Patents by Inventor Gabriel de la Torre
Gabriel de la Torre 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).
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Patent number: 11883758Abstract: A toy playset is presented herein. The toy playset includes a base section, a track section configured to receive a toy vehicle, and a biasing member coupled to the base section and to the track section. The biasing member is configured to bias the base section and the track section away from one another, and the biasing member is configured to flex to enable the base section and the track section to move relative to one another.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Mattel, Inc.Inventors: Scott Cody, Gabriel De La Torre, Gabriel Lopez
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Patent number: 11571631Abstract: A toy vehicle playset comprises a stunt loop apparatus. The stunt loop apparatus has a support, a partial loop portion coupled to the support, and an arcuate portion rotatably coupled to the support. The partial loop portion has an opening and the arcuate portion is configured to rotate between an inlet position and an outlet position within the opening. By rotating the arcuate portion from the inlet position to the outlet position, a continuous pathway is formed that allows a toy vehicle to sequentially travel along the arcuate portion in the inlet position, the partial loop portion, and then the arcuate portion in the outlet position.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Mattel, Inc.Inventors: Gabriel De La Torre, Alex Au
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Publication number: 20200261816Abstract: A toy vehicle playset comprises a stunt loop apparatus. The stunt loop apparatus has a support, a partial loop portion coupled to the support, and an arcuate portion rotatably coupled to the support. The partial loop portion has an opening and the arcuate portion is configured to rotate between an inlet position and an outlet position within the opening. By rotating the arcuate portion from the inlet position to the outlet position, a continuous pathway is formed that allows a toy vehicle to sequentially travel along the arcuate portion in the inlet position, the partial loop portion, and then the arcuate portion in the outlet position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Gabriel De La Torre, Alex Au
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Patent number: 8708769Abstract: A toy figure is disclosed herein, the toy figure having a main body portion; a pair of appendages movably secured to the main body portion for movement from a first position to a second position and back to the first position; and a removably body portion removably secured to the main body portion, wherein the pair of appendages grasp the removably body portion when they are moved to the second position and the removably body portion is removably secured to the main body portion, wherein the removably body portion is subsequently removed from the main body portion by the pair of appendages as they are moved back towards the first position from the second position.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2010Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Mattel, Inc.Inventors: Gabriel De La Torre, Jian Sheng Hu, Josiah To Sang Li, Wai Nang Lam
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Patent number: 8567690Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a toy track set for at least one toy vehicle is provided, the toy track set having: a track path; and a surface rotatably mounted to a base, wherein a portion of the surface comprises a portion of the track path and wherein as the surface rotates and spins on the base to transfer the toy vehicle from a first portion of the track to a second portion of the track.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Mattel, Inc.Inventor: Gabriel De La Torre
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Patent number: 8348712Abstract: A toy vehicle is disclosed. It has a main vehicle body portion and a display device rotatably mounted to the main body portion, the display device being configured to create a plurality of images via a persistence of vision effect. A mechanism is also present for rotating said display device. An actuator is included and is attached to a sensor for determining when the actuator is depressed. A microcontroller is in operable communication with the sensor and the display device; the microcontroller changing the appearance of at least one of the plurality of images when the sensor determines the actuator has been depressed.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Mattel, Inc.Inventor: Gabriel De La Torre
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Publication number: 20120322342Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a toy track set for at least one toy vehicle is provided, the toy track set having: a track path; and a surface rotatably mounted to a base, wherein a portion of the surface comprises a portion of the track path and wherein as the surface rotates and spins on the base to transfer the toy vehicle from a first portion of the track to a second portion of the track.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventor: Gabriel De La Torre
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Publication number: 20120309263Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a toy for use with at least one toy vehicle is provided, the toy having a structure configured to be orientated into a first configuration and a second configuration. A first vehicle path is provided through the structure when the structure is in the first configuration. A second vehicle path is provided through the structure when the structure is in the second configuration. A first trigger mechanism provided for converting the structure from the first configuration into the second configuration, wherein a first toy vehicle travelling along the first vehicle path actuates the trigger mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventors: Berrigan Lennon, Gabriel De La Torre, Scott Hart Derman
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Patent number: 8118637Abstract: A toy that is capable of moving between a first orientation and a second orientation and includes a housing having a first end portion with a first handle and a second end portion with a second handle, at least one of the first and second handles is rotatable within a respective handle opening defined by the housing. To move the toy from the first orientation to the second orientation, the at least one of the first and second handles is rotated by a user within its handle opening, such that the housing is rotated between its first orientation and second orientation.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2009Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Mattel Inc.Inventor: Gabriel De La Torre
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Publication number: 20110086572Abstract: A toy figure is disclosed herein, the toy figure having a main body portion; a pair of appendages movably secured to the main body portion for movement from a first position to a second position and back to the first position; and a removably body portion removably secured to the main body portion, wherein the pair of appendages grasp the removably body portion when they are moved to the second position and the removably body portion is removably secured to the main body portion, wherein the removably body portion is subsequently removed from the main body portion by the pair of appendages as they are moved back towards the first position from the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventors: Gabriel De La Torre, Jian Sheng Hu, Josiah To Sang Li, Wai Nang Lam
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Publication number: 20100099326Abstract: A toy vehicle is disclosed. It has a main vehicle body portion and a display device rotatably mounted to the main body portion, the display device being configured to create a plurality of images via a persistence of vision effect. A mechanism is also present for rotating said display device. An actuator is included and is attached to a sensor for determining when the actuator is depressed. A microcontroller is in operable communication with the sensor and the display device; the microcontroller changing the appearance of at least one of the plurality of images when the sensor determines the actuator has been depressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Inventor: Gabriel De La Torre
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Publication number: 20100041310Abstract: A toy that is capable of moving between a first orientation and a second orientation and includes a housing having a first end portion with a first handle and a second end portion with a second handle, at least one of the first and second handles is rotatable within a respective handle opening defined by the housing. To move the toy from the first orientation to the second orientation, the at least one of the first and second handles is rotated by a user within its handle opening, such that the housing is rotated between its first orientation and second orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Inventor: Gabriel De La Torre
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Patent number: 7537506Abstract: Toy figures having a moveable appendage, an object associated with the toy figure at a first position, and a transfer mechanism configured to couple the moveable appendage with the object, and transfer the object to a second position on the figure.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2007Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Mattel, Inc.Inventor: Gabriel de la Torre
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Publication number: 20080026670Abstract: Toy figures having a moveable appendage, an object associated with the toy figure at a first position, and a transfer mechanism configured to couple the moveable appendage with the object, and transfer the object to a second position on the figure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2007Publication date: January 31, 2008Inventor: Gabriel de la Torre
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Publication number: 20070149089Abstract: Customizable action figures comprising a torso, a transmission mechanism supported in the torso, and an appendage operatively connected to the transmission mechanism. In some examples, the customizable action figures may include an upper torso rotatably connected to a lower torso. In some examples, the customizable action figures may include an appendage having a plurality of segments, with each segment configured to move relative to one or more neighboring segments. In some examples, the customizable action figures may include a set of arms, with each arm being configured to be selectively coupled to the transmission mechanism, or each arm may be configured to move differently than an other arm in the set.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventor: Gabriel De La Torre
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Patent number: D689952Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Mattel, Inc.Inventors: Gabriel De La Torre, Michael O'Hare, Chris Robert Michael Bourassa
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Patent number: D689965Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Mattel, Inc.Inventors: Gabriel De La Torre, Chris Robert Michael Bourassa
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Patent number: D1005410Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: MATTEL, INC.Inventors: Louis-Philippe Mayer, Gabriel De La Torre