Patents by Inventor Marjorie E. C. Roy

Marjorie E. C. Roy 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: 4879989
    Abstract: A toy stacking and kicking mechanism is disclosed having a support base, and a hollow post extending upwardly from the support base. The outer surface of the post is preferably designed and shaped as a brightly colored character, such as a clown or the like that is attractive to children, and the top of the post is designed as a hat. A plurality of generally U-shaped objects, each having a center opening and a passage extending from the center opening through the object at one end thereof, is stacked on the support base of the post. A foot member is pivotally mounted within the hollow post and is movable from a retracted position to an extended position in which the foot member passes through a slot in a wall of the post for engaging and kicking the lowermost object from the support base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: The Quaker Oats Company
    Inventors: David C. Roy, Marjorie E. C. Roy
  • Patent number: D310394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: The Quaker Oats Company
    Inventors: David C. Roy, Marjorie E. C. Roy