Patents by Inventor John Thaddeus Smokowski

John Thaddeus Smokowski 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: 9717999
    Abstract: An infant entertainment apparatus is disclosed. The infant entertainment apparatus includes a housing with an internal cavity and a lens mechanism disposed within the internal cavity. The lens mechanism is configured to project light from the housing in a first direction when the housing is coupled to a mobile arm and the lens mechanism is configured to project light from the housing in a second direction when the housing is decoupled from the mobile arm. Thus, the infant entertainment apparatus may project light downwards into a crib or upwards away from a crib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: John Thaddeus Smokowski, Michael Armbruster
  • Publication number: 20170136382
    Abstract: An infant entertainment apparatus is disclosed. The infant entertainment apparatus includes a housing with an internal cavity and a lens mechanism disposed within the internal cavity. The lens mechanism is configured to project light from the housing in a first direction when the housing is coupled to a mobile arm and the lens mechanism is configured to project light from the housing in a second direction when the housing is decoupled from the mobile arm. Thus, the infant entertainment apparatus may project light downwards into a crib or upwards away from a crib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: John Thaddeus Smokowski, Michael Armbruster
  • Patent number: 8910787
    Abstract: A protective case for an electronic portable device includes a main body portion having a transparent base and sidewalls defining a recess configured for releasably receiving a portable electronic device. A plate is disposed against or defined by a portion of the base of the main body. The plate covers a portion of the front face or a portion of the display of the portable electronic device. The covered portion of the display is not actuable through the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Damon, Christine A. Drosendahl, Anthony Favorito, Jared P. Pardi, John Thaddeus Smokowski, Gary E. Weber
  • Publication number: 20130292975
    Abstract: An infant entertainment apparatus includes a seat assembly having multiple configurations. The seat is able to be configured in a more reclined configuration for newborns and infants or a more upright configuration for toddlers. The frame of the child's seat structure may be split into a lower and upper frame, with the upper frame rotating about the seat into different configurations. The upper frame may contain a housing for a portable electronic device that can be configured to multiple positions to provide entertainment to an child in the seat structure via the portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Chalin Yu, Kurt J. Huntsberger, Maarten Van Huystee, Daniel J. Damon, Christine A. Drosendahl, Anthony Favorito, Jared P. Pardi, John Thaddeus Smokowski, Gary E. Weber
  • Publication number: 20130295817
    Abstract: An infant entertainment apparatus includes an upper frame with a housing for a portable electronic device that can be configured to multiple positions to provide entertainment to a child via the portable electronic device. In one embodiment, the infant entertainment apparatus may include two pivotally coupled arcuate members. A housing for a portable electronic device may be coupled to one of the arcuate members and house a portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Gary E. Weber, Karl Christopherson, Daniel J. Damon, Christine A. Drosendahl, Anthony Favorito, Jared P. Pardi, John Thaddeus Smokowski
  • Publication number: 20130065477
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward an interactive playset with a slide/ramp including an entrance area at the top of the slide and an exit area at the bottom of the slide. The playset further includes a dynamic transfer system that transfers the accessory from the slide exit back to the slide entrance. The dynamic transfer system includes a plurality of stepped platforms, each platform having a piston that is selectively engaged to drive the accessory from a lower platform to an upper platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: MATTEL, INC.
    Inventor: John Thaddeus Smokowski
  • Publication number: 20120228181
    Abstract: A protective case for an electronic portable device includes a main body portion having a transparent base and sidewalls defining a recess configured for releasably receiving a portable electronic device. A plate is disposed against or defined by a portion of the base of the main body. The plate covers a portion of the front face or a portion of the display of the portable electronic device. The covered portion of the display is not actuable through the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: MATTEL, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Damon, Christine A. Drosendahl, Anthony Favorito, Jared P. Pardi, John Thaddeus Smokowski, Gary E. Weber
  • Publication number: 20120064798
    Abstract: A ramp structure for toy vehicles includes an upper track section angled downward toward a first opening, a middle track section disposed beneath the upper track section and angled downward toward a second opening, and a lower track section disposed beneath the middle track section and angled downward toward an exit. The middle track section includes a first engagement plate engageable by a first end of a toy vehicle traveling in a first direction from the upper track section. The lower track section includes a second engagement plate engageable by a second end of the toy vehicle traveling in a second direction, the second end and the second direction being opposite to the first end and the first direction, respectively. The lower ramp section is angled so that the toy vehicle can travel in the first direction to the exit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: John Thaddeus Smokowski, Gerald A. May, David E. Moomaw
  • Toy
    Patent number: D671174
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: John Thaddeus Smokowski, Carol Snyder, Patrick Ritossa