Patents by Inventor Kelley Lindberg

Kelley Lindberg 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: 12090418
    Abstract: Toy packaging is made up of two compartments. The first compartment removably contains a toy and the second compartment includes a breakable seal to removably contain a substance in the second compartment. When the breakable state is in a broken state, such as after a piercing element of the toy set enters the second compartment and breaks the breakable seal, the substance is dispensed from the second compartment into the first compartment where the toy is contained. The substance is dispensed onto the toy and obscures an overall appearance of the toy, at least partially. This creates a surprise element for the toy set since the user must remove the toy from the substance to see the toy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: MATTEL, INC.
    Inventors: Kelley Lindberg, Isaac Luk, Kenna O'Brien
  • Patent number: 12048886
    Abstract: A toy figurine and/or toy includes a body portion having an internal cavity, a substantially transparent portal through which contents of the internal cavity are viewable, and a die. The internal cavity includes a fluid and the die is freely floating in the fluid, and the die includes a plurality of faces. Each of these faces includes a visual element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: MATTEL, INC.
    Inventors: Patricia Chan, James Molina, Kelley Lindberg, Todd Gionet
  • Patent number: 11992783
    Abstract: A toy figurine and/or toy figurine packaging is coated with a dissolvable layer. When the toy figurine is coated, the toy figurine is entirely coated so that its overall appearance, including its skin complexion and/or facial features, is substantially hidden or obscured. Then, when the figurine is submerged in a fluid, the dissolvable layer dissolves to reveal the figurine's appearance that had been hidden underneath the dissolvable layer. When the toy figurine packaging is coated, the toy figurine packaging hides the identity of a toy figurine enclosed therein until fluid is introduced to the packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenna O'Brien, Brian Hong, Kelley Lindberg
  • Publication number: 20240165524
    Abstract: A toy figurine comprising a figurine body with an identity selected from a set of identities and a removable plush costume covering the figurine body and obscuring the identity of the figurine body. The plush costume includes one or more separately removable portions and removing one or more of the separately removable portions reveals the identity of the figurine body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Kelley Lindberg, Isaac Luk, Kenna O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11865470
    Abstract: A toy playset comprising a multi-compartment housing and a toy contained within the multi-compartment housing. The multi-compartment housing has a main compartment, a first locked compartment, and a second locked compartment. The main compartment contains the toy and a first key that is assigned to unlock the first locked compartment. The first locked compartment contains a second key that is assigned to unlock the second locked compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MATTEL, INC.
    Inventors: Annalise Lao, Alena Niu, Brian Hong, Kelley Lindberg
  • Patent number: 11819773
    Abstract: A toy figurine comprising a figurine body with an identity selected from a set of identities and a removable plush costume covering the figurine body and obscuring the identity of the figurine body. The plush costume includes one or more separately removable portions and removing one or more of the separately removable portions reveals the identity of the figurine body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: MATTEL, INC.
    Inventors: Kelley Lindberg, Isaac Luk, Kenna O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20230256354
    Abstract: A toy figurine and/or toy figurine packaging is coated with a dissolvable layer. When the toy figurine is coated, the toy figurine is entirely coated so that its overall appearance, including its skin complexion and/or facial features, is substantially hidden or obscured. Then, when the figurine is submerged in a fluid, the dissolvable layer dissolves to reveal the figurine's appearance that had been hidden underneath the dissolvable layer. When the toy figurine packaging is coated, the toy figurine packaging hides the identity of a toy figurine enclosed therein until fluid is introduced to the packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Kenna O'Brien, Brian Hong, Kelley Lindberg
  • Publication number: 20230233951
    Abstract: A toy figurine and/or toy includes a body portion having an internal cavity, a substantially transparent portal through which contents of the internal cavity are viewable, and a die. The internal cavity includes a fluid and the die is freely floating in the fluid, and the die includes a plurality of faces. Each of these faces includes a visual element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Patricia CHAN, James MOLINA, Kelley LINDBERG, Todd GIONET
  • Publication number: 20230131716
    Abstract: A toy figurine comprising a figurine body with an identity selected from a set of identities and a removable plush costume covering the figurine body and obscuring the identity of the figurine body. The plush costume includes one or more separately removable portions and removing one or more of the separately removable portions reveals the identity of the figurine body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Kelley Lindberg, Isaac Luk, Kenna O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11607621
    Abstract: A toy figurine and/or toy figurine packaging is coated with a dissolvable layer. When the toy figurine is coated, the toy figurine is entirely coated so that its overall appearance, including its skin complexion and/or facial features, is substantially hidden or obscured. Then, when the figurine is submerged in a fluid, the dissolvable layer dissolves to reveal the figurine's appearance that had been hidden underneath the dissolvable layer. When the toy figurine packaging is coated, the toy figurine packaging hides the identity of a toy figurine enclosed therein until fluid is introduced to the packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenna O'Brien, Brian Hong, Kelley Lindberg
  • Patent number: 11426667
    Abstract: A toy figurine comprising a figurine body with an identity selected from a set of identities and a removable plush costume covering the figurine body and obscuring the identity of the figurine body. The plush costume includes one or more separately removable portions and removing one or more of the separately removable portions reveals the identity of the figurine body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: MATTEL, INC.
    Inventors: Kelley Lindberg, Isaac Luk, Kenna O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20210228994
    Abstract: A toy figurine and/or toy figurine packaging is coated with a dissolvable layer. When the toy figurine is coated, the toy figurine is entirely coated so that its overall appearance, including its skin complexion and/or facial features, is substantially hidden or obscured. Then, when the figurine is submerged in a fluid, the dissolvable layer dissolves to reveal the figurine's appearance that had been hidden underneath the dissolvable layer. When the toy figurine packaging is coated, the toy figurine packaging hides the identity of a toy figurine enclosed therein until fluid is introduced to the packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Kenna O'Brien, Brian Hong, Kelley Lindberg