Industry Patents
Patent: 7364488
Methods and Apparatus for Enhancing Inflatable Devices
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| Patent Number: |
7364488 |
| Title: |
Methods and Apparatus for Enhancing Inflatable Devices |
| Abstract: |
Methods and apparatus for enhancing an inflatable device. In one example,
a first component adapted to generate at least one of light and sound is
coupled to a second component that is adapted to facilitate insertion
into an inflatable device. The first component may be an LED-based light
source configured to generate single or multi-colored light in an
interior space of the inflatable device once inserted into the inflatable
device. The second component may be particularly configured with one or
more valves or seals to facilitate a transfer of a substance (e.g., an
inflating substance) into the inflatable device once the first and second
components are inserted into the inflatable device. The second component
also may be configured to conveniently facilitate an effective seal
between the second component and the inflatable device.
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| Country of Issue: |
US |
| First Named Inventor: |
Mueller, Osterhout, Dowling |
| Assignee: |
Philips SSL |
| Continuation or Divisional of: |
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| International Classification: |
A63H 3/06 |
| US Classification: |
446/220 |
| Issue Date: |
04-29-2008 |
| Filing Date: |
04-24-2003 |
| Application : |
10/422623 |
| Notes: |
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| Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: |
7364488 at Freepatentsonline |
| Link to World Patent Family1: |
World Patent Family at European Patent Office |
| Link to Google Patents1: |
7364488 at Google Patents |
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