Patents by Inventor Jorge Sanchez-Castro

Jorge Sanchez-Castro 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).

  • Toy vehicles and play sets with contactless identification
    Patent number: 7387559
    Abstract: Toy vehicle sets may include a toy vehicle with an RFID transponder operable to produce an identification signal to identify the toy vehicle and an RFID reader configured to generate an electromagnetic field, detect an identification signal produced by an RFID transponder, and produce data representative of the identified toy vehicle. In some embodiments, the toy vehicle includes circuitry adapted to convert electromagnetic energy into power to operate the RFID transponder. In some embodiments, the toy vehicle includes a metal chassis with an aperture configured to support the RFID transponder and a transverse slot cut from an outer edge of the chassis to the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorge Sanchez-Castro, Robert Grzesek, Nicholas Amireh, Darin Barri
  • Toy vehicles and play sets with contactless identification
    Publication number: 20050148281
    Abstract: Toy vehicle sets may include a toy vehicle with an RFID transponder operable to produce an identification signal to identify the toy vehicle and an RFID reader configured to generate an electromagnetic field, detect an identification signal produced by an RFID transponder, and produce data representative of the identified toy vehicle. In some embodiments, the toy vehicle includes circuitry adapted to convert electromagnetic energy into power to operate the RFID transponder. In some embodiments, the toy vehicle includes a metal chassis with an aperture configured to support the RFID transponder and a transverse slot cut from an outer edge of the chassis to the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Jorge Sanchez-Castro, Robert Grzesek, Nicholas Amireh, Darin Barri