Patents Assigned to ZIPSTRING LLC
  • Patent number: 12504250
    Abstract: Provided herein is a string shooting device, and more particularly, a string shooting device having that is wearable and operable by hand gestures or body movement. Embodiments include a wearable device for propelling a string including: a string shooting device; a band configured to attach to a body part of a user; and a holder, where the holder is secured by the band to the user; where, in response to the body part of the user being in a first position, the string shooting device is not actuated, and where in response to the body part of the user being in a second position, the string shooting device is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2025
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam
  • Patent number: 12422211
    Abstract: Provided herein is a string shooting device, and more particularly, a string shooting device having that is wearable and operable by hand gestures or body movement. Embodiments include a wearable device for propelling a string including: a string shooting device; a band configured to attach to a body part of a user; and a holder, where the holder is secured by the band to the user; where, in response to the body part of the user being in a first position, the string shooting device is not actuated, and where in response to the body part of the user being in a second position, the string shooting device is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam
  • Patent number: 12241715
    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: May 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam
  • Patent number: 12025399
    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: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLC
    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
  • 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
  • Patent number: D1039067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: ZipString LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam
  • Patent number: D1046013
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam