Patents by Inventor Michael Risso
Michael Risso 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).
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Publication number: 20240032509Abstract: A cat scratcher having a frame of sidewalls encompassing a block of open-fluted cardboard and a planar back member with a removable panel. Removing the panel exposes a surface of the block of open-fluted cardboard. The panel may be defined by perforations in the planar back member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Aimee Diskin, Hannah Rosenberg, Michael Risso, Julie Widenhofer, Lisa Davis
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Publication number: 20230165217Abstract: A cat scratcher in the form of a rigid shell having a planar base and opposing side walls. The opposing side walls extending diagonally and outwardly from the planar base. A first block of open-fluted cardboard is affixed to the planar base and second and third open-fluted cardboard blocks are affixed to the opposing side walls respectively creating an open space within the rigid shell having three open-fluted cardboard surfaces upon which a cat can scratch.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Shiyu Raymond Guo, Jacob Dominguez, Aimee Diskin, Hannah Rosenberg, Lisa Davis, Julie Widenhofer, Michael Risso
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Publication number: 20210251189Abstract: A pet toy having a body configured in a shape that is attractive to a cat and a consumer. The pet toy is in the form of a pet toy body, the pet toy body having a cavity, the cavity having a smooth surface and diameter. A rigid insert having a smooth surface and a coefficient of friction less than that of the pet toy body and diameter equal to the diameter of the cavity. The cavity is sized such that a retained portion of the rigid insert is captured within the cavity and a portion of the rigid sphere extends outside of said spherical cavity such that during play, a portion of the rigid insert is in contact with a support surface for the pet toy.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Worldwise, Inc.Inventors: Margaret Wong, Lisa Davis, Aimee Diskin, Shiyu Guo, Hannah Rosenberg, Michael Risso
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Patent number: 10362764Abstract: A cat amusement system including a user actuated transmitter sized to be held by hand, the transmitter housing an actuation signal generator for remotely controlling a pet activity toy The system also includes a user actuated light generator for generating light at a wavelength and intensity to be visible to a pet proximate the pet activity toy The pet activity toy includes a motor which propels the pet activity toy upon receipt of the actuation signal emanating from said transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Worldwise, Inc.Inventors: Hannah Rosenberg, Aimee Diskin, Charles Floyd, Victoria Davila, Michael Risso, Lisa Davis-David, Andrew Murrer, Erwin Del Pinal
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Publication number: 20170265433Abstract: A kit for providing a scratcher for use by a pet cat. The kit includes first and second scratching elements of first and second widths, the scratching elements being self-supporting cardboard bodies, each having open fluted faces. The kit also includes at least one connector having a shaft of a length greater than the first width and less than the combination of the first and second widths, the connector further having helical threads along its shaft, at least a portion of the helical threads sized to extend from the shaft to deform flutes of the first and second scratching elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Victoria Davila, Charles Floyd, Michael Risso, Hannah Rosenberg
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Publication number: 20170265436Abstract: A cat amusement system including a user actuated transmitter sized to be held by hand, the transmitter housing an actuation signal generator for remotely controlling a pet activity toy The system also includes a user actuated light generator for generating light at a wavelength and intensity to be visible to a pet proximate the pet activity toy The pet activity toy includes a motor which propels the pet activity toy upon receipt of the actuation signal emanating from said transmitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Hannah Rosenberg, Aimee Diskin, Charles Floyd, Victoria Davila, Michael Risso, Lisa Davis-David, Andrew Murrer, Erwin Del Pinal
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Publication number: 20170265435Abstract: A vibratory pet toy having a substantially spherical shell with a top and bottom, the bottom having a circular opening. The toy includes a platform being in the form of a circular disc having a disk top, disk bottom and disk circumference sized to fit within and be retained by the circular opening. A plurality of flexible legs are evenly spaced about the disk circumference and extend outwardly of the spherical shell from the disk bottom and a rotational motor positioned within the spherical shell including an eccentric load rotatable by the rotational motor. A power supply for selectively activating the rotational motor completes the toy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Michael Risso, Charles Floyd
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Publication number: 20170202181Abstract: A cat scratcher device fabricated from a kit of parts as well as a method for its assembly. The device includes a base and cylinder both having surfaces covered by cat scratching material. The cylinder has a first end and a second end, the first end abutting the base and the second end extending distally therefrom and an end cap sized to fit over the second end of the cylinder which is provided with an opening for receiving a ribbed cable strap fitting. A ribbed cable strap is included in the kit, the first end of which is secured to the end cap and the second end of which passes along the longitudinal axis of the cylinder and through a centrally located disk positioned at the first end of the cylinder and through an opening in the base and secured thereto through the use of a pawl such that when the ribbed cable strap is pulled through the pawl, it is tensioned to secure the cylinder to the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2016Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Mark Hartelius, Michael Risso
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Publication number: 20160302388Abstract: A cat scratcher attractant device having a vertically extending axis, a housing having a hollow interior and exterior and a cap terminating an end of the housing, the cat scratcher attractant device further including, a motor and microprocessor supported by and enclosed within the housing. The motor has a rotatable shaft positioned along the vertically extending axis. A wand and an attractant are provided, the wand having first and second ends, the first end being fixed to the rotatable shaft and the second end being fixed to the attractant. The microprocessor is program to control operation of the motor to cause the want to rotate intermittently, the exterior surface of the housing being a cat scratching surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Charles Floyd, Michael Risso, Aimee Diskin, Hannah Rosenberg
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Publication number: 20160295834Abstract: A cat scratcher attractant device having a vertically extending axis, a housing having a hollow interior, a motor supported by said housing and enclosed within the hollow interior, the motor having a rotatable shaft extending vertically along said central axis and a power supply for selectively activating the motor. A wand is provided with an attractant, the wand having first and second ends, the first end being fixed to the rotatable shaft and the second end being fixed to the attractant. The housing further includes a receiving slot and a scratcher, the scratcher being sized to be received and selectively retained by the receiving slot such that the scratcher extends from the housing and the attractant rotates above a portion of the scratcher when the motor is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Charles Floyd, Michael Risso, Aimee Diskin, Hannah Rosenberg, Sara Paculdo
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Patent number: 6497603Abstract: A musical hoop toy may be provided with a hoop structure, a sensing mechanism coupled to the hoop structure and being disposed on an interior side of the hoop structure such that, when the hoop structure is spun around a person's waist, the sensing mechanism will be periodically activated by a portion of the person's waist, an audio speaker coupled to the hoop structure, and a controller operatively coupled to the sensing mechanism and the audio speaker. The controller may include a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory. The computer program may have a computer program portion that causes a music sequence to be generated and a computer program portion that causes an audio sound effect to be generated in response to each activation of the sensing mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2001Date of Patent: December 24, 2002Assignees: M Design, Hasbro, Inc.Inventors: Ronald Magers, Gerald A. McDonald, Michael Risso
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Patent number: D717505Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Worldwise, Inc.Inventors: Aimee Diskin, Hannah Rosenberg, Regina Chern, Michael Risso
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Patent number: D736480Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Worldwise, Inc.Inventors: Aimee Diskin, Regina Chern, Michael Risso, Hannah Rosenberg
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Patent number: D741029Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2014Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Worldwise, Inc.Inventors: Michael Risso, Aimee Diskin, Sara Paculdo, Regina Chern
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Patent number: D807593Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Worldwise, Inc.Inventors: Charles Floyd, Michael Risso, Aimee Diskin, Hannah Rosenberg
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Patent number: D808087Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2016Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Worldwise, Inc.Inventors: Charles Floyd, Michael Risso, Aimee Diskin, Hannah Rosenberg
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Patent number: D930280Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Worldwise, Inc.Inventors: Guo Shiyu, Jacob Dominguez, Tracy Rogers, Aimee Diskin, Hannah Rosenberg, Lisa Davis, Julie Widenhofer, Michael Risso