109
    Abstract: An articulated, steerable, toy vehicle includes a first wheeled vehicle portion and a second wheeled vehicle portion pivotally coupled thereto. A steering lever has a free first end and an opposing second end pivotally coupled to the second wheeled vehicle portion and operably coupled to the first wheeled vehicle portion through the second wheeled vehicle portion. Rotation of the steering lever relative to the second wheeled vehicle portion pivots the first wheeled vehicle portion relative to the second wheeled vehicle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Ellen Fosbenner, Jean Marie Newton, Robert A. Butkiewicz, Jeffrey Osnato, Francis E. Ponton, Jeremy S. Robotham