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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162714 | Simulated eye A simulated eye capable of replicating pupil dilation and contraction is provided. The simulated eye includes an eyeball, a simulated pupil, a piston assembly, and a driving device. The eyeball includes a transparent portion. The simulated pupil is viewable at the t... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8083567 | Simulated eye A simulated eye includes an eyeball, a first winding mechanism with a spool, a first driving member, a second winding mechanism with a reel, a second driving member and a strip. The first driving member is configured for driving the first winding mechanism to rotate... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8007340 | Artifical eye structure and toy having same An artificial eye structure rotates an artificial upper eyelid via the attraction between a number of electromagnetic elements disposed in a line and a magnet. The rotation angle of the artificial upper eyelid can be controlled by selectively magnetizing the electro... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7993181 | Artificial eye An artificial eye includes a supporter, a first clipping member, a second clipping member and an electroactive pupil. The second clipping member is positioned on the supporter. A peripheral portion of the second clipping member is positioned on a peripheral portion ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988523 | Eye An eye is disclosed, which includes a spherical shell, a transparent body, a movable plate suspended inside the spherical shell, an elastic body disposed between the transparent body and the movable plate, and an electromagnetic driving device. The electromagnetic d... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7892067 | Methods and apparatus for proper installation and orientation of artificial eye or eyepiece insert onto a taxidermy mannequin or life-like sculpture A method of positioning an eye of a taxidermy animal head or sculpture comprises applying removable visible indicia to an external front surface of the eye and aligning the visible indicia. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7641535 | Artificial eye assemblies 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... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7485025 | Expressive eyes with dilating and constricting pupils An assembly is provided for simulating the dilating and constricting of a pupil of an eye. The assembly includes a shell that is at least translucent to light and a dilation mechanism with a deformable member positionable to contact an inner surface of the shell. An... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7371069 | Manikin and eye device apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for installing an artificial eye in a realistic, life-like sculpture, comprising an artificial eye of partially hemispherical shape, as well as a manikin with an eye-mounting area adapted to mate with such... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7255060 | Owl with spring connected head and wind activated fin A predator replica is provided that has a moveable head. The head rotates and also has a spring actuated multidimensional movement for deterring pests, particularly unwanted birds. The predator head is provided with a wind activated fin. The fin increases the probab... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250190 | Application method, applicator, optical member, and optical device An applicator including a liquid discharge head for discharging a treatment liquid in droplet form, and a discharge control device for controlling the discharge of droplets from the liquid discharge head. The discharge control device divides a surface of a member in... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7198539 | Artificial eye for doll or the like An improved artificial eye for use in dolls, stuffed animals, other toys, and the like, and for use as a prosthetic eye for human beings. The improved artificial eye consists of a sclera, a lens, and a lamina. The lens can be made of any of a variety of materials su... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189137 | Tearing mechanism for a toy, such as a doll, having fixed or movable eyes A tearing mechanism for a toy includes a fluid chamber, a valve in operable communication with the fluid chamber for allowing or restricting the flow of a fluid from the tearing mechanism, and a motor operable in first and second generally opposite directions. The m... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7029608 | Iris assembly for a prosthetic eye device An iris assembly of this invention comprises an iris button having a frontside surface. An iris member is joined to the iris button frontside surface and has an iris image disposed thereon. The iris image is provided using digital image capture, storage, enhancement... | 04/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6966776 | Educational doll A toy for teaching sign language includes a body with a thoracic portion and a lower limb portion that are movable between rotated and stationary positions. The present invention further includes metacarpals provided with a wire frame passing therethrough, which mak... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6945841 | Customizable doll with interchangeable faces having likeness of a person A doll having the likeness of a person or animal, wherein the doll form includes a body and head in the general shape of a human or animal is provided. The head includes a facial portion comprised of a first support having a receiving surface for receiving a face me... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923707 | Doll A doll including a head, a torso and limbs in the form of arms and legs. The doll includes a face having particular facial elements such as eyes, a mouth and a pair of antennae. Each eye includes a eye rim. The eye rim is formed from an elongate member of an endless... | 08/02/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6811461 | Artificial eye with integrally molded eyelid An artificial eye suitable for realistic use in dolls that replicate human beings, animals, and other creatures such as dinosaurs, aliens, monsters, and the like. The artificial eyes, according to some embodiments of the present invention, have a one-piece eyeball a... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6786794 | Simulated eye for toys Disclosed is a simulated eye for toys having a line of sight which follows a viewer's eye even when an angle with which the viewer views the simulated eye changes. The simulated eye has a body which comprises a side-wall portion and a disc portion formed integrally ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6776687 | Haunting aid A face with glowing eyes returns stare or blinks at onlookers. At least the head of a being or creature is provided on a backing with a pair of LEDs positioned in empty sockets or under evil brows. The base of each LED rests against or is placed adjacent to the fron... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6740278 | Method of making installation zone for ceramic doll eye and structure thereof A method of making an installation zone for a ceramic doll eye and a structure thereof includes the steps of: forming a doll head model; planting an eye model in a model eye cavity with an anchor sleeve extending from the front end of the eye model outside the head ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6705918 | Eye assembly for toy, stationery or ornament An eye assembly for toys, stationery or ornaments includes an outer shell disposed and fixed with a mobile eyeball. The eyeball is provided with a mobile cover at the top thereof and at the inner side of the outer shell, and an eyelid cover at the front thereof for ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6609942 | Spherical toy ball bags The present invention is a toy for amusement. The toy has a panel having one or more spherical toy balls, commonly known as "floating eyeballs," Jet Balls™ or Glide Balls™, affixed to the panel in a bulging manner. The panel may have graphic depiction... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6576013 | Eye prosthesis An ocular prosthesis displays an iris and pupil image on a color liquid crystal array display device. A plurality of iris images are stored as data in a memory. Ambient light level is detected by a light sensor device. An image is selected based on light ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6544094 | Toy with skin coupled to movable part A toy includes a body that has a fixed part, a movable part secured to the fixed part, and a flexible elastomer skin. The flexible elastomer skin covers at least a portion of the fixed part and couples to the movable part. The flexible skin moves in respo... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6500045 | Artificial blank and eye What is disclosed herein is an artificial eye blank comprised of a transparent artificial eyepiece segment and a moveable artificial nictitating membrane which is slidably mounted on the bottom outside circumferential edge of the artificial eyepiece segme... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6319088 | Floating eyeball pad The present invention is a toy for amusement. The toy is comprised of a cardboard-like panel with one or more spherical toy balls, commonly known as "floating eyeballs," Jet Balls™ or Glide Balls™, affixed to the panel which bear human, insect, animal... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6220923 | Artificial eyeball for a doll An artificial eyeball for a doll includes a base fitted in an eye socket of a doll, an eye globe pivotally connected with the base, and a set of electromagnets provided in the base. The set of electromagnets has a first iron core and a second iron core re... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6153311 | Soft sculpted article and method of making same A soft sculpted article includes a first substantially flat surface and a soft sculpted face affixed to the first substantially flat surface. The face includes at least a muzzle portion extending outwardly of the first substantially flat surface.... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6123595 | Interchangeable contact system for a doll An interchangeable contact system for a doll for permitting changing of the eye color of the doll as desired includes a doll having at least one eye, each eye having an aperture, a plurality of colored lenses each having a stem insertable into the apertur... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6099379 | Eye article for taxidermy form An eye article (10) for a taxidermy form (21). The eye article includes a generally convex first surface (16) and a general concave second surface (14). The eye article is preferably injection molded of a thermoplastic material like polycarbonate and the ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6010388 | Plastic face for stuffed toy animal A stuffed figure is provided having a detailed plastic face secured to a soft plush head. The soft plush head is formed of a fabric material and is filled with stuffing material. The plastic face includes a face body, a pair of artificial eyes, and a plur... | 01/04/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5735895 | Artificial animal eye with nictitating membrane An artificial animal eye for use in taxidermy and including a nictitating membrane integrally formed thereon is provided. The artificial animal eye is formed on a transparent eyepiece blank, such as a clear glass eyepiece, having a concave inner surface a... | 04/07/1998 |
