Dependent Movement Or Common Component Patents (Class 446/282)
  • Patent number: 8992283
    Abstract: This present invention relates generally to an infant seat and, in particular, to an infant seat that provides a stable, enhanced seating position for an infant and includes a sensory stimulus unit with a slide switch that, when actuated, effectuates a change in visual appearance of the stimulus unit and a corresponding change in the sensory output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Piwko, Jr., John F. Rhein, Michael Thomas Kane
  • Patent number: 7507139
    Abstract: A toy includes a sensor that senses a condition, a movable region, and an actuator coupled to the movable region to move the movable region in a direction relative to the sensed condition. The movable region is coupled to a body that houses electromechanical components for sensing conditions and for moving the movable region in response to the detected conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J Maddocks, Leif J. Askeland, Michael J. Iaconis, Adam B. Craft, Robert P. Felice