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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334735 | Card for interaction with a computer A smart card comprising: a memory for storing information; at least one transmitting or receiving antenna; and a low frequency circuit, for handling information associated with said antenna and said memory, which information is modulated at a modulation frequency of... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330553 | Audio signal reproducing apparatus A small-sized audio signal reproducing apparatus for hearing reproduced audio signals with the aid of a headphone is disclosed. Digitized and compression encoded audio signals, stored in a semiconductor memory, are read out so as to undergo a decoding operation, whi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318766 | Doll with stand Embodiments of toy dolls and doll stands are disclosed, in which a user input applied to the doll or stand may generate motion in the stand and/or doll to animate the doll and/or stand. In some embodiments, a users' input motion may be stored in a compression or exp... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7220904 | Bell and clapper for bells A clapper for a bell is hollow on the inside for receiving objects, such as a personal dedication. The clapper may also be provided with a coating for damping the volume of the bell strike, or at least change the sound. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7183929 | Control of toys and devices by sounds A method of controlling at least one device by incidental sound produced by a living creature and including: attaching a sound-maker to a living creature so that the natural movements of the living creature will cause the sound-maker to emit a sound; receiving the s... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7031798 | Event management systems and methods for the distribution of motion control commands A motion control system for controlling a target device to perform a desired motion operation. The motion control system comprises at least one motion event provider, a motion event manager, and a motion control component. The motion event provider is configured to ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6994556 | Electronic educational apparatus incorporating the detection of objects An apparatus is provided for determining the identification of selected objects for use in connection with an electronic children's toy, which apparatus includes a plurality of objects, each of the objects including several object contact elements, and an identifica... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6975732 | Audio signal reproducing apparatus A small-sized audio signal reproducing apparatus for hearing reproduced audio signals with the aid of a headphone is disclosed. Digitized and compression encoded audio signals, stored in a semiconductor memory, are read out so as to undergo a decoding operation, whi... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971943 | Interactive sound producing toy A sound-producing toy configured to represent a living being having movable parts to simulate a natural form of animation of a mouth includes a sound-producing unit operable in the response to the simulated animation. Animation may be simulated by a hand inserted in... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6485350 | Animated holiday-scene display device An animated holiday-scene display device for providing decorative entertainment tools. The animated holiday-scene display device includes a base member having a top side and being adapted to rest upon a surface; and also includes an ornamental figurine be... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6398618 | Motorized transmission for imparting motion to a display A toy consists of a base, a cap and a toy model. The base has stationary wheels and a movable wheel located on the bottom section thereof. The movable wheel may be driven through a gear set by battery power for moving the base around. The cap has a hollow... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6313386 | Music box with memory stick or other removable media to change content One exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an apparatus for playing music. The apparatus includes a manually movable spring, a generator mechanically coupled to the manually movable spring, and a controller electrically coupled to the gene... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6267639 | Candy dispenser having an oscillating portion and producing simulated laughing sounds A candy container or dispenser having a sound generating device and having an oscillating member protruding from an aperture is disclosed. The candy dispenser comprises a housing adapted for attachment to a candy container, with the housing defining an in... | 07/31/2001 |
| 5721388 | Mobile music-producing ornament A mobile music-producing ornament which mainly includes a hollow housing to accommodate a base board, a music-producing device, a swing mechanism and a reciprocation mechanism therein. With gear sets provided among the music-producing device, the swing me... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5696333 | Music jewelry cabinet A music jewelry cabinet having a space left behind a top drawer thereof for mounting a music-producing means therein. A spring winding shaft projects from the music-producing means to extend out of a back of the cabinet so that it is easily accessible for... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5498833 | Electric music box powered by wind-up An electric music box powered by wind-up comprises a housing having a rratchetshaft disposed thereof. A wind-up mechanism is enclosed onto the rratchetshaft. A bevel gear is rotated by the rratchetshaft and a transmit group is rotated by the bevel gear. A... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5468172 | Doll including recorded message means This invention provides a doll having a head, a body, a motorized appendage for providing a caress, and a recorder for recording a personal, audible message to be played back. The doll further includes disengagement means for disengaging said motor upon t... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5459278 | Winding device for music boxes A laterally disposed winding device for music boxes including an extended shaft, a driving gear, an idle gear, a crown gear, a securing frame and linking-up assembly. By turning a handle of the extended shaft, the driving gear brings the crown gear to rot... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5446236 | Musical toy A musical toy has a simple construction and can accurately produce melodies and rhythms without also producing extraneous mechanical noise. A generally doll-shaped body contains two permanent magnets and is fitted with a pair of swinging members each cont... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5443388 | Infant simulation system for pregnancy deterrence and child care training An infant care simulation system for use in teaching individuals the realities, responsibilities and constraints inherent in caring for young babies. The system also demonstrates the special problems of drug-dependent babies. Basically the system includes... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5424485 | Motion generating mechanism for a music box A motion generating mechanism particularly adapted for use in a music box is equipped with a vertical rod which can be actuated to swing back and forth and a pair of follower rods which are driven to rotate and repeatedly move up and down simultaneously. ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5371318 | Motion generation mechanism for a music box A motion generation mechanism particularly adapted for use in a music box is mounted in connection to the driving spring of a music box so as to permit the motion generation mechanism to actuate the head and limbs of a doll-like object to motion in tune w... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5226845 | Music box A music box having a hollow base within which a power supply and a driving mechanism are installed. A platform is rotatably mounted on the base to be driven by the driving mechanism on which a music playing doll and a dancing doll are movably and rotatabl... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5190492 | Mechanism for dolls allowing sucking movement A mechanism for dolls which allows for crying, movement of the lips and swivelling of the eyeballs. The mechanism includes a control circuit and timing element which is connected to a switch placed in the mouth of the doll, a magnetic field detector place... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5162012 | Musical pull string toy A musical pull string toy having a pull string extending from the head through the body that is displaceable under tension between a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position. The music box emits sound when the string is recoiled fr... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5137488 | Sports rod equipped with sound reproducing means Sports rod equipped with sound reproducer is composed mainly of a first rod case and a second rod case, both being of hollow construction and made of plastic material by injection molding. The first and the second rod cases join to form a rod-shaped body ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5096424 | Training apparatus and method for handling newborn infants A training method for the care and handling or newborn infants, comprising the steps of providing a doll in which the doll comprises a torso, providing a plurality of reference points printed on the surface of the doll at various locations, and providing ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5092811 | Mechanism for the crying and sucking motion of dolls A mechanism for dolls which allows for crying, movement of the lips and swivelling of the eyeballs. The mechanism includes a control circuit and timing element which is connected to a switch placed in the mouth of the doll, a magnetic field detector place... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5029214 | Electronic speech control apparatus and methods Electronic speech control apparatus that includes a circuit for establishing and changing over time a subject code and an utterance index. The subject code generally indicates one of a plurality of sets of utterances. The utterance index identifies an utt... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5011449 | Appendage motion responsive doll An appendage motion responsive doll includes a body having a torso portion and outwardly extending leg and arm appendages as well as a neck and head simulation. The arm appendages are pivotally secured to the torso to permit motion with respect to the tor... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5011450 | Sound producing toy with drive mechanism for movable figure It is a toy transmission device, which includes a U-shaped frame being mounted with a spring motor. The spring motor is engaged with gear train and a shaft, on which a music code roller and a number of cam wheels are mounted. Each of the cam wheels is eng... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4889027 | Rhythm recognizing apparatus and responsive toy A musical electric signal generated by electric signal generator 1 is supplied to a rhythm signal extractor 2 so that a rhythm signal is extracted. Interval data of rhythm signal peaks are stored in memory 3. Cycle detector 4 detects a musical rhythm cycl... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4867726 | Animal toys Animal toys capable of electrically producing sound and/or body movements are switched on and off by a pair of spaced apart electrical contacts disposed on a bottom surface of the animal toys. When a toy is placed in an individual's hand, the two contacts... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4857030 | Conversing dolls Two or more dolls with speech synthecizing systems appear to intelligently converse while signaling each other via a radio frequency transmission to indicate what has been spoken, and to request a response which is intelligent with respect to the syntheci... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4820236 | Doll with sensing switch A doll contains a flexible sensor which is captured in the doll near a surface thereof and will emit an electrical signal when subjected to bending or pressure to indicate that this part of the doll is being touched or manipulated. The sensor utilizes a f... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4820233 | Sound-producing amusement devices A sound-producing amusement device, having: a read-only memory having recorded therein digital data representing sounds characteristic of the amusement device, and sound-producing unit for producing the sounds represented by the digital data recorded in t... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4802878 | Doll with rotating and bendable arms A doll has bendable arms that are movable from a position generally alongside the doll's torso up toward the doll's head. Each arm has a hand attached for rotation about the wrist. When an arm is bent and moved up, the attached hand rotates. Movement of e... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4801285 | Figure toy having a three-position switch and two modes of operation A working toy which alternately moves its hips left and right while slowly turning counterclockwise and a Hawaiian melody is heard to give a lifelikeness that compares with a real hula dancer. The toy includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and a base... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4795395 | Animal motion toy having an automatic action switching drive mechanism An animal motion toy wherein a toy body modeled in the form of an animal has movable arm frames on both sides, movable leg frames on both sides, an openable mouth portion, and a built-in sounding member. The arm frames are rotated by a first crankshaft in... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4773888 | Scarecrow doll A scarecrow doll is provided and consists of various switches within the doll to produce audible and visual indications such as a switch in the nose to light the eyes, a switch in the stomach to make a sound and a switch in the mouth to light the eyes and... | 09/27/1988 |
