ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,597, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to MGA ENTERTAINMENT INC (Chatsworth, Calif.).
"Automatic fly out of the box toy" was invented by Chong Kwong Ho Aston (Kowloon, Hong Kong) and Wong Siu Hong (Kowloon, Hong Kong).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flying toy that automatically flies out of its container when the container is opened. A toy has a self-contained power source, a processor coupled to the power source by a circuit and a propeller driven by the actuator. The processor controls an actuator that drives the propeller. The toy defines an opening from an external surface to the circuit. A container for the toy defines a seat for...