Dennis M Farrell

US Patent:

D431180, Dec 22, 1998

Filed:

Feb 24, 1998

Appl. No.:

D/084107

Inventors:

Dennis A. Farrell - Katonah NY
Cynthia A. Woodie - New York NY

Assignee:

Daftco - Carmel NY

International Classification:

2803

US Classification:

D28 60

US Patent:

D424109, Dec 8, 1998

Filed:

Feb 24, 1998

Appl. No.:

D/084113

Inventors:

Dennis A. Farrell - Katonah NY

International Classification:

2803

US Classification:

D28 60

US Patent:

55227554, Jun 4, 1996

Filed:

Jan 6, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/816991

Inventors:

Dennis A. Farrell - Chappaqua NY
Gregory E. Hyman - Pound Ridge NY

International Classification:

A63H 2300

US Classification:

446153

Abstract:

An interactive toy in which a supercompressed sponge novelty item in an internal chamber expands or pops open a pop-open door when significant water is intoduced into the chamber. There is a water receiving device for water entry, which is connected to the interanl chamber so as to trigger a surprise expansion of the supercompressed sponge novelty items in the chamber. The supercompressed sponge novelty item, or plurality of novelty items positioned together or separately, expand to interesting size or pop open the door when the expansion becomes sufficient. The interactive toy may be in various forms, including a cookstove embodiment with expandible food novelty items including bread, rolls, cake, etc. or nonexpandible items such as a roast. Another form may be a guts-gushing monster with a belly chamber full of expandible entrail novelty items.

US Patent:

53166892, May 31, 1994

Filed:

Apr 19, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/687275

Inventors:

Dennis A. Farrell - Chappaqua NY

International Classification:

C11D 1704

US Classification:

252 92

Abstract:

A novelty soap bar surrounds a supercompressed sponge novelty item which pops out when significant use of the soap provides a path for water entry which triggers a surprise expansion of the supercompressed sponge novelty. The supercompressed sponge novelty item, or plurality of novelty items positioned together or separately, pops out when the enclosing soap shell becomes sufficiently thin to permit moisture to enter and expand the supercompressed sponge novelty item. The supercompressed sponge novelty item is encapsulated in a slow-soluble or non-soluble soft easily-abradable encapsulent to prevent moisture from expanding the novelty item during manufacture or shelf life.