Paula E Garcia

US Patent:

D550288, Sep 4, 2007

Filed:

Jul 14, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/234261

Inventors:

Paula Garcia - Redondo Beach CA, US
Carter Bryant - Springfield MO, US
Margaret Leahy - Altadena CA, US

Assignee:

MGA Entertainment, Inc. - Van Nuys CA

International Classification:

2099

US Classification:

D20 32

US Patent:

D562414, Feb 19, 2008

Filed:

Jan 19, 2007

Appl. No.:

29/271495

Inventors:

Paula Garcia - Burbank CA, US
Debbie Spafford - Toluca Lake CA, US
Ivy Palijo - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

MGA Entertainment, Inc. - Van Nuys CA

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21649, D21621

US Patent:

D531235, Oct 31, 2006

Filed:

Mar 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

29/254957

Inventors:

Paula Garcia - Redondo Beach CA, US
Carter Bryant - Springfield MO, US
Margaret Leahy - Altadena CA, US

Assignee:

MGA Entertainment, Inc. - Van Nuys CA

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21621

US Patent:

20180264370, Sep 20, 2018

Filed:

Mar 19, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/925366

Inventors:

- Van Nuys CA, US
Marc Goodrich - Los Angeles CA, US
Paula Garcia - Burbank CA, US

Assignee:

MGA Entertainment, Inc. - Van Nuys CA

International Classification:

A63H 3/36
B32B 7/06
B32B 27/06
B32B 43/00

Abstract:

A toy figure such as a doll has at least a portion thereof such as a head covered in a conformal coating that is easily peeled away. The coating has separation lines such as die cuts in it that allow different portions of the coating to be independently peeled away. The different portions of the coating have tabs, or string embedded therein, or other means for grasping those portions respectively. The child peels away one portion of the coating to reveal a first part of the figure, then another portion of the coating to reveal more of the figure, and finally the character is revealed once all of the coating portions have been peeled away. In this way the figure is slowly revealed to the child in an interactive process that involves the child. The slow reveal helps to arouse the child's sense of excitement and anticipation as the child slowly and serially uncovers and thus reveals different parts of the doll. The coating can have features of its own to give the character particular features or an appearance that can be peeled away.