Amusement devices: toys inventions 01/07

20070021027 - Toy building pieces: A toy comprises a plurality of building pieces that can be selectively interconnected using either interfitting bulbs and sockets or magnetic coupling parts, or both. Each building piece has a generally circular body that includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced connecting bulbs about an outer periphery thereof and a plurality... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070021028 - Water id technology toys and toy playsets: A toy system that can be used in a body of water. The system includes a plurality of toy accessories that can be placed in the water. Placement of a toy accessory into the water activates the accessory to generate a signal. The signal is received by a base station.... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20070021029 - Games with adjustable spinning tops: Toy top kits may include a spindle having a lower end configured to engage a surface, an upper end having a first coupling portion, and a plurality of mounting sites, one or more weight members each configured to be removably mounted to a mounting site, and one or more caps... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070021030 - Cartwheeling character: A cartwheeling toy including an upper assembly including a torso with rigid arms and hands extending therefrom. A lower assembly including legs and a motor means for moving the assembles relative to each other to move the toy into a headstand and then return it to its upright position or... Agent: Jack Shore Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament&rubenstein,pc

20070021031 - Compact robotic joint: In one aspect, a supported walking system is disclosed, comprising a robotic walking figure and a wheeled support that at least partially supports the robotic walking figure. The supported walking system may be driven and controlled by a human operator. Computer algorithms automatically control the robot's walking functions so that... Agent: Disney Enterprises, Inc. C/o Hogan & Hartson LLP

20070021032 - Skeletal support structure and skin for an animatronic figure: In one aspect, a supported walking system is disclosed, comprising a robotic walking figure and a wheeled support that at least partially supports the robotic walking figure. The supported walking system may be driven and controlled by a human operator. Computer algorithms automatically control the robot's walking functions so that... Agent: Disney Enterprises, Inc. C/o Hogan & Hartson LLP

20070021033 - Tossable head: A tossable head advertising system includes a soft or semi soft head shaped object for tossing into a crowd of people. The head includes long hair or a long cord attached to it such that the head may be hurled by the hair or cord into a crowd. The head... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070015433 - Toy action figure with rotation heads: The present invention relates to an action figure in which the action figure has two heads that are rotatable in and out of a body cavity where each head has a different expression from the other head.... Agent: Richard B. Klar Law Office Of Richard B. Klar

20070015434 - Appendage puppets: A puppet for wearing about an appendage. There is a display member providing an anthropomorphizing characterization. The display member includes an ornamentation member having anthropomorphizing ornamentation thereon; a backing member coupled to the ornamentation member and providing prophylactic separation therefrom; and an appendage coupling member coupled to the backing member... Agent: Starkweather & Associates

20070015435 - Tongue toy system: An interactive online tongue toy system connected to one or many other toys or software over a global communication network specifically used for tongue motions or licking. The tongue toy system communicates directly to another tongue toy or group of tongue toys either using another tongue toy, or other toys... Agent: Michael Goudie

20070015436 - Game attractant: A device for generating sounds associated with movements of animals, the device including a movable member operatively associated with a motion generation system and configured to be set in a desired motion by the motion generation system, a hub associated with the movable member, and at least one extension extending... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20070015437 - Toy vehicle overlaid with a removable material suitable for removing the layer of removable material with a toy material remover: A toy vehicle kit, suitable for removing a layer of removable material overlaid over the toy vehicle with a toy material remover, is presented. The toy vehicle kit comprises a toy vehicle covered with a layer of removable material and a toy material remover for removing the removable material layer... Agent: Tope-mckay & Associates

20070010158 - Bubble wand with ornaments within a container: A bubble wand with an ornamental figure and an ornamental bubble loop. The ornamental figure and ornamental loop are provided in the form of beads, shapes, letters, a small figurine of an animal, plant, person, cartoon character, action figure, or other attractive representation. The ornamental figure and loop are attached... Agent: Crockett & Crockett

20070010159 - Model toy aircraft: A model toy aircraft is adapted for remote control operation on land, on the water and in the air. The toy aircraft includes a pair of pontoons spaced apart by a horizontal wing forming a tunnel hull. A tail section is provided including one or more moveable directional flight control... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20070010160 - Apparatus for child activity and occupational therapy: The present invention provides interchangeable activity centers having a variety of themes, complexity, or content. Parents, teachers, therapists, or others can select, combine, and arrange two or more activity centers according to a user's interests and capabilities at that time. As the user develops greater skills or begins to lose... Agent: Paul D. Bianco: Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini, & Bianco P.l.

20070010161 - Play set for toy vehicles made from foamed material: It is the general object of the present invention to provide a toy vehicle play set that will inspire children's imaginations, while allowing for a fun and safe toy. More particular, it is the object of the present invention to provide a play set for toy vehicles made from a... Agent: Kelly Preece

20070010162 - Top with a lighting device: A top with a lighting device includes a hollow body and a cover detachably inserted into a top of the hollow body. The cover has a grip upward and centrally extending from a top of the cover and a through hole defined therein. A skirt centrally and downward extends from... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070010163 - Artificial eye assemblies: An artificial eye for use in animated plush toys has a one-piece eyeball and lid that are integrally molded. The eye further includes a shaped member and a retaining post. A crossplate of the shaped member is preferably curved to correspond to the curvature of the eye, and is operative... Agent: Perry Hoffman & Associates P.C.

20070010164 - Illuminated magnetic module for toy construction kit: An embodiment of the invention provides a toy construction kit comprising a light element and a construction element. The light element comprises a housing having a first end and a second end, the housing defining a compartment, a magnet disposed in the compartment at the first end, and a printed... Agent: Michael Bednarek Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20070004309 - Aerodynamic throwing toy: Disclosed is an aerodynamic throwing toy having a general geometry of a shape formed by taking a sphere of a desired radius, with a disc of a desired height removed from the sphere's equatorial region. The remaining partial hemispherical portions are rejoined along their respective base sections. The resulting toy... Agent: Law Office Of Marc D. Machtinger, Ltd.

20070004310 - Pneumatic action figure: A pneumatic action figure doll is disclosed with articulated limbs controlled by a hand operated pneumatic pump. The articulated limbs may comprise connected limb members and links configured to move in a plane. Operation of the handheld pump may cause the articulated limbs to extend and retract. When the limbs... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070004311 - Toy vehicle with on-board electronics: A toy vehicle that measures and displays performance characteristics is presented. The toy vehicle may be configured to measure performance of the toy, such as speed or acceleration, and display a value for the performance characteristic. A display for showing the performance values may be mounted on the body of... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070004312 - Walled structure apparatus: A walled structure apparatus generally orientated perpendicular to a horizontal surface, the apparatus including a first panel with a major plane, a corner and a notch, a second panel with a major plane, a corner and a tab received with the notch, and a hinge structure within the notch. The... Agent: Chase Law Firm L.c

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