Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8007337 | Universal flying hawk A multi-use recreational product fully assembled constitutes a toy that can be towed on water and on snow and in the air, and when airborne, the rider can detach the tow rope and use the product as a glider. The toy disassembled, separates a wing section from a fuse... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7731557 | Toy airplane with finger roller launching system A toy airplane with a specialized launching configuration. The toy airplane has a body that extends between a nose and a tail. A roller assembly is disposed at the nose of the toy airplane. The roller assembly includes a free rotating finger roll that protrudes to t... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7311579 | Block set for assembling a solid creation and apparatus for fabricating block for assembling solid creation A block set for assembling solid creations uses at least two types of cylindrical blocks. The cylindrical blocks are a thin cylindrical block and a thick cylindrical block. The thick cylindrical block may include a hole on a side face thereof for receiving the thin ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7275973 | Toy aircraft A toy aircraft may include an airframe, which may include a fuselage and a wing assembly. The toy aircraft may include at least one propulsion unit mounted to the airframe. The at least one propulsion unit may be operable to propel the toy aircraft. The toy aircraft... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275722 | Wing tip device An aircraft comprises a wing tip device, for example a winglet, a raked-tip device, a wing tip fence or a planar wing extension, mounted in the region of the tip of a wing on the aircraft. The wing tip device is rotatably moveable between a first position and a seco... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261611 | Aquatic surface skipping toy device The present invention relates to an aquatic toy device that is particularly adapted for skipping upon and across the irregular surface of a body of water. The aquatic surface skipping toy device may be used for recreation, sports, or exercise either by an individual... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255305 | Flying device utilizing natural principles An efficient flying device having flapping wings, an ornithopter, which uses many of the principles seen in bird flight, is presented herein. The wings are highly flexible, translationally stable and oscillate as a natural pendulum. Described as a springboard, the w... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234667 | Modular aerospace plane This invention relates to the design of a Modular Aerospace Plane (MAP) comprising a forward fuselage section, a main wing section, a tail section and wing attachments. Various sections can be integrated to offer a variety of aircraft characteristics, performance an... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7089864 | Low lethality projectile An anti-personnel projectile launched from a weapon shell required at impact to have a low lethality consequence, in which the projectile is fitted in the shell in a shape characterized by a blunt end in the direction of flight and maintained in this shape by opposi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6908360 | Boomerang-like toy The invention is a projectile plaything, namely a boomerang-like toy that, if properly thrown, will fly in an arcuate path and return to the area of its release. The plaything will be formed to imitate the shape of the United States Air Force B2 Bomber, aka the Stea... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905096 | Kite with planar aerodynamic surface A kite system including a base, a substantially exposed substructure coupled to the base to flex the base, and one or more masts and sails coupled to the base. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6702639 | Stick fuselage of toy plane A main form of stick fuselage of a toy plane has a cruciform cross section. The stick fuselage is formed by plastic material and is integrally formed with a main wing support framing and a tail unit framing. Moreover, a propeller axle bearing, a landing g... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6688937 | Semi-scale toy plane A semi-scale toy plane is disclosed. The fuselage is made of tetrahedral folding plates. Fuselage has a front and a rear parts. The front fuselage is an enhanced straight tube, the rear fuselage is a tetrahedral cone. Front and rear fuselages are joined b... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6685528 | Flyable plastic airplane and method of manufacture A ready to fly airplane formed from plastic with an upper portion and a lower portion which are joined together and covered with a thin film. Supporting structure is formed within the upper portion and the lower portion. The horizontal tail surfaces may p... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6679748 | Flying tube toy A flying toy has a leader portion defining an opening, and a supple tail portion defining an inlet and outlet, wherein when the toy is flying in air, the air enters through the inlet and exits through the outlet. Also, a center of gravity of the toy is wi... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6497600 | Automatic pilot system for model aircraft An automatic pilot system for a model airplane comprising one or more flexible control elements. When installed on a vertical stabilizer of the airplane, a flexible control element acts as an automatic rudder which provides directional control for the air... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6478251 | Flier structure A flier structure including a fuselage extending from front side to rear side and a weight body connected with front end of the fuselage. A port wing and a starboard wing respectively leftward and rightward extend from the fuselage. A left tailfin and a r... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6478650 | Toy construction kit having movable members A toy construction kit includes a number of members assembled together with an edge-and-slot engagement. A support member includes a neck and a panel, and a rotary member includes an orifice for receiving the neck of the support member and for rotatably s... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6450852 | Glider toy A glider toy for entertainment purposes. The glider toy includes a housing that includes an upper plate section and a lower plate section. The upper plate section has a substantially circular shape. The lower plate section is generally crescent-shaped. A ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6443793 | Recoil mechanism and device utilizing same A recoil module is provided for use in toy airplanes or other suitable devices. The recoil module includes an outer shell including an outer surface and an interior cavity within the shell. A recoil spool is retained within the cavity of the shell and is ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6443792 | Mechanically launched monowing toy A flying toy has a wing having a leading edge, a first end, and a second end. A ballast element is coupled to the first end of the wing, and a launcher receiver element that receives a launcher is coupled to the ballast element.... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6435932 | Model space craft glider A model space vehicle having a fixed circular wing, streamlined fuselage, fins with booms attached thereto all efficiently configured to result in an article possessing suitable aerodynamic properties to enable it to glide smoothly through the air for a s... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6425794 | Impact-absorbing wing connection system for model aircraft An impact absorbing wing connection system for model airplanes and other flying toys of the type having a fuselage (10) and separate wings (14) that are to be inserted into wing slots (12) in the fuselage for flight. The friction between the touching surf... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6416378 | Method of setting a boomerang toy in motion A method of setting a boomerang toy in motion. A first step involves providing a boomerang toy which has insufficient mass to be thrown in a conventional manner. The boomerang toy has a substantially planar generally "V" shaped body with an apex and two a... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6349902 | Wind sock with dihedral wings A windsock includes an elongated fuselage with outwardly extending dihedral wings. A dihedral spar extends along the wings and is joined with a coupling that is movably positioned within the fuselage cavity. A stabilizer is also mounted to the coupling an... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6306004 | Model airplane kit A model airplane, airplane kit, and method of making a model airplane. The kit of the present invention enables children and adults to easily make a well-flying model airplane using recycled plastic foam moldings such as polystyrene food trays well known ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6283816 | Miniature kites and method for making them A miniature kite that flies indoors or outdoors is made by cutting a small piece of tissue paper into any preselected shape, including the shape of a standard diamond-shaped kite. Toothpick-like sticks serve as the frame of the miniature kite and are adhe... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6257946 | Toy airplane A toy airplane includes a fuselage and a main wing fastened to the fuselage, the fuselage having a top clamping strip at a front side thereof, a vertical stabilizer at a rear side thereof, a plug strip spaced between the top clamping strip and the vertica... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6217404 | Toy airplane The present invention proposes a toy airplane, which can turn a round and fly back to the original position where it has been launched by hand. The toy airplane comprises a foldable fuselage, a wing, a tail, a central fixing plate, a tail fin, a balance w... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6139392 | Glider toy A glider includes an aircraft body with a bottom surface and a longitudinal center of gravity. On the bottom surface are a number of depressions. The depressions are adapted to receive the fingers of the user. A first depression is positioned along a cent... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6105903 | Inflatable flying toy An inflatable flying toy made of plastic membrane. The flying toy is formed with several inflatable air passages communicated with each other. After inflated, the air passages are expanded to serve as a support frame for stretching and supporting the flyi... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6095458 | Dynamic winged animal device Disclosed is a dynamic winged animal device which includes a body and a lift member which defines a right wing and a left wing. The wings further include a fixed curvature over at the leading edge of the wings to provide airfoil characteristics and moveme... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6083077 | Pop-up toy A pop-up toy including a housing for enclosing a plurality of interlocking elements. The housing includes an opening through which the series of interlocking elements may be individually extracted by a child. The opening in the housing is provided with a ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6074265 | Glider toy having integral launcher A glider body preferably formed of a light weight material such as foam plastic defines a sufficiently aerodynamic shape to glide through the air. A launcher assembly is secured to the under side to the glider body and includes a stretched elastic member ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6056616 | Flying ball The flying ball of this invention is a solid foamed synthetic polymer composition ball having an opening therethrough in which is engaged a solid foamed fuselage so that the ball can be moved front and back on the fuselage. The ball carries wings, and the... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6048245 | Gyroscopic flying device A free spinning gyroscopic device has a hollow body with leading and following open ends, in which the outside perimeter of the leading open end has particular relationships to other characteristics of the device. In one aspect, the perimeter may advantag... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6048247 | Main wing positioning and release system for a toy aircraft A main wing positioning and release system particularly adapted for use with a toy or model aircraft, includes a wing positioning bracket upon the axial centerline of the aircraft, the bracket having projecting elements directed upwardly from the centerli... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6027391 | CD ROM model kit and method of use A kit for assisting in the fabrication of a model is disclosed. Such kit includes a compact disk positionable within the computer for being read and for the issuing of commands to the printer in response to input from a user. The compact disk includes a p... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5947785 | Flying wing toy A flying wing toy including a rigid planar body, a wing of flexible sheet material affixed to the body and preshaped with flexible leading and lateral edges and flexible, flanking stabilizers extending rearwardly, a propeller rotatably mounted to the fron... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5908341 | Toy flying wing glider A toy glider having a single wing formed from a flat sheet of polystyrene foam, or other material of similar characteristics, and a specific finger gripped launch handle suitably attached to the forward portion of the wing along the longitudinal center-li... | 06/01/1999 |
