| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 446129000 | HAVING PERMANENT MAGNET (NOT MOTOR ASSOCIATED) | 29 |
| 20090275259 | MAGNETIC ATTRACTION TYPE MOTION DISPLAY TOY - A magnetic attraction type motion display toy includes a base having a non-ferromagnetic spacer board at the top, a see-through hollow shell covering the base, a free-flow substance contained in the enclosed space defined by the see-through hollow shell and the base, a first magnet and a second magnet respectively provided at the top and bottom sides of the non-ferromagnetic spacer board for synchronous rotation by an external driving force by means of magnetic attraction, a rotary member fastened to the first magnet at the top and supporting an ornament, and a driving device mounted in the base for rotating the second magnet to cause synchronous rotation of the rotary member with the first magnet so that rotation of the rotary member causes the free-flow substance to flow in the enclosed space. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100291831 | TOY - In order to provide a toy that increases the commercial value of the toy, imparts fresh wonderment and intellectual excitement to the user, and employs a simple structure with a suppressed number of parts, thus making it possible to reduce manufacturing costs and the number of manufacturing processes, the toy ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110189920 | ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE INCLUDING A REMOTE CONTROLLED MAGNETIC MINI-CRAFT - The present document describes an entertainment device including one or more mini-crafts provided in a fluid medium within the sides of an electromagnetic frame. Each mini-craft includes a magnet and has a different cutoff frequency. Motion of the mini-crafts may be controlled by a user using a controller such as joystick, remote control etc. A processor computes, based on the multidirectional navigation signals received from the controller, electromagnetic signals for each coil in the electromagnetic frame. The electromagnetic signals are amplified and sent to the coils to generate superimposed rotating magnetic fields which cause the mini-crafts to rotate separately within the electromagnetic frame, each mini-craft following a distinct magnetic field with a frequency that is lower than its cutoff frequency. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110294391 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTION TOY SYSTEM - The present invention is typically configured as toy racecars and tracks, or model train sets but other toy and non-toy configurations are possible. It has a power supply, controller, track, and moveable object(s) such as a racecar or train. The moveable object(s) is a permanent magnet, or contains one or more permanent magnets, or one or more electrical conductors acting as electromagnets, positioned so as to travel general parallel to the surface of the track. The controller has operator interfaces such as switches and/or a potentiometer(s) for speed/motion input. The track is preferably one or more printed circuit boards with conductive traces configured such that the controller can power them. Current passes through the traces in a repetitive sequential order that causes the magnet/moveable object to be propelled along the track due to the Lorentz force generated by the electromagnetic field(s) acting on the conducting traces and the magnet(s). | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120088431 | Child's Activity Toy - A child's activity toy having a support board to which a variety of differently coloured discs can be magnetically attached. The coloured discs are dispensed with disc dispenser pens adapted to house and dispense the discs, and thus create a coloured image. The image created can be viewed using 3D imaging technology, and an enhanced visual effect can be observed when the images are observed under Ultraviolet light. A disc collection and sorting system is also included in the activity toy of the present invention. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120252309 | Magnetic Top System And Method - A magnetic top system for energizing, launching, and controlling movement of a spinning top. In one embodiment, a magnetic top launcher may magnetically couple to a top and induce a spinning motion in the top. A top controlling device may magnetically control a traversing movement of the top on a play surface without directly contacting the top. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120270465 | MAGNET MOUNTING COMPONENT AND MAGNET TOY - The present disclosure relates to a toy, and particularly, to a magnet mounting component | 10-25-2012 |
| 20130178131 | SPINNING TOY ACTION FIGURE - An apparatus that includes a core body, a rotational spring motor and several flexible limbs. One of the flexible limbs is the, “the drive arm” and connects to the motor inside the body. The drive arm has a connection point at the other end (hand) that allows it to connect to other like toys. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20140273714 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PAIRING INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED DEVICES - A first device may be paired to a second device, with the first and second devices including inductive elements, the devices may be paired by aligning a first magnetic element of a first device and a second magnetic element of a second device. At least one additional magnetic element is used to redirect magnetic fields generated by the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element away from the inductive elements. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150298021 | MAGNETIC TOY ASSEMBLY - A magnetic toy assembly suitable for puzzles and playthings includes plural main toy pieces that are magnetically anchorable, in a slidable manner, to a slide surface of a bi-dimensional or three-dimensional base member in magnetically conductive material. Each main toy piece includes: a body made of magnetically non-conductive material, having a rear side surface configured to slidably contact the slide surface of the base member; side contact surfaces configured to allow a contact and a relative sliding movement between the main toy pieces; and at least one magnet at the rear side surface for anchoring the main toy piece to the slide surface of the base member. A number of main toy pieces include a pole extension for the magnetic flux. | 10-22-2015 |
| 446130000 | For operating valve, switch, or clutch | 3 |
| 20090053969 | Interactive Toy Unicorn - An interactive toy unicorn is disclosed, where the unicorn can emit sounds and flap its wings. Pressing a button on the unicorn's head, where this button also doubles as the unicorn's horn, will trigger this functionality. Alternatively, the unicorn will emit sound and flap its wings if a magnet is placed over a magnetic switch located in the nose of the unicorn. This magnet can be placed inside of a toy wand, to give a magical effect to the toy unicorn. Lights can be placed inside the wings and light up when the wings flap. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20100003888 | Life size Halloween novelty item - A life-size Halloween novelty item used for entertainment standing at 5′5″, designed to contain a reservoir of fluid inside the head, so it can be expelled through the mouth into a metal bucket via gravity when someone comes close to trigger the front sensor. Hands connect to the metel bucket's handle using hooks, further the arms connect to the hooks using chain link surrounded by pipe insulation, this combination coupled with the detachable metal bucket that slides on and off allows for the easiest disconnection of the arms from the metal bucket and the bucket from the body. There are four sensors, the sensor located in the right front of the invention controls the valve, the other three sensors facing forward, left, and right control messages. A switch on the invention controls what three messages will play. The invention contains three latches and one-hinge for folding. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20140094085 | INTERACTIVE TOY FIGURINE - A plurality of toy and accessory figurines are provided which may be arranged in any number of configurations to provide a response upon the formation of a closed electrical circuit. The toy figurines comprise two electrical contacts which, when closed with an external connection source, provide a response stimuli, such as one or a combination of light, sound and/or motion. The toy figurines may be configured to provide the closed electrical circuit. Alternatively, direct skin contact with the electrical contacts may provide the closed electrical circuit. The accessory figurines provide a further level of interaction. The accessory toy figurines comprise a magnetic switch which is actuated between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The magnetic switch is actuated to a closed configuration to close the electrical circuit when in proximity with a conductive metal, such as the electrical contact of the toy figurine, to deliver a response stimuli. | 04-03-2014 |
| 446131000 | Including loosely confined parts moved relatively by magnetic field | 2 |
| 20080200092 | MAGNETIC ITEM AND TOY COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention provides a magnetic item comprising a container having an end; a base portion having a cavity and a first end connected with the end of the container; a first magnetic means movably received in the container; a second magnetic means arranged at the end of the container or the first end of the base portion and disposed in a manner that the second magnetic means and the first magnetic means attract each other; and a third magnetic means received and disposed within a second end of the base portion in a manner that the third magnetic means and the second magnetic means repulse each other; wherein the repulsion force generated between the second and third magnetic means overweighs the attraction force generated between the first and second magnetic means, when the second and third magnetic means are made to come near to each other. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20100009594 | Swinging Spokes Kinetic Magnetic Amusement Device - A magnetically actuated amusement device includes a supporting structure having a fulcrum which pivotally supports rigid suspending elements each having a permanent magnet at its outer end. The magnetic swinging elements are arranged in an arc, sharing a common fulcrum, such that they will repel neighboring swinging elements in the arc, the motion of the swinging elements being constricted to swinging in the plane containing the arc. | 01-14-2010 |
| 446132000 | Manually held member for magnetic interaction with additional member having confined movements | 4 |
| 20090191785 | SURF TOY ACTION FIGURE AND SIMULATED SURFING GAME - The present invention provides a miniature live-action surfing attraction and associated surf game specifically adapted for use with one or more surf toy action figures. The surf toy action figures are mountable to a surf board appropriately sized and weighted to provide relatively stable or semi-stable surf-riding action upon a sheet flow of water flowing up an inclined ride surface of the reduced scale attraction. Various surf action figures may be set free upon the ride surface, or they may be constrained or partially constrained by wires, strings, magnets or the like, as desired. Alternatively, or in addition, they may be controlled via a remote control, or radio control transmitter, as desired. Thus, a fun and entertaining game is created that provides realistic live-action surfing within a relatively small or confined area. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090247042 | MAGNETIC SUPPORT SURFACE WITH MAGNETIC SHAPES - A magnetic toy assembly includes a plurality of magnetic shapes and a support having hinged sections, each section having a magnetic array surface to which each of the magnetic shapes can be positioned thereon and held thereto with magnetic attraction. The magnetic array surface comprises an array of magnets wherein the magnets of the array are disposed or formed in a continuous side-by-side relationship so as to form a single unitary body. Each of the magnetic shapes and the magnetic array surface are formed of material that has magnetism. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20110009028 | ROTATIONAL-MAGNETIC CONSTRUCTION SET - An amusement device concerned generally with a construction type educational toy. The amusement device provides unique functionality via board design and piece structure allowing relative motion between coupled playing pieces. The construction apparatus is of the type having rotary path-forming pieces that can be located in numerous positions on the base board. The pieces are removably interfitting and allow the construction of variable paths and patterns. The amusement device incorporates magnetism to perform relative rotary motion. A circular pattern of permanent magnets are included in construction pieces to allow numerous magnetically coupled rotary pieces to undergo relative rotation analogous to a gear train. In addition to toy or game amusement device, the present invention also embodies an education and demonstration device whereby the assembly of magnetically coupled rotary pieces provides the interactive demonstration of a gear train machine mechanism. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20160101372 | Rolling Magnetic Toy - A toy that has a pair of wheel-like members mounted on a central axle. The central axle is a ferrous metal rod with a pair of small permanent or other magnets attached to each end of the rod. The two magnets are positioned so that like poles face each other in opposition and face the center of the rod. A non-ferrous support plate such as a flat piece of wood with a metal strip on its edges forms a track. The magnets associated with the axle causes the toy to achieve the effect of clinging to the metal strip portions of the track. When the device is placed on the track, it will roll along the track under the force of gravity while magnetically clinging to the track in any horizontal or vertical position of the track. | 04-14-2016 |
| 446133000 | And member movable in spaced relation to moving magnet | 3 |
| 20130225035 | MAGNETIC TOY - A magnetic toy having two separate parts: a first part comprising a single magnet and a second part comprising a plurality of magnets held in fixed configuration to one another, and the relative strengths of the magnets being such that as the first part is moved towards the second part the magnetic force between the two parts will initially result in attraction of the two parts but at some point as the two parts become closer the direction of the magnetic force between the parts will reverse resulting in the two parts repelling one-another. | 08-29-2013 |
| 446134000 | Including interposed partition | 2 |
| 446135000 | Magnet or member moves along partition surface | 2 |
| 20100167620 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF A FLEXIBLE MATERIAL USING MAGNETISM - One particular implementation of the present invention may involve a flexible material infused with fine iron particles to form at least a portion of a flexible character or object. The flexible creation may be animated by one or more magnets or electromagnets brought near the flexible creation such that the iron particles blended with the flexible material may interact with the magnetic fields generated by the magnets. The infused iron particles may be attracted to the magnets, causing the object or portions of the object to move toward or away from the controlling magnets, thereby animating the object or portions of the object. Another implementation may use a magnetic field of a magnet to create an iron-infused flexible plant-like object that may be animated by a magnet. The object may be constructed of a flexible iron-infused material that is introduced into the magnetic field while the material is in a liquid or semi-liquid state. The iron filings blended within the flexible material may align with the magnetic field such that the object may take the shape of the magnetic field and hold that shape until the material has solidified. | 07-01-2010 |
| 446136000 | Including motor to move member, magnet, or partition | 1 |
| 20110053454 | DECORATIVE TOY - A decorative toy is provided. The decorative toy comprises a housing, a magnetic device and a driving device which are disposed in the housing, wherein a magnetic ornament is disposed on the housing; the magnetic device has a fixing base and a magnet pivotally connected to the fixing base via a revolving shaft; and the driving device has a mechanical-winding spring motor and a plurality of intermeshed gears for transmitting a driving force from the spring motor to the revolving shaft to rotate the magnet and vary the magnetic field generated by the magnet, thereby making the magnetic ornament on the housing rotate, sway or move by the variation of magnetic field. | 03-03-2011 |
| 446137000 | Contacting, mutually attracted members | 7 |
| 20090111351 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAGNETIC AMUSEMENT DEVICE - An amusement device allowing a user to move magnetic members in three dimensions is presented. The method enables a group of magnetic members to be attracted and repelled along three dimensional paths defined by non-magnetic tracks ( | 04-30-2009 |
| 20120164913 | MAGNETIC TOY PIECES - A first toy includes a housing having an elongate shape and a length. The housing includes two surfaces extending along the length that are substantially opposite one another. Two or more chambers are formed within the housing and situated at different positions along the length of the housing. Two or more permanent magnets are each situated within one of the two or more chambers. Each permanent magnet is free to assume a plurality of different orientations. Each permanent magnet is positioned sufficiently close to each one of the two surfaces to enable magnetic interaction with an adjacent permanent magnet contained in a second toy that is contacting the first toy at that one of the two surfaces of the first toy. | 06-28-2012 |
| 446138000 | Contact maintained during relative movement | 2 |
| 20090036019 | Apparatus Useful as a Toy, Puzzle or as an Educational Device - An apparatus useful as an educational device, puzzle or toy of a kind having magnetic interactions between an elongate support and pieces held, or to be held, with or without contact, about said support, wherein a plurality of said pieces collectively form, or can form, a first band of pieces about said support, and another plurality of said pieces form, or can form, a second band of pieces about the support, and wherein at least one piece of each said band has an indicia, said indicia of a piece in one band being able to be indexed to an indicia of a piece of the other band, and wherein at least one of the bands of pieces is able, or will be able, to be rotated about the elongate axis of the support. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20120252310 | ASSEMBLED MAGNETIC TRACK STRUCUTRE FOR TOY VEHICLE - An assembled magnetic track structure for a toy vehicle includes a base plate disposed on a ground, and a magnetic track magnetically attracted to the base plate. The magnetic track is made by assembling a plurality of magnetic track sections. Wheels of the toy vehicle run on the magnetic track. By this structure, it is easy for manufacturing, saves the expense of molds, and reduces the production cost and selling cost. Further, it can be assembled easily and freely to increase the interest and variability thereof. | 10-04-2012 |
| 446139000 | Including figure or figure portion | 3 |
| 20090203290 | Modular construction system and method with asymmetric rigid balanced figurines having balance-enhancing magnets - A modular construction system involving at least one balancing element having a center of gravity, a vertical axis, and at least one balancing surface for enhancing equilibrium; and at least one permanent magnet disposed at each at least one balancing surface, the system optionally having a base, wherein balancing the at least one balancing element in relation to the base is facilitated, and wherein the base optionally includes a feature, such as a magnetic property, a metal, at least one leveling device. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090215358 | Pose and Play Dolls - Pose and play dolls that will stand on a platform by magnetic attraction and dance with lifelike animation, but which may be removed from the stand for ordinary play. The dolls include animation powered from the platform through the legs of the doll. A motor in the doll animates the doll body, arms and head, with proportional feedback allowing control by a controller in coordination with music being played. The doll head may rotate or gyrate, and the arms swing as a unit or with the lower arms bending as the arms swing. In one form of platform simply rotates through controlled angles, again in coordination with the music being played. In another form of doll, the hips are configured to swing back and forth, and another form of platform controls the hip movement, again in coordination with the music being played. Various other features and capabilities are disclosed. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100062677 | TOY WITH MAGNETIC RETAINING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A toy comprises a body formed in the shape of an animal, and has first and second parts representing anatomical elements of the animal. At least one of the first and second parts is movable toward and away from the other of the first and second parts. Each of the first and second parts comprises an outer surface, and has a receiving space defined therein, interiorly of the outer surface. Complementary magnetic elements are disposed within the receiving spaces, so that when the first and second parts are sufficiently close together, the complementary magnetic elements magnetically engage such that the first and second parts are releasably secured to one another. The first and second parts may represent first and second parts of a mouth, such as a maxillary portion of a jaw system and a mandibular portion of the jaw system. | 03-11-2010 |
