We’ve searched the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office archives for the original patents and backstories on the now-beloved Toy Story characters. Slinky Dog, AKA “Slink,” is Woody’s loyal ...

The story of the Slinky ... country's hottest new toy grew, James developed a machine to coil the wire. A patent filed by James in 1946 and awarded the next year outlines the machine's design ...