ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,283, issued on May 27.
"Toy projectile with vented suction cup head" was invented by Chun Kit Ng (Kowloon, Hong Kong), Peter Cummings (Kowloon, Hong Kong), Matthew B. Wendorff (Morris Plains, N.J.), John Kiely (Morristown, N.J.) and Keith Kristiansen (Stratford, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A projectile toy with a body and at least one suction cup. Each suction cup assembly has a cup structure capable of adhering to a surface with suction and a vent valve for venting the suction. The vent valve automatically vents the cup structure only when a pull force is applied to the body. The vent valve is normally closed. When the body...