Peter C Deangelis

US Patent:

6450856, Sep 17, 2002

Filed:

Jan 19, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/487010

Inventors:

Daniel J. Aldred - Encinitas CA
Peter C. DeAngelis - Carlsbad CA
Paul Eichen - Oxnard CA

Assignee:

Rokenbok Toy Company - Encinitas CA

International Classification:

A63H 3000

US Classification:

446454, 463 39

Abstract:

Each of first vehicles has an individual address dependent upon an insertion of a selective one of different keys into a socket in the vehicle. Each vehicle is movable in any desired direction on a first support structure formed by intercoupling male detents on first beams and female detents on other beams, all of an identical construction, and by intercoupling the male detents to female detents on blocks, all of an identical construction. The first support structure may be, but does not have to be, intercoupled with a second support structure formed by intercoupling beams and blocks of the same types as the beams and blocks in the first structure. The second structure defines a track on which an additional vehicle (e. g. , a monorail) addressable as discussed above is movable in first and second opposite directions. The additional vehicle has rollers for driving the vehicle on the track and has guides (e. g.

US Patent:

6656012, Dec 2, 2003

Filed:

Apr 6, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/758511

Inventors:

Peter C. DeAngelis - Carlsbad CA
Frederick M. Lundquist - Encinitas CA

Assignee:

Rokenbok Toy Company - Encinitas CA

International Classification:

A63H 3000

US Classification:

446454, 463 39

Abstract:

Switches in pads may be closed to select toy vehicles and operate motors in the vehicles for moving (a) the vehicles in any direction and (b) a bin holding transportable elements (e. g. marbles). A central station interrogates the pads, forms packets of signals representative of the switch closures in the interrogated pads and transmits the signal packets to the vehicles. Each packet includes binary signals for addressing the vehicle selected by the pad providing the packet. When the pads are interrogated by the central station, the signals from the pads are routed to an accessory coupled to a smart port in the central station. When the accessory is smart, the accessory recodes the signals and sends the recoded signals to the central station for transmission to the vehicles. When the accessory is dumb, it passes the signals from the central station to the vehicle without recoding the signals.

US Patent:

6666746, Dec 23, 2003

Filed:

May 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/155186

Inventors:

Daniel J. Aldred - Encinitas CA
Peter C. DeAngelis - Carlsbad CA
Paul Eichen - Oxnard CA

Assignee:

Rokenbok Toy Company - Encinitas CA

International Classification:

A63H 3000

US Classification:

446454, 446431, 446456, 446441, 446444, 446457, 446460, 446465, 446470, 446120, 446268, 446425, 463 3, 463 38, 463 39, 463 40, 463 58, 463 62, 463 63

Abstract:

Each of first vehicles has an individual address dependent upon an insertion of a selective one of different keys into a socket in the vehicle. Each vehicle is movable in any desired direction on a first support structure formed by intercoupling male detents on first beams and female detents on other beams and on blocks. The first support structure may be, but does not have to be, intercoupled with a second support structure. The second structure may define a track on which an additional vehicle (e. g. , a monorail) is movable in first and second opposite directions. Each of a plurality of manually operated pads generates signals for addressing any unaddressed vehicle and for providing movements of, and the performance of functions in, the vehicle when addressed. Each pad communicates the pad-generated signals to a connected central station. The central station communicates these signals by wireless to the vehicles.

US Patent:

6719607, Apr 13, 2004

Filed:

Jun 13, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/170866

Inventors:

Daniel J. Aldred - Encinitas CA
Peter C. DeAngelis - Carlsbad CA
Paul Eichen - Oxnard CA

Assignee:

Rokenbok Toy Company - Encinitas CA

International Classification:

A63H 3000

US Classification:

446454

Abstract:

Each of first vehicles has an individual address dependent upon an insertion of a selective one of different keys into a socket in the vehicle. Each of the first vehicles is movable in any desired direction on a first support structure formed by intercoupling male detents on first beams and female detents on other beams, all of them having the same construction, and by intercoupling the male detents on the beams to female detents on blocks, all having an identical construction. The first support structure may be, but does not have to be, intercoupled with a second support structure formed by intercoupling beams and blocks of the same type as the b3eams and blocks in the first structure. The second structure defines a track on which an additional vehicle (e. g. , monorail) addressable in the same manner as the first vehicles is movable in first and second opposite directions.

US Patent:

7553211, Jun 30, 2009

Filed:

Feb 11, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/797188

Inventors:

Peter C. DeAngelis - Carlsbad CA, US

International Classification:

A63H 30/00

US Classification:

446454, 463 37

Abstract:

A system and method for controlling toy vehicles has a plurality of pads coupled to a central station. Switches in the pads may be closed to select toy vehicles and the operation of motors for moving the vehicles forwardly, rearwardly, to the left and to the right and moving upwardly and downwardly a receptacle or bin for holding transportable elements (e. g. marbles). The pads may be set in a mode to allow sharing of a vehicle by more than one pad. The pads are connected by wires to the central station, and may be interrogated selectively, sequentially or simultaneously by the central station. The central station forms packets of signals representative of the switch closures of the interrogated pads, and transmits the packets over a modulated carrier frequency to receivers in the vehicles. Each of the packets includes a binary signal addressing the vehicle selected by the pad whose switch closures are represented by the packet of data. The central station prioritizes the transmission of the packets to improve vehicle control.

US Patent:

20030013378, Jan 16, 2003

Filed:

Jun 13, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/170895

Inventors:

Daniel Aldred - Encinitas CA, US
William Barton - Encinitas CA, US
Peter DeAngelis - Carlsbad CA, US
Paul Eichen - Oxnard CA, US

International Classification:

A63H030/00

US Classification:

446/454000

Abstract:

Each of first vehicles has an individual address dependent upon an insertion of a selective one of different keys into a socket in the vehicle. Each of these vehicles is movable in any desired direction on a first structure formed by intercoupling beams of identical construction and blocks of identical construction. The first structure may be intercoupled with a second structure formed from the beams and the blocks. The second structure defines a track on which a monorail addressable in the same manner as the first vehicles is movable in first and second opposite directions. The monorail has rollers for driving it on the track and positioning rollers contiguous to the side surfaces of the track for retaining the monorail on the track during its movement. Each of a plurality of manually operated pads generates signals for addressing any unaddressed vehicle and for operating the vehicle.

US Patent:

20030220046, Nov 27, 2003

Filed:

Jan 31, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/355835

Inventors:

Daniel Aldred - Encinitas CA, US
William Barton - Encinitas CA, US
Peter DeAngelis - Carlsbad CA, US
Paul Eichen - Oxnard CA, US

International Classification:

A63H030/00

US Classification:

446/454000

Abstract:

Each of first vehicles has an individual address dependent upon an insertion of a selective one of different keys into a socket in the vehicle. Each vehicle is movable in any desired direction on a first support structure formed by intercoupling male detents on first beams and female detents on other beams and on blocks. The first support structure may be, but does not have to be, intercoupled with a second support structure. The second structure may define a track on which an additional vehicle (e.g., a monorail) is movable in first and second opposite directions. Each of a plurality of manually operated pads generates signals for addressing any unaddressed vehicle and for providing movements of, and the performance of functions in, the vehicle when addressed. Each pad communicates the pad-generated signals to a connected central station. The central station communicates these signals by wireless to the vehicles.

US Patent:

20030220047, Nov 27, 2003

Filed:

Jan 31, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/356781

Inventors:

Daniel Aldred - Encinitas CA, US
William Barton - Encinitas CA, US
Peter DeAngelis - Carlsbad CA, US
Paul Eichen - Oxnard CA, US

International Classification:

A63H017/26

US Classification:

446/454000

Abstract:

Each of first vehicles has an individual address dependent upon an insertion of a selective one of different keys into a socket in the vehicle. Each vehicle is movable in any desired direction on a first support structure formed by intercoupling male detents on first beams and female detents on the beams and on blocks. The first support structure may be, but does not have to be, intercoupled with a second support structure. The second structure may define a track on which an additional vehicle (e.g., a monorail) is movable in first and second opposite directions. Each of a plurality of manually operated pads generates signals for addressing any unaddressed vehicle and for providing movements of, and the performance of functions in, the vehicle when addressed. Each pad communicates the pad-generated signals to a connected central station. The central station communicates these signals by wireless to the vehicles.