Patents by Inventor Robert E. Cordrey

Robert E. Cordrey 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).

  • Proximity responsive toy
    Patent number: 4272916
    Abstract: A wheel-supported figure toy in the form of a pup has a driving motor to propel it in a forward direction. Proximity sensors in the form of capacitor plates control operation of the motor. When a child's hand or the like approaches the rear of the figure, the capacitance of a first capacitor arrangement is changed and the motor is started and propels the figure forwardly for a predetermined time, then stops. If the hand is placed under the pup's chin, a second capacitor arrangement causes the pup to follow the hand. An RC network determines the time the motor is in operation by holding a monostable vibrator on, which keeps the motor running, after it is started, for the predetermined time interval. The toy also has a sounding device that operates when the figure is being propelled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1981
    Assignee: CPG Products Corp.
    Inventors: George P. Giordano, Robert E. Cordrey, Allen F. Eberts
  • Toy medical unit
    Patent number: D243784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1977
    Assignee: General Mills Fun Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Cordrey, Donald E. England, George P. Giordano, Alan E. Hoeweler, John F. Mayer
  • Toy medical unit
    Patent number: D243785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1977
    Assignee: General Mills Fun Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Cordrey, Donald E. England, George P. Giordano, Alan E. Hoeweler, John F. Mayer
  • Toy vehicle
    Patent number: D289909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: Kenner Parker Toys Inc.
    Inventors: Howard N. Bollinger, Robert E. Cordrey, Ronald G. Hayes, Gordon J. Musick, W. Grey Williams
  • Toy vehicle
    Patent number: D291336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1987
    Assignee: Kenner Parker Toys, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Beiser, Howard N. Bollinger, Robert E. Cordrey, Charles E. Ligon, David A. Myers, Walter E. Stroud, W. Grey Williams, Earl M. Wood, Jr.
  • Toy truck
    Patent number: D291816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Assignee: Kenner Parker Toys Inc.
    Inventors: Howard N. Bollinger, Mark D. Boudreaux, Robert E. Cordrey, Charles E. Ligon, David A. Myers, Walter E. Stroud, Earl M. Wood, Jr., Jan Van de Merwe, III
  • Toy vehicle
    Patent number: D292108
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1987
    Assignee: Kenner Parker Toys Inc.
    Inventors: Howard N. Bollinger, Robert E. Cordrey, Charles E. Ligon, David A. Myers