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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322874 | Expression mechanism for a toy, such as a doll, having fixed or moveable eyes An expression mechanism for a toy having a lower lip, a cheek and an eye, includes a support frame, a lip lever pivotally connected to the support frame for engaging the lower lip of a toy, a cheek lever pivotally connected to the support frame for engaging a cheek ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7234989 | Method and apparatus for attaching plush to an artificial eye An artificial eye for use in animated plush toys has a one-piece eyeball and lid that are integrally molded. The eye further includes a shaped member and a retaining post. A crossplate of the shaped member is preferably curved to correspond to the curvature of the e... | 06/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7025655 | Dynamic eye simulation mechanism A dynamic eye simulation mechanism in which an eye orb having a spherical surface has one area of that surface of a color simulating an eyelid and another area having a representation of an eye iris and surrounding sclera applied thereto wherein the orb is mounted f... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6905390 | Skin application structure for robots and a robot having such a structure A skin application structure for bodies that gives a sense of closeness to human, does not cause damage to the surrounding environment, is easily maintained, and does not exert any load to the movable portion is provided. A flexible skin is detachably applied on the... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902404 | Visual aid using contact lenses A visual aid for using contact lenses comprises an eyeball and a cover that contains the eyeball, and a model contact lens. The eyeball includes a sclera, an iris and a pupil. The cover includes an upper eyelid and a lower eyelid that can be opened and closed. The v... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6776683 | Eye construction for a toy doll An eye for a toy doll is formed by a housing inside which an eyelid body and an eyeball body are pivotally retained, wherein the eyelid body and the eyeball body are respectively controlled by two moving control plates. Each moving plate has two pushing rods movably... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6386942 | Toy's eyebrow and mouth moving mechanism This invention relates to a toy's eyebrow and mouth moving mechanism, involving a base on which is fixed a stand and a main unit that accommodates the integral mechanism of this invention, on one side of the main unit is a motor which rotation can be swit... | 05/14/2002 |
| 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 |
| 5966853 | Christmas tree moving mechanism The invention relates to a movable Christmas tree moving mechanism, particularly to one comprising a foundation, a connecting rod set, a U-shaped support, a cover plate, a mouth movement and an eye movement, whereby the coordination of an overlapped round... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5919227 | Moving artificial eye An artificial eye that appears to look back at a plurality of observers simultaneously even while either change position.... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5782669 | Eye assembly for a stuffed toy or the like The present invention provides an eye assembly for a stuffed toy or the like. The eye assembly comprises a base member connected to the stuffed toy or the like, an eyeball connected to the base member and having a visible surface, an eyebrow, and an eyeli... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5679050 | Device for closing one or both eyes of a doll A device for bringing about the closure of one or both eyes of a doll composed of two rigid arms, one fixed and the other swinging. The arms pass through a mounting neck flange joining the head and body of the doll. The two arms are separated by a spring ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5399115 | Blinking doll with power storage mechanism A doll with an eyeblink mechanism includes an eye with a reciprocatable eyelid, a drive providing intermittent slow rotary motion, and a torsion spring for accumulating such rotary motion, as necessary, and converting each predetermined quantity of such r... | 03/21/1995 |
| 4900289 | Mechanism for animating a doll's facial features A mechanism for animating a doll's jaw, eyes and eyelids. A single motor powers all three movements. The eyes and jaw are connected to the motor such that they continually move while the motor is in operation, while the eylids are connected to the motor s... | 02/13/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4708689 | Toy music rocking chair A toy music rocking chair comprises a music box and a transmission system. The transmission system further consists of an arm fixed to the shaft of the music box, a stub extending from the arm, a reciprocating plate having a lateral slot for the stub to f... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4560363 | Eye-moving mechanism for a figure toy An animated figure toy (10) includes a head (14) in which a pendulum (26) is swingably mounted for reciprocating a cam follower (48) to blink eyelids (60, 62) and simultaneously move eyeballs (68, 70) from side to side.... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4177589 | Three-dimensional animated facial control An artificially animated face with three-dimensional facial features formed of a flexible material is provided with remotely actuable concealed mechanisms for manipulating the jaw, rounding the mouth, and drawing the lower lip inward relative to the upper... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4094092 | Two dimensional animated character A two dimensional animated character providing a wide range of movements and controls for the eyeballs, eyelids and mouth by means of vertical control rods and connecting linkage and hinge mechanisms. Movement of the eyeballs in a left to right and up and... | 06/13/1978 |
