Timothy J Sullivan

US Patent:

6729979, May 4, 2004

Filed:

Jun 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/161669

Inventors:

Timothy D. Sullivan - Batavia NY

Assignee:

Donald E. Gugel - Batavia NY
Randolph P. Zickl - Batavia NY

International Classification:

A63B 6900

US Classification:

473450, 473 61, D29113, 2163, 21611

Abstract:

A basketball shooting trainer device for teaching a user to correctly shoot and release a basketball. The basketball shooting trainer device includes a piece of material having a top edge and a bottom edge and being adapted to removably cover a back of a users basketball shooting hand; and also includes tubular finger members extending from the top edge of the piece of material and being adapted to fittingly receive a users fingers; and further includes a finger wedge being attached to the piece of material for keeping a users middle two fingers spread apart; and also includes a support member being attached to the piece of material; and also includes a strap assembly being attached along the bottom edge of the piece of material and being adapted to removably fasten about a users wrist to support the piece of material upon the users basketball shooting hand.

US Patent:

D694837, Dec 3, 2013

Filed:

Apr 15, 2013

Appl. No.:

29/452284

Inventors:

- Toronto, CA
Timothy Michael Sullivan - Clarence NY, US

Assignee:

Spin Master Ltd. - Toronto

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21438, D21441, D12214

US Patent:

20140227932, Aug 14, 2014

Filed:

Apr 18, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/865369

Inventors:

- Toronto, CA
Timothy Michael Sullivan - Clarence NY, US

Assignee:

Spin Master Ltd. - Toronto

International Classification:

A63H 27/00

US Classification:

446 37

Abstract:

A flying toy figurine includes a main body having an upper body portion, a lower body portion and a middle body portion, the middle body portion including a waist portion and a hip portion. A center shaft connects the upper body portion to the lower body portion, and the waist portion and the hip portion are mounted for independent rotation about the center shaft. A motor drives a rotor assembly, including at least two main propeller blades, located in the waist portion in one direction for imparting vertical aerodynamic lift to the figurine. Rotation of the waist portion in one direction causes the hip portion to counter-rotate in the opposite direction. The center shaft is not connected to the waist portion or the hip portion and therefore rotation of the upper body portion and lower body portion remains independent of the rotation of the waist portion and the hip portion.