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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435153 | Articulating companion doll A companion doll for use in either a patrol car to give the illusion of the presence of an additional officer or for home companion use has a human-like appearance and has several components that articulate including a head that turns, upper and lower arms that rais... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7356951 | Inflatable dancing toy with music An inflatable toy may include a housing, a balloon-like structure, a blower mechanism, a drive mechanism, and a motor. The balloon-like structure may include a base, an inflatable portion, and an inlet. The base and the inflatable portion may define an air storage a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7244124 | Method and device for facilitating energy psychology or tapping A novel method and device for facilitating that variety of psychotherapeutic technique best known as energy psychology or tapping, but also sometimes referred to as EFT, TFT and meridian therapy, is described. The device is a toy that may take the form of a doll, pu... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241196 | Heated stuffed animal A heated stuffed animal includes a head portion, a torso portion and a plurality of limbs. Embedded within the animal is a heater assembly including an encircling heating element extending from a battery casing that is accessible via a slit on the rear surface of th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 6968806 | Animal soothing system with heartbeat simulation device An animal soothing system including an animal bedding structure having a pocket formed therein, and a soothing device for generating soothing rhythmic vibrations disposed in the pocket of the bedding structure to communicate the soothing vibrations to animals lying ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6939195 | Toy animal with simulated respiration A toy animal formed of molded plastic provides simulated respiration. An aperture in the upper section of the molded plastic animal is covered with a flexible simulated animal pelt. A battery-powered electric motor within the toy animal provides a rotating output wh... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6488561 | Heated stuffed animal A heated stuffed animal is provided for therapeutic use which includes a soft body having an inner cavity and an outer covering, said outer covering having an appearance of a live animal, an electric heating pad disposed within said inner cavity for gener... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6325695 | Heated stuffed animal A heated stuffed animal is provided for therapeutic use which includes a soft body having an inner cavity and an outer covering, said outer covering having an appearance of a live animal, an electric heating pad disposed within said inner cavity for gener... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6159017 | Doll with preprogramed auditory internal organs A doll with preprogramed auditory internal organs for a useful tool of teaching children about the human body. The doll with preprogramed auditory internal organs includes a body member made of pliable plastic and including a head region having an interna... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6077083 | Doll for instruction of sickle cell disease clinical observations A medical teaching doll is provided with devices for simulating the differences between normal organs, and organs which are physically altered by sickle cell or other disease. The devices simulate the normal and diseased conditions so that the differences... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6071169 | Doll having hiccupping feature A doll includes a sound and movement unit within the torso thereof operative to simultaneously raise and lower the doll's head to mimic a hiccupping motion. A sound circuit within the sound and movement unit is operative to provide accompanying hiccup sou... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6007342 | Pulse device for creating a simulated feelable heart's pulse to train feeling and recognition of pulse A device for simulated heart's pulse in manikins and apparatus used in connection with training how to feel and recognize pulse, comprising an electric linear motor (1), the armature (2) thereof being put into pulsating movements which can be felt upon a ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6004136 | Toy for educating about medical treatments An educational toy in the form of a doll provided with one or more hidden connectors for removably attaching respective replicas of medical treatment devices to the doll. The doll and the medical treatment device replicas are parts of a kit also including... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5820441 | Animated doll An animated doll having a head, torso, and limbs is provided with an animation mechanism for moving the limbs. The animation mechanism is housed in the torso and includes an electric motor, a cam wheel rotated by the motor, and a plurality of lever arms e... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5494472 | Toy figures with rupturable microcapsules for simulated bleeding A toy figure has microcapsules affixed to its surface with the microcapsules containing a colored medium, such as a liquid or viscous substance. Upon rupture of the microcapsules, the colored medium is dispersed and is in contrast to the surrounding color... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5439407 | Doll with an imaging heart A doll of this invention includes a torso having an upper chest portion, a pair of arms, a pair of legs and a head, the chest includes a predetermined area of a predetermined shape, such as a heart which is constructed from translucent colored plastic mat... | 08/08/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5415579 | Doll with pivoting eyeballs, heart beat, voice means, burping sounds and actuating transmitter A doll constructed with a body having a head with at least one eye comprising a pivotal eye ball assembly pivotally retained in a casing. A first arm extends from a main portion of the eye ball assembly and a solenoid with a movable solenoid bolt and a se... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5328401 | Blushing toy In combination with a childrens cuddly toy, a facial plate which will move when contacted manually by a child. This movement will cause a light to shine through the actuating plate and then slowly dim giving the appearance of blushing.... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5312287 | Toy with electromagnet simulating injury A simulation toy includes an electromagnet received in a slot on the body of the toy and attached with a permanent magnet mounted flush with the toy, a control circuit controlled by a snap switch reciprocates a reciprocating rod through the electromagnet ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5256098 | Doll playset having simulated fetal kicking and heartbeat A doll playset includes a padded cloth pouch having an interior within which a small doll heartbeat and kick simulating unit are received and supported. A pair of shoulder straps are secured to the pouch to facilitate the wearing of the pouch on the front... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5207728 | Maternity dress for a doll which simulates pregnancy A removable maternity dress for a doll which simulates pregnancy and child delivery and which may be easily adapted to a conventional doll. The invention includes a doll dress preferably made of non-stretchable flexible fabric having a concealed upright f... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5063912 | Sleep inducing device A baby sleep inducer and calming method and device adapted for placement in a concealed or unobtrusive place in a baby crib or on a mattress, free of any connection to an energy source, having a housing for containing a self-contained source of energy and... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5002511 | Stuffed toys with heat responsive infrared radiation Stuffed toy used as ornaments, mascots and the like in which a filler is sealed into a bag-like body comprising a laminate wherein a pliable sheet having a far infrared radiation layer on one surface thereof is superposed to an inner side of a cover sheet... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4979923 | Stuffed toy with heater and phase changing heat storage A stuffed toy with a heater is disclosed, which comprises a cover configured to resemble a predetermined object and a latent heat storage material disposed in the stuffing in the cover. When the latent heat storage material is heated it undergoes a transi... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4917607 | Doll for facilitating therapeutic communication and attitudinal healing The disclosure describes an apparatus and method for facilitating therapeutic communication of human emotions, for attitudinal healing, or for everyday play. A rag type doll has built-in cavities for receiving fabric forms connoting human feelings and oth... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4813907 | Toy vehicle with graphics display A toy vehicle construction is disclosed which has been particularly configured so that the toy vehicle exhibits animated characteristics. To this end, a liquid crystal graphics display is provided on the chassis of the vehicle, with the graphics display p... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4802879 | Action figure toy with graphics display An action figure toy construction is disclosed which has been configured to exhibit animate characteristics for enhanced entertainment for children. In particular, the present toy construction inludes a liquid crystal graphics display mounted on a humanoi... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4740186 | Doll A doll has a doll element, a plurality of sensors which sense different parameters of an environment in the vicinity of the doll, and an electronic device which forms, in response to sensing of at least parameter by the sensors, an image of solid expandin... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4737131 | Toy In a toy, an image of expanding and contracting heart (309',311') is produced by a separate generator (207), or in response to sensing a pulse beat of a child by a sensor (3,403,405), or in response to sensing at least one parameter of environment by envi... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4718876 | Child calming toy with rythmic stimulation A child calming device comprising, in accordance with the preferred embodiment, a stuffed animal (10) having a pocket (88) within which is contained a heart beat simulating transducer (12) is disclosed. The transducer is actuated by application of pressur... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4606328 | Method and apparatus for treating breathing irregularities Vestibular and tactile responses of a living subject, human or animal, are evoked by positioning in its vicinity a simulated breathing animal, or the like as a pacifying sleeping aid. The simulated animal includes a trunk portion having a variable volume ... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4605380 | Heartbeat doll A doll having a cavity adjacent an inner chest wall of the doll. A solenoid within the cavity is repetitively actuated by a pulse generator within the doll to cause the plunger of the solenoid to strike the inner chest wall, causing sound and vibration wh... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4601668 | Doll heart monitoring toy A doll heart monitoring toy includes a doll element, a stethoscope element, an electronic device operative for producing signals imitating at least one characteristic of heart activity and arranged in one of the elements, and a magnetic member arranged to... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4585424 | Bashful bear A toy doll (10), in particular, a toy bear, is provided with a bashful demeanor. The demeanor is enhanced by further providing the bear with apparatus for simulating blushing. The blushing effect is achieved by employing a face plate (12) which includes a... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4411629 | Palpation and auscultation teaching method and apparatus Method and apparatus for teaching students palpation and auscultation of a fetus in a pregnant female, comprising a fetal doll, a loud speaker attached to the fetal doll, a recording of fetal heart tones, means for reproducing the recording and transmitti... | 10/25/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4267551 | Multi-mode doll An electronic toy doll including electronic circuitry for selectively generating a number of simulation sounds typically associated with a mystic or science fantasy character. In respective operational modes, the sound of wind, the sound of breathing, an ... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4257188 | Toy dolls and figurines having surface portions of reversibly changeable color Toy figurines including toy dolls are disclosed that have skins or exterior surfaces repeatedly capable of reversibly changing color. The skin is coated with a sealant/primer base coat of flexible, hydrophobic film-forming polymeric material. Applied over... | 03/24/1981 |
