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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364489 | Electromechanical toy A toy includes a body, a motor within the body, an appendage coupled to the body of the toy, a tail device coupled to the body of the toy, and a neck device coupled to the body of the toy. The appendage is actuated by the motor to move along a first path. The tail d... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357693 | Novelty whistle A novelty whistle for generating a sound of an animal includes a housing configured to have air blown therethrough. The housing includes a peripheral wall defining an interior space of the housing. The peripheral wall includes a front portion being substantially sha... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356951 | Inflatable dancing toy with music An inflatable toy may include a housing, a balloon-like structure, a blower mechanism, a drive mechanism, and a motor. The balloon-like structure may include a base, an inflatable portion, and an inlet. The base and the inflatable portion may define an air storage a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7263953 | Automatic pet trainer This invention relates to an integrated automatic device for training and feeding a pet, which also functions as a play mate while the owner is absent or otherwise engaged. A toy holder, when actuated by an ejector, throws a toy placed therein to a predetermined dis... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7217171 | Toy with moving head A toy with a moving head has a seat, a front and a rear support respectively mounted on the seat, and a gear box provided between the front and rear supports. A series of gears and a series of actuating wheels are rotatably mounted in the gearbox. A first motor is c... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207859 | Realistic animatronic toy An embodiment of the invention provides an animated plush doll such as a newborn dog or cat. The doll includes a plush covering over a housing comprising a head portion and a body portion. Disposed within the body portion is a drive mechanism including a motor and a... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7163430 | Walking toy figure A movable toy animal having legs that are controlled by a motor operated teeter-totter assembly. The motor is bi-directional and sequentially moves the legs in opposite directions to move the animal in a forward walking, running or turning direction. Various switche... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140945 | Gyrating toy An action toy consisting of a vertically mounted compression spring with a weighted top, and a means for preventing the base of the spring from bouncing away from the surface on which it is standing when the spring is compressed and released. The invention includes ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111905 | Toy cushion for childcare A toy armchair cushioning and entertainment apparatus for use by a caregiver interacting with a child. The apparatus is secured to the chair arm and a caregiver rests his or her arm on or against the apparatus while holding or cradling a child. Moreover, movement an... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7077717 | Doll with angled and jointed torso A doll with an angled and/or jointed torso. In some embodiments the doll includes a torso, at least a portion of which is asymmetric about a midline such that an angle formed between a left lateral contour and the midline substantially differs from an angle formed b... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066782 | Electromechanical toy A toy is configured to closely resemble a live animal and to respond to stimuli in a realistic manner that is consistent with the way in which a real animal would respond. For example, when the toy is designed to resemble a dog or a cat, the toy may be configured to... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063590 | Doll having adjustable length hair A toy doll has a doll head having an aperture and a doll body supporting the doll head. A tubular member has a first end extending into the doll head proximate the aperture and a second end extending into the doll body. A plug member is movable within the tubular me... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040951 | Amusement device An amusement device is disclosed having an animal body portion and a remote control portion. The animal body portion may be a lizard having horns and a tail. A user may use the remote control to cause the animal to move. The animal body has at least one motor operab... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6953379 | Transmission assembly for a doll A transmission assembly for a doll includes a first driving device having a rotation sleeve adapted to be rotatably received in the top base and a twist driving element connected to the rotation sleeve to drive the rotation sleeve to twist to the right and to the le... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6926580 | Robotic toy A robotic toy has a pedestal, a first casing assembly, a first transmission device, a mounting shaft assembly and a toy assembly. The pedestal has a speaker and a battery container. The first casing assembly is trunk-like and is mounted on the pedestal. The first tr... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6776681 | Animated doll An animated doll having an enlarged head and enlarged feet relative to its body, and including a combination of independent, interactive features. The interactive features include a head position assembly, which controls rotation of the head, and an eye assembly mec... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6733359 | Talking action figure having facial expressions An action figure having synchronized speech and facial expressions comprises a body defining an internal cavity, a head attached to the body and being deformable into a plurality of facial expressions, and an electrical circuit disposed within the cavity and operati... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6672934 | Amusement device An amusement device is disclosed having an animal body portion and a remote control portion. The animal body portion may be a lizard having horns and a tail. A user may use the remote control to cause the animal to move. The animal body has at least one m... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6652350 | Automobile seat toy A toy for attachment to a motor vehicle seat. The toy comprising a head pivotally or fixedly mounted onto a base platform that is attached to a vehicle seat or headrest. There is an internal air actuate mechanism that, when actuated, forces the pivotally ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6645035 | Movable mechanical doll A movable mechanical doll has a bottom seat and two legs upright formed on the bottom seat. A shoulder-arm part is mounted at tops of the legs, and has two arms respectively mounted at two sides of the shoulder-arm part. A housing covering the shoulder-ar... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6599166 | Method and device for causing a toy to simulate a condition, such as yawn or sleep A device for causing a toy to simulate a yawn or sleep condition, includes an actuator mounted in the toy which is pivotable between first and second positions when a stimulus is applied to the toy. A sensor is provided for detecting one of the first and ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6565407 | Talking doll having head movement responsive to external sound A doll includes a plush doll body having a movable head. A body housing within the doll body supports a control and sound circuit which is operatively coupled to a bidirectional motor drive system operative to move the head from side-to-side. A mouth movi... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6547632 | Shuttlecock lockout mechanism An interactive, animated, and robotic doll having movable appendages, such as a head, arms, and legs. The doll includes motors, gears and other linkages to actuate the movement of these appendages. A lockout mechanism is operatively incorporated into the ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6537127 | Kissing doll In one embodiment the kisses that the doll may perform are "raspberry kisses", "eskimo kisses" and regular kisses. To simulate a raspberry kiss a motor mechanism in the mouth of the doll causes the lips to vibrate, which causes a child to feel a tingling ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6461217 | Talking doll having extendible appendages A toy figure includes a generally spherical torso supporting a pair of outwardly extending sleeves which in turn receive a pair of slidably supported arms. A second pair of sleeves supported on the torso receive a pair of slidably supported legs. An addit... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6394872 | Embodied voice responsive toy There is provided a robot or a picture on display, which is an embodied voice responsive toy for facilitating empathy. The toy is constructed by a voice input-output portion, a voice responsive pseudo-person, and a pseudo-person control portion, the voice... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6371826 | Plush animal figure having moving ears and nose A plush toy animal figure defines a shape corresponding to a fanciful four-legged animal having a pair of elongated ears and a large head and nose. A movement mechanism supported within the plush animal figure includes a battery-powered motor drive and ge... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6322420 | Plush toy having ear and foot movement A plush toy figure includes a motor-driven apparatus supported within the figure head for wiggling a pair of ear paddles which in turn causes the figure's ears to wiggle. A second motor drive unit supported within the figure's torso is operatively coupled... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6071169 | Doll having hiccupping feature A doll includes a sound and movement unit within the torso thereof operative to simultaneously raise and lower the doll's head to mimic a hiccupping motion. A sound circuit within the sound and movement unit is operative to provide accompanying hiccup sou... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6053798 | Structural improvement of toy Christmas tree A structural improvement of toy Christmas tree, involving mainly a foundation unit that is installed on top of a base to accommodate the entire mechanism of the invention, on the side of the lower part of the foundation unit is installed a motor which int... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6017261 | Animated mechanized figure An animated mechanized figure which can be dressed as a tiger Santa character and is electrically-operated to provide vertical movements of the body and arms, forward and backward tilting of the head and vertical movements from the lower lip, together wit... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5584741 | Halloween toy A Halloween toy comprises an image member received within a frame. A mechanism is provided for moving the member into and out of the frame so as to achieve a scary effect. The image member may represent a face and movement of the member may be accompanied... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5312287 | Toy with electromagnet simulating injury A simulation toy includes an electromagnet received in a slot on the body of the toy and attached with a permanent magnet mounted flush with the toy, a control circuit controlled by a snap switch reciprocates a reciprocating rod through the electromagnet ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5236385 | Mechanical doll assembly capable of simulating sleep An animated toy doll which simulates a baby falling asleep is provided. Initially, the doll sits upright. A mechanical internal mechanism is provided for tilting or nodding the head forward, and then tilting the entire torso rearward to a final reclined s... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5191615 | Interrelational audio kinetic entertainment system Movable and audible toys and other animated devices spaced apart from a television screen are provided with program synchronized audio and control data to interact with the program viewer in relationship to the television program. A sampling keyboard-base... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5108341 | Toy which moves in synchronization with an audio source The present invention comprises a mechanism for synchronizing movement of a portion of a bird or other toy character with an audio source. In one form, a tape deck is included within the body of the bird. The tape deck plays cassettes which are prerecorde... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5030161 | All-fours walking doll A crawling doll normally in an all-fours position, having inside it a battery-operated mechanism, which, by operation of a cam-connecting rod combination, makes the doll advance on the ground and, with each rotation of the cam, temporarily extends its han... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4976376 | Prize dispensing machine providing the appearance of discharging prizes as a matter of chance A dispensing machine (100) is divided into three compartments (110, 112, 114). An animal-like figure including the body and head of an elephant (118) is located in a central compartment (112) and the head (118) can be rotated on the body by a drive mechan... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4913676 | Moving animal toy A moving animal toy wherein when a motor is started upper and lower beaks are pivoted up and down simultaneously to widely open and close its beaks, and at the same time a head is slowly rotated twisting its head sideways. When a voice is uttered against ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4911676 | Music doll driving mechanism A music doll driving mechanism which includes a music box in the body with a driving gear mounted thereon as disclosed. The driving gear includes a top cover and a bottom cover to form a container for the component parts which includes a revolving disk, a... | 03/27/1990 |
