IP Library Granted Patent US 8,376,137
Granted Patent B2
US 8,376,137 · App. 13/101,930 · Granted Feb 19, 2013

Try me packaging for an ultraviolet reveal feature

Inventors: Dominic Laurienzo (Los Angeles, CA); Rip Lopusnak (Canoga Park, CA); Brandon Giraldez (Marina Del Ray, CA); Dennis Lee Chi Wai (Hong Kong, CN); Paul Isia (West Hollywood, CA)
Assignee: JAKKS Pacific, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,376,137
App. No.
13/101,930
Filed
May 5, 2011
Granted
Feb 19, 2013
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3788
USPC
206/457
Abstract

A packaging item for packaging a toy and an ultraviolet light accessory is described. The packaging item includes a transparent packaging shell and a toy positioning packaging. The transparent packaging shell has an opening therethrough to allow for access by a user. The toy positioning packaging is positioned within the transparent packaging shell. The toy positioning packaging includes a toy packing portion and an ultraviolet light accessory portion. The toy packing portion is formed to hold both the toy and ultraviolet light accessory such that upon activation, ultraviolet light is directed from the ultraviolet light accessory onto a portion of a toy that includes a reveal pigment. Upon exposure to the reveal pigment, the reveal pigment becomes visible to reveal a unique feature of the toy. The toy is, for example, a figurine.

Claims (9)

1. A packaging item for packaging a toy and an ultraviolet light accessory, comprising:

a transparent packaging shell, the transparent packaging shell forming a cavity and having an opening through the transparent packaging shell for access to the cavity therein;

a toy positioning packaging positioned within the transparent packaging shell, the toy positioning packaging having a toy packing portion and an ultraviolet light accessory portion, the toy packing portion formed to hold a toy that is a separate and distinct item from the transparent packaging shell within the cavity of the transparent packaging shell and the ultraviolet light accessory portion formed to hold an ultraviolet light accessory such the ultraviolet light accessory can be accessed and activated by a user through the opening, such that upon activation, ultraviolet light is directed from the ultraviolet light accessory directly onto the toy that is held within the cavity of the transparent packaging shell;

a toy held by the toy packing portion, the toy having a reveal pigment applied thereto, the reveal pigment being transparent when in a first state and visible when in a second state, such that when the reveal pigment is exposed to ultraviolet light, the reveal pigment becomes visible in the second state; and

an ultraviolet light accessory held by the ultraviolet light accessory portion, the ultraviolet light accessory having an ultraviolet LED housed therein and a switch for selectively activating the ultraviolet LED, with the ultraviolet light accessory held by the ultraviolet light accessory portion and positioned within the transparent packaging shell such that light from the ultraviolet LED is directed toward the reveal pigment when the ultraviolet LED is activated.

2. The packaging item as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the reveal pigment is an invisible fluorescent ink that immediately ceases fluorescing upon removal from an ultraviolet light and returns to the first state.

3. The packaging item as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the toy packing portion is formed to matingly engage with a portion of the toy.

4. The packaging item as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the toy packing portion formed is formed to matingly engage with a portion of the toy such that it is formed to mold around the toy.

5. The packaging item as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the toy is a figurine, with the toy packing portion formed to mold around the figurine.

Assignments (12)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2025
From: JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.
To: BMO BANK N.A.
Reel/Frame 072416/0721 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2022
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.; DISGUISE, INC.; JAKKS SALES LLC; MAUI, INC.; MOOSE MOUNTAIN MARKETING, INC.; KIDS ONLY, INC.; JAKKS PACIFIC (ASIA) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 058963/0765 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2021
From: JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.; JAKKS SALES LLC; DISGUISE, INC.; MOOSE MOUNTAIN MARKETING, INC.; MAUI, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 056514/0160 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2021
From: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC
To: JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.
Reel/Frame 056476/0407 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2021
From: JAKS PACIFIC, INC.; DISGUISE, INC.; JAKKS SALES LLC; MAUI, INC.; MOOSE MOUNTAIN MARKETING, INC.
To: BSP AGENCY, LLC
Reel/Frame 057254/0240 →
RESIGNATION AND AGENCY SUBSTITUTION AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 21, 2019
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS RETIRING AGENT
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR AGENT
Reel/Frame 050783/0488 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2019
From: JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.
To: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKETS SERVICES LLC
Reel/Frame 050028/0644 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2019
From: GACP FINANCE CO., LLC
To: JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.; DISGUISE, INC.; JAKKS SALES LLC.; MAUI, INC.; MOOSE MOUNTAIN MARKETING, INC; KIDS ONLY, INC.
Reel/Frame 050030/0704 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2019
From: JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.; DISGUISE, INC.; JAKKS SALES LLC; MAUI, INC.; MOOSE MOUNTAIN MARKETING, INC.; KIDS ONLY, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 050017/0779 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2018
From: DISGUISE, INC.; JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.; JAKKS SALES LLC; KIDS ONLY, INC.; MAUI, INC.; MOOSE MOUNTAIN MARKETING, INC.
To: GACP FINANCE CO., LLC
Reel/Frame 046427/0047 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2014
From: JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032588/0815 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2012
From: LAURIENZO, DOMINIC; LOPUSNAK, RIP; GIRALDEZ, BRANDON; LEE CHI WAI, DENNIS; ISLA, PAUL
To: JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.
Reel/Frame 029251/0228 →
Continuity (1)
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