Patents by Inventor Herman A. Stephens

Herman A. Stephens 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: 3990178
    Abstract: A dancing doll is positioned on a thin platform, wherein the platform is vibrated by means of an electromechanical vibrator communicating with the bottom surface of the platform. The dancing doll consists of a body portion, a head portion joined to the body portion by a spring assembly, loosely jointed arms and legs communicating with the body portion, and feet member communicating the legs. A elongated rod is detachably secured into a center of the back of the body portion. A control switch handle is affixed to the free end of the elongated rod. The user holds the elongated rod in a horizontal, wherein the feet of the dancing doll engages the platform. The rate of vibration of the platform is controlled by a rheostatic unit contained within the control switch handle. The vibrator of the platform causes the legs and arms of the dancing doll to swing in an erratic way, wherein the doll performs a dance on the vibrating platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1976
    Assignee: Lawrence Peska Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Herman A. Stephens