Patents Assigned to ZIPSTRING LLC
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Patent number: 12504250Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 28, 2025Date of Patent: December 23, 2025Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLCInventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam
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Patent number: 12422211Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 10, 2025Date of Patent: September 23, 2025Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLCInventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam
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Patent number: 12241715Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 14, 2024Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLCInventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam
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Patent number: 12025399Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 28, 2023Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLCInventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam
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Patent number: 11918927Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 23, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLCInventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam
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Patent number: 11879703Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 18, 2023Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLCInventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam
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Patent number: 11674774Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 17, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLCInventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam
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Patent number: D1039067Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2023Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: ZipString LLCInventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam
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Patent number: D1046013Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2022Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLCInventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam, Mark Gordon Hillam