ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,944, issued on July 21, was assigned to BANDAI Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Toy for toy supplying apparatus" was invented by Yoko Mitsuishi (Tokyo) and Yoshihiro Murakami (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is a toy having a high attractiveness. The toy be transformed into a first form where the toy can be supplied from an article supply device, and a second form where an object can be displayed, and comprises a main part in a spherical shape. A first flat portion is formed on a first portion of an outer surface of the main part, and a second flat portion is formed on a second portion thereof, which is different from the firs...