Mattel, Inc.

Scott H McIlvain

Ross Rumfola, Iii

Brian Aiken

David B Fisher

Robert A Tell

Ronald M Asbach

William R Howell

Domenic Thomas Gubitosi

Robert W Salmon

Gary G Lenihan

Donald W Stucke, Jr

Miriam Kelley

Mark J Bergum

David G Waples

Bradley M Clark

Kristy L Messing

Matthew K Brown

A children's ride-on vehicle is disclosed. In some embodiments, the vehicle may include a body having a seat assembly configured to support a child; and a drive assembly adapted to selectively drive rotation of at least one driven wheel in a plurality of drive configurations, and including a motor assembly comprising at least one electric motor, at least one user input device positioned to receive inputs from a child supported by the seat assembly and adapted to selectively actuate the motor assembly, a battery assembly adapted to selectively energize the motor assembly, and a detection system adapted to detect whether an accessory is coupled to the body. The drive assembly being adapted to restrict driving of the at least one driven wheel to less than all drive configurations of the plurality of drive configurations based on the detection system detecting whether the accessory is coupled to the body.

Children's ride-on vehicles having detection systems

An interactive electronic device () is disclosed. The device () has a sequence of language symbols () and control electronics () operatively coupled to a graphic user interface () and a language-symbol selector () having a sight (). The sequence of language symbols () and the language-symbol selector () are movable in relation to one another such that each language symbols of the sequence is viewable in the sight (). The control electronics () has an electronic memory () having stored therein a plurality of traceable templates () representing each language-symbol of the sequence (). Selection of a language symbol when the language symbol is viewable in the sight () causes the graphic user interface () to produce the traceable template () corresponding to the language symbol and to produce a visible rendering () of a movement of an affector () as the affector () races the traceable template ().

Electronic learning device with a graphic user interface for interactive writing

An electronic device for enhancing an interactive experience with a tangible medium of expression is disclosed. The device is operable with a any of a plurality of preprogrammed, removable memory modules, at least one memory module having content relating to the tangible medium. The electronic device has a processor coupled to each of a user input device, a user output device, and a memory address space comprising a preprogrammed, non-removable electronic memory. A memory interface is configured to increase the memory address space accessible to the processor when any combination of the memory modules is coupled to the interface. The processor is configured to cause the output device to produce an output signal relating to the tangible medium based on the content of the memory address space when any combination of the plurality of removable memory modules including the at least one memory module is coupled to the interface.

Electronic device for enhancing an interactive experience with a tangible medium of expression

The present invention discloses a play implement positioning device including an implement support for holding a first play implement in a play position to be struck. The invention also discloses a mechanism for selectively, automatically placing multiple stored play implements onto the implement support after the first implement has been struck and dislodged from the implement support.

Toy for positioning a play implement

Partial chassis for a children's ride-on vehicle

An electronic game device is disclosed that can simultaneously engage at least two players each at a user position arranged on opposite ends or sides of a display device so that the players are facing each other. At each user position there are hand controls such as buttons, joystick, etc., and foot controls such as a footpad having electronic switches formed therein. A controller is connected to the hand controls and foot controls at each user position and to the display device. User actuation of the hand controls produces first game control signals and user actuation of the foot controls produces second game control signals. The controller is responsive to the first game control signals and the second game control signals to generate display control signals coupled to the display device to change the display of game characters and/or objects associated with a game. In addition, the controller may generate audio control signals that are supplied to a speaker.

Electronic game device with hand and foot controls

An electronic learning device configured to receive in a predetermined orientation a book having an arrangement of selectable mode icons, selectable content and a page identifier. Non-volatile memory in the electronic learning device has instructions associated with each mode icon, and data associated with the selectable content. A controller is in electrical communication with a page identification sensor and a position sensor for detecting the presence of a selector. The controller is configured a) to operate in accordance with instructions associated with each mode icon, b) to determine the position of the selector when the selector is within the active range of the position sensor, c) to recognize the page identifier, and a selection by the selector of one of the selectable mode icons, the selectable indicia or the selectable content and d) to send to the electronic user interface a signal associated with the selection.

Electronic learning device for an interactive multi-sensory reading system

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Holland, NY, United States of America

Scott H McIlvain