Patents by Inventor Mike Nuttall

Mike Nuttall 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: 7794301
    Abstract: A toy vehicle trackset utilizes a pair of closed track loops each having a lower end and a raised end. The raised ends of the loops are supported by a raised support having a spring-loaded dinosaur launcher within which a flying dinosaur is supported. A target is coupled to the launcher and positioned in alignment with a pair of launch ramps extending from each of the pathways through a center lap counter which is shaped to simulate a volcano. Within the lap counter, a diverter is supported to switch a moving toy vehicle from its normal loop path to the target directed ramp once the toy vehicle has completed a predetermined number of laps upon the loop by one player. A dual loop hand-operated toy vehicle booster is supported at the lower end return path of each of the loops. The child user is able to crank a hand crank to initiate a manual boost of a toy vehicle. Proper timing of the hand crank is essential to impart maximum boost to a toy vehicle and impart rapid vehicle movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Ostendorff, Mike Nuttall
  • Publication number: 20070197127
    Abstract: A toy vehicle trackset utilizes a pair of closed track loops each having a lower end and a raised end. The raised ends of the loops are supported by a raised support having a spring-loaded dinosaur launcher within which a flying dinosaur is supported. A target is coupled to the launcher and positioned in alignment with a pair of launch ramps extending from each of the pathways through a center lap counter which is shaped to simulate a volcano. Within the lap counter, a diverter is supported to switch a moving toy vehicle from its normal loop path to the target directed ramp once the toy vehicle has completed a predetermined number of laps upon the loop by one player. A dual loop hand-operated toy vehicle booster is supported at the lower end return path of each of the loops. The child user is able to crank a hand crank to initiate a manual boost of a toy vehicle. Proper timing of the hand crank is essential to impart maximum boost to a toy vehicle and impart rapid vehicle movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Eric Ostendorff, Mike Nuttall
  • Patent number: D521996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Jun Kim, Sang-Il Park, Jin-Sun Kim, Mike Nuttall
  • Patent number: D261670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1981
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Melzian, Aaron G. Cohen, Mike Nuttall
  • Patent number: D554639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Soo Kim, Sang-Il Park, Mike Nuttall
  • Patent number: D582971
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Dymo
    Inventors: John W. Smith, Mike Nuttall, John Lai, Matthias Wieser
  • Patent number: D665393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: infiniWing, Inc.
    Inventors: Kitae Kwon, Phil Baker, Mike Nuttall, David Peschel
  • Patent number: D718750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Ivanhoe (DE) Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Young, Mike Nuttall