Patents by Inventor Paula Garcia

Paula Garcia 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: 11969667
    Abstract: A kit for creating a miniature replica of a food or beverage item, the kit including a base object that forms a base of the miniature replica of the food or beverage item, the base object comprising a miniature replica of a component of the food or beverage item, a resin container storing a resin configured to be applied to the base object and to adhere to the base object, the resin container comprising a miniature replica of a container associated with the food or beverage item, and ingredient objects configured to be at least partially embedded in the resin, the ingredient objects comprising miniature replicas of ingredients associated with the food or beverage item, the resin being configured to solidify when exposed to ultraviolet light to thereby affix the resin to the base object and to affix the ingredient objects at least partially within the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: MGA Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Amandine Consorti, Paula Garcia, Vera Paras
  • Patent number: 11850533
    Abstract: A kit for creating a miniature replica of a food or beverage item, the kit including a base object that forms a base of the miniature replica of the food or beverage item, the base object comprising a miniature replica of a component of the food or beverage item, a resin container storing a resin configured to be applied to the base object and to adhere to the base object, the resin container comprising a miniature replica of a container associated with the food or beverage item, and one or more ingredient objects configured to be at least partially embedded in the resin, the one or more ingredient objects comprising miniature replicas of one or more ingredients associated with the food or beverage item, the base object and the resin comprising complementary properties that enable the ultraviolet light to penetrate the resin and thereby cure the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: MGA Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Amandine Consorti, Paula Garcia, Vera Paras
  • Patent number: 10179673
    Abstract: A toy includes a number of play objects that constitute surprises or prizes that are serially revealed to the child as the child removes various layers of wrappings from the toy. Some play objects are located between layers of wrapping. Other play objects are tucked into outer recesses of a spherical shell which is covered by the wrappings, such that removing one of the layers of wrappings reveals one compartment containing one play object at a time. Once all of the wrappings have been removed, the shell comes apart, thus revealing yet another play object. The play object within the shell can be a toy figure such as a doll, with other play objects that were previously revealed being clothing, accessories for the doll, or cards that contain information or other indicia that has a play relationship to the toy figure. The objects that are serially revealed bear a play relationship with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: MGA Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Paula Garcia, Ione Jefferies, Blanche Consorti, Cathy Martin
  • Publication number: 20180264370
    Abstract: A toy figure such as a doll has at least a portion thereof such as a head covered in a conformal coating that is easily peeled away. The coating has separation lines such as die cuts in it that allow different portions of the coating to be independently peeled away. The different portions of the coating have tabs, or string embedded therein, or other means for grasping those portions respectively. The child peels away one portion of the coating to reveal a first part of the figure, then another portion of the coating to reveal more of the figure, and finally the character is revealed once all of the coating portions have been peeled away. In this way the figure is slowly revealed to the child in an interactive process that involves the child. The slow reveal helps to arouse the child's sense of excitement and anticipation as the child slowly and serially uncovers and thus reveals different parts of the doll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: MGA Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Blanche Consorti, Marc Goodrich, Paula Garcia
  • Publication number: 20180200635
    Abstract: A toy includes a number of play objects that constitute surprises or prizes that are serially revealed to the child as the child removes various layers of wrappings from the toy. Some play objects are located between layers of wrapping. Other play objects are tucked into outer recesses of a spherical shell which is covered by the wrappings, such that removing one of the layers of wrappings reveals one compartment containing one play object at a time. Once all of the wrappings have been removed, the shell comes apart, thus revealing yet another play object. The play object within the shell can be a toy figure such as a doll, with other play objects that were previously revealed being clothing, accessories for the doll, or cards that contain information or other indicia that has a play relationship to the toy figure. The objects that are serially revealed bear a play relationship with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: MGA Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Paula Garcia, Ione Jefferies, Blanche Consorti, Cathy Martin
  • Patent number: 9931579
    Abstract: A toy includes a number of play objects that constitute surprises or prizes that are serially revealed to the child as the child removes various layers of wrappings from the toy. Some play objects are located between layers of wrapping. Other play objects are tucked into outer recesses of a spherical shell which is covered by the wrappings, such that removing one of the layers of wrappings reveals one compartment containing one play object at a time. Once all of the wrappings have been removed, the shell comes apart into halves, thus revealing yet another play object. The play object within the shell can be a toy figure such as a doll, with other play objects that were previously revealed being clothing, accessories for the doll, or cards that contain information or other indicia that has a play relationship to the toy figure. The objects that are serially revealed bear a play relationship with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: MGA Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Paula Garcia, Ione Jefferies, Blanche Consorti, Cathy Martin
  • Publication number: 20070287675
    Abstract: Inhalable compositions are described. The inhalable compositions comprise one or more respirable aggregates, the respirable aggregates comprising one or more poorly water soluble active agents, wherein at least one of the active agents reaches a maximum lung concentration (Cmax) of at least about 0.25 ?g/gram of lung tissue and remains at such concentration for a period of at least one hour after being delivered to the lung. Methods for making such compositions and methods for using such compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicants: THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, BOARD OF REGENTS UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: James Hitt, True Rogers, Brian Scherzer, Ian Gillespie, Paula Garcia, Nicholas Beck, Christopher Tucker, Timothy Young, David Hayes, Robert Williams III, Keith Johnston, Jason McConville, Jay Peters, Robert Talbert, David Burgess
  • Patent number: D531235
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: MGA Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Paula Garcia, Carter Bryant, Margaret Leahy
  • Patent number: D550288
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: MGA Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Paula Garcia, Carter Bryant, Margaret Leahy
  • Patent number: D562414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: MGA Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Leon Dijuerian, Paula Garcia, Debbie Spafford, Ivy Palijo
  • Patent number: D846653
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: MGA Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian A. Dyer, Philip Ho, Blanche Consorti, Paula Garcia