Patents by Inventor Richard LaFata

Richard LaFata 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: 20050148276
    Abstract: A toy for producing bubbles including a nozzle connected to the housing. The nozzle is adapted to receive and at least temporarily hold a bubble solution. The toy also includes a vapor generator mounted in the housing, where the vapor generator is positioned adjacent to the nozzle and an air mover mounted in the housing, where the air mover is positioned adjacent to the vapor generator. The toy further includes at least one activator movably connected to the housing. The activator being in communication with the vapor generator and the air mover. Upon the activation of the activator by a user, the activator causes the vapor generator to generate vapor and causes the air mover to move an amount of air through the vapor generator and the bubble solution on the nozzle to produce at least one vapor-filled bubble.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: John LaFata, Richard LaFata
  • Publication number: 20050003731
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a smoke producing toy, including a compressible chamber adapted to receive a liquid and having an opening therein. A heating element is at least partially received in the opening and a member is adjacent to said compressible chamber. An activating device is coupled to the member. Whereby when the device is activated using the activating device, the member moves and compresses the chamber, thereby forcing the liquid through the opening and past the heating element, which in turn heats the liquid and turns the liquid to vapor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: John LaFata, Richard LaFata