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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153937 | Thermal treatment system instrument rack and method of selectively thermally treating medical instrument portions A system according to the present invention includes a cabinet, a basin positioned within the cabinet to contain and thermally treat a liquid bath, and a rack or tray disposed on the cabinet that supports exposed scope optics above the liquid bath within the basin. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8128450 | Thermochromic transformable toy A product, comprising a reconfigurable toy assembly, said assembly being reversibly reconfigurable between at least a first configuration and a second configuration; and the toy including at least one body surface with an integral thermochromic layer covering at lea... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8113961 | Race set In one embodiment, a race set is described. The race set may comprise a portable race management device, comprising: a detachable lane defining element configured to be actuated; a starting indicator; a finishing indicator; and circuitry configured to receive start ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109518 | Game apparatus and method of using the same The present disclosure is directed to a game in which players launch, shoot, or propel objects at a target, and more specifically, to a game in which players launch, shoot, or propel objects in an attempt to attach the objects to a target that may be in motion, or t... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8099891 | Card holder clip The present invention relates to a holder clip (1) for cards, such as identification cards, comprising two holding arms (3, 4) interconnected by a yoke (2) and defining between them a card reception slot (5). In order to be able to hold a... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8043138 | Toy apparatus and method of use thereof Toy apparatus is provided including a playbase (22) and at least a first toy member (16) movable relative to said playbase between at least first (36) and second (90) positions via movement means. The movement means are arranged so as to ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7996923 | Apparatus and method for making an ear warmer and an ear warmer frame The present invention relates to an ear warmer device. More specifically, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods for making ear warmers and ear warmer frames. ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7976385 | Game controller with sensitivity adjustment The disclosure relates to a game controller in electrical communication with a video game system adapted to display a video game. The game controller includes at least one control device adapted for substantially uninterrupted control of an aspect of the video game,... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7967186 | Package with reconfigurable handle The present invention relates to a reconfigurable carrying device. The device includes a container and a handle. The handle is movably coupled to the container and reconfigurable between a collapsed or stored position and an extended or deployed position. In one pos... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7962970 | Ear warmer having a curved ear portion An ear warmer comprises a frame disposed within a cavity of a shell. The frame includes a band portion and an ear portion. The ear portion includes an inner side disposed adjacent a head of a user when the ear warmer is worn by a user. In one embodiment, the ear por... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7955158 | Toy vehicle booster and track set A booster for accelerating toy vehicles. The booster includes a rotation source and first and second wheels operatively coupled to the rotation source. Each wheel includes a thin-walled member configured to engage toy vehicles passing between the wheels as the rotat... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7938068 | Toy track section with alignment feature The present invention relates to section of track that can be used with a toy train track set that has a toy vehicle and a track. The section of track is configured to align a toy train that is placed on the track section. The alignment section of track includes gui... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7927171 | Infant entertainment device The present invention relates to an infant entertainment device with a movable object. In one embodiment, the infant entertainment device is a toy aquarium. The infant entertainment device includes a drive mechanism that is operably coupled to the movable object to ... | 04/19/2011 |
| D632948 | Support structure | 02/22/2011 |
| 7883450 | Body weight support system and method of using the same A body-weight support system that allows individuals with severe gait impairments to practice over-ground walking in a safe, controlled manner is disclosed. The system includes a body-weight support system that rides along a driven trolley and can be controlled in r... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883420 | Video game systems Video game systems for executing instructions according to a video game contained on an item of first media including: an item of second media containing data defining an aspect of the video game; and a video game console including a housing, a first media device su... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874892 | Fluid driven vehicle playset A playset includes a launching device and one or more accessory toys. The launching device includes a launch tube and a bellows system operable to generate a flow of air through the launch tube. The accessory toys may include vehicles such as air-launched vehicles a... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871125 | Infant support with independently repositionable legs An infant support includes a base member, a tray, a first leg, a second leg and an adjustment member. The base member includes a seat portion and an upright portion. The tray is configured to be removably coupled to the upright portion. The first leg is configured t... | 01/18/2011 |
| D631061 | Digital audio player | 01/18/2011 |
| 7854643 | Doll pair and apparatus for cheerleading stunts A first doll is supported upon a support base in a substantially vertical standing position. A stunt apparatus includes a torso clasp which releasably attaches to the first doll torso and which includes an elongated rod pivotally secured to the torso clasp on the fi... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7828679 | Toy for positioning a play implement The present invention discloses a play implement positioning device including an implement support for holding a first play implement in a play position to be struck. The invention also discloses a mechanism for selectively, automatically placing multiple stored pla... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7819720 | Indexing stunt selector for vehicle track set An indexing stunt selector for a toy vehicle track set is provided. The indexing stunt selector may be disposed along a toy vehicle track and includes a first stunt element disposed in the vehicle pathway to cause a toy vehicle to perform a first stunt, where perfor... | 10/26/2010 |
| D625048 | Hot iron | 10/05/2010 |
| D624725 | Cart | 09/28/2010 |
| D624698 | Hot iron | 09/28/2010 |
| 7794301 | Toy vehicle trackset A toy vehicle trackset utilizes a pair of closed track loops each having a lower end and a raised end. The raised ends of the loops are supported by a raised support having a spring-loaded dinosaur launcher within which a flying dinosaur is supported. A target is co... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7790010 | Spatially selective deposition of polysaccharide layer onto patterned template A method is provided for electrochemically depositing a polymer with spatial selectivity. A substrate having a substrate surface is contacted with an aqueous solution containing a selectively insolubilizable polysaccharide, such as chitosan, which is subjected to el... | 09/07/2010 |
| D622135 | Support bracket | 08/24/2010 |
| 7749047 | Pneumatic jumping toy A toy vehicle. The toy vehicle includes a body with at least one rollable wheel operatively connected to the body, and a pneumatic system operatively connected to the body and configured to store a pressurized gas and release stored gas upon a triggering event. A li... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744640 | Thermal treatment garment and method of thermally treating body portions A thermal treatment garment of the present invention includes an outer structure layer, an interior lining formed of a gel material that directly contacts a body portion of a user when the garment is worn by the user and a thermal treatment layer to thermally treat ... | 06/29/2010 |
| D616731 | Plant support | 06/01/2010 |
| 7722430 | Toy vehicle with improved animated function A toy vehicle having a plurality of play configurations, comprising a frame; a vehicle body moveably coupled to the frame with at least two degrees of freedom of movement, said two degrees of freedom of movement including a longitudinal translation of the body relat... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7722429 | Transformation toy and related products A product, comprising of a reconfigurable toy assembly, said assembly being reversibly reconfigurable between at least a first configuration and a second configuration; where said toy assembly operates as a toy vehicle in said first configuration and operates as a w... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7722426 | Reconfigurable toy extreme sport hang glider A toy, comprising or a cockpit; and a pair of wings moveably coupled to the cockpit; wherein at least the pair of wings are transformable between a driving configuration and a flying configuration, wherein in the driving configuration the wings extend longitudinally... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7721353 | Hand covering with a hood and a movement mechanism A hand covering comprises a shell and a hood. The hood of the hand covering is selectively disposable in multiple configurations. In one configuration, the hood can be disposed so that it covers part of the finger portion. In another configuration, the hood can be d... | 05/25/2010 |
| D616299 | Packaging box | 05/25/2010 |
| 7717800 | Swing with a recline mechanism and method of using the same The present invention relates to an infant support structure, such as a swing for a child. In one embodiment, the child swing includes a recline mechanism that can be adjusted to change the recline angle of the seat in which a child is positioned. ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7685765 | Device for supporting plants and related method A plant support device includes a base that connects to a supporting post. The base may comprise a plate including a series of receptacles that connect to the supporting post and position the post in a generally vertical orientation. The receptacles may be formed as... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7678654 | Buried bitline with reduced resistance A memory cell array includes a number of memory cells, each of the memory cells including a source and a drain region defined by corresponding bitlines within a semiconductor substrate. Each of the bitlines has a doped semiconductor region as well as a conductive re... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7674150 | Toy with tethered pieces A toy. The toy includes a body and a plurality of tethers moveably coupled to the body. The toy also includes a corresponding plurality of tethered pieces coupled to the plurality of tethers and moveable between a retracted state in which the plurality of tethers ho... | 03/09/2010 |
