PATENTS

Improvement in Checker-men; No. 91,233 dated June 15, 1869. The inventor was John W. Hyatt, Jr. of Albany, N.Y.

Improvement in Dominoes; No. 91,234 dated June 15, 1869. The inventor was John W. Hyatt, Jr. of Albany, N.Y.

Improvement in the Manufacture of Dominoes; No. 91,235 dated June 15, 1869. The inventor was John W. Hyatt, Jr. of Albany, N.Y.

Improvement in Inlaying; No. 119,710 dated October 10, 1871. The inventor was John W. Hyatt, Jr. of Albany, N.Y. Inlaying domino surfaces.

Improvement in Apparatus for Enameling Checkers, etc.; No. 128,729 dated July 9, 1872. The inventors were 1. Smith Hyatt, John W. Hyatt and Charles M. Hyatt of Albany, N.Y.. This was a mechanized process for coating blocks, dominoes and checkers.

Improvement in Slate-Frames; No. 159,681 dated February 9, 1875. The inventors were John W. Hyatt of Newark, N. J. and Charles M. Hyatt of Albany, N.Y.. This provided for metal supports for the wooden frames to strengthen the final product.

Improvement in Dominos; No. 162,072 dated April 13, 1875. The inventor was Charles M. Hyatt of Albany, N.Y. This provided for applying a design on both the face and back of the domino to enhance it's durability and beauty. This was the beginning of pleasing designs be used on dominoes. The patent is reflected in the "Arabesque Dominoes" manufactured by the company in the early years.

Improvement in Machines for Spotting Dominos; No. 164,840 dated June 22, 1875. The inventors were I. Smith Hyatt and John W. Hyatt of Newark, N. J. and Charles M. Hyatt of Albany, N.Y. This tool facilitated the painting of the spots on dominoes. They were pins that were dipped in the paint and then touched the dominoes depositing the paint on the spots.

Improvement in Picture-Puzzles; No. 179,023 dated June 29, 1876. The inventors were Charles M. Hyatt and Robert C. Pruyn of Albany, N. Y. When the blocks were assembled to show the picture on one side, on the other side it would have the words or letters describing the picture.

Improvement in Clamps; No. 211,020 dated December 17, 1878. The inventor was Charles M. Hyatt of Albany, N.Y. This was a clamping fixture for holding groups of dominoes, checkers or alphabet-blocks to expedite the manufacturing process.

Improvement in Machines for Coating Wooden Blocks; No. 212,229 dated February 11, 1879. The inventor was Charles M. Hyatt of Albany, N.Y. This machine would accept blocks, dominoes and checkers and would apply coatings with a roller as they were feed through the machine.

Book-Slate; No. 227,574 dated May 11, 1880. The inventors were Robert C. Pruyn and Charles M. Hyatt of Albany, N. Y. The patent provides for a cover to protect and reduce noise of slates in school, etc.

Ornamenting Wood; No. 234,610 dated November 16, 1880. The inventors were Robert C. Pruyn and Charles M. Hyatt of Albany, N. Y. The patent is related to painting or coloring block surface prior to embossing process and then adding another color after embossing to have multi-colored blocks.

Double Reversible Slate; No. 241,367, dated May 10, 1881. The inventors were Charles M. Hyatt and Robert C. Pruyn of Albany, N. Y. Patent provides for a hinge that enables the slate to be closed in two directions.

Domino; No. 302,866 dated July 29, 1884. The inventors were Robert C. Pruyn and Charles M. Hyatt of Albany, N. Y. The patent is for a domino molded in plastic.

Domino; No. 405,164 dated June 11, 1889. The inventor was Charles M. Hyatt of Albany, N. Y. Patent provides for a raised center bar on the face of the domino.

Game Board; No. 611,453 dated September 27, 1898. The inventor was Charles M. Hyatt of Albany, N. Y. This is a checker board box that is clipped together to create a checkerboard.

Child's Block; No. 738,570 dated September 8, 1903. The inventor was Charles L. Pruyn of Albany, N.Y. ABC blocks that have bars embossed on the block with animals in the background. It gives the appearance of a caged animal at the zoo. Game Equipment; No. 947,603 dated January 25, 1910. The inventor was Charles B. Steacy of Atlantic City, N. J. This game was produced by the company under the name of "Security Pocket Checkers."

Domino; No. 1,185,936 dated June 6, 1916. The inventor was Joseph H. Ramsey of Albany, N.Y. This provided for stamped metal inserts that give the appearance of bone or ivory inserts on the face of the dominoes.

Toy Building Block; No. 1,216,840 dated February 20, 1917. The inventors were Joseph H. Ramsey, Victor C. Huntington and Charles M. Hyatt of Albany, N.Y. This patent was the basis for Stabuilt Blocks.

Manufacture of Tops for Bottle-Stoppers; No. 1,322,792 dated November 25, 1919. The inventor was Charles M. Hyatt of Albany, N.Y. Process tool for manufacturing of improved bottle caps.

Game; No. 1,387,946 dated August 16, 1921. The inventors were John Rutherford, Jr. and Thomas F. Baker of Albany, N.Y. The game consists of a "trigger" and a "bat" used to strike the trigger. Used to play games such as "old cat" or "tip cat."

Plant and Flower Modeling Outfit; No. 1,630,082 dated May 24, 1927. The inventor was Tom C. Graham of Albany, N.Y. This patent was sold as "Wonderwood."

Domino and the art of making the same; No. 1,675,891 dated July 3, 1928. The inventor was Tom C. Graham of Albany, N.Y. This patent required only one mold to produce dominoes with diamond shaped spots. The spots were then identified by coloring the desired diamond spots on the blanks.

Design for a Domino; No. Des. 76,235 dated September 4, 1928. The inventor was Tom C. Graham of Albany, N.Y. The same as above except it has round spots. Spelling Blocks; No. 1,682,686 dated August 28, 1928. The inventor was John Rutherford of Slingerlands, N.Y. This was marketed as an Anagram set with blocks made to receive the anagram pieces.

Cut-Out Puzzle or Game; No. 1,714,127 dated May 21, 1929. The inventor was Tom C. Graham of Albany, N.Y. The patent was for a type of picture puzzle.

Play Outfit for Children; No. 1,725,911 dated August 27, 1929. The inventor was Tom C. Graham of Albany, N.Y.

Toy Building Block; No. 1,736,134 dated November 19, 1929. The inventor was John Rutherford of Slingerlands, N.Y. Building blocks and city streets layout and included trees and street lights.

Toy House; No. 1,756,526 dated April 29, 1930. The inventor was Andrew Thompson of Niagara Falls, N.Y. These were doll house furniture outfits. The box became the house. They were produced under the name "Tiny Town."

Game Outfit; No. 1,760,642 dated May 27, 1930. The inventor was Tom C. Graham of Albany, N.Y.

Signboard Outfit; No. 1,859,755 dated May 24, 1932. The inventor was Andrew Thompson of Niagara Falls, N.Y.

Stopper-Top and method of making the same; No. 1,899,411 dated February 28, 1933. The inventor was Walter J. Fletcher of Albany, N.Y. An assortment of bottle stoppers.

Closure and method of making the same; No. 1,967,725 dated July 24, 1934. The inventor was John Rutherford Jr. of Slingerlands, N.Y. The patent is for screw type caps.

Toy Design Blocks; No. 1,973,564 dated September 11, 1934. The inventor was Tom C. Graham of Albany, N.Y. One product was "Curve Design."

Design for a Block Puzzle; No. Des. 93,344 dated September 18, 1934. . The inventors were Tom C. Graham and Walter J. Fletcher of Albany, N.Y. The patent was sold as a "Time Puzzle."

Educational Toy; No. 2,197,976 dated April 23, 1940. . The inventor was Walter J Fletcher of Albany, N.Y. This was a small bench with pegs and a hammer for driving the pegs.

TRADEMARKS

Kindergarten Flowermaking Outfits; No. 233,812 dated February 8, 1927.

Luck Pieces and Tokens; No. 375,242 dated June 23, 1936.

Table Game of Chance; No. 391,000 Class 22 dated June 22, 1937.

Table Game of Chance; No. 407,726-8 Class 22 dated September 27, 1938.

Toy Blocks; No. 602,382 Class 22 dated December 30, 1952.

Serial; No. 615,295 dated July 26, 1955.