Patents by Inventor Shari L. Smith

Shari L. Smith 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: 5893798
    Abstract: Hand-held electronic game devices employing push buttons and other controls to manipulate game play and action on electronic displays, e.g., Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) or Light Emitting Diode (LED) display devices. The game devices have unique elongated, tubular forms in the shape of a stick. The electronic displays are integral with the unique tubular forms and generally centrally mounted therein. Various types of controls are employed at either or both ends of the game devices including, e.g., push buttons, pull switches, spring-loaded balls, flip switches, mouse controls, pointer balls, lever arms, or the like. Game concepts and operations are utilized based upon the particular control mechanisms employed as well as the unique physical shape and appearance of the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: Tiger Electronics, Ltd.
    Inventors: Zarko Stambolic, Shari L. Smith, Frank Mercurio, Howard J. Morrison
  • Patent number: 5685776
    Abstract: Hand-held electronic game devices employing push buttons and other controls to manipulate game play and action on electronic displays, e.g., Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) or Light Emitting Diode (LED) display devices. The game devices have unique elongated, tubular forms in the shape of a stick. The electronic displays are integral with the unique tubular forms and generally centrally mounted therein. Various types of controls are employed at either or both ends of the game devices including, e.g., push buttons, pull switches, spring-loaded balls, flip switches, mouse controls, pointer balls, lever arms, or the like. Game concepts and operations are utilized based upon the particular control mechanisms employed as well as the unique physical shape and appearance of the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Tiger Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zarko Stambolic, Shari L. Smith, Frank Mercurio, Howard J. Morrison
  • Patent number: 5304087
    Abstract: A soft stuffed puppy is carried in a flexible sling with the head of the puppy exposed. The head has animatable ears driven by rotation of the head relative to the body. In addition, a protruding moveable tongue is driven by an actuator which also serves to effect the rotation of the head relative to the body. Actuation of the animatable ears and tongue may be readily accomplished while the puppy is carried in the sling by a child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Breslow, Morrison, Terzian & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Rouben T. Terzian, Shari L. Smith
  • Patent number: 4968281
    Abstract: A toy animal having a body, at least two disproportionately long, supple legs extending downwardly from the body and at least one additional appendage extending downwardly therefrom. Each leg has a pad-like foot, which is weighted by a mass of polyethylene beads so as to cause such leg to dangle downwardly when the toy animal is held above an underlying surface. Although the legs lend a lanky appearance to the toy animal, the legs and the additional appendage or appendages extending downwardly from the body have sufficient columnar strength to support the toy animal and to resist collapsing when the toy animal is rested on a horizontal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: Tiger Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shari L. Smith, Howard J. Morrison
  • Patent number: D369189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Tiger Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zarko Stambolic, Shari L. Smith, Howard J. Morrison
  • Patent number: D369387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Tiger Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zarko Stambolic, Shari L. Smith, Howard J. Morrison
  • Patent number: D370940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: Tiger Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zarko Stambolic, Shari L. Smith, Howard J. Morrison
  • Patent number: D371165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Tiger Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zarko Stambolic, Shari L. Smith
  • Patent number: D372501
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Tiger Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zarko Stambolic, Shari L. Smith, Howard J. Morrison
  • Patent number: D374252
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Tiger Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zarko Stambolic, Shari L. Smith, Howard J. Morrison
  • Patent number: D658231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Inventor: Shari L. Smith
  • Patent number: D661733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Inventor: Shari L. Smith