Patents by Inventor W. Kenn Thiess

W. Kenn Thiess 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: 20020002022
    Abstract: A doll having a natural appearance, a natural feel, and natural motion has an internal support system covered by a flexible integument. The support system has a forward section corresponding to a shoulder girdle and a rearward section corresponding to a pelvic girdle. The forward section and the rearward section are connected by a first component that is flexible in range but not in scope. Forward limbs are attached to the forward section and rearward limbs are attached to the rearward section. A plurality of components comprising a second (straight) component, a third (hinge joint) component, and a fourth (ball-and-socket joint) component are used for other portions of the support system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Reed N. Wilcox, Richard L. George, W. Kenn Thiess, Lane Anderson
  • Patent number: 6244926
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for producing realistic doll heads that have the facial appearance of particular children. The customer, using ten facial characteristics set forth in a chart, selects from among a predetermined number of facial characteristics those most closely resembling the facial appearance of the child. The facial characteristics that are selected comprise seven face shapes (rounded, oval, pear, rectangular, thinner rectangular, thinner heart, and wider heart); skin tone; eye color; eyelash color; eyebrow color, thickness, and shape; hair color, cut, length., and style; and birthmarks, moles, and/or freckles. The selected characteristics are then applied to the doll head to produce a one-of-a-kind doll closely resembling the child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: The Lifelike Company
    Inventors: Richard L. George, Reed N. Wilcox, W. Kenn Thiess, Lane Anderson
  • Patent number: 6099378
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for producing realistic doll heads that have the facial appearance of particular children. The customer, using ten facial characteristics set forth in a chart, selects from among a predetermined number of facial characteristics those most closely resembling the facial appearance of the child. The facial characteristics that are selected comprise seven face shapes (rounded, oval, pear, rectangular, thinner rectangular, thinner heart, and wider heart); skin tone; eye color; eyelash color; eyebrow color, thickness, and shape; hair color, cut, length, and style; and birthmarks, moles, and/or freckles. The selected characteristics are then applied to the doll head to produce a one-of-a-kind doll closely resembling the child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: The Lifelike Company
    Inventors: Richard L. George, Reed N. Wilcox, W. Kenn Thiess, Lane Anderson
  • Patent number: 6074270
    Abstract: A doll having a natural appearance, a natural feel, and natural motion has an internal support system covered by a flexible integument. The support system has a forward section corresponding to a shoulder girdle and a rearward section corresponding to a pelvic girdle. The forward section and the rearward section are connected by a first component that is flexible in range but not in scope. Forward limbs are attached to the forward section and rearward limbs are attached to the rearward section. A plurality of components comprising a second (straight) component, a third (hinge joint) component, and a fourth (ball-and-socket joint) component are used for other portions of the support system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: The Lifelike Company
    Inventors: Reed N. Wilcox, Richard L. George, W. Kenn Thiess, Lane Anderson
  • Patent number: 6071171
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for producing realistic doll heads that have the facial appearance of particular children. The customer, using ten facial characteristics set forth in a chart, selects from among a predetermined number of facial characteristics those most closely resembling the facial appearance of the child. The facial characteristics that are selected comprise seven face shapes (rounded, oval, pear, rectangular, thinner rectangular, thinner heart, and wider heart); skin tone; eye color; eyelash color; eyebrow color, thickness, and shape; hair color, cut, length, and style; and birthmarks, moles, and/or freckles. The selected characteristics are then applied to the doll head to produce a one-of-a-kind doll closely resembling the child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: The Lifelike Company
    Inventors: Richard L. George, Reed N. Wilcox, W. Kenn Thiess, Lane Anderson
  • Patent number: 5263615
    Abstract: A liquid applicator bottle for holding and applying liquids, such as fabric paint, to surfaces is formed of a resiliently deformable hollow body. The bottle has a base at one end and sloped shoulders at the other end. The shoulders are angled toward each other to form a neck having an opening. A nozzle unit with a substantially cylindrical stem, sharply tapered to a flange, and having a passage therethrough, is mounted in the opening of the neck. The stem extends axially and outwardly from the flange, which is retained within the neck. A cap is removably mountable on the neck, in a covering relationship to the nozzle unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Polymerics, Inc.
    Inventors: Lane J. Anderson, Richard L. George, W. Kenn Thiess, Patrick J. Tighe, Reed N. Wilcox
  • Patent number: D335628
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Polymerics, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J. Tighe, Lane J. Anderson, Richard L. George, W. Kenn Thiess, Reed N. Wilcox