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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7445538 | Assembly unit for toy and morphologically deforming toy To provide an assembly unit for a toy capable of storing unused engaging section in a part unit thereof. An arm part (13) of the toy comprises a rotating member (50) rotating about a rotating shaft (55) provided in the body (14) thereof. ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7325996 | Display form having magnetically attachable parts Forms for display of clothing and the like with magnetically attachable parts are provided. The magnetic joints comprise a magnetic assembly with a depth-of-pull sufficient to cause the attachable part to begin to pull toward the form at a distance preferably greate... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7144179 | Display form having magnetically attachable parts Forms for display of clothing and the like with magnetically attachable parts are provided. The magnetic joints comprise a magnetic assembly with a depth-of-pull sufficient to cause the attachable part to begin to pull toward the form at a distance preferably greate... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7051559 | Message delivery assembly and a method for conducting business using the message delivery assembly A message delivery assembly (10) and a method for conducting business (400) using the message delivery assembly (10) which has an exterior (12) in the shape of a Teddy-bear or substantially any other desired shape. Particularly, the messa... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6932669 | Jointed linkage system A system for molding a jointed linkage support system with joints that allow movement and bending in many directions and degrees of freedom. A chain-like linkage system made up of a series of joints is molded in a single step from materials having different melting ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925358 | Toy robot and control system therefor A toy robot system includes a toy robot and a surface over which the robot can move. The surface is constructed from a number of modules of various types that may be joined together. Each module (except for spacer modules) includes at least one track segment along w... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6899589 | Bouncing and moving toy figure A toy animal mounted on 4 spring legs to permit movement of the animal in response to the rotation of an eccentrically mounted weight. This weight is mounted in the front body portion about a shaft disposed transverse to the body portion. The shaft is driven by a re... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6893319 | Arm for elastic doll body, method of forming the arm part, and metal mold for forming the arm part An arm (17A, 17B, 17C) for an elastic doll capable of preventing torsional rotation of a core (10) in a molding material molded. The elastic doll arm includes the core (10) made of metal and arranged therein. The metal core (10 | 05/17/2005 |
| 6893318 | Flexible figure A flexible figure in the form of a human engaged in a particular athletic or recreational activity, such as snowboarding. The figure further comprises arm and leg sections connected at realistic joints, and joined to the torso by couplings all of which realistically... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6848967 | Transformable toy A transformable toy with which children play, wherein arms of the toy are formed integrally with legs of the toy, respectively, and the arms and the legs easily pass through-holes formed in a body part of the toy in such a manner that the lengths of the arms are lon... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6830497 | Toy figure with articulating joints A toy figure having multiple articulating limbs connected to the torso by pivot joints that are molded in a vertical injection molding step that forms and pivotally interconnects, in situ, one member of the pivot joint to a second, pre-formed member of the pivot joi... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6817921 | Action figure An action figure includes a body, limbs extending from the body and each comprising proximal and distal limb segments articulated to one another by a joint comprising two intermediate pivotally interconnected members. The first member is attached pivotally to the pr... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6776682 | Acrobatic doll and doll accessories capable of activation by air An acrobatic doll and accessory combination with an acrobatic doll body, an engaging member coupled to the doll body, a doll accessory, and an engaging member coupled to the doll accessory wherein the engaging member coupled to the doll body and the engaging member ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6705794 | Display form having magnetically attachable parts Forms for display of clothing and the like with magnetically attachable parts are provided. The magnetic joints comprise a magnetic assembly with a depth-of-pull sufficient to cause the attachable part to begin to pull toward the form at a distance preferably greate... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6681150 | Insect robot External state detection device detects an environmental state indicating whether there is an obstacle, external light, or a pheromone signal. On the basis of the detection result, sensor identification unit determining device determines an identifying un... | 01/20/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6652353 | Interactive toy An interactive toy in accordance with the present invention includes two pair of legs extending outwardly and downwardly from either side of a body to be in contact with a surface. Each pair of legs is rotatably attached to a motor. The toy also includes ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648721 | Doll and tubular clothing A generally tubular doll body having hinged upper and lower leg portions. The doll body is provided with arms sockets for freely rotatable arms and a stem for receiving a head. The doll can be accessorized with tubular dresses, skirts, bracelets etc. The ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6638136 | Toy figure with articulating joints A toy figure having multiple articulating limbs connected to the torso by pivot joints that are molded in a vertical injection molding step that forms and pivotally interconnects, in situ, one member of the pivot joint to a second, pre-formed member of th... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6626731 | Cable and rotor/linkage actuation system for animated toy mechanized movable limb A toy doll with articulated moveable wrist/hand structure. A motor in the doll operates to pull on a cable which is drivingly linked to the wrist/hand structure through rotors and links that cooperate, along with regions in the wrist/hand structure to eff... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6568984 | Toy figurine A toy figurine 10 is disclosed having a torso 13, a right arm 14, a left arm 15, a right leg 16, a left leg 17 and a head 18. Each arm 14 has a right shoulder portion (22, 29), an elbow portion (23, 30) and a wrist portion (24 31). The shoulder portions a... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6517406 | Sports ball dolls A doll having a sports ball body with attachments connected thereto. The attachments are preferably connected with hooks and loops, commonly known as Velcro(™) with cooperating connectors on the ball body. The body connectors are preferably located on a... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6485348 | Combination lollipop holder and stand A combination lollipop holder and stand having a unitary body forming a character and an elongate torso providing a handle portion, two arm parts outstanding laterally from an upper end of the torso, providing a finger guarding portion and a leg part dive... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6461214 | Apparatus for satisfying the non-nutritive, oral-motor sucking needs of infants An apparatus for satisfying the non-nutritive sucking needs of infants, especially medically compromised infants, which includes an infant's pacifier held near one end of a wand-like structure; wherein the wand-like structure is formed on a non-toxic, non... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6458010 | Curving mechanism and robot An jointed tail of a pet robot can be configured simply and driven to curve freely and autonomously by fitting an jointed cylindrical member 25 around outer circumferences of two wire portions 24a and 24b composed of a wire 24 which is folded nearly into ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6454627 | Musical entertainment doll A child's portable toy having an audio signal producer is provided with a plurality of pressure switches designating different tones of a fixed interval scale. When one of the pressure switches is depressed, the sound of a corresponding tone is produced t... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6443802 | Multinational doll with changeable faces The present multinational doll is comprised of a rotatable head with a plurality of different faces. The head is attached to a torso about a vertical axis to enable different faces to be aligned with the front of the torso. Hair is attached to the top of ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6439947 | Marking system and method for toys and similar objects A system and method for providing a visible marker when at least two objects are combined. The visible marker may be any desired marking but, in the preferred embodiment, is a heart-shape. The two objects may be two-dimensional, such as cards, or three-di... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6435938 | Toy figure with articulating joints A toy figure having multiple articulating limbs connected to the torso by pivot joints that are molded in a vertical injection molding step that forms and pivotally interconnects, in situ, one member of the pivot joint to a second, pre-formed member of th... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435936 | Interactive role-playing posable toy In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an interactive posable toy that when positioned in various configurations, emits electronic sounds and/or produces motions indicative of such configurations. The posable toy includes a head pivot... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6425796 | Fashion doll transforming from princess to bride A fashion doll includes a doll body wearing a wedding gown together with an overlying removable princess bodice. The doll further includes a pivotable arm which in turn supports a hand mirror. The outer face of the hand mirror supports a dual image lentic... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6422871 | Educational system, method and doll for teaching individuals their emotions employing sets of faces expressing different emotions with plural states An educational system for teaching individuals their emotions employs a multiplicity of sets of faces. Each set of faces expresses a different emotion experienced by individuals from time to time. The sets of faces have facial expressions correlated to th... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6328625 | Toy figure with articulating joints A toy figure having multiple articulating limbs connected to the torso by pivot joints that are molded in a vertical injection molding step that forms and pivotally interconnects, in situ, one member of the pivot joint to a second, preformed member of the... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6322420 | Plush toy having ear and foot movement A plush toy figure includes a motor-driven apparatus supported within the figure head for wiggling a pair of ear paddles which in turn causes the figure's ears to wiggle. A second motor drive unit supported within the figure's torso is operatively coupled... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6296543 | Toy figure having enhanced punching feature A toy figure includes a body having an upper torso pivotally coupled to a lower torso. The lower torso is coupled to a pair of supporting-legs while the upper torso is coupled to a pair of pivotally supported arms. A head is further supported upon the upp... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6257950 | Self-propelled toy A self-propelled toy including a body member in the shape of an animal such as a gorilla. The body member includes a torso with a pair of legs and a pair of rotatably attached arms that are slightly longer than the legs when rotated to their lowermost pos... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6238260 | Egg holder toy An egg holder toy for containing and supporting an egg and depicting with the egg a character of interest includes a support base or a pedestal that includes the lower body and feet of said character of interest and having an open hollow upper recess for ... | 05/29/2001 |
