Patents by Inventor Tomoru Tohyama

Tomoru Tohyama 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: 7591705
    Abstract: A toy train is provided having a folding body with body segments joined by a hinge, adapted to engage a base having wheels. The folding body may be disassembled for storage in a generally flattened arrangement. A novel drive assembly for a toy train or toy train accessory is provided having a motor and a gear, which can be removably inserted in the base and covered by the folding body. A storage kit is provided including a storage case for storing a folding body of a toy train, a base for a toy train, and a drive assembly for a toy train. A toy train set is provided including tiles with raised train tracks. The tiles are joined by dovetail joints. Themed tiles are provided for creating a multi-themed play environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: The Good Stuff Company, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Ciccarelli, Alan Dorfman, Michael Kind, Steven Menow, Tomoru Tohyama
  • Publication number: 20050112985
    Abstract: A toy train is provided having a folding body with body segments joined by a hinge, adapted to engage a base having wheels. The folding body may be disassembled for storage in a generally flattened arrangement. A novel drive assembly for a toy train or toy train accessory is provided having a motor and a gear, which can be removably inserted in the base and covered by the folding body. A storage kit is provided including a storage case for storing a folding body of a toy train, a base for a toy train, and a drive assembly for a toy train. A toy train set is provided including tiles with raised train tracks. The tiles are joined by dovetail joints. Themed tiles are provided for creating a multi-themed play environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Ciccarelli, Alan Dorfman, Michael Kind, Steven Menow, Tomoru Tohyama
  • Patent number: 5813894
    Abstract: A runnable block including a block body having a first engage projection and first engage recess respectively provided on the top and bottom surfaces of the block body, and four wheels rotatably attached to both sides of the block body via wheel shafts. A part of each wheel of this block protrudes farther downward than a lowermost surface including the lower engage section, and the diameter of each wheel is set approximately equal to the distance from the top of the first engage projection to the bottom of the first engage recess. As one block is coupled to another block by engaging the first engage projection of the former block to the first engage recess of the latter block, the wheels of both blocks mutually contact each other. This contact allows the rotation of one wheel to be transmitted to the other wheel, so that when the coupled blocks run, all the wheels of the blocks rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Asahi Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoru Tohyama