...that the first rickshaw was invented in 1869 by an American Baptist minister, the Rev. E. Jonathan Scobie, to transport his invalid wife around the streets of Yokohama?
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20090081917 | COMBINATION NOVELTY BALLOON AND BAG An inflatable, non-latex balloon with an attached bag for holding items. The balloon with attached bag has an inflatable portion and a non-inflatable portion. The inflatable portion or balloon is inflatable with air or gas, while the non-inflatable portion forms a bag f... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20080200094 | Light show controller for an inflatable doll A light show controller for an inflatable doll, which has at least lone light stream mounted inside of the body, has a processor having inner memory having multiple light show modes, at least one electronic switch driven by the processor, an input device used to select ... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080020671 | Animal shaped punch toy A punch toy including an animal shaped body. The animal shaped body includes legs, a head portion having a mouth, a tail portion and a tube portion connected to an opening of the mouth portion. The animal shaped body is expandable and the tube portion is stretchable.... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20070022642 | Gesturing inflatable doll A gesturing inflatable doll has a body and an inflator. The body has a primary portion and a secondary portion. A membrane with vent holes is mounted between the primary portion and the secondary portion. The inflator has a first air blower to draft external air into th... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20060223411 | Lighter than air novelty figure A lighter than air floating novelty toy figure include a latex balloon inflated with helium and including facial features to form the head of the novelty figure. Attached to the head of the novelty figure is a light weight body portion which may be supported by a light ... | 10/05/2006 |
| 20060183401 | Ball toy set In order to provide a ball toy set which can be played with not only as a stuffed toy but also as a ball and a yo-yo, a soft resin ball toy 3 which can be inflated by introducing air into the interior thereof, a stuffed toy-like cover 4 which can detachabl... | 08/17/2006 |
| 20060111012 | Actuated inflatable extension An inflation display device comprises an inflation module including an extension portion. An end of the extension portion is connected with the main body of the inflation module. The inflatable display also includes a partition formed where the extension portion is join... | 05/25/2006 |
| 20060057931 | Inflatable ornament The inflatable ornament has a base, a connecting element and a body. The base has a top, a bottom, a blower and multiple supports. The blower is attached to top of the base. The supports are formed on the bottom of the base to keep the base from having to be attached to... | 03/16/2006 |
| 20060025037 | Inflatable ornament and method of manufacturing same An inflatable ornament includes a hollow shell (110) formed of a flexible material (111) and having an opening (112) therein. An airway (120) formed of the flexible material is coupled to the opening and extends between the opening and a fan ... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20050250412 | Collapsible and inflatable toy figures A collapsible and inflatable fabric-covered toy figure having a fabric casing and a collapsible and inflatable inner tube therewithin. The fabric casing has a bottom opening through which the inner tube can be inserted into the fabric casing. The fabric casing has a hea... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050130555 | Inflatable plush toy A toy has an interior bag made of an airtight, flexible material, the configuration of which adapts closely to the shape of the toy in its final form. The bag includes an air valve, accessible from the outside and located in a place that is not easily visible, together ... | 06/16/2005 |
| 20050130556 | Inflatable humanoid forms Inflatable three-dimensional humanoid forms are disclosed that resemble human beings and are constructed of lightweight plastic or similar elastomeric materials to simulate large numbers of people typically required in crowd scenes in film, video and still photography. ... | 06/16/2005 |