Patents by Inventor Steven J. Huebl

Steven J. Huebl 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).

  • Publication number: 20120037138
    Abstract: A toy launcher that can house a substantially large amount (e.g., 40, 60, 100, 200, etc.) of projectiles along the length of a rotatable projectile feed assembly. During use, a user can cause rotatable projectile feed assembly to rotate about it own axis and can cause projectiles to advance from the rotatable projectile feed assembly to a projectile launch assembly. At the projectile launch assembly, projectiles interact with at least one accelerator launching the projectile out of the toy launcher. The accelerator can be at least one rotating body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: EASEBON SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventor: Steven J. Huebl
  • Patent number: 6443793
    Abstract: A recoil module is provided for use in toy airplanes or other suitable devices. The recoil module includes an outer shell including an outer surface and an interior cavity within the shell. A recoil spool is retained within the cavity of the shell and is supported on an elastic band that spans the interior cavity of the shell. The elastic band is held fixed at its opposed ends by the shell. A pull cord is affixed to a portion of the spool and has an end extending through the shell to the outer surface. The pull cord has a free end that can be grasped to extend the pull cord from the shell and store potential energy in the elastic band. When released, the pull cord retracts back to the interior cavity of the shell. The module shell and the recoil spool can each be constructed for easy snap together assembly. The recoil module can be installed on a toy requiring or benefitting from its use. A recoil device is also disclosed that can be integrated into a toy or other object such as a toy glider airplane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Leisure Incorporated
    Inventors: Steven J. Huebl, Louis F. Polk, III
  • Patent number: 5052973
    Abstract: A toy car launcher includes a base which carries a combination of pulleys which cause a slide in an elongated track to be rapidly propelled down a track when a pair of handles are pulled. A car placed on the track is propelled by the slide down the track, gaining velocity until it exits the track and continues its travel. The track is hinged to ease transport and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: Tonka Corporation
    Inventors: Elliot A. Rudell, Joseph S. Cernansky, Roger J. Gardner, Jr., Steven J. Huebl, Robert D. Zera, Eugene J. Kilroy, Richard S. Chang
  • Patent number: D435618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Leisure Incorporated
    Inventors: Louis F. Polk, III, Stuart Imai, Steven J. Huebl