Patents by Inventor Sam Y. Lee

Sam Y. Lee 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: 6364771
    Abstract: A game play apparatus housing supports a joystick post and a plurality of game play input buttons. A miniature surfboard is supported on the upper end of the joystick post. A microprocessor game play circuit and sound circuit together with a controller is supported within the interior of the housing. A simulated shark head is pivotally supported upon the upper end of the housing and forms an upper jaw. A drive mechanism utilizing a reversible motor responds to the controller circuit to either oscillate the head and upper jaw through a narrow range of motion or, alternatively, allow a rapid downward closure of the upper jaw upon the toy surfboard to provide a game play finale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Sam Y. Lee
  • Patent number: 6012960
    Abstract: A generally cylindrical base defines a bottom supporting surface securable by suction cup attachment to a table top or the like. The base defines an interior reservoir and is hingedly joined to a pivotable cover. The cover supports a rotating element and an upwardly directed spray nozzle. A generally U-shaped handle is pivotally secured to the base and is operatively coupled to an internal pump mechanism which forces water upwardly through the spray nozzle and a drive mechanism which rotates the rotatable element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Sam Y. Lee
  • Patent number: 4714446
    Abstract: A toy figure having two torso halves releasably held together by a pair of engaging lips attached to an expandable latch. A cable may be easily inserted into an aperture in the back of the toy figure. A child may then press a cable button which forces an actuator to engage a tab attached to the latch, causing the latch to move or expand. As the latch expands, the engaging lips disengage allowing the torso halves to separate under the force of a compressed spring mounted inside one of the torso halves. As the torso halves separate, the toy figure appears to split in half.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1987
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Sam Y. Lee