| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 446352000 | Including motive-power means or hand-crank mechanism | 23 |
| 20100099329 | NOVELTY APPARATUS - Novelty apparatus including a creature assembly having appendage portions. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20120276807 | SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY - An actuator assembly including a resilient substrate having one or more shape memory alloys secured to the substrate. The shape memory alloys are configured to move a portion or all of the actuator assembly between an at-rest configuration and an actuated configuration. The shape memory alloys are elastically bendable and can be contracted from an elongated length to a contracted length in response to transmission of an electrical current therethrough. The electrical current is of a magnitude sufficient to heat the shape memory alloys from a first temperature to a second temperature so that a portion of or the entire actuator assembly can move from the at-rest configuration to the actuated configuration. Termination or reduction of the electrical current allows the shape memory alloy to cool and thereby elongate from the contracted length to the elongated length. | 11-01-2012 |
| 446353000 | Motive-power means intrinsic to figure | 19 |
| 20090023359 | MOTION TOY - A motion toy includes a first drive system, a second drive system, a plurality of pivoted portions, a body assembly, a head portion, a base, a hand portion, and a foot portion. The first drive system and the second drive system are constituted by a set of gears and a set of motors. The first drive systems are respectively configured in the head portion, the body assembly, and the base. The second systems are configured in the hand portion. The first drive systems configured in the head portion, the body assembly and the base are associated to the second drive systems configured in the hand portion via the pivoted portions. The pivoted portions cooperate with the first drive system and the second drive system respectively to perform various movements. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090117820 | ARTICULATED WALKING TOY - An articulated walking device, configured for movement across a surface, includes a frame and a plurality of leg assemblies movably coupled with the frame so as to at least partially support the frame for movement across the surface. Each leg assembly includes a leg member configured to rotate with respect to the frame about a joint. The joint is formed by a pin passed through an at least generally hour glass shaped aperture to provide rotational movement of the leg member with respect to the frame about at least first and second axes of rotation intersecting in the joint. A drive mechanism is operatively engaged with the plurality of leg assemblies so as to actuate each of the leg members to rotate about the first and second axes in a like, predetermined, repeatable cycle of movement. At least some of the leg members are out of phase with other leg members to produce an anatomic-like gait of the toy device upon actuation of the drive mechanism. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090156091 | ANIMATRONIC FIGURINE - An animatronic figurine includes a base portion configured to be placed upon a surface, a body portion, and a head portion. A first pivoting assembly is configured to allow the body portion to pivot about a first axis and a second axis with respect to the base portion. A second pivoting assembly is configured to allow the head portion to pivot about at least a third axis with respect to the body portion. One or more motor assemblies are configured to facilitate one or more of: the pivoting of the body portion about the first axis with respect to the base portion, the pivoting of the body portion about the second axis with respect to the base portion, and the pivoting of the head portion about the third axis with respect to the body portion. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100261405 | Interactive Intelligent Toy - The present invention is directed to an interactive intelligent toy comprising an intelligent element configured to resemble a person, animal, vehicle or other character and an environmental element configured to resemble a related environment, habitat or object. The intelligent element is adapted to perform certain preprogrammed actions upon coming into contact with or proximity to the environmental element. In one embodiment, the intelligent element is a motive component having a drive mechanism, a control mechanism and power source. The motive component is programmed to monitor and detect user and event inputs, and detect and decode embedded codes from an environmental element and perform predetermined actions or generate predetermined sounds in response. The motive component also engages with a coupling component and supplies the drive mechanism and power source for moving both the motive component and the coupling component. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20130288566 | TOY HAVING A MOTOR MOUNT - A toy having a rotating feature is provided. The toy includes a motor mount and a motor. The motor mount includes a post and a housing. The housing includes a base and at least one first arm extending from the base, the at least one first arm having a flange on an end opposite the base, the flange being rotationally coupled to the post. The motor mount further includes a biasing member coupled to the housing and arranged to rotate the housing in a first direction. The motor is coupled to the housing. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140094088 | Imitating Serpentine Motion In A Mechanical Figure - In one embodiment there is provided a mechanical device capable of mimicking a serpentine motion. The mechanical device includes a plurality of segmented portions interconnected consecutively at pivoted junctions. A rotational motor and an eccentric weight are secured about one segmented portion and at least one pair of legs extends from a segmented portion towards a contact surface and causes the segmented portion to move in a direction defined as the rotational motor rotates the eccentric weight. The additional segmented portions following the segmented leg portion follow in a serpentine motion as these portions rock and pivot to counter-balance the undulation caused by the segmented leg portion. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140094089 | EARPHONE JACK TRIGGERED INTERACTIVE SYNCHRONIZED NOVELTY DEVICES AND TOYS - A novelty device includes an electronic module for operatively connecting to an audio jack of a base unit. The novelty device also includes a mechanism configured to react in response to an analog signal received by the electronic module from the base unit. The novelty device may further include a power supply for providing energy to the mechanism. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140349547 | WIRELESSLY CONTROLLED ACTION FIGURES - A system may include two character figurines, each of which may be an action figure. Each character figurine may have a body with a humanoid shape. The character figurines may include a first character figurine with a wireless transmitter that transmits a wireless signal, and a second character figurine with a wireless receiver that receives the wireless signal. The second character figurine may have an action system that causes the second character figurine to undertake a visually perceptible action when the wireless signal is received. The action system may include a motor, and the visually perceptible action may include motion of the second character figurine, driven by the motor, that approximates receipt of a wound inflicted by the first character figurine. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20160059140 | Walking Machines - There are provided systems and methods of optimizing walking machines. The system including a memory storing a software application and a processor configured to execute the software application to receive a character from a user, the character having walking mechanisms, determine optimal design parameters for the character based on the walking mechanisms, and alter the walking mechanisms of the character based on the optimal design parameters to generate altered walking mechanisms, wherein the optimal design parameters are for use by the character to walk using the altered walking mechanisms. Generating the altered walking mechanisms may include at least one of changing locations for joints on the walking mechanisms, changing the dimensions of the walking mechanisms, and changing motion timings for the walking mechanisms. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20190143229 | Vibrating Toy | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190143230 | Vibrating Toy | 05-16-2019 |
| 446354000 | Human figure having movably attached arm or leg portion moved by motive power means | 5 |
| 20100009595 | DEVICE FOR ENHANCING SPORTING EVENT ON TELEVISION - A gaming device for enhancing sporting event on television including an assembled unit loaded with a number of pins/flags and a remote control through which the unit receives radio/infrared signals in order to actuate the device. A right arm of the figurine is connected to a stepper motor and can be placed on top of the assembled unit. When the user depresses the button on the remote control the stepper motor makes one revolution and the hand portion of the arm makes contact with the pin/flag and ejects the pin/flag out of the assembled unit in order to signal rule infractions associated with a game. The device simply gives users the satisfaction of calling their own penalties, and or counts the number of actual penalties in the game. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20140315468 | Character-Based Electronic Device, System, and Method of Using the Same - Character-based electronic devices, systems, and methods of using the same are described. More particularly, character-based electronic devices having an actuator are described. An exemplary character-based electronic device comprises a housing, an actuator, a communication bus (e.g., USB hub), a component, and a light source. The component is attached to the communication bus and the actuator such that movement of the actuator relative to the housing alters a condition of the component. | 10-23-2014 |
| 446355000 | Walking | 3 |
| 20100216370 | MOTORIZED DOLL - A motorized doll includes an upper body portion and a lower body portion. The upper body portion may include a torso and a pair of arms. The lower body portion may include a pelvis connected to the torso at a universal joint, a pair of legs, and a pair of feet rotatable with respect to the legs. The doll is actuated to walk by a torso motor which drives the torso to tilt and rotate about the universal joint, which causes the doll to shift from foot to foot and repeatedly rotate forwards in a realistic walking motion. The doll includes a shoulder motor for rotating the pair of arms and a pelvis motor for driving the legs between a standing position and one of a crawling position or sitting position depending on the position of the pair of arms when the doll is tipped forward. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20120322340 | METHODS OF OPERATING A MOTORIZED DOLL - A motorized doll includes an upper body portion and a lower body portion. The upper body portion may include a torso and a pair of arms. The lower body portion may include a pelvis connected to the torso at a universal joint, a pair of legs, and a pair of feet rotatable with respect to the legs. The doll is actuated to walk by a torso motor which drives the torso to tilt and rotate about the universal joint, which causes the doll to shift from foot to foot and repeatedly rotate forwards in a realistic walking motion. The doll includes a shoulder motor for rotating the pair of arms and a pelvis motor for driving the legs between a standing position and one of a crawling position or sitting position depending on the position of the pair of arms when the doll is tipped forward. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20140295729 | ARTICULATING ORNAMENT - An articulating ornament is in the form of a sports figurine wherein the figurine is secured to a target surface via a post. The legs of the figurine move up and down and slightly forward and back to give the appearance that the figurine is running The arms of the figurine may also arc up and down to further the running illusion. The figurine holds a desired sports implement in one hand, which implement can be swapped out for a different implement. The figurine is capable of emitting light and sound outputs. | 10-02-2014 |
| 446356000 | Four moving supporting limbs or feet | 3 |
| 20110165821 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AMBULATORY MOTION - Apparatus for ambulatory motion includes an exit slot of non-zero width and a bar or leg of non-zero and non-uniform width extending through the slot and connected to a crank constrains the bar or leg in a manner that produces nearly rectilinear motion of a distal end of the bar or leg when a proximal end of the bar or leg is connected to a crank and the crank is rotated. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20140057525 | Ambulatory Toy - An ambulatory toy includes a body; a drive mechanism coupled to the body; a plurality of leg members coupled to the drive mechanism, each of the leg members having a distal end disposed downwardly in a first position and adapted to contact a support surface; and a self-righting member coupled to at least one of the legs. The self-righting member adapted to move the distal ends of the legs of the toy from a second position to the first downwardly disposed position. The method of self-righting using the self-righting member coupled to the leg. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20150104995 | Animated Figure - A figure includes a frame having a body portion and at least two appendages extending from and fixed relative to the body portion. The body portion has an aperture positioned therein. The figure also includes a casing, a motor coupled to the casing, and a crank rotatably coupled to the motor. The crank has a crank pin that is spaced from a center of the crank and engages the aperture of the frame. When the motor is activated, the crank moves the casing relative to the frame while the frame remains substantially stationary. | 04-16-2015 |
| 446358000 | Including extrinsic electric or wind-up motor | 2 |
| 20120045962 | USER ASSEMBLED MOTORIZED PUZZLE - One example embodiment includes a movable puzzle. The movable puzzle includes a puzzle, where the puzzle forms a three dimensional shape when completed. The movable puzzle also includes a motor, where the motor is configured to move the completed puzzle. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20150328558 | FIGURINE FOR A RECORD PLAYER - A decorative figurine for a record player designed to fit over the spindle of the record player and rotate with a record disposed on the record player or directly on the turntable of the record player. The figurine may being a single internally formed piece or may include multiple pieces that are separately formed and permanently or releasably attached. The figurine may frictionally engage a record rotating on a record player and rotate at the same speed as the record such that the figurine is stationary with respect to the record when the record is rotating. | 11-19-2015 |
