Patents by Inventor Patrick S. Baran

Patrick S. Baran 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: 20170136375
    Abstract: A reversible toy comprising a first figure and a second figure, each figure comprising a hollow body portion with a upper portion and a base portion and each figure having a conically shaped hollow and a shared base portion. The toy is reversible between a first position and a second position by turning it inside out via the shared base portion such that one of the figures is substantially concealed when the other is visible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Sini Aikkattukuzhi Narayanan, Patrick S. Baran, Joseph Michael Onderko, Zhao Zhong Sun
  • Patent number: 6640810
    Abstract: A foot protector to be worn on the foot of a bedridden patient. The foot protector has a fabric body, a top opening for exposing an anterior portion of the patient's foot and lower leg, a strap for partially closing the top opening, a fastener for securing the strap, a bottom opening for exposing the heel, and a toe flap adjacent the top opening for alternately supporting and covering the toes. The foot protector also includes a generally wedge-shaped deformable block enclosed within the fabric body for supporting the calf of the patient. The block has a truncated peak forming a plateau for relieving an Achilles region of the patient's foot and a heel relief area. Further, two lower longitudinal edges of the block are chamfered to allow the foot to be rolled from side to side and to prevent the foot from completely flipping sideways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Polymer Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Callsen, Terri Wade, Patrick S. Baran
  • Patent number: 4673181
    Abstract: A skill action game in which players try to remove cards from an opening without tripping a mechanical action feature. In order to remove the cards, players must use an electrically conductive probe. If the probe is allowed to contact a conductive strip a circuit will be completed to energize a motor which will move a latch to release a biased mechanical action. Simultaneous movement of two action features in substantially opposite directions is affected by spaced apart facing rack teeth carried by each of the features engaging a gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1987
    Assignee: Marvin Glass & Associates
    Inventors: Patrick S. Baran, Sandra A. Levin, Wayne A. Kuna
  • Patent number: 4594071
    Abstract: A composite toy robot that may be assembled from five individual lion-like vehicles. Each of the vehicles has a hollow body with an openable portion for receiving a toy figure within the body and a pivotal head. Four legs are attached to the body for pivotal movement from an extended position in which the body is supportable on a surface to a retracted position. In addition, each body has an elongated tail mounted for pivotal movement relative to the body. One of the lion-like vehicles forms the torso of the composite toy robot and the limbs of this vehicle are substantially within a respective hip or shoulder joint in the retracted position. The tail of each of the arm and leg forming vehicles has a notch adjacent the end that is received in the hip or shoulder joint of the torso vehicle so that pivotal movement of the respective leg of the torso vehicle into the retracted position retains the tail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1986
    Assignee: Marvin Glass & Associates
    Inventors: John V. Zaruba, Patrick S. Baran, Terry E. Webb, Harry Disko
  • Patent number: D453969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Polymer Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Callsen, Chris Callsen, Terri Wade, Patrick S. Baran