Patents by Inventor Tim Rettberg

Tim Rettberg 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: 7841920
    Abstract: Toy dolls including a body and a fluid-transport mechanism supported by the body and configured to receive a liquid from a liquid delivery device and dispense the liquid from the toy doll. In some embodiments, the fluid-transport mechanism includes a reservoir for collecting the liquid, a plunger disposed within the reservoir, and an activation mechanism configured to move the plunger from a fluid-delivery position to a fluid-receipt position when the liquid delivery device is inserted into the input region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc,
    Inventor: Tim Rettberg
  • Patent number: 7744442
    Abstract: Toy dolls include a head having a face having an alterable appearance and a mechanism for altering the appearance of the face. The mechanism may include a first element configured to pivot about a first axis between a first position and a second position, a second element operatively coupled to the first element and configured to pivot about a second axis between a third position and a fourth position in response to the first element pivoting from the first position to the second position, and a third element operatively coupled to the first element and configured to pivot about a third axis between a fifth position and a sixth position in response to the first element pivoting from the first position to the second position. Pivoting the second element may alter a first aspect of the appearance of the face, and pivoting the third element may alter a second aspect of the appearance of the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Rettberg, Joe C. Ward, Tsui Yiu Sang
  • Publication number: 20080026668
    Abstract: Toy dolls including a body and a fluid-transport mechanism supported by the body and configured to receive a liquid from a liquid delivery device and dispense the liquid from the toy doll. In some embodiments, the fluid-transport mechanism includes a reservoir for collecting the liquid, a plunger disposed within the reservoir, and an activation mechanism configured to move the plunger from a fluid-delivery position to a fluid-receipt position when the liquid delivery device is inserted into the input region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventor: Tim Rettberg
  • Publication number: 20080014831
    Abstract: Toy dolls include a head having a face having an alterable appearance and a mechanism for altering the appearance of the face. The mechanism may include a first element configured to pivot about a first axis between a first position and a second position, a second element operatively coupled to the first element and configured to pivot about a second axis between a third position and a fourth position in response to the first element pivoting from the first position to the second position, and a third element operatively coupled to the first element and configured to pivot about a third axis between a fifth position and a sixth position in response to the first element pivoting from the first position to the second position. Pivoting the second element may alter a first aspect of the appearance of the face, and pivoting the third element may alter a second aspect of the appearance of the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Tim Rettberg, Joe Ward, Tsui Sang