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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7934974 | Compact styling head A toy container is provided including a multiple portions. In some embodiments, the device has several portions that are movable from a closed configuration, in which the portions overlay one another, to an open configuration, in which a doll section and cosmetics a... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7878878 | Life size halloween novelty item A Halloween novelty item used for entertainment consisting of a removable reservoir of fluid and a timed electromagnetic valve inside a head that is activated by a motion sensor whereby allowing fluid to expel intermittently out of orifices attached to a tongue when... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7334586 | Imprinting device for a cosmetic product and method of using same An imprinting device for a cosmetic product is shown. The imprinting device comprises a transparent substrate and an application element which is fixedly or removeably affixed to and protrudes outwardly from one surface of the transparent substrate. The application ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333969 | Apparatus and method for synthesizing emotions based on the human nervous system Disclosed is a nervous system-based emotion synthesizing apparatus which enables an emotion of a humanoid to be synthesized in a manner similar to that of a human using a nervous system-adjusting mechanism of a human body according to emotions. The human nervous sys... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7203642 | Robot control apparatus and method with echo back prosody The present invention relates to robot control apparatuses which make a user recognize that speech is accepted. A user's speech input to a microphone 15 is subjected to speech recognition by a speech recognizer 50A. Based on the speech recognition resu... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7089691 | Technique for decorating a shoe and a shoe decorated using the technique A technique is provided in which a shoe is decorated by placing a stick-on tattoo on the outer surface of the shoe. The present invention also provides a shoe having an outer portion made from one or more base materials, as well as a plain smooth plastic strip which... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6964595 | Child's infant-care play center A child's infant-care play center includes a table having a recessed bath tub and a changing-table/bed removably disposed over the tub. Upstanding dividers and a headboard demarcate respective bathing/changing/sleeping and washing-sink/eating areas on the table. A f... | 11/15/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6736692 | Hair styling doll head having color change hair crimper A doll head is supported by a body portion and includes a quantity of posable thermochromic reactive hair strands. A crimper includes a pair of liquid receiving heads and crimping dies allowing the crimper to assume a desired temperature and impart a desired crimp t... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6604980 | Infant simulator An infant simulator (5) is capable of emulating the care requirements of an infant, recording the quality of care, responsiveness of a person caring for the infant simulator (5), and/or signaling the person caring for the infant simulator (5) when care is... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6280281 | Doll comb having apparatus for attaching ornaments A doll supports a quantity of hair which may be combed by a hand held comb. The hand held comb defines a comb head having one surface supporting an elongated ornament magazine. The ornament magazine defines a channel which receives a plurality of hair orn... | 08/28/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5890907 | Educational doll An educational doll, useful to teach toilet training to young children, dispenses measured portions of superhydrophobic sand into water, perhaps contained in a transparent commode, scaled to the size of the doll. The superhydrophobic sand collects on the ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5842905 | Process for making a temporary color change on a plastic material A simple, general purpose temporary dyeing process for coloring plastic or plastic fabric is disclosed. A colorless, but pH sensitive indicator solution is applied to a plastic material, such as the hair of a fashion doll, without changing the hair color.... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842870 | Stuffed toy and method for educating children with diabetes A stuffed toy animal is provided for educational interaction with a child learning about medication injection sites. The stuffed toy includes a body having a head, torso, arms, and legs. A plurality of injection regions are disposed at various locations o... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5713778 | Doll with simulated bowel movement A doll includes a torso having an opening. A simulated bowel movement may be moved through the opening between positions respectively inside and outside the torso.... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5607338 | Toy with unravelable cord material for simulating hair or fur A toy figure is provided with lengths of flexible, unravelable cord material which simulates hair or fur. The cord material may be unraveled into individual strands or groups of strands which simulate strands of hair. The toy provides increased play value... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5586696 | Hair growing mannequin head A hair growing mannequin head for practicing hair styling and hair cutting. The inventive device includes a mannequin head having a removable hair supply assembly mounted thereon for dispensing hair from an upper portion of the mannequin head. The removab... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5578353 | Tattoo admission ticket A strip of general admission tickets having a transferrable "body tattoo" on each ticket for transfer to the skin for purposes of identifying a person as having paid for admission. The ticket strip is divided into separable individual tickets by widthwise... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5575028 | Tooth fairy pillow A tooth fairy pillow comprising a molar shaped cushion. A large rear pocket is on the molar shaped cushion for holding a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste which can be used by a child. A small rear pocket is on the large rear pocket for retaining a toot... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5433643 | Toy doll apparatus A new and improved toy doll apparatus includes a base assembly and a simulated human doll assembly supported by the base assembly. The doll assembly includes feet assemblies supported by the base assembly. A torso assembly is supported by the feet assembl... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5421765 | Toy tattoo playset Playsets having a toy element, such as a doll or stuffed animal, a combination dispenser, moisturizer and hairbrush handset and simulated tattoos. The simulated tattoos are nontoxic water-soluble adhesive-backed prints having decorative designs and/or leg... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5308277 | Female playing doll, capable of imitating pregnancy and child birth In order to enable an imitated child birth from a doll the doll body is shaped with a stomach cavity covered from the inside by a flat stomach piece, which is held in a normal position by a spring. When the doll is desired to be pregnant the stomach piece... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5277645 | Doll having accessory dispenser A doll includes a plurality of attachment pads distributed over the doll surface each having one portion of a conventional fabric attachment structure such as a hook and loop attachment means. A plurality of ornaments such as simulated jewels include unde... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5261847 | Creature form with removable brush A creature form with a removable brush provides a brush member having a brush head portion bearing a section of outwardly-extending brush bristles, and a brush handle portion, insertable into a creature form having a body portion and a tail simulation por... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5232370 | Children's dental teaching toy A dental teaching toy for children having structure including an artificial upper artificial gums, artificial baby teeth, and artificial adult molars (for which there are no earlier and corresponding baby teeth). Also included is at least one removable ar... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5232369 | Handicapped doll with removable limbs A wheel chair, a handicapped doll having a removable hair piece and removable limbs is provided which consists of a torso with a head attached thereto and two sets of limbs extending from the torso. A mechanism is for adjusting and detaching portions of e... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5180324 | Doll hair maintenance kit apparatus A kit organization includes a brush assembly in cooperation with respective first, second, and third heated curling irons arranged for the curling and maintenance of doll hair. The brush assembly is arranged to accommodate heated setting wax onto a doll h... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5129853 | Animal toy having changeable, cuttable fur A pet animal toy has a body covered by a removable coat of long fur which can be cut and "groomed" to give a stylized appearance, then removed and replaced with another fur coat for cutting to give a different appearance. The coat covers substantially all... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5116277 | Doll having variable length hair segment A doll includes a hollow head and torso joined at the neck. The head supports a quantity of conventionally rooted simulated hair and defines a center aperture in the top portion thereof. The torso defines an internal laterally extending post and an apertu... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5094644 | Doll having delayed wetting and crying action A doll includes a hollow head and torso and generally replicates a human infant in appearance. The head portion defines an orifice for the introduction of a liquid such as water through simulated nursing. The water is initially received within the doll in... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5067924 | Doll for simulating weight loss/gain The disclosure describes an apparatus and method for facilitating weight loss. In particular, a doll that will simulate weight loss and weight gain according to simultaneous weight loss and weight gain of the doll's owner is disclosed. Layers of "skin" ma... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5037343 | Novelty scent simulating figure A figure is provided for educational and entertaining purposes in providing a skunk-like figure, with a tail member extending rearwardly of the skunk, with the tail member including a cavity therewithin. The cavity includes a matrix of slits therethrough ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5037302 | Educational toy with a repairable defect for teaching humanistic values to a child An educational device for teaching humanistic values to a child is in the form of a toy manufactured with at least one recognizable abused condition or defect. The toy is packaged and marketed with repair apparatus enabling a child to permanently substant... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4955844 | Sitting doll with bendable knees A doll having bendable knees is capable of moving between a standing position and a sitting position. The doll has a pair of arm members pivotally connected to a torso at the shoulder and a pair of leg members pivotally connected to the torso at the hip a... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4921461 | Hairdressing toy The present invention relates to a toy for hairdressing playing use which is capable of training children in the use of scissors and in the modeling of hair styles by cutting hair models attached to a head of doll by hook and loop fasteners with a play pa... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4622019 | Toy figurine and environment playset A playset for use in and out of water includes a seahorse figurine with long rooted mane hair and a coral corral. The seahorse figurine has a relatively watertight upper body and a rotatably connected lower tail portion. A weight is positioned in the tail... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4575345 | Method of playing with dolls Two dolls and a method of playing with the dolls is disclosed. The dolls are identical but one is clothed and the other is bandaged. The dolls are made of separable interchangeable parts such that a child can pretend that one or the other doll has been in... | 03/11/1986 |
