Patents by Inventor Mark Barthold

Mark Barthold 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).

  • Publication number: 20060038345
    Abstract: A game of deduction including game components and rules for playing a game for a plurality of players, a goal of which may be for one player to deduce, through a question and answer process, an image on a game card chosen by another player. A game board, multiple game cards, and a set of image elements with an accompanying game palette may be suitable for playing the game of deduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventor: Mark Barthold
  • Publication number: 20050280213
    Abstract: Games for two or more players, wherein each attempts to be the first to traverse a path consisting of a series of tasks, are disclosed. Game components such as collectible trading cards may be used to represent tasks, movers, and effects, and the game may include a racing theme. Players may form a path by arranging player-selected task cards on a playing surface, each task card including indicia representing a task, such as a numerical value. Players may then move mover cards along the path, each mover card including indicia representing attributes of the mover to indicate whether the mover is able to accomplish a selected task, such as a corresponding numerical value. Players may play effect cards to modify the attributes of the movers, such as to accomplish a task or hinder an opponent's progress, and to modify game rules and other aspects of the game environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Tyler Kenney, Brian Yu, Mark Barthold
  • Publication number: 20050250415
    Abstract: Disclosed is a product comprising of a toy and at least one collectible card configured to be used in a card game, said card having features related to said toy, where said features have an impact on said card game, said toy packaged with said at least one collectible card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventor: Mark Barthold
  • Publication number: 20050250416
    Abstract: Disclosed is a product comprising a container, comprising a toy product and at least one collectible card configured to be used in a card game and said container having a physical shape related to at least one of said toy product and said card game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventor: Mark Barthold
  • Patent number: 6568980
    Abstract: A toy airplane includes a flying wing body having a capacitor-powered electric motor propulsion apparatus supported within the body. A charging receptacle is formed in the airplane body and supports electrical contacts which in turn are coupled to the propulsion unit. A separate battery-powered charger includes a charger head insertable into the receptacle to transfer energy from internal batteries within the charger to the capacitor power unit of the airplane. A launcher button operates a normally closed switch to decouple the motor from the propulsion unit during the charging process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Barthold
  • Publication number: 20020106961
    Abstract: A toy airplane includes a flying wing body having a capacitor-powered electric motor propulsion apparatus supported within the body. A charging receptacle is formed in the airplane body and supports electrical contacts which in turn are coupled to the propulsion unit. A separate battery-powered charger includes a charger head insertable into the receptacle to transfer energy from internal batteries within the charger to the capacitor power unit of the airplane. A launcher button operates a normally closed switch to decouple the motor from the propulsion unit during the charging process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventor: Mark Barthold
  • Patent number: 6171171
    Abstract: A substantially solid light conductive toy vehicle body is fabricated to include a light cavity in which a light emitting diode is supported. A vehicle drive mechanism is operatively coupled to a pair of charging terminals and a power storage capacitor. The light emitting diode is energized when the power supply capacitor is charged to permeate light into the solid light transmissive body of the toy vehicle. The outer surface of the toy vehicle body is light transmissive and is coated, for the most part, by an opaque coating. A plurality of light transmissive openings are formed in the opaque coating to allow selectively determined points of light to permeate light from the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Barthold
  • Patent number: 5619980
    Abstract: A play material shooting toy utilizes a housing supporting a face element having a mouth aperture formed therein. The face element is removable from the housing and may receive a plug of amorphous play material. The housing further defines a collapsible bellows portion which facilitates the creation of pressurized air within the housing as the bellows are collapsed by the user's hand. The play material plug within the face unit may be launched or shot from the housing by replacing the loaded face unit into the housing and thereafter rapidly collapsing the bellows to pressurize the air within the housing and launch the plug of play material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean S. Lee, Mark Barthold
  • Patent number: D350897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Barthold
  • Patent number: D354437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Barthold