Carl M Stern, 923 Antonia Dr, Jackson, NJ 08527

6425842, Jul 30, 2002

Sep 5, 2000

09/654917

Carl M. Stern - Pennington NJ
Andrew M. Weiman - Newtown PA
Timothy J. Snyder - West Seneca NY
Brian S. Kelly - Orchard Park NY

Mattel, Inc. - El Segundo CA

A63B 900

482 35, 482 77, 482 66

A child activity device for entertaining and promoting activity in a child is disclosed. The child activity device is configurable between a use and storage position and may also include a frame providing bouncing motion for a child. The activity device includes a support frame extending vertically upwards from a lower end proximate to a support surface and terminating at an upper end, a supporting portion, and may further include a seat, coupled to the supporting portion, that is rotatable about a first axis relative to the support frame to allow a child placed in the seat to rotate about the first axis. A coupling assembly is also disclosed. The coupling assembly secures the supporting portion to the support frame upper end and permits rotation of the supporting portion about a second axis for configuring the seat and supporting portion in a storage position. An activity device with foldable support legs is also disclosed. The support legs to base structure connection may further include a mechanism for providing bouncing motion for entertaining the child.

7044892, May 16, 2006

Apr 5, 2002

10/116063

Carl M. Stern - Pennington NJ, US
Andrew M. Weiman - Newtown PA, US
Timothy J. Snyder - West Seneca NY, US
Brian S. Kelly - Orchard Park NY, US

Mattel, Inc. - El Segundo CA

A63B 26/00

482 35, 482 36, 482 43, 434255

A child activity device for entertaining and promoting activity in a child is disclosed. The child activity device is configurable between a use and storage position and may also include a frame providing bouncing motion for a child. The activity device includes a support frame extending vertically upwards from a lower end proximate to a support surface and terminating at an upper end, a supporting portion, and may further include a seat, coupled to the supporting portion, that is rotatable about a first axis relative to the support frame to allow a child placed in the seat to rotate about the first axis. A coupling assembly is also disclosed. The coupling assembly secures the supporting portion to the support frame upper end and permits rotation of the supporting portion about a second axis for configuring the seat and supporting portion in a storage position. An activity device with foldable support legs is also disclosed. The support legs to base structure connection may further include a mechanism for providing bouncing motion for entertaining the child.

2002011, Aug 22, 2002

Feb 9, 2001

09/781527

Carl Stern - Pennington NJ, US
Andrew Weiman - Newtown PA, US

A47D001/10

297/256160

An infant soothing device includes a base, a rocking platform pivotally mounted to the base, a drive mechanism for reciprocating the rocking platform up and down relative to the base and a carriage having an infant restraining device positioned thereon, the carriage shaped to reciprocably move back and forth within the rocking platform.

4946416, Aug 7, 1990

Nov 1, 1989

7/431020

Carl M. Stern - Pennington NJ
Richard N. Meckstroth - Princeton NJ
Stephen L. Hayes - East Windsor NJ

Innova Development Corporation - Pennington NJ

A63H 500
A63H 3326
A63H 3322
A63H 3000

446409

A toy wheeled vehicle such as a toy truck which is intended to be pushed along by a child includes electronic circuitry which is capable of emitting a plurality of different sounds similar to the sounds of a real truck. The actual sound of a truck's internal combustion engine is digitized and stored in a microprocessor along with other sounds such as those generated by a starter motor, horn, backup beeper and the like. In addition, the microprocessor is capable of synthesizing additional realistic vehicle sounds such as those generated by air brakes and the like. A starter switch first activates the starter motor sound and then the engine sound at idle speed. A speed sensor senses both speed and the direction of travel and varies the engine sound in response to the sensed speed. The backup beeper sound is automatically generated along with the engine sound when the truck is moved in reverse. The microprocessor not only stores all of the digitized sounds but also controls all of the operations of the truck.

5045016, Sep 3, 1991

Jul 25, 1990

7/557638

Carl M. Stern - Pennington NJ
Richard N. Meckstroth - Princeton NJ
Stephen L. Hayes - East Windsor NJ

Innova Development Corporation - Pennington NJ

A63H 500
A63H 1700
A63H 1726
A63H 3326

446409

A toy wheeled vehicle such as a toy truck which is intended to be pushed along by a child includes electronic circuitry which is capable of emitting a plurality of different sounds similar to the sounds of a real truck. The actual sound of a truck's internal combustion engine is digitized and stored in a microprocessor along with other sounds such as those generated by a starter motor, horn, backup beeper and the like. In addition, the microprocessor is capable of synthesizing additional realistic vehicle sounds such as those generated by air brakes and the like. A starter switch first activates the starter motor sound and then the engine sound at idle speed. A speed sensor senses both speed and direction of travel and varies the engine sound in response to the sensed speed. The backup beeper sound is automatically generated along with the engine sound when the truck is moved in reverse. The microprocessor not only stores all of the digitized sounds but also controls all of the operations of the truck.

5604950, Feb 25, 1997

Oct 27, 1995

8/549047

Carl M. Stern - Pennington NJ

H-Tech, Inc. - Wilmington DE

E04H 416
A47L 902

15 17

A suction nozzle adapted for use in a suction cleaning device, such as an automatic swimming pool cleaner, includes a body having a throat extending from an inlet at one end of the body to an outlet at an opposite end of the body. The body itself is split longitudinally into a plurality of discrete body portions to form the throat of the nozzle. One body portion is movable relative to the other body portion, whereby the throat automatically expands in response to the relative movement of the body portions. The resulting expansion of the nozzle allows substantially unrestricted passage of large foreign objects through the throat during the operation of the suction cleaning device.

4846246, Jul 11, 1989

Sep 23, 1987

7/100336

Carl M. Stern - Lawrenceville NJ

Innova Development Corporation - Lawrenceville NJ

E06B 312

160224

A security gate includes an installation and release mechanism that is operable with one hand. The gate comprises two panels which are extendible with respect to each other and lockable in the extended position. This makes it possible for the gate to expand across a wide variety of door openings. A handle located centrally on the top of the gate is connected by a pair of cranks and a pull rod to a pair of plungers which contact one side of the door frame. Spring bias on the plungers normally force the plungers into contact with the door frame. Slots in the upper and lower plunger links permit the plungers to accommodate irregular door frames. The handle is employed to withdraw the plungers from contact with the door frames and, conversely, the absence of handle pressure causes the gate to position itself soldily against the vertical door jamb. The handle is also employed by the operator to carry and position the gate in the doorway, allowing one-handed operation. A thumb operable handle interlock system prevents the handle from being accidentally manipulated unless one of two release interlock buttons is depressed by the thumb of the user.

5803817, Sep 8, 1998

Aug 15, 1996

8/698371

Carl M. Stern - Pennington NJ

Fisher-Price, Inc. - East Aurora NY

A63G 900

472118

An infant's swing is disclosed that has a frame, a swing arm, and a seat releasably mounted on the swing arm by a seat-to-frame coupler assembly that includes a pivot plate mounted to the back of the seat and a T-shaped connector mounted to the lower end of the swing arm. The connector is received in a mating cavity formed in the rear surface of the pivot plate, and the connector is engaged with the cavity by cooperation of slots in the cavity and posts on the connector. The pivot plate is pivotally mounted to the seat to permit the seat to pivot between a recline position and an upright position.