Patents by Inventor Ralph Dratman

Ralph Dratman 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).

  • Inter-cooperating toys
    Patent number: 6246927
    Abstract: A method of managing a plurality of controllable objects in the storage and execution of instructions related to a performance of n desired actions comprising the steps of: (a) advising the plurality of objects that a first selected object is about to store instructions related to a performance of a first desired action; (b) storing, in the first object, instructions related to the performance of the first desired action; (c) advising the plurality of objects that the storing of the instructions in the first selected object has been completed; (d) preparing the plurality of objects to receive instructions related to a performance of a next desired action; (e) storing, in a next selected object, the instructions related to the performance of the next desired action; (f) advising the plurality of objects that the storing of the instructions in the next selected object has been completed; and (g) repeating steps (d) through (f) until instructions related to the performance of said n desired actions have been sto
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Inventor: Ralph Dratman