The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2003
Emily Kelly, Torrance, CA (US);
Tara Mcgrath, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Bryan Cheng, Kowloon, HK;
Jon C. Marine, Fullerton, CA (US);
Emily Kelly, Torrance, CA (US);
Tara McGrath, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Bryan Cheng, Kowloon, HK;
Jon C. Marine, Fullerton, CA (US);
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
One example of a toy system includes a first body, at least one accessory having an activation feature, at least one mechanism adapted to alter the first body, and a first sensor adapted to sense the activation feature and to activate selectively the at least one mechanism when the activation feature is sensed. The body may include first and second body elements that are moveable relative to each other, a drive element, and a sensor mounted relative to the body and adapted to be activated by a user. The second body element may also have a characteristic that is changeable. A first mechanism may have a plurality of operative states, and a function may be controlled based on the operating state.