Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Roddy

Kenneth A. Roddy 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: 5046981
    Abstract: A toy vehicle having a sound system is releasably connected to a sound source such as a portable radio and/or tape player to play actual radio transmissions or prerecorded audio tapes. The toy vehicle will simulate the radio or tape player of an actual vehicle and will allow a child to select any type of music or recorded sounds to be reproduced on the vehicle sound system. The vehicle is provided with an audio mini-jack coupled to one or more small loudspeakers mounted in the vehicle. The portable radio and/or tape player can be clipped to the child's belt or clothing and the toy vehicle can be played with either as an ordinary toy vehicle or as a sound producing vehicle. The vehicle and sound system may be produced in connectable module form whereby the sound system module can be selectively connected to other vehicle components to produce vehicles of various configurations and designs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Roddy
  • Patent number: 4807308
    Abstract: A portable stacking and nesting toilet comprises a small cup member which will nest inside a larger cup-shaped member, a seat member having a central opening, and a resilient sealing lid. The bottom of each cup has a raised lip which will engage the lip of the other cup and the open top ends of the cups have an annular rim. The seat member has a groove which engages the rim of the larger cup. In the stored position, the smaller cup nests inside the larger one and the bottom of the larger cup fits inside the seat opening. When assembled for use, the smaller cup is inverted with the resilient lid installed on its rim to serve as a non-skid base and the larger cup is installed upright on the inverted smaller one to engage the bottom lips. A watertight bag is placed in the upright larger cup with the open end of the bag folded over its rim. The seat is placed on the rim of the larger cup to secure the top of the bag on the cup rim and the toilet is ready for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Inventors: LuAnn H. Person, Kenneth A. Roddy
  • Patent number: 4396195
    Abstract: A board game designed on a "Renaissance" theme wherein the object is to become the first player to reach the finish point (the Castle) as a result of winning a series of contests and challenges. The game includes a gameboard having a playing surface with a path of travel, a playing piece for each player of the game, a plurality of instruction cards, a chance device for determining the movement of the playing piece along said path and at least one simulated coin for determining the winner or loser of a contest or challenge. The path has a plurality of stations including contest stations having indicia representative of a contest or event whereby one player may challenge another player, and a plurality of stations having indicia representative of a location that when occupied by the playing pieces of two players allows the second player to challenge the first for the right to remain on the station. The winner of a challenge is determined by one player matching a coin with his opponent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1983
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Roddy
  • Patent number: D268937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1983
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Roddy