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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 61', 'Application No. 61', 'application No. 10179680', 'application No. 10179707', 'application No. 10179686', 'application No. 10179694', 'application No. 10179701', 'application No. 10179706', 'application No. 10179680', 'application No. 2010224405', 'application No. 10179686', 'application No. 10179694', 'application No. 10179701', 'application No. 10179706', 'application No. 10179707']

Patent US8038503 - Vibration powered toy - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn apparatus includes a body, an eccentric load, a rotational motor coupled to the body and adapted to rotate the eccentric load, and a plurality of legs each having a leg base and a leg tip at a distal end relative to the leg base. At least a portion of the plurality of legs are constructed from a flexible...http://www.google.com/patents/US8038503?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8038503 - Vibration powered toyAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8038503 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/908,818Publication dateOct 18, 2011Filing dateOct 20, 2010Priority dateSep 25, 2009Also published asCN102137698A, CN102137698B, CN102256677A, CN102256677B, CN102316948A, CN102316948B, CN202427162U, CN202666393U, CN203154804U, CN203196307U, DE102010046440A1, DE102010046441A1, DE102010046509A1, DE102010046510A1, DE102010046511A1, DE102010046513A1, DE202010013574U1, DE202010013575U1, DE202010013576U1, DE202010013578U1, DE202010013579U1, DE202010013581U1, EP2301638A1, EP2301638B1, EP2301639A1, EP2301639B1, EP2301640A1, EP2301640B1, EP2301641A1, EP2301641B1, EP2301642A1, EP2301642B1, EP2301643A1, EP2301643B1, EP2480300A1, EP2480301A1, EP2484418A1, EP2484418B1, EP2612695A1, US8834227, US20110028069, US20110076914, US20120015585, WO2011038266A1, WO2011038268A1, WO2011038271A1, WO2011038273A1, WO2011038274A1, WO2011038281A1, WO2011038281A4Publication number12908818, 908818, US 8038503 B2, US 8038503B2, US-B2-8038503, US8038503 B2, US8038503B2InventorsDavid Anthony Norman, Robert H. Mimlitch, Douglas Michael Galletti, Joel Reagan CarterOriginal AssigneeInnovation First, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (63), Non-Patent Citations (41), Referenced by (13), Classifications (10), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetVibration powered toy
US 8038503 B2Abstract
This application is a continuation and claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. �120 of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/872,209, entitled �Vibration Powered Toy,� filed Aug. 31, 2010 which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/872,209 is a continuation-in-part and claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. �120 of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/860,696, entitled �Vibration Powered Vehicle,� filed Aug. 20, 2010. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/860,696 claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. �119(e) of U.S. Patent Application No. 61/246,023, entitled �Vibration Powered Vehicle,� filed Sep. 25, 2009. Each of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/860,696 and U.S. Patent Application No. 61/246,023 are also incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
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