Patents by Inventor Steve Nelson

Steve Nelson 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: 4696656
    Abstract: A reconfigurable toy which may be used to selectively simulate a robotic humanoid figure and a rock configuration. The toy has head, arm and leg members which are rotatably coupled to a torso member. Each member has a surface simulating part of a robotic humanoid figure and a rock simulating surface. The toy may be folded into a compact configuration by rotating the members until they are positioned so that only the rock simulating surfaces of the members are visible and a rock configuration is simulated such as a boulder resting on a supporting surface. The toy may then be unfolded or reconfigured to simulate a robotic humanoid figure supported on two leg members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1987
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Torres, Edward Mayer, Steve Nelson
  • Patent number: 4505179
    Abstract: A line throwing device adapted to be launched from a riot gun or similar tubular launching device comprises an elongated projectile that fits in the tubular launching device, a fin assembly slidably mounted on the body of the projectile such that the fin assembly slides forwardly to permit the rear end of the projectile to be positioned in the launching device for launching and slides rearwardly to a flight stabilizing position at the rear of the projectile as the projectile is launched from the tubular launching device. A rocket engine is mounted in the rear of the projectile for propelling the projectile. An ignition mechanism comprising a conventional shotgun primer cap mounted in a plastic casing fits on the end of the rocket and is ignited by the trigger and firing pin of the gun. A line is coiled in a canister removably attached to the gun, with one end of the line being attached to a harness mounted on the projectile so that the line can be carried to the desired target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1985
    Assignee: Walker Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Steve Nelson, Frank Reynolds, George E. Roos, John Ball