Inventors & Designers

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This TIA directory lists inventors and designers who provide service to the toy and youth entertainment industries.  Each listing includes contact information, year of establishment and areas of expertise as identified by the listing party. The directory includes both TIA members (indicated with a logo) and non-members who have paid a fee to be included.  

*NOTE: This directory does not represent a recommendation from TIA of the organizations listed, nor is TIA responsible for the quality of work performed by these organizations. Information shown was provided by each listed organization and has not been verified by TIA.

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Ms. Patti Becker
Anjar Co. - Becker Associates LLC
42 Russet Road
Stamford
CT
06903-1822
United States
(203) 322-7396
pbecker@beckerassoc.com
www.Anjar.com


 
 

Mr. Donald Rosenwinkel
Big Monster Toys
21 S Racine Ave
Chicago
IL
60607-2539
(312) 829-8697
rosenwinkel@bmttoys.com


Established Since: 1988
Areas of Expertise: Invent toys and games

 
 

Mr. Murray Eskenazi
Blue Game Corp.
8 Judith Ct
East Rockaway
NY
11518-1607
(516) 593-2765
m_eskenazi@verizon.net


Established Since: 2003
Areas of Expertise: Game and toy design & development. Professionally prepared presentation of concepts.

 
 

Ms. Georgean Johnson-Coffey
Blue Vision Music, LLC
15419 Timber Hollow Trl
Fort Wayne
IN
46845-9531
(260) 338-1414
georgean@bluevisionmusic.com
www.bluevisionmusic.com


 
 

Mr. Bob Rees, Jr.
Bubble-Worm LLC
8686 Adams Street
Cumming
IA
50061-4015
(515) 229-7568
bob.reesjr@gmail.com
www.bubbleworm.com


 
 

Mr. Richard Carlow
C2C Studio, Inc.
225 E. Broadway
Suite B112
Glendale
CA
91205
(818) 536-7335
richard@c2c-studio.com


 
 

Ms. Michele DeGrace
COMPANY 5, LLC
11 W End Rd
Totowa
NJ
07512-1405
(973) 305-1558
michele@company5.com
www.company5.com


Established Since: 1994
Areas of Expertise: Product Design, Package Design, Prototypes, Web Design.

 
 

Mr. Matthew D. Nuccio
Design Edge, Inc.
2174 Hewlett Ave Ste 100
Merrick
NY
11566-3612
(516) 377-0500
matt@designedge.net
www.designedge.net


Established Since: 1987
Areas of Expertise: Package Graphic Design & Develop., Product Design & Develop., Product Invention, Far East Develop. & Sourcing for Major to small toy companies.

 
 

Mr. Bruce Popek
Design Innovation, Inc.
20 Tower Ln Ste 9
Avon
CT
06001-4212
(860) 409-7494
brucep@designii.com


Established Since: 1988
Areas of Expertise: Concept Design and Development, Brainstorming, Sketching, SolidWorks, Mechanism Development, Working Models, Packaging, Product Turnover Packages.

 
 

Ms. Mary Couzin
DiscoverGames.com
6842 N. Kilpatrick Avenue
Lincolnwood
IL
60712-2437
United States
(847) 677-8277
mary@discovergames.com
www.discovergames.com


Established Since: 1992
Past/Current Toy Clients:/ Continuum Games,
Areas of Expertise: We promote our client's products at shows around the country & abroad - working to get them both retail sales & licenses

 
 

Mr. Charles Albert
Funfare, LLC
1710 Industrial Rd
San Carlos
CA
94070-4164
650-508-3000 x201
ca@funfarecreations.com
www.funfarecreations.com


Established Since: 1999
Areas of Expertise: Invention, ideation, content development and design, electronics, engineering, turnkey development support

 
 

Ms. Mary D. Ellroy
Gamebird
393 Rowayton Ave
Norwalk
CT
06854-3305
mary@gamebird.biz


Established Since: 1991
Areas of Expertise: Toy and game inventor representation. Invention - contract and spec.

 
 

Mr. Gregory Benjamin
Hush Toys
333 McKenzie Dr
Stockbridge
GA
30281-6703


 
 

Mr. Joseph Yassay
Kahootz, LLC
3772 Plaza Dr Ste 2
Ann Arbor
MI
48108-3628
(248) 807-0207
joe@kahootzllc.com
www.KahootzToys.com


 
 

Mr. Scott Andrews
Lightbeam3D
107 Vine st
Douglas
MA
01516
United States
(508) 476-3704
massfx@charter.net


Areas of Expertise: RTV Molding Casting 3- dimensional Printing and Sculpting

 
 

Mr. Bruce D. Lund
Lund & Company Invention, L.L.C.
344 Lathrop Ave
River Forest
IL
60305-2122
(708)-689-8233
admin@lundandcompany.com
www.lundandcompany.com


Established Since: 1984
Areas of Expertise: Toy & Game Invention-Mechanisms, Electronics, Animation, Play Pattern & Humor, Licensing-for industrial, consumer product, toy & game co.'s worldwide

 
 

Mr. Michael Marra
Marra Design Associates, Inc.
7007 Dakota Ave
Chanhassen
MN
55317-9583
(952) 937-8141
MDA1Mike@aol.com


Established Since: 1971
Areas of Expertise: Full Product Development & Modeling Services

 
 

Mr. Neil B. Friedman
Neil B. Friedman Associates
400 W. 63rd St
New York
NY
10069
(917) 295-1366
toymaker119@aol.com


 
 

Mr. Brett M. Klisch
Peru Meridian Studios
412A 17th St
Brooklyn
NY
11215-6588
(201) 220-7116
brett@sculpt.com


Established Since: 1997
Areas of Expertise: Specializing in character design, product developement, model making, prototype building & offshore resourcing

 
 

Mr. Howard Fleischer
RoyaltyPros Licensing
20 W 22nd St Ste 1503
New York
NY
10010-6051
(212) 366-6876
Howard@RoyaltyPros.com
www.royaltypros.com


Established Since: 1988
Areas of Expertise: Children's products including Toys, Games Electronics, etc - with talented visionaries & hands-on creators

 
 

Mr. Loren T. Taylor
Taylored Concepts, LLC
40 Dellwood Ave
Chatham
NJ
07928-1739
(973) 635-3734
loren@tayloredconcepts.net
www.tayloredconcepts.net


Established Since: 1993
Areas of Expertise: Multifaceted company which "Taylor's" itself to your company's needs-inventing, consulting, developing, manufacturing, licensing & marketing.