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Doll with photo image face
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-09-01
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Granted: 1991-02-19
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Expires: 2009-09-01
Abstract
Abstract A doll having a personalized, photographic face such as mother's face, impregnated in the material of which the doll is constructed.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold L. Hull
- 👤 Karen K. Joslin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:04
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/36; A63H9/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of making and using a doll having a facial image of a person related to and recognizable by a child player of the doll, the steps comprising; a. taking a photograph of said person; b. constructing a doll with a blank face portion made of a material impregnatable by heat cured inks in a photographic printing process; c. printing said photograph with heat cured inks on said doll by a photographic printing process to define a doll face having the facial image of said person; d. providing said doll having said facial image to said child player; and e. comparing the face of said person with said doll face to determine a match.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of making and using a doll having a facial image of a person related to and recognizable by a child player of the doll, the steps comprising; a. taking a photograph of said person; b. constructing a doll with a blank face portion made of a material impregnatable by heat cured inks in a photographic printing process; c. printing said photograph with heat cured inks on said doll by a photographic printing process to define a doll face having the facial image of said person; d. providing said doll having said facial image to said child player; and e. comparing the face of said person with said doll face to determine a match.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said photographic printing process is a sublimation process.
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