Patents Assigned to CYI, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7004813
    Abstract: A toy gun that shoots glowing projectiles and the method of providing glowing projectiles to a toy gun. The toy gun having a body, at least one black light responsive projectile, a cartridge for supplying the projectiles to the body, at least one black light source within the body for exposing the projectile to black light, a triggering mechanism for engaging the exposed projectile and a launching mechanism for expelling the exposed projectile from the toy gun, such that the projectiles expelled from the toy gun has a glowing effect as if internally lit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: CYI, Inc.
    Inventor: Steve Zuloff
  • Patent number: 6983742
    Abstract: A collapsible toy air gun with at least two tapered tubular sections adapted to be cooperatively joined coaxially, at least one supporting plate, a diaphragm and a resilient string. The tapered tubular sections are correspondingly sized concentrically to form a tubular body having a larger and an opposite smaller opening end in the extended operational position. At least one supporting plate is mounted on the circumferential surface of the tubular body to maintain the tubular sections in the extended position. The diaphragm is mounted transversely across the larger opening end of the tubular body with a pull knob and back support secured to the diaphragm. The resilient string is mounted across the smaller opening end of the tubular body through the back support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: CYI, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Jordan, Steven Zuloff
  • Patent number: 6696634
    Abstract: An electronic musical device having a keyboard actuated by random liquid drops. The device includes a base, a synthesizer, a keyboard having a plurality of keys pivotably attached to the base to actuate the synthesizer and a tube assembly extending above the keys that produces drops of liquid that fall periodically onto the keys to produce a melody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: CYI, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Zuloff