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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187052 | Motorized yo-yo having improved efficiency The invention is a yo-yo that that has at least one side that incorporates components that create a powered rotation system. The system is connected to either a circuit board or a weighted board that is similarly rotatable and is located in the yo-yo's other side an... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8075365 | Yo-yo having a string-formed response system The invention is an improved yo-yo that has two side units and a string-formed response system incorporated into each side unit. In its most basic form, the response system employs a string that is threaded through spaced-apart apertures in a side unit to form at le... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7874891 | Motorized yo-yo The invention is a yo-yo in which at least one of the yo-yo's sides includes a powered rotation system capable of maintaining the yo-yo's rotation when the yo-yo is sleeping at the end of its tether. The system functions by converting one of the yo-yo's sides into a... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874890 | Yo-yo having side-located roller members The invention is an improved yo-yo that has a rotatable, outwardly-facing roller on each of its two sides. Each roller has an outwardly-facing opening that is sized and shaped to facilitate a non-slip engagement between a finger and the roller. The opening also prov... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7740517 | Multi-function yo-yo A multi-function yo-yo switchable between operation as a traditional yo-yo, a free-spin yo-yo, and a centrifugal-clutch yo-yo. Within one or both of the fly disks is one or more rotational-speed governors, and about the axle is a cylindrical axle sleeve which is rot... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7621796 | Yo-yo having a string-formed response system The invention is an improved yo-yo that has two side units and a string-formed response system incorporated into each side unit. In its most basic form, the response system employs a string that is threaded through spaced-apart apertures in a side unit to form at le... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7448934 | Motor yo-yo The invention is a yo-yo in which at least one of the yo-yo's sides includes a powered rotation system capable of maintaining the yo-yo's rotation when the yo-yo is sleeping at the end of its tether. The system functions by converting one of the yo-yo's sides into a... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7419417 | Yo-yo with double bearing system A yo-yo with an axle having two side-by-side bearings constituting a double bearing that enhances yo-yo performance characteristics by improving balance and reducing unwanted effects such as wobble, tilting, twisting, vibration, and string friction. Each bearing hav... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7281965 | Combination yo-yo and top The present invention is directed to a combination yo-yo and top device comprising first and second yo-yo body halves, a hollow dowel element detachably connecting one of the yo-yo body halves to the other, a ball bearing element mounted on the hollow dowel element ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7192330 | Yo-yo having adjustable responsiveness The invention is a yo-yo that includes features that enable a user to adjust the yo-yo's responsiveness. Each of the yo-yo's sides has a movable shuttle having a tether engagement surface. By changing the position of one or both shuttles, a user can affect the yo-yo... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175500 | Yo-yo having a concave bearing surface for performing string layering maneuvers A yo-yo is disclosed with a substantially frictionless freely rotatable ball bearing, positioned upon a spindle between two separate halves of rotatable yo-yo members, such ball bearing having a smooth, continuous, outer concave surface. The smooth concave surface c... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7125310 | Yo-yo having replaceable disks The invention is an improved yo-yo that features unique multi-piece sides. Each side has a removable disk that functions to affect the yo-yo's responsiveness via one or more tether engagement structures that can be contacted by the yo-yo's tether. When the removable... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7083493 | Yo-yo A toy-type device which is adapted for both yo-yo play and ball-catching play utilizing a ball tethered to a disc-shaped body, wherein the ball can be used as a grasping element when the device is used as a yo-yo or alternatively the ball can be used as a free-body ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059932 | Spinning toy A spinning toy comprises a pair of spaced disc bodies connected by a transverse shaft forming a gap therebetween. A sting is attached to the shaft in the gap and the toy can be spun on the string. A release mechanism releases the attachment of the string on the shaf... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6977330 | Finger ring and pick in combination for playing a musical instrument Herein disclosed is a finger ring interconnected to a pick in combination, each of which may be removably yet fixedly interconnected together by a tether. We provide various embodiments and/or accessory options, including use of a magnet for attaching the device ont... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6905389 | Toy top game unit A toy top game unit is provided, the unit comprising a toy top, driving means for rotating said toy top, a game board for receiving said toy top thereon, means for interacting the toy top and the game with each other, and for imparting a change to an operational mod... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6887122 | Yo-yo having visual indication of response setting The invention is a yo-yo that features a visual indication system capable of facilitating the setting of the yo-yo's variable response system and then providing an indication to the user of the yo-yo's responsiveness setting. Preferably, the yo-yo includes relativel... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6712532 | Method of printing film and articles The present invention relates to a method of printing polymer films and corresponding articles. The invention is useful for providing dimensional stability during printing and/or improving the print quality, particularly for contact or thermal printing methods such ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6626729 | Toy tops A toy top comprising a toy body having a revolving shaft arranged at a lowermost portion of the toy body and a mount support member provided therein; the toy body including a plurality of blade members; the blade members being laid to overlap each other; ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6599165 | Yo-yo having an active starburst tether engagement system The invention is a yo-yo that employs an active starburst tether engagement system located in one or both of the yo-yo's side members. The system makes use of a starburst-shaped array of movable engagement ribs that face the tether and are located near th... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6579142 | Modular yo-yo A yo-yo includes a pair of body halves connected to a hub assembly about an axis of rotation. Each body half includes an outer ring positioned between an outside plate and an inside plate, where the inside plate on each body half is positioned to face the... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6565408 | High performance roller bearing yo-yo A yo-yo includes a first yo-yo half defining a first starburst, a second yo-yo half defining a second starburst, and an axle fixedly mounted between said yo-yo halves. The yo-yo also includes a roller bearing fixedly attached to the axle, and a spool fixe... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6540580 | Yo yo having removable toy figures and container playset A yo yo toy is formed of a pair of substantially disk-shaped body halves joined in a spaced arrangement by a center shaft. A quantity of string is secured to the center shaft and wound within the space. Each body half includes a receptacle and a cover piv... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6533636 | CD spacer A spacer for building a toy yo-yo includes a central axis for receiving a tether string for wrapping around the central axis and two outer sidewalls, each outer sidewall having an attachment hub disposed on the outer sidewall for receiving a compact disc.... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6494761 | Yo-yo and method for its manufacture Molded plastic yo-yo halves are connectible to each other by an axial having threaded ends that are adapted to threadably engage threaded inserts press fitted into a specially designed socket. The inserts are polygonal as are the sockets with the insertio... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6468125 | Yo-yo structure A yo-yo structure utilizing a pair of disks connected by a spindle. The disks form a groove to confine a line connected to the spindle. A cover of soft flexible material fits over at least one of the disks. A shield is fixed in the vicinity of the groove ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6371824 | Yo-yo and method for using a yo-yo A yo-yo includes a yo-yo body having first and second halves joined together with an axle. A string is interconnected at one end to the axle and at the opposite end to a solid body. Tricks may be executed using the yo-yo, including selectively releasing t... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6354905 | Yo-yo having adjustable clutch A yo-yo includes an adjustable clutch mechanism having a pair of arms having flyweights mounted thereto and pivotally mounted within a cavity in one of the yo-yo halves. The arms include gear teeth that mesh with gear teeth on a movable member such that p... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6331132 | Yo-yo having improved tether tension control and adjustable mechanism An improved yo-yo, having a first yo having a first inwardly facing surface; a second yo having a second inwardly facing surface, the second yo arranged in spaced apart relation to the first yo, where the first and second inwardly facing surfaces face one... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6328624 | Combination timepiece and yo-yo A yo-yo has a recess in one of its faces accommodating a timepiece. The yo-yo is be releasably accommodated in a base, and the base may be worn on a user's person by various means including a wristband in the manner of a wristwatch, a fob or a watch chain... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6270391 | Lighting system for rotating object This invention relates to a lighting system for a rotating object wherein the lights are made to appear stationary by being turned on and off in synchrony with the rotation of the object. This synchronization is achieved by utilizing magnetic field sensor... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6254452 | Yo-yo having radially anchored cushions, and a string gap with a narrower innermost gap A yo-yo comprising right and left bodies surrounded by thick, radially anchored, soft rubber outer cushions has a string gap having a contour that includes an innermost gap which is narrower than other regions of the string gap. The string gap may have a ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6247992 | Finger attachment device for holding and controlling a yo-yo type toy A device for attachment of a yo-yo type toy to a finger is provided which has a durable eyelet reinforced leather strap of sufficient length to wrap at least half way around the finger when attached to a string of the yo-yo. The string is connected to the... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6234861 | High performance yo-yo A yo-yo includes a pair of rotary elements spaced from each other and each having a cavity, a bearing portion formed on each of the pair of rotary elements at a center thereof, and an axle detachably received in the bearing portion so as to be rotatable t... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6220920 | Yo-yo with adjustable slot width A yo-yo incorporates a construction that enables the gap between the yo-yo halves to be adjusted simply and quickly. The halves of the yo-yo are threadably mounted on the ends of the yo-yo axle. The yo-yo halves are biased apart axially to maintain firm f... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6213838 | Metal yo-yo and method for manufacture A metal yo-yo embodies a construction in which each of the halves of the yo-yo body is formed from a disc and a hub that are made separately and secured to each other in an integral structure. The discs can be die cut from sheet material and may be deform... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206749 | Yo-yo A yo-yo including a pair of yo-yo body halves each formed as a composite having an inner hub, a central preferably dish-shaped main body portion defining an inward facing surface and an annular-shaped peripheral body portion. An axle is threadably engaged... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6196891 | Yo-yo including adjustable weight system A yo-yo includes first and second side members, an axle extending between the side members, a string interconnected with the axle, and at least one weight releasably mounted to one of the side members in a first location, and moveable to a second location... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6196890 | Yo-yo and method for its manufacture A metal yo-yo embodies a construction in which each of the halves of the yo-yo body is formed from a disc and a hub that are made separately and secured to each other in an integral structure. The discs can be die cut from sheet material and may be deform... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6186858 | Device for holding and controlling a string-retained article A device for holding and controlling a string-retained article, such as a yo-yo, wherein the device comprises an annular ring of rigid material with a smooth annular channel formed in an outer surface of the ring. The annular channel is defined by an annu... | 02/13/2001 |
