Patents by Inventor Ronald C. Boyle

Ronald C. Boyle 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: 6244463
    Abstract: A candy dispenser in the form of a toy spacecraft having a single user action dispensing mechanism is provided. The candy dispenser may include an internal cavity to store candies. The internal cavity may be provided in the form of a cockpit for the spacecraft, with a cockpit windshield serving as a lid to retain candies therein. The dispensing mechanism may include a user-depressable button in the form of a passenger of the spacecraft, which upon a single depression, both loads a candy into a firing chamber, and fires the candy from the spacecraft. After each depression of the passenger button, the button is automatically reset to facilitate ease of use and rapid firing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Oddzon, Inc.
    Inventors: David Richards, Marc Zak, Syed Hasan, Jeff Anis, Ronald C. Boyle
  • Patent number: 5535729
    Abstract: A projectile launcher includes a launcher body having a nonrotatable projectile magazine thereon, a piston and cylinder assembly in the launcher body, and a lever operated actuating mechanism on the launcher body. The actuating mechanism is operative for loading and releasing the piston in the cylinder for producing individual blasts of compressed air and also for rotating the cylinder so that sequential blasts of compressed air are delivered to sequential launching chambers on the magazine in order to launch sequential projectiles therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Griffin, Ronald C. Boyle
  • Patent number: 5377656
    Abstract: A toy gun includes a ball holding member and a piston and cylinder assembly for producing blasts of compressed air in order to launch soft foam balls from the ball holding member. The gun further includes a water supply assembly for supplying water to the piston and cylinder assembly so that a quantity of dispersed water is expelled from the gun when a ball is launched therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: Tonka Corporation
    Inventors: David P. Lewinski, Ronald C. Boyle