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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293891 | Lighting device having a light tube with magnetically adjustable illumination A lighting device (10) has an elongated light tube (12) to be used in combination with a holster (80) in a manner which will enable the holster (80) to hold the lighting device (10) as may be necessary and also enable the holster (... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275974 | Magnetic top toy A wheel-shaped top with magnetic spindles projecting from the body. A circular disc with a beaded rim is mounted on each end of a shaft; the rims of the discs forming a two-rail track encircling the shaft. A handle has two legs attached to opposite ends of the shaft... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7244164 | Toy with customization feature A toy is provided comprising a figure with a hole disposed therein and having at least one ferrous portion; a manipulator having a magnet for interacting with the at least one ferrous portion to animate the figure; and a stage for receiving the figure on one side th... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7163311 | Foodware having visual sensory stimulating or sensing means Active foodware comprises at least a plate unit that provides visual stimuli by having a power source and a visual sensory stimulating component to provide light emanating from the plate. Other devices can provide auditory and haptic stimuli. The plate unit can be a... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7067972 | Electroluminescence light emitting steel An EL emitting sheet realizing various changes of light emission. The EL emitting sheet includes: a light-emitting layer containing electroluminescence light-emitting elements therein; and an electrode section having a plurality of electrode pairs which is disposed ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6943772 | Magnetic display device A magnetic display device comprising a pair of flat-sheet display members formed of a non-magnetic material having transparency at least on its display surface, and a dispersion medium and magnetic particles held between the flat-sheet display members, wherein the d... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6685530 | Toy figure with combined activation In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a toy figure having a circuit board to store pre-recorded sounds, a speaker to emit the pre-recorded sounds, and a means to activate the playback of said pre-recorded sounds. The... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6547625 | Toy with movement means The invention relates to the provision of a toy which comprises at least one article which is movable with respect to a play base and objects on the playbase. The article can have at least one part which is movable with respect to the remainder of the art... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6150913 | Magnetically-activated spinning disc A magnetically activated disc has a flat bipolar ring magnet mounted concentrically on the upper surface of the disc. The bottom surface of the disc has a protruding center point which provides an axis around which the disc can spin. The disc has a sidewa... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6062938 | Magnetically driven animated display An animated display for use with magnetically-attractable, movable figurines includes a display surface and a magnet for attracting one of the figurines across the display surface. A drive mechanism is provided for intermittently moving the magnet in a cl... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6037853 | Apparatus for displaying the interactions between magnetic fields A device for displaying the loose coupling between magnetic fields is provided, comprising a first disk having a plurality of magnetic elements attached to the first disk so that the magnetic field of said magnets extend radially from an outer edge of the... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5886608 | Apparatus for displaying the interactions between magnetic fields A device for displaying the loose coupling between magnetic fields is provided, comprising a first disk having a plurality of magnetic elements attached to the first disk so that the magnetic field of the magnets extend radially from an outer edge of the ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5810640 | Magnetic gel toy and method for making Novel magnetic gel materials useful as toys, playthings and novelties and a method for making same. These materials should also prove useful in other fields where ferrofluids and other magnetic liquids have found use when the plastic mechanical properties... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5674104 | Magnetic pen A magnetic pen for drawing lines on the main surface of a magnetic display sheet consisting of a plurality of microcapsules in which oily liquid having photoabsorptive ferromagnetic powder and photoreflective non-magnetic powder are mixed in sealed relati... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5269717 | Dishware having a liquid-filled rim and eating implements Novelty dishware for serving food to children and implements associated with the dishware which function not only as eating utensils but also as play pieces, so that the eating process becomes a play activity which encourages eating. The dishware, which m... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5184970 | Action toy using magnetic marbles The magnetic marble action toy includes a design member (12) which may take the form and the image of a variety of animals and/or vehicles, or other elements, such as numbers or letters. The design member (12) is typically made of flat plastic and include... | 02/09/1993 |
| 4871340 | Magnetic action toy A hand held magnetic track toy having a rolling permanent magnet or magnets that depend on another permanent magnet for orientation of their magnetic poles and support on a track surface. The magnetic poles of the rolling permanent magnets are aligned in ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4832649 | Double door opening and closing mechanism for use in toys and models An opening and closing device for double doors for use in a toy, including: a base plate mounted with a housing formed with two openings and including two adjacent elongated holes; a pair of rotary plates receiving the lower ends of the doors; a spring no... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4725256 | Pneumatic construction game A pneumatic construction game comprising a series of connected plastic tubes forming an endless conduit having an inlet opening, a source for delivering pressurized air into the conduit, a body movable in the conduit in response to introduction of the pre... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4312151 | Controllable response systems Controllable response systems for providing remote control over one or more toy objects, such as a miniature toy vehicle, on a playing surface. A linkage mechanism beneath the playing surface has an end which is accessible to an operator and is used to ma... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4233778 | Modular toy A modular toy is provided in the configuration of a building, such as a doll house, formed of a plurality of modular units, each representing, for example, a room or a group of rooms. The modular units are constructed to permit them to be stacked one abov... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4132032 | Toy with movable mouth A toy is in the facsimile form of a creature such as an animal, alligator, etc. with at least one movable jaw member in the mouth. One longitudinal magnet with spaced poles is held inside the mouth on the movable jaw with one pole disposed outwardly. A co... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4095368 | Toy prime mover and accessories therefor A toy prime mover has a hollow housing provided with a spring windup mechanism which can be wound up by a crank at the back of the housing and which has output shafts at the front of the housing, at the sides of the housing and at the bottom of the housin... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4031660 | Illuminated action toy There is disclosed a conventional-type action toy in which a moving element, e.g., a wheel, is provided with a magnetized axle which rotates and moves back and forth along essentially parallel metal rails. In the prior art, means have not been provided fo... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4013291 | Game with detector assembly providing a stored indication of the passage of the assembly over a magnet concealed in a game board A new treasure hunt game is played by concealing magnets in a game board and passing a detector assembly in a path over the game board to provide a concealed stored indication, retrievable later, that the detector's path has intercepted a concealed magnet... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3965613 | Magnetic toy A magnetically controlled toy including a toy vehicle with magnetic means located therein and means to manipulate and guide the vehicle including a control member or wand which includes magnetic means that cooperate with the magnet means in the vehicle to... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3964746 | Magnetic game device A magnetic game device comprises a game board composed of a non-magnetic material and a pair of playing pieces that magnetically cooperate with one another. The game board is formed with a U-shaped channel for slidably receiving one of the playing pieces.... | 06/22/1976 |
