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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4864090 | Bag utilizing a microwave susceptor pad and non-heated flap Several package embodiments are illustrated. In two embodiments, a panel constitutes an extension of one wall of a flexible bag having therein a susceptor pad. Only a portion of the panel is adhesively secured to the end wall, there being a second portion... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4851246 | Dual compartment food package A package for use in a microwave oven is sealed at both of its ends. The package is transversely folded intermediate its ends to form a first compartment in which one food product is contained, such as kernels of corn to be popped, and a second compartmen... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4801077 | Combined tray and cover for use in the delivery of food items The carton is comprised of a corrugated paperboard tray and a corrugated paperboard cover. The tray has upstanding side wall panels and upstanding end wall panels, the upstanding end wall panels having hand holes for lifting the tray. The cover has a top ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4799171 | Talk back doll A toy figure in the form of a doll contains therein an acceleration switch which, when closed by moving the doll, momentarily connects a battery to a microcomputer. By means of a microphone and a zero-crossing counting technique, the microcomputer, althou... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4723931 | Toy action figure with accessory-attaching capability Various patterns of receptor holes formed in the torso, arms and legs of a plastic toy action figure permit various accessories, also of plastic, having compliant press-in pins to be selectively added to and removed from the toy figure. Additionally, a ro... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4705488 | Eye assembly for toy dolls The eye assembly includes two eyeball units, a socket unit for each eyeball unit and a holder unit that grips the shanks of the two socket units. The eyeball unit in each instance includes a lens having a rib extending peripherally therearound and printed... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4690656 | Wheel and winch assemblies utilizing identical hubs and axles in a toy construction set Included in a toy construction set is a special block having an axle projecting therefrom, the axle having a slot providing a pair of resilient legs with a groove formed near the free end of each leg. A hub has a bore so that the hub can be journaled for ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4680019 | Toy figure with individually posable limbs A toy figure includes a hollow torso. The arms of the figure are each provided with a ball having a shank extending inwardly therefrom. At the free end of the shank is a disk that is received in an arcuate slot formed by first and second pairs of ribs. Th... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4608026 | Figure wherein manipulation of one limb causes motion of another The toy action figure includes a body having one leg mounted for rocking movement toward and away from its other leg. The figure also includes one arm mounted for swinging movement about a generally vertical axis provided by a ball member on said arm and ... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4605382 | Figure wherein leg movement produces wing-like movement of arms The toy action figure has a pair of arms mounted for movement in a wing-like manner and one leg mounted for rocking movement relative to the figure's other leg. An actuating mechanism contained within the hollow torso transmits the rocking leg movement to... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4601672 | Action figure in which manipulation of one arm produces rotation of both legs about a vertical axis The toy action figures includes upper and lower hollow torso portions. An actuating mechanism is contained in the upper torso and acts through a helical gear mechanism to rotate the lower torso portion and the legs attached thereto about a longitudinal ax... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4598909 | Soft game ball including moveable lubricated core A game ball is comprised of an outer layer of foamed polyurethane plastic having a density of approximately 15 pounds per cubic foot, the layer having an external integral skin having a density of 20-30 pounds per cubic foot providing a protective cover a... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4596532 | Action figure in which manipulation of one leg produces a horizontal swinging of both arms A toy action figure has its arms mounted for swinging movement about laterally spaced vertical axes, and has one leg mounted for rocking movement toward the figure's other leg. The mounting assembly for each arm includes an arm cup and an arm ball, the ar... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4579542 | Action figure with arm movement derived from leg movement The action figure includes two pivotally mounted arms and one leg that can be rocked about a perpendicular axis. In one embodiment, the arms are mounted for pivotal movement about a common horizontal axis, whereas in a second embodiment the arms are mount... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4578045 | Action figure with leg movement derived from arm movement The action figure includes two arms mounted to the figure's torso for rocking movement toward the torso about laterally spaced axes, the action figure also including two legs that are mounted for pivotal movement to the torso in a scissors-like fashion. I... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4571206 | Action figure with wing movement derived from leg movement The toy action figure includes a torso having a pair of pivotally mounted wings and a pair of legs, the legs being mounted to the torso for both pivotal and rocking movement. A pair of actuating mechanisms within the torso convert the rocking movement to ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4552264 | Jewelry container The self-service jewelry container includes a relatively rigid cup-shaped base, a relatively resilient pedestal and a relatively rigid transparent cylindrical cover having a slant top. The base and cover can be taped together to render the container more ... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4551110 | Rotatable cam for use in a toy construction set The toy construction set includes a plurality of blocks and at least one base plate. Each of the blocks has one or more axially shiftable and rotatable coupling cams mounted therein which can be projected from the bottom of the block to effect vertical at... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4508509 | Device for making preselected composite designs The device comprises a casing composed of a bottom tray having an upstanding pivot post and a hinged cover having an open window. Three concentric flat rings have partial designs embossed thereon to provide raised design portions, the inner ring being rot... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4504241 | Toy figure with manually operable ingestion system The doll illustrating the toy figure includes an ingestion system having an inlet opening and an outlet opening. A resilient or flexible tube connects the inlet opening to the outlet opening. The resilient tube includes a straight longitudinal section wit... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4495902 | Mechanism for variably controlling an internal combustion engine valve The valve operating mechanism includes an L-shaped rocker arm having a cam follower surface on one leg composed of a straight section and a curved section acted upon by a cam on a rotatable camshaft. The other leg of the L-shaped rocker arm contacts a val... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4485878 | Shield unit for cultivators A duplicate shield mechanism or unit is employed for each rearmost sweep of a cultivator. The unit in each instance includes two laterally adjustable disks mounted for rotation at the trailing end of a longitudinally adjustable two-piece drawbar or arm. T... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4450772 | Tender-mounted sound system for toy steam locomotive The sound-of-steam producing system is completely mounted on the tender intended to be pulled by a toy electric locomotive. The system includes a switch mechanism included in the circuit of a module which energizes a speaker to simulate the puffing sound ... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4441256 | Manipulator for creating a multiplicity of varied line designs The manipulator includes an internally toothed ring, an externally toothed wheel, and a cam arm. The wheel and arm, which function in a "master" capacity, have registerable holes for accommodating the tip of a ballpoint pen so that a primary line design i... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4416455 | Interlocking word game utilizing prismatic blocks and method of playing same Prismatic blocks having a triangular cross section are provided with letters and scoring numerals on two faces thereof. In forming words, the players position the blocks in a grid having rectangular openings therein so that only one of the lettered faces ... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4395843 | Toy vehicle and track with a reduced amount of resistance therebetween A free wheeling toy vehicle has the outer faces of its front wheels spaced a greater distance apart than the outer faces of its rear wheels. When the toy vehicle travels down an inclined track having upstanding sidewalls and one of the front wheels strike... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4391045 | Drawing instrument or apparatus A design drawing instrument for creating a variety of decorative patterns and designs. The instrument includes a frame member having a circular opening and a multi-lobed cam-shaped internal recess therein, and a disc member having a multi-lobed cam-shaped... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4383386 | Toy skillet and knife having simulated sound-producing capabilities A battery powered toy in the form of a skillet has a simulated cooking surface of dielectric material containing thereon a grid of electrically conductive strips which are normally electrically insulated from each other by reason of the dielectric cooking... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4373722 | Electronic vehicle race simulator A battery operated electronic drag race simulator includes a casing having hand grips at each side. When an on-off ignition switch is closed, a first light emitting diode (LED) numeric display immediately indicates the maximum engine RPM or tachometer rea... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4348923 | Method for severing portions from a plurality of frozen columns of fish or the like A plurality of frozen fish columns having a rectangular cross section are contained in a corresponding number of transversely aligned and laterally spaced tubes constituting a magazine. The lower ends of the columns rest on pushers which are slidable on a... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4316384 | Digital moisture meter and method for determining percent weight loss The digital moisture meter includes means for taring an empty sample pan placed on the balance platen. After the balance has been tared, a small sample is placed in the sample pan and a heat lamp energized. At this same time, the initial weight of the sam... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4299150 | Method and apparatus for severing portions from a plurality of frozen columns of fish or the like A plurality of frozen fish columns having a rectangular cross section are contained in a corresponding number of transversely aligned and laterally spaced tubes constituting a magazine. The lower ends of the columns rest on pushers which are slidable on a... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4223751 | High speed capacitance apparatus for classifying pharmaceutical capsules A dielectric tube, such as glass or plastic, having a square cross section extends between the two plates of a capacitance-sensing transducer. The opposite sides of the tube have a spacing only slightly greater than the diameter of the capsules to be chec... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4134479 | Carry-about wardrobe unit A case is provided with clips at the top and bottom so that it is releasably secured to upper and lower portions of a frame, thereby permitting the case to be readily removed. A suit coat can be readily draped over the top of the frame, which is configure... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4131996 | Blade for cutting wallboard A blade having a chisel point at one end and a cutting point intermediate its ends is mounted in the blade holder of a sabre saw. As the sabre saw is moved along the wallboard to be cut, the chisel point on each stroke moves through the gypsum core, its r... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4132489 | Coupling unit for connecting poles in an end-to-end relationship The plastic coupling unit includes oppositely directed tubular body portions, each having a circular opening at one end leading into its bore for receiving therein one end of a pole. Each tubular body portion is provided with a resiliently mounted tongue ... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4130147 | Funnel with spout extension support A support for a spout extension is molded integrally to the rim of a plastic funnel to accommodate the funnel's detachable spout extension and to facilitate holding of the funnel.... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4085465 | Shoulder strap guard A shoulder strap guard in the form of a one-piece wire includes rearwardly projecting prong portions and forwardly projecting tongue portions, the tongue portions being maintained in a vertically spaced plane above the plane of the prong portions by inwar... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4083610 | Bearing assembly utilizing a tapered bushing holder Each track roller of a crawler has a tapered bore in which is fitted a tapered bushing holder, and fitted within the cylindrical bore of the holder is a cylindrical bushing which journals the roller for rotation about a transverse shaft mounted on the tra... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4083233 | Drag adjusting device for fishing reels Two arms are hinged together at one end. Each arm contains a plurality of longitudinally spaced and generally aligned passages. The spacing of the passages is such that a fishline can be threaded through selected passages so as to enable the fisherman to ... | 04/11/1978 |
