Chris Countryman

US Patent:

20060025036, Feb 2, 2006

Filed:

Jul 27, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/901002

Inventors:

Brendan Boyle - Palo Alto CA, US
Matt Adams - Mountain View CA, US
Stephen Brock - Encino CA, US
Katherine Burch - San Francisco CA, US
Alexander Coriano - Brisbane CA, US
Chris Countryman - Hillsborough CA, US
Thomas Craven - Nether Poppieton, GB
Kenneth Dinkin - Oakland CA, US
Maryann Duringer - Castro Valley CA, US
Peter Finn - Los Gatos CA, US
Jeffrey Grant - East Palo Alto CA, US
Vandana Mehra - Fremont CA, US
S. Olefsky - Seattle WA, US
Adam Skaates - San Francisco CA, US
Andrew Switky - Menlo Park CA, US
John Wright - Alameda CA, US

International Classification:

A63H 30/00

US Classification:

446175000

Abstract:

An interactive electronic device is disclosed, wherein the device includes a body, a controller disposed within the body, a touch-screen input coupled with the body, wherein the touch-screen input includes a transparent viewing field, a display output coupled with the body, wherein the display output includes a transparent portion positioned within the viewing field of the touch-screen input, and a background disposed behind the touch-screen input and the display output, the background including activity content, wherein the controller is configured to accept an input from the touch-screen input and to control the display of an output on the transparent portion of the display output.

US Patent:

6592423, Jul 15, 2003

Filed:

Sep 25, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/254902

Inventors:

Brendan Boyle - Palo Alto CA
Jeff Grant - Menlo Park CA
Alex Coriano - Mountain View CA
Adam Skaates - San Francisco CA
Peter Finn - Los Gatos CA
Jacob Olefsky - Palo Alto CA
Chris Countryman - Menlo Park CA

Assignee:

S.R. Mickelberg Company - Jenkintown PA

International Classification:

A63H 3000

US Classification:

446175, 446242, 40414, 40432, 362 35, 362323

Abstract:

A toy for producing a three dimensional aesthetically pleasing illuminated image. The toy includes a handle, a light source, a rotary drive mechanism, and a plate-like member having an outer surface at least a portion of which is a holographic diffraction surface. The plate-like member is arranged to be rotated about a longitudinal axis so that light received by the holographic diffraction surface produces an aesthetically pleasing illuminated three-dimensional image. The plate-like member can be mounted so that it moves along the axis with respect to the handle as it is rotated and can include a transparent sphere containing a three dimensional object, e. g. , a cartoon character, therein.