ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,523, issued on March 25, was assigned to NSI INTERNATIONAL INC. (New York).
"Launching device" was invented by Frank J. Landi Jr. (New York), Steve Rehkemper (Chicago), Jeffrey Rehkemper (Chicago), Adam Gelder (Oak Lawn, Ill.) and Kamil Maj (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A launching device, system and method uses a fluid pressure system and a launch direction system in combination with an automated control system and a fluid cavity in a game ball for compressed air providing a pneumatically operated toy that releases upon a user-directed and automated control launch of a game ball."
The patent was filed on July 14, 2022, u...