Patents by Inventor Hermann Eichhorn

Hermann Eichhorn 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).

  • Battery powered toy train
    Patent number: 5427561
    Abstract: A self-propelled toy train engine for pulling a train of wooden railroad cars over a variety of surfaces including a child safe magnetic coupling for connecting the engine to the railroad cars, high traction drive wheels for being propelled over a variety of surfaces, a gear train which disengages from the drive axle given a predetermined force. The train engine is weighted to provide added traction for propelling the train set over smooth surfaces and a low center of gravity for stabilizing the engine when propelling the train set over rough surfaces such as carpeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Small World Toys
    Inventors: Hermann Eichhorn, Hermann R. Eichhorn