Patents by Inventor Yvonne Johansen

Yvonne Johansen 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: 11000773
    Abstract: An invertible interactive toy structure comprising a series of adjacent foldable segments that can be assembled by folding in either of two different directions and joined at its outer edges to form a self-standing toy structure. When folded in one direction, the assemble structure displays its outside features. When folded in the opposite direction, the assembled structure displays its inside features. Figures which correspond to the indicia on the walls of the structure are provided. The figures are removably affixed to corresponding indicia on the walls of the toy structure. In a particular embodiment, the structure is a barn and the inside features represent various items or scenes associated with farming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventor: Yvonne Johansen
  • Patent number: 10913007
    Abstract: An invertible interactive toy house comprising a series of adjacent foldable segments that can be assembled by folding in either of two different directions and joined at its outer edges to form a self-standing toy house. When folded in one direction, the assemble house displays its outside features. When folded in the opposite direction, the assembled house displays its inside features. Figures which correspond to the indicia on the walls of the house are provided. The figures are removably affixed to corresponding indicia on the walls of the toy house. Playing with this toy house has been found to teach children with learning difficulties to improve various skills, including non-verbal skills of focus and attention, social skills, visual attention and processing skills, and ability to recognize different sizes and shapes, as well as general language skills.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventor: Yvonne Johansen
  • Publication number: 20190262731
    Abstract: An invertible interactive toy structure comprising a series of adjacent foldable segments that can be assembled by folding in either of two different directions and joined at its outer edges to form a self-standing toy structure. When folded in one direction, the assemble structure displays its outside features. When folded in the opposite direction, the assembled structure displays its inside features. Figures which correspond to the indicia on the walls of the structure are provided. The figures are removably affixed to corresponding indicia on the walls of the toy structure. In a particular embodiment, the structure is a barn and the inside features represent various items or scenes associated with farming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Yvonne Johansen
  • Patent number: D853497
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Inventor: Yvonne Johansen
  • Patent number: D855554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Inventor: Yvonne Johansen