Innovation First, Inc.

Innovation First International, Inc.

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Stealth Robotics, LLC

David Anthony Norman

Robert H Mimlitch, Iii

Douglas Michael Galletti

Raul Olivera

Gregory James Lavender

Gregory E Needel

Jeffrey Russell Waegelin

Joel Reagan Carter

Paul David Copioli

John Edward Vielkind-Neun

Arthur Philip Dutra, V

Aren Calder Hill

Brian Richard Delaney

James Anthony Trzaskos

Christopher Robert Troyak

Kelvin Gunnar Frank

Jason Alan Weihman

Jeffrey Russel Waegelin

Thomas Charles Glick

Paul Adams

Richard D Torrance

Mark J Lambert

Corey Lee Chitwood

Robert H Mimlitch, Jr

Mitch Randall

Lester E Heath, Iii

Brandon Lee Martus

Adam Freeman

Gregory Lavendar

James Anthony Traskos

Iii Mimlitch Robert H

Samuel Alan Johnson

Gregory Needel

Douglas Michael Galleti

Jeffrey Russell Waegellin

Guijiang Li

Alexandra C R Czukkerman

William Dennis Burkard

Guiliang Li

Bryan J Culver

An apparatus includes a housing, a rotational motor situated within the housing, an eccentric load adapted to be rotated by the rotational motor, and a plurality of legs each having a leg base and a leg tip at a distal end relative to the leg base. The legs are coupled to the housing at the leg base and include at least one driving leg constructed from a flexible material and configured to cause the apparatus to move in a direction generally defined by an offset between the leg base and the leg tip as the rotational motor rotates the eccentric load.

Vibration powered toy

Propeller for a toy

Propeller mechanism for a toy

In one embodiment there is a toy vehicle having a motor configured to cause a motion of an element of the toy. The motion of the element further accessible for manipulation by a human to in turn rotate the motor. The toy vehicle further having a processor configured to detect a back electromotive force ('EMF') voltage generated by the rotation of the motor due to the manipulation by a human, and the processor being further configured to include at least a sleep state and a wake state. The processor have a function configured to transition between the sleep state and the wake state when the detected back EMF voltage reaches a pre-determined value.

Toy vehicle with a tactile response

In one embodiment there is provided an aquatic toy configured for movement under water. The aquatic toy employs sensors to automatically turn on when placed in water and further employs a timing circuit to automatically turn the toy off after a predetermined amount of time. The aquatic toy further includes a shock sensor to monitor movement of the toy when in water and after the timer expires. Movement such as tapping on the tank, splashing the water, or physical movement of the toy will turn on the toy and re-activate the timer. However, the sensors can further detect when the toy is dry to ensure the shock sensor is only active when the sensor is wet.

Aquatic toy

A vibration-powered device adapted for flotation and propulsion on an upper surface in a liquid. The device having a body with a top side adapted to be at least partially disposed above the surface of the liquid, and a bottom side adapted to be at least partially submerged below the surface of the liquid. A vibration mechanism is disposed in the body. A propulsion fin is connected to the body. The fin includes a top side adapted to be disposed at least partially above the liquid surface, a bottom side adapted to be disposed at least partially below the surface. The vibration mechanism is adapted to oscillate the free distal end of the propulsion fin upward and downward.

Vibration-powered floating object

Toy seahorse

Toy jellyfish

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.

Imitating serpentine motion in a mechanical figure

Sensor assembly housing for a construction kit

In one embodiment there is provided a shaft collar having a two component structure defined by a first component having a central bore for receipt of a shaft or axle and a second component positioned partially within the first component. The second component also having a relatively harder stiffness than the first component. The second component further includes a pair of opposing ribs positioned within the first component and about the central bore and a pair of C-shaped caps separately positioned against upper and lower ends of the pair of ribs and wherein the pair of opposing ribs have a height such that the at least a portion of the pair of C-shaped caps protrude from the upper and lower faces of the first component.

Shaft collar

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Greenville, TX, United States of America

David Anthony Norman