Patents by Inventor William Forti

William Forti 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).

  • Free Flying Spinning Hoop Toy
    Publication number: 20080026665
    Abstract: A flying toy has a rim and a plurality of discontinuous airfoils that are coupled to the rim such that a plurality of openings are formed between the airfoils and the rim. Most preferably, the total area of the airfoils is less than 40% of an area enclosed by the rim and the airfoils have a weight of less than 40% of the rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: WILLIAM MARK CORPORATION
    Inventor: William Forti
  • Launcher for flying cylinders
    Publication number: 20070039600
    Abstract: A launcher for a flying cylinder has a elongated guide member to which a base is slidably coupled. In preferred aspects, a pair of resilient elements is coupled at respective first portions to one end of the guide member while respective second portions are coupled to the base. Most preferably, coupling is performed via cutouts in the guide element and the base to permit simple replacement of the resilient elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventor: William Forti
  • Flying Cylinder
    Publication number: 20060240735
    Abstract: A flying cylinder has a leading portion and a tail portion, wherein the leading portion is pointed to a degree such that the curf thickness is equal or less than 2 mm. In preferred flying toys, the tail potion has an average thickness of at least the thickness of the leading portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: William Forti, William Forti, David Turchik
  • Flying cylinder
    Publication number: 20050287902
    Abstract: A flying cylinder has a leading portion and a tail portion, wherein the leading portion is pointed to a degree such that the curf thickness is equal or less than 2 mm. In preferred flying toys, the tail portion has an average thickness of at least the thickness of the leading portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: William Forti, William Forti, David Turchik
  • Wiggle flyer
    Publication number: 20050250410
    Abstract: A flying toy has a spiral-shaped tail to which a head portion is coupled to effect a wiggling flight pattern of the toy. In preferred embodiments, the spiral-shaped tail is fabricated from a material that maintains the spiral shape of the tail during flight, and has a configuration effective to impart a wiggling motion of the tail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: William Forti, William Forti, David Turchik