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| 20080230989 | Three-dimensional DIY assembly intelligence structure - The present invention relates to a three-dimensional DIY assembly intelligence structure, which is a three-dimensional rotatable structure. The three-dimensional rotatable structure comprises a detachable puzzle piece, several square puzzle pieces, several rectangular puzzle pieces, several triangular puzzle pieces. The three-dimensional rotatable structure is composed of twenty-six puzzle pieces including one detachable puzzle piece, five square puzzle pieces, twelve rectangular puzzle pieces, and eight triangular puzzle pieces. The three-dimensional rotatable structure has a sphere shape, and it combines a jigsaw puzzle, a smart box, a Rubik's Cube and a pet egg. Therefore, it is a more challenging intelligence game. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090058002 | LEARNING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a learning device and its method. The learning device comprises a platform, a plurality of puzzle pieces, a plurality of reading units, a storage unit and a processing unit. Each puzzle piece includes a pattern and at least one ID code. The reading unit is used for reading the ID code. The storage unit is used for storing a plurality of records of learning information related to the patterns of the puzzle pieces. The processing unit selects one of the learning information, generates a hint signal of the selected learning information to hint a user about a specified position of placing the puzzle piece on the platform, scans the reading units to obtain the read ID code to determine the position of the puzzle piece placed on the platform, compares the determined position with the specified position, and generates a response signal according to a determining result. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100032897 | Three dimensional puzzle - A multiple dimensional puzzle configuration having interlocking puzzle components defining a fixed geometric shape upon proper assembly. Each of the multiple puzzle elements has multiple surfaces that engage corresponding interlocking surfaces of adjacent puzzle component elements within a display formation for commercial indicia or other so designated messages when assembled. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100194040 | DISSECTION PUZZLE - A dissection puzzle comprising a set of pieces, each piece in the set having an obverse face and a reverse face and a plurality of straight edges about said faces, and wherein said set of pieces may be formed into an assembled puzzle of straight-sided geometric shape by arranging the pieces in edge-to-edge abutting relationship, the form of the pieces being selected such that the area of each piece is selected from a set areas of different rational ratios to the area of the assembled puzzle and characterised in that: the obverse face and the reverse face of each piece include markings selected from a predetermined set of markings such that when arranged to form the assembled puzzle and viewed from one side, each edge of each piece adjacent another piece is adjacent a piece having a different marking. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100244377 | BALL-SHAPED PUZZLE - The present invention pertains to a supporting frame, a plurality of swiveling pieces, and a plurality of movable pieces, and the above elements are constructed with each other into a sphere shape; the supporting frame disposes a first supporting stem and a second supporting stem; each swiveling piece has a top face formed in a regular polygon and a blocker located at the side thereof, and the swiveling piece installed on an extremity of the first supporting stem or the second supporting stem via a limited nail; each movable piece has a top face formed in a regular polygon, a locking portion disposed thereon, a limited portion disposed thereon, and a toothed portion disposed thereon. Accordingly, the present invention facilitates to attain a logical configuration with lower manufacturing costs and an easy mass production. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100264584 | Toy block cube filling puzzle - Toy block cube filling puzzle using transparent cube containers and using 8 tetrahedron blocks as a first group and 32 one eighth of octahedron blocks as a second group. When the blocks from the first group are assembled with one vertex of each block meeting at the center of the cube the second group can be used to completely fill the cube without voids. When 8 blocks from the second group each share a vertex at the said center the remaining 32 blocks can completely fill the cube again. When using a cube filled with one block from the first group and four from the second and each having different colors and paired up with a mirrored adjacent copy of this assembly, 2 blocks are given color change to give 7 colors. Additional pairs can be arranged to form infinite sized shapes in perfect order in three dimension and color. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100270739 | SLAT PUZZLE - An improved puzzle of the type in which a target image is applied to the edge of a stack of slats. The slats are shuffled and then reassembled by the user. In the improvement, the strip of target image that is associated with the edge of each slat is extended beyond the edge, along the surface of the slat, allowing the user to more readily perceive the puzzle pattern, particularly on relatively thin slats. The improvement also allows economic manufacture from inexpensive materials by ordinary printing techniques. Slats can be printed flat, then formed by folding. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100289215 | STACKING MEANS ENABLING IMPROVED FORMATION OF ILLUSTRATIONS - The present invention relates generally to an improved and enhanced means enabling formation of illustrations wherein the overall illustration formed may comprise differing desired heights to show depth or three dimensional effect of illustrations formed by employing a plurality of stacker units in combination with puzzle units to enhance the height desired, said stacker unit comprising a holed head configured to have a central inwardly burrow and a leg for lodgment onto a substrate member having a plurality of holes of compatible dimension for complementary and snug abutment leaving the holed head of the stacker unit above the substrate member [now acting as an elevated substrate member] for accommodating the leg of a puzzle unit thus enhancing the height of the puzzle unit. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110012304 | Educational bath puzzle toy - A bath toy arrangement for use on a nonporous surface in the vicinity of a source of water. The bath toy arrangement is provided with first and second sheet elements each formed of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) foam having a thickness of approximately between 1 mm and 10 mm. Each of the first and second sheet elements has a determined configuration. There is additionally provided an ornamental design printed directly on the first and second sheet elements. The ornamental design is printed with a water insoluble ink. When wetted with the water, the first and second sheet elements will adhere to the nonporous surface or to each other. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110024982 | FOLDABLE JIGSAW PIECE AND FOLDABLE JIGSAW FRAME ASSEMBLY - A picture mosaic's foldable piece and frame are present. The picture mosaic's piece has the first piece and the second piece, and one side of the first piece is connected with one side of the second piece by a strip connector, and the first piece can fold backward or forward from 0 to 180 degree relative to the second piece along the connector, and shape projections or concaves are set on at least part of the other sides of the first piece and the second piece to connect with other pieces. The picture mosaic's frame comprises at least two picture frames connected by strip connectors, and anyone of the picture frames can fold backward or forward from 0 to 180 degree relative to the adjacent picture frames along the connectors, and shape projections or concaves are set on inner sides of the picture frames to connect with picture mosaic's pieces. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110193289 | Plane Jigsaw Puzzle - A plane jigsaw puzzle has multiple plastic pieces with concavo-convex structures on side edges, where the plastic puzzle pieces are matched and connected to concavo-convex structures. A chamfer angle is set at the edge between pieces, and the height of the chamfer angle to the edge interface of the two adjacent pieces is from 5% to 50%. The contact area of the two opposite adjacent pieces is 95% to 50% of the contact area of the corresponding edges. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110227284 | Color By Symbol Picture Puzzle Kit - A picture puzzle kit is provided for coloring duplicate picture puzzles marked with distinct indicia corresponding to multiple colors. The picture puzzle kit comprises two or more sets of puzzle pieces comprising parts that define a picture puzzle. The puzzle pieces in one set are duplicates of corresponding puzzle pieces in another set. The puzzle pieces in one set are marked with indicia corresponding to a color, which are distinct from indicia marked on the puzzle pieces in another set. Opposing sides of the puzzle pieces can be marked with distinct indicia. Two or more color charts display colors corresponding to the distinct indicia marked on the puzzle pieces. Coloring tools are used to color the puzzle pieces based on the colors corresponding to the distinct indicia, displayed on the color charts. Corresponding colored puzzle pieces in the sets are interchanged for creating duplicate picture puzzles of different colors. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120007310 | COMPLETE INNER AND OUTER JIGSAW PUZZLE - A jigsaw puzzle is provided with a plurality of inner puzzle pieces defining a complete inner jigsaw puzzle depicting a preselected object, and a plurality of outer puzzle pieces defining a complete outer jigsaw puzzle depicting a frame around an opening having the shape of the preselected object. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120032393 | INTERCONNECTIBLE BUILDING ELEMENTS FOR INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE GAMES - Embodiments may including multiple building elements that may include connector building elements and basic building elements for the construction of three-dimensional puzzles. Connector building elements may include a connector portion that may insert into a receiving portion of a basic building element. Connector building elements and basic building elements may rotate with respect to each other to a fixed point where respective faces of the connector building element and the basic building element are aligned; the alignment may be to pre-determined angles. Connector building elements and/or basic building elements may include blocking and/or locking structures that may resist and/or arrest the rotation of the elements with respect to each other and to aid in maintaining the alignment of the elements. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120098193 | PUZZLE WITH THREE DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATION OF GEOGRAPHIC AREA - A puzzle kit for assembly into a three dimensional representation of a geographic region includes first pieces that form a first layer, second pieces that form a second layer on top of the first layer, and structure pieces mounted on the first and/or second layers. The first and second layers can include retaining elements for retaining the structure pieces. The retaining elements can take the form of voids. The first layer can include image elements visible through the voids of the second layer, and the image elements can include indicia to match the voids with the structure pieces. The first pieces can include anchoring pieces that are elevated and interlock with the second layer. The structure pieces can be sequentially assembled on the first and/or second layers according to an index. The assembled puzzle can represent a city, and the structure pieces can represent buildings within the city. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120200034 | Puzzle Pet Mat - A soft and plush surface, broken into various pieces, is provided for a child to play upon. The soft and plush surface is in the shape of an animal, preferably. The various pieces are of various colors to mimic the fur color pattern a particular animal. A substrate layer is provided underneath the soft and plush surface to anchor the soft and plush surface. A glue layer is positioned underneath the substrate layer to fixedly attached the substrate layer to a foam layer. The present invention is soft and flexible enough to be used as a conventional format, but at the same time, the present invention is rigid enough to be put together like a puzzle. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20130056930 | Ring Puzzle - A ring puzzle has a plurality of rings having a through going slot through which the rings can be introduced into one another, and each of the ring being provided with a plurality of groups at least two circumferentially spaced protrusions and at least two axially spaced grooves, such that when one of the rings is introduced in another of the rings and turned relative to the latter and the protrusions of one of the rings are engaged in the grooves of another of the rings at least one of the groups two of the rings become firmly connected with one another. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130056931 | Stellated Icosahedron Puzzle - A stellated icosahedron puzzle has a plurality of assembled together parts forming in an assembled condition a stellated icosahedron, the assemblies including six mated together hollow octahedron assemblies and twelve hollow pyramid assemblies located on the hollow octahedron assemblies rotatable around each of the octahedron assembly via pivot shafts of the octahedron assemblies and stoppable every 180° of rotation, and the pyramid assemblies being independently attachable to and detachable from each of the pivot shafts. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130069305 | PUZZLE TOY - A puzzle toy including: a piece set containing a plurality of component pieces; and a main body for accommodating the piece set therein, wherein each of the plurality of component pieces has a rear surface on which a plurality of lattices is formed, and the main body includes: light-emitting devices, which are arranged to correspond to the respective lattices and emit light towards the lattices, and light-receiving devices for detecting light reflected from the lattices; a signal analyzer for determining colors of the lattices by signals detected by the light-receiving devices and generating output signals for the lattices; a feedback call unit for analyzing the output signals for the lattices, recognizing the lattice arrangement of the piece set, and determining the assembly success/failure of the piece set and a type of the piece set; and a feedback processing unit for outputting information regarding the assembled piece set. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130134676 | JIGSAW PUZZLE HAVING ONE OR MORE PUZZLE PIECES THAT CAN BE BENT - The disclosure relates to a jigsaw puzzle having at least one puzzle piece that can be bent along at least one predefined bending line, and that has an upper side and a lower side and a puzzle piece thickness extending between the upper side and the lower side which is reduced from an inner side of a bend along each bending line. In order to neutralise the resilient restoring force that acts in the bent state, on each side of each bending line there is a fixing device which releasably fixes a desired bending angle, each fixing device having at least one recess into which a corresponding protrusion engages in a clamping and/or latching manner when the puzzle piece is bent. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130147114 | Multi-skill jigsaw puzzle - A multi-skill jigsaw puzzle intended for the entertainment of two or more people and having at least two puzzle piece sizes in a pre-determined spacial relationship, the larger size puzzle pieces for those less skilled in working jigsaw puzzles, and the smaller puzzle pieces requiring a higher degree of puzzle working skill. Intermediate puzzle pieces occupy an area that separates and joins the at least two puzzle sections. The intermediate puzzle pieces are larger than the at least two (2) puzzle piece sizes and includes a first side of protrusions and recesses sized to mate with puzzle pieces in the first section, and a second side, opposite the first side, of protrusions and recesses sized to mate with puzzle pieces in the second section. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130234388 | Puzzle - A multi-piece, two-dimensional puzzle whose solution involves the matching of multiple-symbol, piece-matching indicia located along each edge of a two-faced puzzle piece with corresponding multiple-symbol, piece-matching indicia located along edges of adjacent abutting pieces. The multiple-symbol, piece-matching indicia is not shared by adjoining puzzle piece edges. Further, each piece is provided with unique piece-identifying indicia on both of its faces. Together, the matching of multiple-symbol, piece-matching indicia of adjacent tile edges, coupled with signaling of solutions as suggested by observation of the unique piece-identifying indicia leads a player to solution of the puzzle. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130341863 | Puzzle Game Method and Apparatus - A puzzle game includes a plurality of puzzle pieces, some of which have indicia thereon. The pieces can be fit together and points can be scored by matching indicia in adjacent pieces. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140070488 | Puzzle and its Manufacturing Process - The present invention and creation relates to a kind of jigsaw puzzle and its method of fabrication. The jigsaw puzzle is comprised of a plurality of jigsaw puzzle blocks through cutting of a jigsaw puzzle board. The said jigsaw puzzle blocks are disposed of arc surfaces on the edges of both sides. In the jigsaw puzzle, the edges of both sides are arc surface, easy for splicing of jigsaw puzzle blocks. Also, the edges of the jigsaw puzzle blocks uneasily result in injury, which are safe in use. In method for fabrication of jigsaw puzzle, two sets of tools are used to be symmetrically provided on both sides of the said jigsaw puzzle board. The said two sets of tool move reversely, pressing and cutting the said jigsaw puzzle board to form a plurality of jigsaw puzzle blocks, as a result, the fabricated edges on both sides of the jigsaw puzzle blocks are arc surface. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140131944 | Dice With Images on Edge and Polygon Sets with Images on Edge - A game piece and a process of manufacture and a method of play in which an image Y is divided into two parts, and in which the face of a game piece has either a first part or a second part along the side with the purpose of aligning the face with another game piece so as to complete image Y. Sets of game pieces are produced in various embodiments with unique attributes based on the parts of the image and the parts' location on them. The sets are used in a variety of additional embodiments such as for strategy games, for trying to build 3D polyhedrons in which image Y is completed around each edge, or for designing polyhedrons which are then interacted with other polyhedrons to complete image Y in more embodiments. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140138909 | Modular Tile and Block Kit - The present application provides a modular tile and block kit comprising one or more tiles and one or more connectors for connecting adjacent tiles. The connectors are adapted to be positioned within channels on surfaces of adjacent tiles. The present application also provides tiles for use in a modular tile assembly. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140183819 | PACKAGED PUZZLE - Puzzles that are packaged in assembled form and in a generally flat configuration are described herein. The puzzle package includes one or more flattened box components that provide support backing to the assembled puzzle. The box components have removable portions that provide structural rigidity to the puzzle pieces and are removable to transform the box components into a container for the puzzle pieces. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140183820 | PUZZLE - A puzzle includes a first piece and a second piece, the first and second pieces evidencing matching and selectively engageable profiles. A communication element is provided to the first and second pieces, the communication element enabling communication between the first and the second pieces, and an integrated power supply and load, when the first and second pieces are engaged with one another along the matching profiles. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140246832 | JIGSAW PUZZLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - To provide a jigsaw puzzle that is manufactured easily and conveniently in a short time and allows reduction in production costs, and a method of manufacturing the same. A jigsaw puzzle obtained by stamping out a laminated sheet of a plurality of synthetic resin sheets with a stamping blade to be divided into a plurality of small pieces, wherein the laminated sheet is formed of: a soft sheet of a soft synthetic resin having a sheet shape formed by extrusion moulding; and a hard sheet of a synthetic resin that is harder than the soft sheet and is bonded to the soft sheet. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140333022 | Mat with Puzzle Function - A mat with puzzle function is a four-sided pad. Each side has a toothed border with a succession of teeth. At least two cutting lines divide the mat into four blocks, in such a way that each block has an assembling edge with the complementary shape to connect with other blocks. The block of each mat can engage with another block of the same mat to form a puzzle mat set. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150290532 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PUZZLE - The invention generally relates to multi-dimensional puzzles for teaching, entertainment, and construction. One embodiment of the invention comprises two forms, one planar and one non-planar, which comprise a plurality of protrusions and recesses. These forms may be assembled by selectively interconnecting the various protrusions and recesses to create multi-dimensional shapes such as a cube, cylinder, and sphere among many other possibilities. | 10-15-2015 |
