Patents by Inventor William M. Forti

William M. 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).

  • Patent number: 7101249
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: William Mark Corporation
    Inventors: William M. Forti, William B. Forti, David M. Turchik
  • Patent number: 6901922
    Abstract: A blowgun has a movable mouthpiece coupled to a barrel, wherein a soft, and preferably fluid-soaked projectile is inserted into the barrel through the mouthpiece via a continuous channel that is formed by the mouthpiece and the barrel. After loading of the projectile, the channel is closed by moving the mouthpiece relative to the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Inventors: William M. Forti, William B. Forti, David M. Turchik
  • Publication number: 20040200465
    Abstract: A blowgun has a movable mouthpiece coupled to a barrel, wherein a soft, and preferably fluid-soaked projectile is inserted into the barrel through the mouthpiece via a continuous channel that is formed by the mouthpiece and the barrel. After loading of the projectile, the channel is closed by moving the mouthpiece relative to the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: William M. Forti, William B. Forti, David M. Turchik
  • Patent number: 5816880
    Abstract: A free spinning annular cylinder-like hollow body, having a leading and trailing end which are open at the ends. The leading end contains a balanced, uniformly and heavily weighted dense rim for generating gyroscopic forces. When the device is propelled forward with a spinning motion about an axis in substantially the direction of flight, the body is gyroscopically stabilized, in reference to direction, attitude and orientation. The weighted rim also shifts the body's center of gravity toward the center of pressure, near the leading edge, which enables creation of lift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Inventors: William M. Forti, William B. Forti