Patents by Inventor Tai H. Matlin

Tai H. Matlin 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: 5603651
    Abstract: A bubble producing toy includes a rod or tether having a circular ring at one end to loosely encircle the user's lower leg or ankle. A bubble producing mechanism is secured to the outer end of the rod and is operative to produce bubbles when twirled about the user's leg. The bubble producing mechanism includes a housing which carries a power wheel rotatable in response to ground engagement during twirling about the user's leg to rotate a bubble plate within the housing. The bubble plate has a plurality of openings over which bubble-producing films are formed as the plate dips into a bubble-producing solution during rotation and moves the films successively through an air passage in the housing so that bubbles are formed through a discharge end of the air passage. The rod or tether is of sufficient length to require a skipping or hopping movement of the user's free leg so as not to impede twirling of the toy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: Shure Products Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas S. Shure, Tai H. Matlin, James A. Waring