Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Bettendorf

Thomas A. Bettendorf 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: 6663462
    Abstract: An aggression-relieving stuffed doll includes a doll body having a torso, arms, and legs, the doll body being formed of a soft material and filled with soft, stuffing material. A rigid plate is situated in the torso of the doll body and is substantially impenetrable. The invention includes a plurality of pins, each pin having a blunt end simulative of a sports ball and a sharp end capable of penetrating the doll body but not the inner torso plate. Therefore, a user may stick pins into the doll to relieve aggression caused by the simulated sports player although the pin is prevented by the inner plate from penetrating through the back of the doll and into the user's hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas A. Bettendorf, Michele M. Bettendorf, Daryl D. Lovejoy, Louis C. Lovejoy
  • Patent number: D473601
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas A. Bettendorf, Michele M. Bettendorf, Daryl D. Lovejoy, Louis C. Lovejoy