Steven Scott Hanson

US Patent:

43737293, Feb 15, 1983

Filed:

Jan 12, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/224466

Inventors:

Steven P. Hanson - Rancho Palos Verdes CA
Jeffrey D. Breslow - Highland Park IL

Assignee:

Marvin Glass & Associates - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63F 908

US Classification:

273153S

Abstract:

A puzzle includes a plurality of elements or blocks stacked end to end and connected together for rotation relative to one another around a common axis. The faces of one or more of the blocks include face portions slidable along the surface of the device from block to block generally along the axis of rotation of said blocks. One block includes an "open" face without a movable face portion so that the face portions can be redistributed around the device by rotating the blocks around their common axis and sliding the face portions from one block to another. The face portions bear indicia indicating a predetermined arrangement so that beginning with a device having its face portions randomly distributed around the device, the device is manipulated to rearrange the face portions into the predetermined order.

US Patent:

43232434, Apr 6, 1982

Filed:

Oct 20, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/199013

Inventors:

Steven P. Hanson - Rancho Palos Verdes CA
Howard J. Morrison - Deerfield IL
Douglas P. Montague - Chicago IL

Assignee:

Marvin Glass & Associates - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63F 908

US Classification:

273153S

Abstract:

An electrical board game device is described in which a plurality of slidable elements are mounted on a housing for relative sliding movement with respect to each of the other elements on the housing. Each element has a uniquely arranged pattern of electrical contacts in circuit with a light emitting diode. A pair of matching contacts are arranged on the housing in a position to complete an electrical circuit with the contacts on the element when the element is appropriately positioned. The elements, which appear to the player to all be identical, are slid relative to each other in an attempt to correctly position each element atop its matching contacts on the housing so that the light emitting diode of each element is illuminated.

US Patent:

43454020, Aug 24, 1982

Filed:

Dec 4, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/213035

Inventors:

Steven P. Hanson - Rancho Palos Verdes CA
Robert E. Smathers - Los Angeles CA
Howard J. Morrison - Deerfield IL

Assignee:

Marvin Glass & Associates - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63H 1700

US Classification:

46206

Abstract:

A toy vehicle and a launcher includes an integral latch mechanism for holding the vehicle in a biased position and an actuating member for selectively releasing the latch. The vehicle includes an elongated tube of substantially dense, rigid material defining a frame to which wheels may be secured. The tube is encased within a soft, resilient, open cell foam material such as polyurethane foam which has been molded in the form of a vehicle body. A resilient, biasing member is mounted within the tube and is held in a compressed state by the latch. The launching member includes connection means to permit the connection of a series of launching members.