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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7422507 | Toy figure that combines plush construction with elastomeric gel A toy figure assembly and its method of manufacture. The toy figure has a body structure with an exposed exterior. The exposed exterior of the figure includes at least one first section of fabric material and at least one second section of elastomeric gel material t... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7343878 | Method and apparatus for reducing risk that a thrown toy will injure an animal A method and apparatus for reducing the risk that a thrown toy will injure an animal. The apparatus consists of a toy which when thrown bounces erratically, which compressively elastically deforms, which includes a soft fabric outer surface that compresses to absorb... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7322137 | Dynamic display air inflatable device The invention is directed to an inflatable display that has a plurality of inflation modules. The modules are inflated by a fan element. More specifically, a first inflation module is formed from a permeable material and configured to represent a predetermined shape... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7291016 | Ophthalmic surgery simulation device This invention relates to a device for simulating life-like conditions during eye surgery. The device includes a prosthetic head which includes an eye socket coupled to a fluid line adapted to create negative pressure or a vacuum in the eye socket. An eye for practi... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284986 | Medical training aid having inflatable airways A medical training manikin having a body, a model of a lung including inflatable airways communicating with the lung model, and fastener means for selectively attaching the model of a lung to the body. The model of a lung is used to demonstrate various lung function... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7264533 | Bubble-squeezing toy A bubble-squeezing toy includes a hollow body formed of flexible plastics material having low stretchability and an aperture; a liner formed of flexible plastics material having high stretchability and located within the hollow body and having a portion adjacent to ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7144293 | Squeezable toy with sound-emitting device A toy comprises a three-dimensional body that can be compressed to actuate a squeaker chamber to move air through a squeaker device. The squeaker chamber is formed by an elongated resilient member in the toy body that can be actuated to operate the squeaker device f... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7104950 | Sexual stimulation A predominantly solid, phallus-shaped, semi-rigid device with an internal mechanism that expands designated surface regions outwardly to change the shape of the device. A fluid filled reservoir located at one end of the device expresses fluid through internal channe... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6931951 | Mechanical device with simulated skin substrate An apparatus for evaluating a material is provided. In one aspect, the apparatus is an adjustable artificial arm for transmitting fluid into the material. An artificial skin, for example, is removably attached to the artificial arm, and the material is placed over t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6912900 | Muscular motion simulating system Disclosed herein is a muscular motion simulating system that is capable of simulating a force-displacement characteristic of an ideal muscle model through the use of a large displacement magnetic actuating unit supported by means of linear springs. The muscular moti... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6881119 | Actuatable toy containing deformable bladder A toy or article containing an elastomeric and deformable bladder therein that facilitates in actuating a component of the toy or article such as a tail or an arm when squeezed or otherwise deformed is disclosed. The actuatable toy generally comprises a deformable b... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6672932 | Actuatable toy containing deformable bladder A toy or article containing an elastomeric and deformable bladder therein that facilitates in actuating a component of the toy or article such as a tail or an arm when squeezed or otherwise deformed is disclosed. The actuatable toy generally comprises a d... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6299502 | Device for scattering confetti and method of making and using same A device for scattering confetti includes an inverted pocket positioned within the interior of an envelope inflated by a gas inlet at an upper end region of the envelope. Confetti is contained within the pocket, and a break-away closure closes an open end... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6110001 | Animated toy doll An animated toy doll having a substantially hollow head and an adjoining body, said head containing external facial features which include a mouth, said animated toy doll housing an operating device which comprises a pair of levers which are hinged togeth... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5913708 | Toy, doll or mannequin with dimensionally variable exterior surface A method making a toy, doll, or mannequin wherein a relatively rigid core is covered with an elastic skin. The skin is bonded to the core in some areas but not others. This creates an expansible, variable volume pressurizable space between the core and th... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5895308 | Sound-producing soft toy missile A soft toy missile which when let fly by a player and then caught by a catcher, produces upon impact, sounds appropriate to the nature of the missile. When in the configuration of a humanoid figure, the missile includes a body defined by a fabric casing s... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5692945 | Toy producing simulated eruption A toy is disclosed for producing a simulated eruption. The toy comprises a container having a first chamber for holding a predetermined quantity of a first reagent and a second chamber for holding a predetermined quantity of a second reagent. The second c... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5462473 | Toy with slow movement recovery Various toys simulating animal characters have appendages with inserts therein which produce slow return motion of the appendages from positions to which they have been deformed to simulate a natural movement or gesture. The inserts each includes an elong... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5433644 | Device for scattering a multitude of objects and method of making same A device for scattering confetti includes an inverted pocket positioned within the interior of an inflated envelope. Confetti is contained within the pocket, and a break-away closure maintains the confetti within the pocket. Upon compressing the envelope,... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5419729 | Toy, doll or mannequin with dimensionally varible exterior surface This doll, or mannequin, features a relatively rigid core with an expandable flexible covering and inflation mechanism in order to expand the flexible covering to simulate weight gain or muscular development. The inflation mechanism may include a valve to... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5338242 | Device for scattering a multitude of objects and method of making same A device for scattering confetti includes an inverted pocket positioned within the interior of an inflated envelope. Confetti is contained within the pocket, and a break-away closure maintains the confetti within the pocket. Upon compressing the envelope,... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5205773 | Deformable toy structure with inverted mouth A squeeze toy has an outer body formed of generally resiliently deformable material which defines a main cavity. A portion of the body extends inwardly into the main cavity to form a receptacle. The receptacle includes a mouth which is dimensioned to enab... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5162013 | Transformable toy A transformable toy which can be converted to represent either of two different characters. A hollow upper part of the toy is collapsible on itself, by pushing down, to cover a lower part of the toy either partly or entirely and thereby hide features whic... | 11/10/1992 |
| 4936809 | Sound-producing toy having deformable body A sound-producing toy having a hollow body formed of resilient material, whereby when the body is depressed and deformed by a player, this action produces a honking sound. The body envelops an air-filled cavity at one end of which is an air-intake valve w... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4900287 | Tearing eye doll A tearing eye doll having a pair of synthetic eyes, each formed by an eye-shaped porous block whose face simulates the white of a human eye, and an impermeable disc seated in a recess in the face and colored to simulate an iris and a pupil therein. Receiv... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4828526 | Animated toy figurine A toy figurine and a fluid actuated animated module for ready detachment and attachment to the toy figurine. The toy figurine includes a means for generating and transmitting pressurized fluid which is utilized to activate an animated feature contained wi... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4759737 | Doll having pneumatic actuated arms The invention provides a doll the arms of which are movable caressingly over the body of a child when the doll is held to the chest of the child with its arms about the sides of the child and when manual pressure is applied over the back of the doll. A co... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4718877 | Winged toy A winged toy having a flexible hollow body resembling that of a butterfly. Wings are secured to the hollow body portion and upon the hollow body portion being distorted, as by squeezing, the angular position of the wings is changed. Thus, by squeezing and... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4689032 | Water toy A water toy for infants comprises a floatable portion and a restraining portion for loosely restraining the floatable portion so that the floatable portion when floated in water in a pool or tub in which an infant is playing or being bathed is enabled to ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4689033 | Figure toy with rapidly extensible tongue A toy creature figure has a tongue-like element that darts from the mouth of the figure when a pneumatic bulb, which comprises an integral part thereof, is squeezed. The component parts are few in number, assembly thereof is readily achieved, and manufact... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4669997 | Pneumatic action toy creatures Pneumatic action toy creatures each have a body with a hollow resilient compressible portion. An opening in the compressible portion receives an elongated piston with a cross section substantially conforming to the opening to provide for pneumatic recipro... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4630756 | Liquid squirting creature A liquid squirting simulated creature is comprised of a front section having a body, legs and head, and a rear section which is assembled thereto. The front section is comprised of top and bottom elements defining a cavity therebetween and front and rear ... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4583957 | Pneumatically-operated robotic toy The pneumatically-operated robotic toy includes an internal bellows or air pump which forces pressurized air to flow from the internal air pump or bellows through passageways into hollow arms of the robot. Inasmuch as the arms of the robot include bellows... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4304063 | Animated doll A figure toy is disclosed including apparatus for retaining the eyes alternatively in an eye open position or an eye closed position. The toy includes eyeball means disposed behind eyeball openings in the head and are longitudinally moveable with respect ... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4287681 | Toy doll and accessory A combination doll and accessory is provided in which the doll has an articulated limb mounted for movement relative to the doll's torso and pneumatically actuated bellows in the body for moving the limb upon application of pressure to an air reservoir co... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4280297 | Doll with water activated shower cap A doll having a hollow body and a head is provided with a cap supported for movement on top of the head. A liquid reservoir is provided within the hollow body having a flexible wall to provide for pumping action and a conduit extends between the reservoir... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4255894 | Eye assemblies for dolls A doll and an eye assembly, intended for use in a doll, wherein the assembly comprises a combined representational eyeball and eyelid movable mounted relative to a carrier or retainer, and weighted, in such a way as to tend to occupy a first positional re... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4217725 | Combination doll and accessory articles A doll having an air-contained compressible body portion the interior thereof communicating with an aperture in the palm of the hand of the doll. An accessory article such as a hat has a tubular portion insertable within the aperture with a valve selector... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4194303 | Anti-choking manikin Apparatus for teaching a technique known as the "abdominal thrust" or "upward thrust" for dislodging food from the throat of a choking victim. The device comprises a plastic manikin in the shape of a upper torso of a human being having an air bellows secu... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4156985 | Pneumatic doll A doll has a head, torso and limbs. One of the limbs is jointed to provide a distal portion which is pivotal relative to a proximal portion. Pneumatic operating devices are provided for effecting the pivotal motion and these include an actuator which is m... | 06/05/1979 |
