Patents by Inventor Torquil Patrick Alexander Norman

Torquil Patrick Alexander Norman 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: 8393932
    Abstract: A doll's seamless garment which is adapted to be dressed, fitted and be removed in a life-like manner from a doll having a height in the range of above 8 cm to about 32 cm, wherein the doll is bendable at least in part. The garment is molded from an elastomeric material or rubber having an average modulus of elasticity of less than 1 MN/m2. The garment wall thickness is preferably in the range of about 1 mm to about 3 mm. Further disclosed is a skin. The skin is adapted to be dressed, fitted and removed from a doll to transform the doll into a different character or object, and wherein the skin is molded in at least one part from an elastomeric material. The skin may have a wall thickness from 1 to 3 mm, the material having an average modulus of elasticity of less than 1 MN/m2. The garments are easily manipulated by children and provide opportunities for creative play. Still further disclosed is a play set comprising, in cooperative combination, a doll donned and fitted with a garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Genie Toys plc
    Inventors: Casey William Norman, Torquil Patrick Alexander Norman
  • Publication number: 20010016465
    Abstract: A doll's garment is moulded from an elastomeric material or rubber, to give greater realism. A set comprising a miniature doll with articulated limbs and at least one garment therefor is also provided. Suitable elastomeric materials are polyvinyl chloride, ethylene vinyl acetate co-polymers, styrene containing copolymers and low density polyethylene. The garment may be injected moulded and may have detail such as belt, button or collar integrally moulded therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: Casey William Norman, Torquil Patrick Alexander Norman
  • Patent number: 6227930
    Abstract: Doll's garments made from an elastomeric material or rubber. The garments are particularly useful with articulated dolls and can be fitted to or removed from dolls in a life-like manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Inventors: Casey William Norman, Torquil Patrick Alexander Norman