Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Fish

Thomas E. Fish 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: 20040150180
    Abstract: A device that provides resistance to the wheels of a children's toy. The device includes an axle with a first wheel attached to one end of the axle and a second wheel attached to a second end of the axle. A cam with an outwardly extending lever is positioned on the axle adjacent to one of the wheels. The lever rotates the cam which brings the cam closer to the wheel thereby increasing the rolling resistance of the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: The Little Tikes Company, a corporation of the State of Ohio
    Inventors: Thomas E. Fish, Thomas W. Walraven
  • Patent number: 6599164
    Abstract: A fountain toy comprising a channel defining first and second openings and a conduit adjacent to the channel defining a downward delay path. The conduit includes a first opening near the top of the channel and a second opening communicating with the second opening of the channel. An intake portal for transferring liquid from an external source is coupled to a nozzle located adjacent to the base of the channel. When the external source provides liquid to the intake portal, the liquid travels through the nozzle and flows upward and out of the channel in a laminar flow. A spherical game piece is placed by a user in the first opening of the conduit, where it travels through the conduit. When the game piece reaches the bottom of the conduit, the game piece enters the channel and is carried by the stream of liquid through the channel and out of the fountain to be suspended in the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: The Little Tikes Company
    Inventors: Christina N. Gerwitz, Larry C. Dick, Thomas E. Fish, James N. Fitzsimmons
  • Patent number: 6416132
    Abstract: A swing seat comprising a chair having a region for the placement of a child and a bar rotatably coupled to the chair at one end thereof. The opposite end of the bar is capable of engaging the bottom of the chair. When secured to the bottom of the chair, the bar is at such a position so as to allow a person to remove the child from the chair. A plurality of straps are removably coupled to the bar and are used for securing the child in the chair. At least one support rope is coupled to the chair, allowing the swing seat to be suspended above the ground or other surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: The Little Tikes Company
    Inventors: John J. Norton, Thomas E. Fish
  • Publication number: 20020074846
    Abstract: A swing seat comprising a chair having a region for the placement of a child and a bar rotatably coupled to the chair at one end thereof. The opposite end of the bar is capable of engaging the bottom of the chair. When secured to the bottom of the chair, the bar is at such a position so as to allow a person to remove the child from the chair. A plurality of straps are removably coupled to the bar and are used for securing the child in the chair. At least one support rope is coupled to the chair, allowing the swing seat to be suspended above the ground or other surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: John J. Norton, Thomas E. Fish