Patents by Inventor Hampton R. Woodhouse

Hampton R. Woodhouse 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: 7731061
    Abstract: A wearable toy having an outer housing capable of rotating around a wearable component with more than one pod at the outer housing each able to receive a contained discharge element. The pods are engaged by an actuator assembly which operates to project the contained discharge element of each pod. The pods at the outer housing may receive, e.g., a removable canister containing the discharge elements. The actuator assembly includes a first actuator coupled to the wearable component for manipulation by a user and a second actuator capable of engaging the first actuator projecting the contained discharge element of each of the plurality of pods. The canister may include a second actuator coupled and capable of engagement with the first actuator as the outer housing member is rotated to allow alignment of first and second actuators for projecting the contained discharge element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Hampton R Woodhouse, Alric J Lam
  • Patent number: 6860787
    Abstract: A toy having a simulated climbing figure comprises a figure including a magnet, a launching unit including a platform for receiving the figure, with the platform shiftable between a stationary position and a launch position to permit figure to be launched from the launching unit along a trajectory. A structure is placeable in the trajectory and includes a generally vertical component, with the structure having a ferrous metal element disposed generally adjacent the generally vertical component. The magnet of the figure and the element of the structure are arranged to enable the figure to be retained on the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventor: Hampton R. Woodhouse
  • Patent number: 5791326
    Abstract: There is disclosed a toy projectile launcher having a slidable launch tube capable of sliding in a cylinder to compress gas and receiving that compressed gas to launch a projectile. The toy projectile launcher may also include focusable lights that improve accuracy up to a certain distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Brown, Michael A. Moore, Hampton R. Woodhouse