In 1879, Auguste Bartholdi received design patent number 11,023 titled "Design for a Statue". It was for the Statue of Liberty.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090272370 | Pneumatic toy launching apparatus A pneumatic launching apparatus is described. The pneumatic toy launching apparatus includes a collapsible bellows with an outlet configured to allow air to exit the collapsible bellows. A gripping device is attached with the collapsible bellows, and a platform is attac... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090159063 | Fluid Driven Vehicle Playset A playset includes a launching device and one or more accessory toys. The launching device includes a launch tube and a bellows system operable to generate a flow of air through the launch tube. The accessory toys may include vehicles such as air-launched vehicles and s... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20080190407 | Apparatus For Shooting An apparatus for shooting is disclosed, incorporating a chamber, a gas injection nozzle at the rear end of the chamber connecting to a pressurized gas source, a tubular structure at the front end of the chamber for propelling bullets, and a trigger mechanism for releasi... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20060283432 | Air cannon apparatus and method An air cannon for projecting a coherent mass of air in a targeted direction. The air cannon has a membrane inside a frustoconical shell that is placed under tension and released suddenly to force air out the small diameter end of the cannon past a lip. The cannon can ha... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060225716 | Rocket Launcher Toy An air pressure powered toy rocket launcher is herein disclosed. The launcher is comprised of a flexible plastic vessel attached to an assembly of rigid plastic tubes. A vertical section of the tube assembly has an open end. When water is poured into the open end, a clo... | 10/12/2006 |
| 20060089075 | Simple home made toy rockets and airplanes with launcher A simple system to build and launch home made toy rockets and airplanes using air pressure for launching, and paper and Styrofoam for construction is described. The launch system consists of plastic plumbing pipe and plastic beverage bottles. An impact from a foot or ha... | 04/27/2006 |