Mattel was granted a patent for a toy figure with reversible clothing.

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  "signal_subtype": "patentGrant",
  "detected_at": "2026-09-15T02:55:47+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Mattel",
    "domain": "mattel.com"
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    "detail": "In September 2026 Mattel patented a transformable fashion feature for children's toys, allowing figures to display different outfits during play.",
    "summary": "Mattel was granted a patent for a toy figure with reversible clothing.",
    "event_at": "2026-09-08",
    "inventors": [
      {
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        "name": "Riki Yoshida",
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    "event_kind": "grant_date",
    "grant_date": "2026-09-08",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12728363",
    "cpc_primary": {
      "code": "A63H 3/20"
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    "patent_title": "Toy figure with reconfigurable apparel portion",
    "patent_number": "US12728363",
    "uspto_assignee": "MATTEL, INC.",
    "patent_abstract": "A toy figure includes an upper portion and a lower portion, with each of the upper portion and the lower portion being rotatable relative to the other one of the upper portion and the lower portion. The toy figure includes a reconfigurable apparel portion that includes an apparel section with a first side having a first pattern and a second side having a second pattern, the second pattern being different from the first pattern.",
    "precision_class": "structural",
    "invention_explanation": "A toy whose top and bottom sections rotate while a clothing piece flips between two differently patterned sides.",
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      "reconfigurable apparel",
      "reversible design"
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curl https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/signals/1c9dbe02-3e66-5ffd-99d6-0935130fcb16 \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"mattel.com","limit":20}'