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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4729564 | Card reading responsive electronic game A microprocessor controlled game having an optical sensor for reading bar codes on cards. The cards visually depict a combination of number, size, color and shape that is represented by the bar code. Instructions and responses with respect to player card ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4659319 | Image in three dimensions with picture covering and forming system A three-dimensional image, which can be the face of a person, or other image having: a base, a picture module formed of flexible picture material bearing thereon a picture-making coating which latter is imprinted thereon in duplication from a photograph b... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4657519 | Plastic toy and method of manufacturing same In manufacturing a toy doll conventionally, for instance, a front half constituting one half of a doll body, a rear half constituting the other half of a doll body and a set of head, hands and legs connected by a molding gate are molded separately. Therea... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4648188 | Three dimensional image with picture covering and forming system A process for producing three dimensional pictures which begins with a photograph. A mold is first sculptured by affixing a picture of the image in the photograph to a pliable mass such as clay, and then sculpturing the mass using the picture as a guide a... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4580992 | Transformable toy A doll or toy action figure, transformable from a first character, to a second character. A hard molded head has a facial countenance of a character. A flexible latex mask is positioned around the neck and is fixedly attached. The outer surface of the lat... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4546562 | Animated toy An animated toy for use in conjunction with a vehicle comprising a body member having a pictorial representation of the upper body of a runner thereon, a leg member including plural leg portions resistant to air passing thereby pivotally mounted on the ba... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4531925 | Compact manufacturing system for forming soft goods, mainly toys A manufacturing system for soft goods having intricate curved configurations such as three dimensional toys that compacts and consolidates in a one-piece blank all the pattern parts for the manufacture of the toy where all the pattern parts use the same f... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4518367 | Figure including means for extruding plastic substance An activity toy including a hollow skull extending from a hollow, tubular neck and having eye, nose, and mouth openings. Attachable about and spaced from the skull in relatively tight relation to the neck is a clear face and head mask formed of separable ... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4450129 | Method of making miniature doll heads A process is disclosed for making miniature doll heads. An oversized head is formed of a shrinkable plastisol including a plasticizer, and facial features are applied to the head using a shrinkable paint. Hair is rooted to the scalp of the oversized head.... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4375733 | Bleeding monster toy A figure toy or doll with a hollow body cavity fabricated from a durable and resilient material. Fitted to the body is a relatively rigid extension which incorporates a threaded arrangement to receive a relatively rigid head which incorporates a reciproca... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4294634 | Method for manufacturing a solid statue A method for manufacturing model statues or profile pictures wherein a base shape or body and various components are made from a flexible material, such as synthetic resins, clay, gypsum, wood or rubber. The various components are glued in place on the bo... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4277910 | Infant pacifier combination An object or toy, naturally attractive to small children and infants, is provided with a receptacle at an advantageous location for reception of a nipple serving as a pacifier. The nipple in turn is one suitable for being individually sterilized from time... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4245429 | Baby doll A doll having the appearance and physical characteristics of a new born baby includes a hollow body and head interconnected at the neck and a hollow sealed bladder is mounted in the head having a smaller volume and a flexible wall portion secured to an in... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4173842 | Finger puppet A simple and inexpensive puppet is manufactured by the bonding of a pair of rigid, flat, relatively thin members, side by side, on a resilient backing member. When the rigid, flat members, which are originally mounted in a coplanar relationship by the res... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4143453 | Appendage such as a doll's head, a method for blow molding same of elastomer material, and a method for securing same to a body A hollow doll in which the doll's head is formed of elastomer material, and is blow molded to include a downwardly extended annular lip having a semicircular groove at the front of the neck. The lip is constructed to fold inwardly, and to engage a bead or... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4112614 | Reinforced articles of elastomeric material The present invention relates to facial likenesses or caricatures made of elastomeric materials and reinforced with wire in a manner such that the facial position can be manipulated to selectively alter the expression or appearance thereof.... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4071249 | Doll head having two randomly selected movements A movable doll's head having two randomly selected movements, one a nodding movement signifying a "yes" answer, and the other a turning or "shaking" movement signifying a "no" answer. The doll's head is mounted on a support plate which is pivotally mounte... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4020586 | Doll with envelope for photo image face, and hair concealing envelope opening A doll having a pocket means in a face zone to receive a photographic likeness of a person to personalize the doll.... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4015327 | Method of making a decorative stereo speaker enclosure A decorative enclosure and a method for making such enclosure is disclosed in which a face mask of a person is made by applying a liquid material to the face, the material hardening at body temperature after which a casting is made from the hardened mater... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4003142 | Sculpturing kit and method for producing dehydrated forms from hydrated articles A sculpturing kit and method for producing dehydrated sculptured forms from hydrated articles, such as apples or other fruits and vegetables. The sculpture kit includes a transparent heating chamber for mounting an article on a base which includes an inca... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3962819 | Doll head and head covering assembly The inside of a head gear adapted to be movably mounted on a substantially spherical doll head having a projection extending upwardly from the head is provided with a groove defined by a pair of ribs inside the cap. The top projection of the head is guide... | 06/15/1976 |
