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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7731560 | Motorized interactive figure The present invention provides for an interactive figure with a head, body and waist cavities, arms, legs and two motorized wheelbases. The body and waist cavities include a gear mechanism. The motorized wheelbases control the movements of the interactive figure via... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7416468 | Apparatus for actuating a toy An apparatus for a moving a toy appendage includes a moveable device within a toy appendage that is attached to a body of a toy and an actuator connected to the moveable device. The actuator is configured to rotate the moveable device about a drive axis that is fixe... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7364489 | Electromechanical toy A toy includes a body, a motor within the body, an appendage coupled to the body of the toy, a tail device coupled to the body of the toy, and a neck device coupled to the body of the toy. The appendage is actuated by the motor to move along a first path. The tail d... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7338341 | Dancing toy An animated toy effectively mimics human dance steps such as the Hokey Pokey with upper and lower halves of the torso pivoting about a diagonal waist laterally upwardly sloping to the left so that a left arm may be put forward and back. A spin/shake drive mechanism ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7318766 | Doll with stand Embodiments of toy dolls and doll stands are disclosed, in which a user input applied to the doll or stand may generate motion in the stand and/or doll to animate the doll and/or stand. In some embodiments, a users' input motion may be stored in a compression or exp... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7291054 | Toy with programmable remote control A programmable device such as a toy or novelty item and a remote controller has a keyboard which can be activated by a user to set up any one of multiple different motions of the toy. Sounds and lights can be activated to coordinate with the movement. The toy can be... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7264534 | Toys with driven characters Toys for infants in the form of soothers, mobiles, swings, and gyms are provided with a housing, at least one character carried by the housing for movement relative to the housing, the at least one character having a body and at least one appendage that is carried b... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7169092 | Gymnastic apparatus In a gymnastic apparatus, the actuator (22) is fitted in fixed angular position to a first shaft (16) to oscillate from initial to final position, normally maintained in initial position by a weight unit (8) and connected to the weight unit (... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163494 | Gymnastic apparatus A gymnastic apparatus is provided with a base (2), which is used to place the gymnastic apparatus on the ground, at least a user-operated actuator (22) that can be moved from initial to final position; a weight unit (8) used to normally maintain... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7125311 | Device for positioning a telescopic doll in a packing box A device for positioning a telescopic doll in a packing box includes a telescopic doll and a packing box. The telescopic doll has two feet each with a sole, a seat formed on the sole, and a first hook pivotally mounted on the seat. Two fixed legs respectively extend... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6953379 | Transmission assembly for a doll A transmission assembly for a doll includes a first driving device having a rotation sleeve adapted to be rotatably received in the top base and a twist driving element connected to the rotation sleeve to drive the rotation sleeve to twist to the right and to the le... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6935919 | Animation device for head, mouth, arms and body of a toy An animation device is provided for generating movements of limbs and extremities of an animated figure. The device includes a single motor coupled to a gear box assembly. A first drive axle, rotatable about a first axis, is coupled to the gear box assembly. A secon... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918964 | Mechanized anthropomorphic car wash apparatus An automated car wash system is provided comprising an anthropomorphic robot that serves to spray and clean cars prior to their entering into, or within, an automated car wash so as to remove surface dirt from the car, using a high-pressure spray gun. The robot is c... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6790121 | Doll which is restless and urinates after drinking baby bottle This comprises a mechanical system (1) and a pneumatic system (3) that are interconnected to perform three phases. In the first one a walking mechanism is activated consisting of an oscillating plate (77) connected to the doll's legs. The second... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6773327 | Apparatus for actuating a toy An apparatus for a moving a toy appendage includes a moveable device within a toy appendage that is attached to a body of a toy and an actuator connected to the moveable device. The actuator is configured to rotate the moveable device about a drive axis that is fixe... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6736693 | Rolling and standing toy doll A doll that includes a pair legs pivotally attached to a torso. The torso having a front side and backside. A pair of motor mechanisms separately attached to each leg for pivoting the legs forwards and backwards in accordance to a set of pre-programmed positions tha... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6699096 | Toy with character and vehicle components An action figure includes an upper body having robotic features and a lower body interconnected with the upper body. The upper body includes a head and arms connected to a torso that connects to the lower body. The lower body includes construction tools, ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6682391 | Transmission mechanism for doll A transmission mechanism for a doll is arranged on a top stage of the doll and comprises a motor fixed to the top stage, a pulley set linked to the motor, a gear set having a plurality of gears and linked to the pulley set, a link having one end eccentric... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6652351 | Dancing figure In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a dancing figure that includes a body defined by a torso, a head, and a pair of arms, and a pair of legs pivotally attached to the torso at a hip region. Each leg includes at least an upper leg s... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6645035 | Movable mechanical doll A movable mechanical doll has a bottom seat and two legs upright formed on the bottom seat. A shoulder-arm part is mounted at tops of the legs, and has two arms respectively mounted at two sides of the shoulder-arm part. A housing covering the shoulder-ar... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6645036 | Walking toy figure The present invention includes a toy figure having a torso connected to a first leg and a second leg. A first motor is secured in the torso and is in communication with a first gear train, which is meshed to a fastener in the first leg, such that when the... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6623327 | Animated toy with Geneva mechanism An animated children's toy including a gear system for providing intermittent and reciprocal motion. The gear system includes a drive gear and a driven gear. The gear system is adapted to have a non-rotating configuration and an engaged configuration. In ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6620020 | Electrically interconnected snap for dolls An interactive, animated, robotic doll including a body, a processor, terminals linked to the processor, and a removable attachment. The terminals are connected to metal snaps on the body and the removable attachment includes complimentary snaps that secu... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6589095 | Movable mechanical doll A movable mechanical doll has a seat. A shoulder-arm part and a head part (40) are mounted on the seat. A hollow body covers the seat and the shoulder-arm part (20). A headpiece (60) covers the head part (40) and has a mouth. When motors of the doll are a... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6579143 | Twisting and dancing figure There is provided in one embodiment a twisting figure that includes a head and body having a pair of arms and a lower leg section separately extending therefrom. A housing formed in the body contains a motor secured between a pair of horizontal plates. Th... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6547632 | Shuttlecock lockout mechanism An interactive, animated, and robotic doll having movable appendages, such as a head, arms, and legs. The doll includes motors, gears and other linkages to actuate the movement of these appendages. A lockout mechanism is operatively incorporated into the ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6520828 | Variable performance toys A combination including a toy and a removable element inserted therein includes the toy having a generator and an actuator therewith. The actuator enables the generator to generate a sound or movement. An improvement of this combination includes the remov... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6500044 | Running toy A running toy capable of running stably regardless of a state of a floor, a road or the like. The running toy comprises: right and left leg parts provided so as to rotate forward and backward on a first horizontal axis; right and left rotating members pro... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6500043 | Animated toy An animated toy comprising a toy body which itself includes at least one shoulder member and a pair of waist members, the upper ends of which are pivotally connected to the shoulder member. The toy body further includes a pair of leg members having upper ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6450855 | Structural improvement of angel doll's transmission An angel doll for displaying on a table or mounted on a Christmas tree in Christmas season or such occasion includes a slow transmission device inside a base. The transmission includes a main shaft that drives a palette, two rotating cylinders and two rot... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6416380 | Motion toy A motion toy includes a body member and a head member mounted on the body member. A head drive system is operable to rotate the head member simultaneously up-and-down and side-to-side relative to the body member.... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6386943 | Puppet legs movement mechanism A puppet mechanism for moving two legs of a puppet includes an output shaft rotatably extending from a gear box and engaged with a gear reduction device in the gear box. Two disks are respectively connected two ends of the output shaft and each disk has a... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6371827 | Automated doll with a set of light emitted Christmas decorations An automated doll with Christmas light bulbs, particularly an automated doll using an axle and a gear mechanism to enlarge the effective space of an upper section inside the doll body. A base and the body are coupled together to accommodate the loading bl... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6244925 | Motion toy A motion toy, which includes a toy body, and a power drive unit, the toy body having a front body shell and a rear body shell fastened together, two arms coupled to the body shells at two opposite lateral sides, a head pivotably mounted in the body shells... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6149491 | Self-propelled doll responsive to sound A doll includes a body and a head, two legs and two arms, each movably attached to the body. The doll includes a mechanism connected with the head, with each of the legs, and with the arms. The mechanism is configured to displace the legs frontwardly with... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6093078 | Hand held doll simulating skating action A doll includes a torso supporting a pair of legs each having a simulated skate supported of the lower end thereof. The torso further supports a head which is coupled to a neck portion of the doll by a freely pivoting coupler. A housing within the doll to... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6071170 | Dancing toy device A dancing toy device has a trunk, a head portion connected to the trunk, and a base portion connected to the trunk. An outer casing covers the trunk. The base portion has a base panel, two pivot joint devices connected to the trunk, and two connection lim... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5989094 | Boxing game machine A boxing game machine in which a pair of boxer dummies are opposed to each other, each boxer dummy having at least one extensible arm, includes: an extender which drives the extension of the arm; a rotary unit which is rotatable about a substantially hori... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5947788 | Radio controlled surfboard with robot A radio controlled surfing toy is provided comprising a multi-jointed, moveable figurine pivotally attached to a jet-propelled surfboard. The surfing toy surfs similar to a real life surfing professional in waves ranging from 3" to 5' in height. The surfi... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5846115 | Animated stuffed toy An animated stuffed toy whose automatic movements resemble sleepiness or drowsiness. A power source is activated by voice or touch. The power source drives a motor to effect the motion of the toy and to emit sounds, including music, from a speaker. When t... | 12/08/1998 |
