Patents by Inventor Henry Hinz

Henry Hinz 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: 4049277
    Abstract: An amusement device, such as a die agitator, includes a closed liquid tight container having opposed end portions and a partition member located therein which divides the container into first and second chambers, with the first chamber being of greater volume than the second chamber. The partition member has an opening formed therein providing communication between the chambers and liquid fills the first chamber and a portion of the second leaving an air space or bubble in the second chamber. A buoyant game piece or die provided in the first chamber is used in the play of the game. The bubble in the second chamber accomodates expansion of the liquid in the container but is trapped in the second container so that it does not enter the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1977
    Assignee: Ideal Toy Corporation
    Inventors: Ernest R. Carlsson, Jr., Henry Delach, Henry Hinz
  • Patent number: 3940142
    Abstract: A die for use in a liquid filled die agitator is formed from a foldable, initially flat sheet having a plurality of discreet sections respectively adapted to define facets of the die. The sheet sections are integrally formed with one another and each is joined to at least one adjacent section by an integral foldable joint, with the sections being arrayed in a predetermined pattern so that upon folding about their associated joints, the sections will form the facets of the die. Cooperating recesses and mating posts on at least some of the sheet sections secure the sections together in the folded configuration to complete the die, while guide pins on at least some of these sections guide the sections into mating relation with one another during the folding operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1976
    Assignee: Ideal Toy Corporation
    Inventors: Henry Hinz, Benjamin Stopek