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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7131887 | Card interactive amusement device The present invention provides an amusement device having a body, wherein the body has features, at least one motor for powering the device and at least some of the features, and an information receiving structure for receiving information from an information carryi... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7103309 | Educational device An audio-visual educational device including a housing including a plurality of separate viewable indicia each representative of an object which produces a distinctive audible sound associated with the corresponding object. A sound emitting area is also provided in ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6954416 | Sound generator and method for manufacturing the same A voice and other sounds to be are selected, the sounds are generated and recorded, the sounds are subjected to spectrum analysis and image processing the image-processed and displayed results of spectrum analysis are recorded on a recording medium. By rubbing the p... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6949003 | Card interactive amusement device An amusement device has a body, wherein the body has features, at least one motor for powering the device and at least some of the features, and an information receiving structure for receiving information from an information carrying item that is separate or discre... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6017260 | Speaking toy having plural messages and animated character face A generally circular flat housing supports a handle, a pivotable lever, and a base portion. At the circular portion of the housing, a ring of character segments each having a visually depicted character thereon are supported. A pointer is rotatably suppor... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5939995 | Entertainment apparatus An apparatus having a housing resembling an identifiable object, an electrical appliance mounted within the housing and interoperative therewith to suggest a theme and a mechanism borne by the housing in operable connection with the appliance for selectiv... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5911582 | Interactive system including a host device for displaying information remotely controlled by a remote control In accordance with this invention, a remote control for an interactive media can include a printed publication and/or a storage media and/or a data button. One embodiment of a remote control includes a printed publication (such as a book, magazine or a ca... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5903869 | Stick-on microchip recording and reproducing apparatus temporarily fastenable in selectable locations for message conveyance-, audio mail-, product promotion-, or self-reminder purposes A stick-on audio microchip recorder/playback product for message conveyance-, audio mail-, product promotion and self-reminder purposes. The product enables a user to record a personal (or business-oriented) message or self-reminder, and non-permanently f... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5788507 | Method for remotely controlling a display of information from a storage media In accordance with this invention, a remote control for an interactive media can include a printed publication and/or a storage media and/or a data button. One embodiment of a remote control includes a printed publication (such as a book, magazine or a ca... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5768223 | Audio device An audio device includes a plurality of control cards and an audio unit. Each control card has an edge margin provided with an identification label for identifying the same. The identification label includes an insulator portion and at least two electrica... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5749735 | Interactive book, magazine and audio/video compact disk box In accordance with this invention, a remote control for an interactive media can include a printed publication and/or a storage media and/or a data button. One embodiment of a remote control includes a printed publication (such as a book, magazine or a ca... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5746602 | PC peripheral interactive doll An interactive system for teaching, entertaining, and habituating a child utilizes an interactive entity such as a doll, the doll having a microphone, a speaker, and control circuitry adapted for driving the speaker and microphone and a bidirectional comm... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5624265 | Printed publication remote contol for accessing interactive media In accordance with this invention, a remote control for an interactive media can include a printed publication and/or a storage media and/or a data button. One embodiment of a remote control includes a printed publication (such as a book, magazine or a ca... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5267318 | Model railroad cattle car sound effects A model railroad cattle car sound effects system includes a speech synthesis circuit (FIG. 6) for "playing" selected cow voices stored as digital data in an EPROM (160). In a random mode of operation, a state generator (30) provides a pseudo-random count ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5247511 | Compact sound record playing apparatus A casing of a sound record playing apparatus includes of an upper body (1B) and a lower body (1A), and a vibration plate (16) is formed by reducing a thickness of a part of the upper body. An inner surface of the vibration plate is in abutment with a pick... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5145447 | Multiple choice verbal sound toy A multiple-choice verbal sound toy uses a microprocessor to produce one song or poem that has at least one space or slot for introducing a supplementary verbal sound segment to complete the song or poem. The child user may be given a plurality of differen... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5138602 | Sound record playing apparatus having shock responsive weight member to actuate the same A turn table having a sound recording disk or record mounted thereon is normally urged upwardly by a spring disposed between a lower surface of the turn table and a chassis of a casing to apply a stylus force to a pickup. A weight member is rotatably and ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5054012 | Sound reproducing device for playing a record disc having a plurality of recorded grooves A sound reproducing device is disclosed in which an index tracking portion formed on a record disc consists of a notch on the continuous flange of rotational periphery of a record disc unit. A center pin of the device is normally urged outside of a casing... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5046981 | Toy vehicle with remotely driven speaker and plural bodies A toy vehicle having a sound system is releasably connected to a sound source such as a portable radio and/or tape player to play actual radio transmissions or prerecorded audio tapes. The toy vehicle will simulate the radio or tape player of an actual ve... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4964837 | Radio controlled model vehicle having coordinated sound effects system The self-contained sound effects system for a model radio controlled toy vehicle. The conventional internal control signals of the vehicle are detected by the present invention and are utilized to generate realistic sound effects on board the vehicle. The... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4876678 | Sound reproducing device for playing a record disc having a plurality of recorded grooves A sound reproducing device is disclosed in which an index tracking portion formed on a record disc consists of a notch on the continous flange of rotational periphery of a record disc unit. A center pin of the device is normally urged outside of a casing ... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4809246 | Sound illustrated book having page indicator circuit A sound illustrated book comprises a plurality of sheets bearing printed matter, a page indicator circuit, and an audio sound reproducing circuit. The page indicator circuit comprises a code generator, and a decoder. An unique code is generated by said co... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4777938 | Babysitter toy for watching and instructing child A toy having an element which forms a message such that a person under its influence feels an urge to fall asleep, and a sending element which senses a signal from the person when he or she does not sleep and then activates the message forming element, so... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4680747 | Multi-message phonograph system A system for selecting a message of a multi-message record for a toy phonograph. A vertical column is movably disposed around a center shaft in a housing. The column carries a turntable with the record at its top end and includes a base portion that has a... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4640034 | Mobile for infants A sound reproducing mobile for connection to cribs or other structures holding an infant. The mobile includes a housing in which is releasably secured an audio cassette player. The housing includes clamp means for releasably securing the mobile to the str... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4636881 | Talking book with an infrared detector used to detect page turning A talking book includes front and back panels. A microcassette tape player and logical circuitry with left and right infrared detectors are located at the top of the back panel. A ring binder is located at the left of the back panel adjacent the spline an... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4622658 | Simplified sound reproducing device having switchable circuits A sound reproducing device for use in dolls, toys and the like includes first and second movable contacts and a fixed contact mounted within a casing. The second movable contact normally engages the fixed contact to complete a first circuit between a powe... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4541085 | Simple acoustic playback device for a record having plurality of recording grooves An acoustic playback device includes a plurality of selector bars equal to the number of recording grooves, a plurality of biased stylus-pressure releasing bars, the bars moving against the force of the associated spring as the corresponding selector bar ... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4525821 | Cross A cross having a recess therein to accommodate and position a tape playing machine with a speaker so that a user can play messages while looking at the cross.... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4482990 | Simplified sound-reproducing device for a record disc having a plurality of recorded grooves The sound-reproducing device for playing the record disc has a number of selection poles corresponding to the member of recorded grooves and a stylus force releasing wheel normally urged to a specific direction but which rotated by one of the selection po... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4451911 | Interactive communicating toy figure device An electronic toy doll including electronic control circuitry responds to selection of one of a plurality of switches on the doll housing and selects associated vocal messages. The control circuitry includes a stored program of instructions and also permi... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4447898 | Simplified sound reproducing device driven by a spring motor A winding knob and a winding wheel are supported around a center shaft and are rotatable together in the direction of winding and are also axially movable together without causing axial movement of the center shaft by pushing ahead the winding knob. Betwe... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4433404 | Variety playing sound reproducing device A one-way clutch is provided between a constant torque spring motor and a turn table. A locking projection in the one-way clutch acts to engage, through a rotatable locking piece, a locking face facing to the opposite direction of rotation of the record d... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4404668 | Sound reproducing device In order to perform selective sound reproduction from a plurality of recorded grooves on a record disc, a stopper block for stopping a record disc at a position where starting point of the record disc is able to engage the reproduction stylus of a pickup ... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4404667 | Sound reproducing device driven by a constant torque pull string type spring and started by selective starter rods for playing multiple record grooves A winding string, when stretched tight, will lift a speaker unit which applies a stylus pressure to a pickup so that the pickup is allowed to reverted back to the starting point of sound reproduction. The stretched string will also lift a plunger carrying... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4286789 | Simplified record player A simplified record player constructed such that the driving force from a motor is transmitted through a drive shaft to a tubular shaft which is capable of being coupled to the drive shaft so as to be rotated therewith, but only in the direction of rotati... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4234193 | Simplified phonograph capable of selecting desired grooves on a record disc A plurality of record grooves (2) are formed on a record disc (3) starting point (4). The grooves are positioned at radially different points of the record disc. When a pickup (6) is returned to each starting point (4) of the record groove (2) by means of... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4150831 | Toy record player A toy record player having an upwardly biassed, vertically moveable shaft, the upper end of which defines a push button for starting the player and which, also, is a record holder for holding and rotating a record disc. The record disc has a plurality of ... | 04/24/1979 |
| 3999845 | Mechanical sound reproducing means for an audio-visual device A tone-arm generally in the form of a unitary right-angle member has first and second arms extending at approximately 90° to each other. A needle is supported by one of the arms, the other arm being connected to a stem which is in turn connected to the s... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3994502 | Audible candle holder A candle holder secured upstanding from a cylindrical base housing a turntable which carries a record disc having plural radially spaced sound tracks of the prayer of Grace in different languages or religions. Plural radially inwardly directed elevational... | 11/30/1976 |
