Patents by Inventor Joe Carl Ward

Joe Carl Ward 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).

  • Assisted walking dolls and joint assemblies for use with same
    Patent number: 7270590
    Abstract: A toy doll may include a body supported by a skeletal structure including one or more joint assemblies. A joint assembly may include a pivot block further including a pivot stop, and a joint member rotatably coupled to the pivot block, the joint member further including a stop protrusion configured to engage the pivot stop upon rotation of the joint member in a predetermined direction, wherein engagement of the pivot stop prevents further rotation of the joint member in a predetermined direction, wherein the joint member is moveable through a predetermined range of motion transverse to the plane of rotation of the joint member, and wherein movement of the joint member transverse to the plane of rotation allows the stop protrusion to bypass the pivot stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon C. Marine, Joe Carl Ward, Elizabeth Libretti