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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7563151 | Toy vehicle with big wheel A toy vehicle includes a driven wheel, a drive assembly including a drive motor, and a steering assembly including a first steering motor and first and second steering arms. The drive motor is coupled to the driven wheel. The first and second steering arms are coupl... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7553212 | Automobile model An automobile model comprising a pair of left and right rear wheels 21 which are independently driven by different motors 24, a pair of left and right front wheels 22, and a front wheel-supporting mechanism 30 which supports the front whe... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7500900 | Flying disc A flying disc has a radially symmetric form having an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface includes a raised central portion, a flat annular ring encompassing the raised central portion, and a raised rim extending above and encompassing the flat annu... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7402964 | Race car system A race car system is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the race car system includes at least one car, at least one video camera provided on the at least one car, a car transmitter/receiver connected to the at least one video camera, a remote control transmitt... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7362234 | Controller for remote vehicles and craft and for virtual subjects A control system which provides directional control over various real and virtual vehicles, craft and moveable subjects. The control system includes a housing, a controller in the housing having an electronic radio control PC board or an electronic video control PC ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350520 | Nebulizer delivery device A nebulizer device is provided for minimizing trepidation of children when using the device. The device includes a nebulizer and a housing having a shape of a toy for retaining the nebulizer therein. The housing includes an egress port connected to the nebulizer. A ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7318564 | Power line sentry charging A surveillance aircraft recharging system based on energy collection by magnetic induction from the current flowing in a randomly selected alternating current transmission line conductor. The charging energy originates in the magnetic field surrounding the current c... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303459 | Toy system The toy system includes: a pair of motors; an operating device having a throttle lever for velocity direction and a steering device for course direction; a driving control device for controlling driving velocities of the respective motors so that the driving velocit... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288917 | Transmitter for radio-controlled toy A mobile toy is described. The mobile toy includes a wheel assembly having a hubcap for removably engaging a wheel of the wheel assembly. The mobile toy may also include a transmitter having a charging pad for charging of a radio-controlled embodiment of the toy. Th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7261615 | Drifting remotely controlled toy vehicle A remotely controlled toy vehicle appears to drift when turning, appearing to slide into the turn, by having a rear driving platform that swivels under a main body of a chassis. In addition to making the chassis appear to slide, the rear driving platform induces a t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7234992 | Remotely controlled toy vehicles with light(s) A toy vehicle including at least an on-board power supply, a plurality of wheels supporting the vehicle for itinerant movement, at least one motor operably coupled to at least one of the wheels to provide at least part of an itinerant movement, at least one light an... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7188694 | All-surface vehicle An all-surface vehicle comprising a pair of large inflatable tubes mounted on a common axis with sufficient buoyancy to enable the vehicle to travel on water and having a motor for independently driving each of the tubes, together with a passenger or load carrying c... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7121916 | Running toy A running toy having: a pair of right and left wheel supports to rotatably support right and left wheels, respectively; a pair of right and left rotation support portions to rotatably support the right and left wheel supports around an axis line along a back and for... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7094125 | Steering device for toy and running toy A steering device for toy, which comprises a simple structure, and provides a stable running along a curved line. The steering device for toy, comprises: right and left turning members for turning right and left steering wheels in clockwise and counterclockwise dire... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090556 | Toy vehicle for guided motor-racing circuits A toy vehicle for a guided motor-racing circuit has a guiding groove and conductor rails adjacent thereto. A keel pivotably mounted on the vehicle engages the guiding groove to aid vehicle guidance. A magnetic device magnetically interacts with the conductor rails t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066276 | Method and apparatus for excavating earth to a desired depth A system and method of facilitating excavating a below grade opening at a construction site in a parcel of land includes a first vehicle having a motor operably connected to at least a pair of traction members and a second excavating vehicle. The motor is operably c... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066782 | Electromechanical toy A toy is configured to closely resemble a live animal and to respond to stimuli in a realistic manner that is consistent with the way in which a real animal would respond. For example, when the toy is designed to resemble a dog or a cat, the toy may be configured to... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056185 | Single axle wireless remote controlled rover with omnidirectional wheels A wireless remote controlled rover (100) having a circular outer boundary when viewed in profile, comprising an elongated round-profile frame (20) outfitted with a pair of omnidirectional wheels (101L,R), rotatable in opposite directions by a dr... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7008291 | Toy vehicle, in particular tractor, with at least two steerable wheels In a toy vehicle, in particular tractor, comprising at least two steerable wheels, with a pivoting motion of a steering wheel being converted via a steering gear into a pivoting motion of a bolster, with wheels being mounted on steering knuckles that are pivotably m... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976899 | All terrain vehicle An all terrain vehicle having a casing, a motor assembly, a cradle supporting the propulsion system, and an outer shell. The casing surrounds the propulsion system with three connected rings, each ring capable of independent rotation. The cradle is positioned in the... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966725 | Apparatus for spreading aggregate material on a road berm An apparatus is provided for spreading aggregate material on ground. The apparatus includes a body 12, an engine 14 carried by the body, motive structure 18 powered by the engine to move the apparatus along the ground. A hopper 20 is asso... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959231 | Robot system A robot system includes a plurality of segments 3, joints 4 for linking the segments together, drive units 5 for actuating the joints, and a controller 8 for controlling the drive units. Further, the robot system has bladders 2 fil... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6902464 | Rolling toy A rolling toy includes a chassis, an electric power source attached to the chassis, a remote signal receiver, an electric motor attached to the chassis and receiving power from the power source in response to a signal received by the remote signal receiver, a pair o... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6796874 | Toy vehicle with shock absorbing steering mechanism A remote control running toy comprises a pair of uprights (24), each having a kingpin (22) for steerably supporting the wheels (20); and a steering mechanism (32) which is coupled through steering rods (30) with the uprights (24... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6771034 | Children's ride-on vehicle with electronic speed control A children's ride-on vehicle having an electronic speed controller adapted to regulate at least one of the timing and rate of application of a selected rotational input. The vehicle includes a body with a seat, a steering mechanism positioned for operation by a chil... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6732015 | Robot system A robot system includes a plurality of segments 3, joints 4 for linking the segments together, drive units 5 for actuating the joints, and a controller 8 for controlling the drive units. Further, the robot system has bladders 2 fil... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6666746 | Control system for, and method of, operating toy vehicles Each of first vehicles has an individual address dependent upon an insertion of a selective one of different keys into a socket in the vehicle. Each vehicle is movable in any desired direction on a first support structure formed by intercoupling male dete... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6551169 | Toy vehicle with rotating front end A radio controlled toy vehicle has a central chassis, a front end mounting a pair of front wheels which is rotatably coupled to the front of the chassis and a pair of rear wheels rotatingly mounted to the chassis. A single reversible electric motor is pro... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6474659 | Ride-on toy interactive playset A ride-on toy resembling a vehicle, that has a dashboard and a seat compartment which contain a plurality of buttons. Each seat compartment button has a base which is removably seated within a complementary shaped opening in the seat compartment. A speech... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6428383 | Remote control model vehicle with audio output system A remotely controllable model vehicle includes one or more audio output or playback devices onboard. The model vehicle may have a cassette player, CD player, and/or AM/FM radio contained therein, for selectively providing audio output according to the des... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6405817 | Ride-on vehicle with direction responsive mechanism A children's ride-on vehicle and associated rotation translation assembly are provided. The children's ride-on vehicle includes a body, a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted to the body, and at least one steerable wheel. The vehicle also includes a stee... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6371829 | Toy having remote control device and remote controlled model vehicle A toy comprising a remote control device and a remote controlled model vehicle for changing a form thereof while moving, according to a control by the remote control device. The toy comprises a remote control device (100) and a remote controlled model veh... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6338664 | Toy vehicle having center steering circuit and remote controller with toggle function A remote controller for a toy vehicle includes a toggle switch on a hand controller for selectively enabling one of two sets of vehicle functions, and a reduced signal set integrated circuit for transmitting control signals to the vehicles. A group of fun... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6231422 | Toy automobile A toy automobile is disclosed, in which when the toy automobile runs through a curved path, a roller of a bumper of the automobile is pushed back by the wall of the track, so that the toy automobile can run through the curved path by turning the front whe... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6227065 | Rack and pinion having an end stop and an overload protector A rack and pinion with a rack (20) and a gear wheel (30) in operative engagement with each other, whereby movement of the rack (20) causes rotation of the gear wheel (30) and vice versa, and wherein an end stop is provided in the form of there being after... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6224454 | Dynamic searching device for toys The present invention provides a dynamic searching device for toys, having at least two optical sensors to sense a target and a control circuit to compare the sensed signals of the two sensors and control a driver to move the toy, thus giving the toy dyna... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6170354 | Steering gear box for toy vehicle A steering mechanism and associated gearbox is disclosed for a toy car or other small motorized vehicle. The steering mechanism comprises a steering arm, collar, return spring and an alignment adjustor. These components are externally mounted on a gear bo... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6149494 | Toy with a moving body movable on a platform A toy includes a platform, a moving body, and a balance bar. The moving body has front and rear wheels rotatable about horizontal rotary axes, a turning wheel, and a drive unit coupled to the turning wheel and one of the rear wheels to drive movement of t... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6095892 | Motorcycle race track with moving rider figurines A model motorcycle race track system is provided including a race track and a plurality of carriage assemblies slidable along the track. A plurality of miniature motorcycles are each mounted on one of the carriage assemblies for being moved around the tra... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6083104 | Programmable toy with an independent game cartridge A programmable device such as a toy or novelty item wherein there is a body. There is also a keyboard on an independent cartridge with a microprocessor which can be activated by a user to selectively cooperate with the body and set up any one of multiple ... | 07/04/2000 |
