Patents by Inventor Kristin R. Branscom

Kristin R. Branscom 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).

  • Interactive customizable audio-visual toy
    Patent number: 9579560
    Abstract: A user-customizable audio-visual puzzle includes a platform having a base layer, a middle layer, and a top layer coupled together. The middle layer includes a first cavity therein. The top layer includes at least one cutout therethrough. The puzzle further includes at least one puzzle piece having a peripheral configuration shaped to correspond to the at least one cutout in the top layer. A drawer is configured to be removably positionable within the first cavity of the middle layer. The drawer includes at least one second cavity configured to be positioned generally beneath the at least one cutout when the drawer is positioned within the first cavity. The puzzle also includes a recording system configured to record a message associated with the at least one cutout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Inventors: Karen D. Renner, Kristin R. Branscom, Jodi L. Houin
  • INTERACTIVE CUSTOMIZABLE AUDIO-VISUAL TOY
    Publication number: 20160303471
    Abstract: A user-customizable audio-visual puzzle includes a platform having a base layer, a middle layer, and a top layer coupled together. The middle layer includes a first cavity therein. The top layer includes at least one cutout therethrough. The puzzle further includes at least one puzzle piece having a peripheral configuration shaped to correspond to the at least one cutout in the top layer. A drawer is configured to be removably positionable within the first cavity of the middle layer. The drawer includes at least one second cavity configured to be positioned generally beneath the at least one cutout when the drawer is positioned within the first cavity. The puzzle also includes a recording system configured to record a message associated with the at least one cutout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Karen D. Renner, Kristin R. Branscom, Jodi L. Houin