Patents by Inventor Austin Mark Hillam

Austin Mark Hillam has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240100448
    Abstract: Provided herein is a string shooting device having a string capable of emitting light absorbed from a light source. A string shooting device described herein includes: a body; a housing attached to the body; a pair of wheels disposed at least partially within the housing, where at least one of the pair of wheels is a driven wheel; a string, where the string includes at least one of phosphorescent particles or phosphorescent fibers, and where the string is propelled along a path by the pair of wheels; and a light source, where the light source is configured to project illumination to the path along which the string travels within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam
  • Patent number: 11918927
    Abstract: Provided herein is a string shooting device having a string capable of emitting light absorbed from a light source. A string shooting device described herein includes: a body; a housing attached to the body; a pair of wheels disposed at least partially within the housing, where at least one of the pair of wheels is a driven wheel; a string, where the string includes at least one of phosphorescent particles or phosphorescent fibers, and where the string is propelled along a path by the pair of wheels; and a light source, where the light source is configured to project illumination to the path along which the string travels within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam
  • Patent number: 11879703
    Abstract: Provided herein is a string shooting device having a string capable of generating lift when propelled from the string shooting device and a guide to readily attach and detach the string from the string shooting device. A string shooting device described herein includes: a body; a housing attached to the body; a pair of wheels, where at least one of the pair of wheels is a driven wheel; and a string, where the string includes a surface texture configured to increase air friction in response to the string being propelled through the air by the pair of wheels. The string of an example embodiment defines an axis along which the string extends, and where the string includes a plurality of fibers extending away from the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam
  • Publication number: 20230358499
    Abstract: Provided herein is a string shooting device having a string capable of generating lift when propelled from the string shooting device and a guide to readily attach and detach the string from the string shooting device. A string shooting device described herein includes: a body; a housing attached to the body; a pair of wheels, where at least one of the pair of wheels is a driven wheel; and a string, where the string includes a surface texture configured to increase air friction in response to the string being propelled through the air by the pair of wheels. The string of an example embodiment defines an axis along which the string extends, and where the string includes a plurality of fibers extending away from the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam
  • Publication number: 20230266093
    Abstract: Provided herein is a string shooting device having a string capable of generating lift when propelled from the string shooting device and a guide to readily attach and detach the string from the string shooting device. A string shooting device described herein includes: a body; a housing attached to the body; a pair of wheels, where at least one of the pair of wheels is a driven wheel; and a string, where the string includes a surface texture configured to increase air friction in response to the string being propelled through the air by the pair of wheels. The string of an example embodiment defines an axis along which the string extends, and where the string includes a plurality of fibers extending away from the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam
  • Patent number: 11674774
    Abstract: Provided herein is a string shooting device having a string capable of generating lift when propelled from the string shooting device and a guide to readily attach and detach the string from the string shooting device. A string shooting device described herein includes: a body; a housing attached to the body; a pair of wheels, where at least one of the pair of wheels is a driven wheel; and a string, where the string includes a surface texture configured to increase air friction in response to the string being propelled through the air by the pair of wheels. The string of an example embodiment defines an axis along which the string extends, and where the string includes a plurality of fibers extending away from the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam
  • Publication number: 20230152054
    Abstract: Provided herein is a string shooting device having a string capable of generating lift when propelled from the string shooting device and a guide to readily attach and detach the string from the string shooting device. A string shooting device described herein includes: a body; a housing attached to the body; a pair of wheels, where at least one of the pair of wheels is a driven wheel; and a string, where the string includes a surface texture configured to increase air friction in response to the string being propelled through the air by the pair of wheels. The string of an example embodiment defines an axis along which the string extends, and where the string includes a plurality of fibers extending away from the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam