Patents by Inventor Mark Gordon Hillam

Mark Gordon 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).

  • String shooting device
    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
  • STRING SHOOTING DEVICE
    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
  • STRING SHOOTING DEVICE
    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
  • String shooting device
    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
  • STRING SHOOTING DEVICE
    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