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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7207860 | Interactive dispensing amusement device The present invention provides an interactive robotic device having a body, a transport mechanism, a drive mechanism, a plurality of inputs and outputs for receiving, delivering and/or displaying information, including aural and/or visual information or signals, a c... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6942537 | Bubble bottle and bubble wand A bubble bottle and bubble wand in which a bubble bottle adapted to house bubble fluid therein and having a neck at one end. The neck has a top surface. The top surface has a top closure thereon. The top closure has an aperture therein. A bubble wand is adapted to b... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6931694 | Hanging ring used in curtain A hanging ring used in a curtain by punching from a metal sheet comprises: a ring body containing a ring piece having a round hole, an extending piece one end of which extends from the ring piece and an extending bar extending from another end of the extending piece... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6908358 | Thin-layer bubble blower A thin-layer bubble blower includes a thin-layer container of thickness within 2-6 mm, the thin-layer container defining a flat liquid chamber for holding a bubble solution and an opening in communication with the flat liquid chamber, and a bubble-blowing bar... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905386 | 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... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6764370 | Bubble wand with ornaments within a container A bubble wand with an ornamental figure and an ornamental bubble loop. The ornamental figure and ornamental loop are provided in the form of beads, shapes, letters, a small figurine of an animal, plant, person, cartoon character, action figure, or other attractive r... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6746296 | Bubble blower and penholder arrangement A bubble blower and penholder arrangement is disclosed to include a penholder holding a writing element, and a bubble blower mounted in the penholder for pressing by hand to extend the writing element out of the penholder for writing. The bubble blower includes a fl... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6688935 | Bubble-blowing apparatus A bubble-blowing apparatus is constructed to include a fluid container holding a bubble fluid, an applicator for picking up the bubble fluid for blowing bubbles, and an attachment detachably mounted on the front side of the fluid container, the attachment... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6663464 | Toy car wash play set A toy car wash play set including a toy vehicle car wash station, including a conveyer belt for transporting a toy vehicle from a first position to a second position, scrubbing rollers for simulating scrubbing rollers used in car washes for full-scale veh... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659834 | 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 includes a bubble solution dipping container having a wall that defines a chamber. The apparatus also has a bottle having a wall that defines an interior that con... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6659831 | 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 includes a bubble solution dipping container having a wall that defines a chamber. The apparatus also has a bottle having a wall that defines an interior that con... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6634918 | Device and method for generating, supporting and illuminating bubbles A device that holds bubble blowing supplies, retains blown bubbles and illuminates the blown bubbles that are retained. The device includes a housing. Bubble blowing supplies are selectively stored within the housing. On the exterior of the housing is a b... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6629870 | Bubble blower A bubble blower having a container enclosure with an opening, one or more walls extending from the opening into the container, a moveable closure member which is biased against the wall by a biasing member such as a spring. The volume of solution, when th... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6620017 | Bubble wand with ornaments within a container A bubble wand with an ornamental figure and an ornamental bubble loop. The ornamental figure and ornamental loop are provided in the form of beads, shapes, letters, a small figurine of an animal, plant, person, cartoon character, action figure, or other a... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6595822 | No-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 t... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6558220 | Bubble making device with a variable size collapsible loop A bubble making apparatus. The apparatus is a manually workable device having a pair of open limbs joined at a junction. A V-shaped wand, with a pair of limbs that are joined at a normally open angle alpha in a spring like, or alternately a pivotable fash... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6551163 | Bubble-forming wand A bubble-forming wand that includes a handle, a loop, and apparatus for attaching the loop to the handle. The loop is flexible and severed so as to from a pair of ends. In a first embodiment, the apparatus includes a tee-fitting. The pair of ends of the l... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6547622 | 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 inver... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6544091 | 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 fo... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6524155 | Bubble-blowing toy A bubble-blowing toy is constructed to include a fluid container holding a bubble fluid, an applicator adapted for picking up the bubble fluid from the fluid container for blowing bubbles, and an ornament holding the fluid container on the inside to keep ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6447356 | Bubble-making toy having multiple compartments A bubble-making toy provides a container structure having a main compartment for containing bubble solution and an outside compartment within which a bubble forming ring can be positioned. The main compartment and outside compartment can be opened to one ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6443791 | Vertically disposed bubble maker A vertically disposed bubble maker comprising a specially designed container for reducing the amount of a bubble solution required for dipping a large, vertically oriented, bubble forming loop in bubble solution for blowing bubbles. A wand comprises a han... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6422705 | Kaleidoscope A kaleidoscope or teleidoscope is provided in which the viewed object is an image focused onto a back-projection screen positioned at the objective end of the mirror system. Focusing may be by a pair of achromatic lenses which may be displaceable toward a... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6408967 | Bubble-producing ride-on vehicle A children's ride-on vehicle that resembles a riding lawnmower or tractor. The vehicle includes a drive assembly with a battery-powered motor, and a frame that is adapted to support a child. The ride-on further includes a bubble-producing mechanism adapte... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6406347 | Bubble forming mechanism A bubble forming mechanism has a bottle for holding therein a bubble forming solution. The bottle has a concave top surface with a slot formed in the surface. The bottle also includes a guide carried by a portion of the bottle. The mechanism has a wand wi... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6386935 | Bubble blower combination toy A bubble blower combination toy includes a bubble blower formed of a liquid container and a bubble blowing shaft, the liquid container having a first recessed transparent chamber and a second recessed transparent chamber disposed at two opposite sides, a ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6345676 | Bubble-producing ride-on vehicle A children's ride-on vehicle that resembles a riding lawnmower or tractor. Th vehicle includes a drive assembly with a battery-powered motor, and a frame that is adapted to support a child. The ride-on further includes a bubble-producing mechanism adapted... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6331130 | Bubble generating assemblies A bubble generating assembly has an air generator, and a bubble producing device positioned in front of the air generator to receive air generated from the air generator. The assembly also has a liquid generator, a nozzle coupled to the liquid generator f... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6287165 | Jumbo bubble blower toy A jumbo bubble blower toy includes an elongated solution container holding a solution, and a bubble blowing device for insertion into the solution container to take the solution for blowing bubbles, the bubble blowing device including a bubble blowing uni... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6241571 | Balloon powered bubble blowing device A bubble blowing assembly used to blow bubbles made of soap film. The bubble blowing assembly includes a housing. In the housing is formed an air flow chamber having a first end and a second end. A one-way valve is disposed at the first end of the air flo... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6200184 | Bubble maker toy A bubble maker toy for producing a plurality of bubble streams from a liquid bubble solution. The bubble maker toy comprises a bubble wand and an electric fan. The bubble wand includes a plurality of bubble rings connected together by connection arms. The... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6186853 | Bubble maker with mechanized dipping wand A mechanized bubble making toy with enhanced spill resistance having a hand held housing and manually operated bubble making wand movable relative to an annularly shaped reservoir of bubble forming solution is provided. The wand and an associated ring are... | 02/13/2001 |
