Patents by Inventor Sam J. Cottone

Sam J. Cottone 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: 4308684
    Abstract: The toy movie camera of the present invention comprises a housing having aligned viewing apertures in opposite wall portions separated by a manually rotatable opaque disc having one or more slots or apertures therein capable of being aligned with the housing viewing apertures, periodically and controllably, by manual rotation of the disc within the housing. A click sounder is also included for producing a click sound only when the disc aperture is approximately in alignment with the housing viewing apertures. The click sounder includes a spring biased strip to be intermittently contacted by a pin mounted on an axle and rotated with the disc. The disc aperture is located relative to the pin position and to be out of alignment with the housing viewing apertures when the pin is biased by the spring biased strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1982
    Assignee: Marvin Glass & Associates
    Inventors: Michael J. Ferris, Harry Disko, Sam J. Cottone