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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123584 | Bubble generating assembly A bubble generating assembly has a housing shaped as an animal and defining a mouth, with a stationary member secured to a permanent location extending across a portion of the mouth. The assembly includes a reservoir provided inside the housing and retaining bubble ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8087968 | Device for discharging a stream of fluid in a pattern and method of using same A nozzle discharge assembly includes a housing having a connection for receiving a pressurized supply of liquid and a nozzle having a discharge orifice movable relative to the housing. A mechanism controls a movement of the discharge orifice so that the discharge or... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8038500 | Bubble generating assembly A bubble generating assembly has a housing having a motor, an air generator and a bubble producing device associated therewith. The assembly also includes a source of bubble solution, and a pump system provided inside the housing that draws bubble solution from the ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7914359 | Bubble generating assembly A bubble generating assembly has a housing shaped as an animal and defining a mouth, with a stationary member secured to a permanent location extending across a portion of the mouth. The assembly includes a reservoir provided inside the housing and retaining bubble ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7909673 | Bubble maker A device includes a body portion having a cavity therein. A reservoir is positioned within the body portion. A portion of the reservoir forms an abdominal region of the animal shaped body. An actuating mechanism is further coupled to the body. A motorized bubble mak... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7883390 | Bubble generating assembly A bubble producing assembly has a housing having an outlet, an air generator positioned on the housing, a bubble producing device positioned over the air generator, a first activator coupled to the air generator, a reservoir associated with the housing for storing a... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7780497 | Bubble machine A bubble machine has a housing, a bubble generator positioned adjacent the front opening of the housing, a fan positioned inside the housing, and a motor positioned inside the housing and operatively coupled to the fan and the bubble generator. Actuation of the moto... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7758397 | Apparatus and method for delivering bubble solution to a dipping container An apparatus and method of delivering bubble solution to a bubble solution dipping container are disclosed. The apparatus has a housing, a dipping chamber associated with the housing, a source of bubble solution and a tube coupling the source of bubble solution with... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7524230 | Non-spill container having a stopper A container has a container body that has an inner chamber, a bottom wall, a top wall, a opening provided in the top wall, and a tube extending from the opening into the inner chamber to provide communication between the inner chamber and the exterior of the contain... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7476139 | Bubble generating assemblies A bubble generating assembly has a housing, an air generator associated with the housing, a bubble producing device positioned in front of the air generator to receive air generated from the air generator, and a cover or dipping cup configured as an inverted cup. Th... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7470165 | Bubble maker A device includes a main body portion connected to a front body portion. The main body portion has a handle with a trigger. The front body portion has a through hole. A movable mouth portion is connected to the main body portion. The movable mouth portion includes a... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7390236 | Apparatus and method for delivering bubble solution to a dipping container An apparatus and method of delivering bubble solution to a bubble solution dipping container are disclosed. The apparatus has a housing, a dipping chamber associated with the housing, a source of bubble solution and a tube coupling the source of bubble solution with... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7367861 | Bubble generating assembly A bubble generating assembly has a housing, a container coupled to the housing and retaining bubble solution, a trigger mechanism, a bubble generating device, a tubing that couples the interior of the container with the bubble generating device, a stationary wiping ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360710 | Stored-value card with chamber A stored-value card includes a first housing member, a second housing member, and an account identifier. The first housing member defines a chamber, and the second housing member defines a cavity. The second housing member is coupled with the first housing member to... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7335082 | Bubble generating device A bubble producing device has at least one loop, with each loop having a cylindrical wall having an interior channel, a top edge and a bottom edge. A flared edge extends at an angle with respect to the cylindrical wall from a portion of the bottom edge. A connector ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326099 | Toy bubble-in-bubble generating assembly A toy bubble-in-bubble assembly includes first and second coupled together bubble generators and first and second air supply conduits. The first gas supply conduit is positioned relative to the first bubble generator such that gas passing through the first air suppl... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316357 | Stored-value card with bubble wand A stored-value card includes a housing and a bubble wand. The housing includes an account identifier adapted to link the stored-value card to a financial account or a financial record. The bubble wand is enclosed within the housing and is configured to transition fr... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300329 | Symmetric poi A symmetrical poi to be used by jugglers to safely perform moves includes a flexible long strap and two weights disposed at each end of the flexible long strap having reversibly deformable soft structure and having dimensions that fit in a human hand for easy graspi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300040 | Simple, mechanism-free device, and method to produce vortex ring bubbles in liquids An apparatus and method are described that allows for the production of vortex-ring bubbles in a liquid. The device is an inverted cup with a short nozzle protruding through the center of its end face such that the nozzle lower opening is at a higher level than the ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7270588 | Flying disc A flying disc toy of flexible plastic construction with a convex central top section connected to a concave central bottom section by an annular rim. The toy has a central hollow area that can be filled with water through a central opening in the top plate and also ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7244161 | Non-spill container A container has a cup-like lower body that receives liquid therein, the lower body having a bottom wall and an open upper mouth. The container also has an inverted cup-like upper body having a top wall and an open lower mouth, and an opening provided in the top wall... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7223149 | Bubble generating assembly A bubble generating assembly has a housing, a bubble solution supply, a bubble generating frame, and a tubing that couples the bubble solution supply with the bubble generating frame. The bubble generating frame has two separate portions, the portions being pivotabl... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7182665 | Bubble generating assembly A bubble generating assembly has a housing with a wiping bar secured to a permanent location extending across a portion of the front opening of the housing. The bubble generating assembly further includes a container coupled to the housing and retaining bubble solut... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172485 | Bubble generating assembly A bubble generating assembly has a housing, a container coupled to the housing and retaining bubble solution, a trigger mechanism, a bubble generating device, a tubing that couples the interior of the container with the bubble generating device, a stationary wiping ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172484 | Bubble machine A bubble machine has a housing, a bubble generator positioned adjacent the front opening of the housing, a fan positioned inside the housing, and a motor positioned inside the housing and operatively coupled to the fan and the bubble generator. Actuation of the moto... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169007 | Bubble forming device A continuous feed bubble forming assembly having a wand, an enclosed feed and supply container attached thereto and a bubble forming ring(s) positioned beneath the container wherein an opening(s) in the container continually gravity feed a supply of solution to the ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7144291 | Bubble machine A bubble machine having a housing, a bubble generator positioned adjacent the front opening of the housing, a fan positioned inside the housing, and a motor positioned inside the housing and operatively coupled to the fan and the bubble generator. Actuation of the m... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131602 | Aerosol product The present invention provides an aerosol product, which sprays a large number of independent bubbles in the form of soap bubbles. More specifically, the aerosol product, which sprays a large number of independent bubbles in the form of soap bubbles, is provided by ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118012 | Dispensing container A dispensing container (1) for a liquid comprises: (i) a bottle (2) having a main chamber (5) for holding a first liquid (21) to be dispensed from the container and a secondary chamber (8) for holding a concentrate (22) of t... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7100794 | Paper container A paper container comprises: a container main body in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped that accommodates a number of papers or the like, such as tissue papers, that are placed one upon another, being folded; and an opening portion which is formed on a top of... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098075 | Integrated circuit and method of producing a carrier wafer for an integrated circuit A method of producing a carrier wafer for an integrated circuit is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a carrier wafer having a plurality of bump pads and a plurality of wire bond pads; providing a passivation layer on the carrier wafer; etching a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086920 | Fog filled bubble blower A fog filled bubble blower having a housing containing or attached to a battery box, exhaust fan, fog fluid reservoir, fog chamber, heating element assembly, electric motor, nozzle, and bubble wand, and switched circuits to operate the electric motor and heating ele... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7059930 | Toy for producing bubbles A bubble making toy includes a propeller to cause liquid from an outlet port to spread across the space formed in a ring downstream of the propeller. The air generated by the propeller rotates under the action of a fan upstream of the propeller, and causes the eject... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056182 | Bubble producing toy with flat, plate-like aperture covering film-producing mechanism The invention is directed toward a bubble-producing toy which can be held in a user's hand, and, when activated by the user pulling on a trigger, will produce a stream of bubbles via forced air funneling through an aperture in the invention's “mouth”, over which... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052356 | Bubble generating device A bubble producing device has at least one loop, with each loop having a cylindrical wall having an interior channel, a top edge and a bottom edge. A flared edge extends at an angle with respect to the cylindrical wall from a portion of the bottom edge. A connector ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7021986 | Bubble generating assembly A bubble producing assembly has a housing having an outlet, an air generator positioned on the housing, a bubble producing device positioned over the air generator, a first activator coupled to the air generator, a reservoir associated with the housing for storing a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7008287 | Bubble generating assemblies A bubble generating assembly has a housing, an air generator associated with the housing, a bubble producing device positioned in front of the air generator to receive air generated from the air generator, and a cover or dipping cup configured as an inverted cup. Th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6988926 | Bubble generating assembly A bubble generating assembly has a housing, a container coupled to the housing and retaining bubble solution, a trigger mechanism, a pair of bubble generating rings, a tubing that couples the interior of the container with the rings, and a link assembly that couples... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6969293 | Bubble generating assembly A bubble generating assembly has a housing having a front opening, with a bubble generating ring and a nozzle positioned adjacent the front opening. The assembly has a first container coupled to the housing and retaining bubble solution, and a second container coupl... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6953376 | Bubble blower and bubble blower equipped vehicle A bubble blower and a bubble blower equipped vehicle includes: a case; a discharge hole adapted to discharge bubbles, the discharge hole being arranged in a front portion of the case; a detachable cartridge filled with a bubble producing liquid and affixed to a lowe... | 10/11/2005 |
