ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,812, issued on Feb. 17.

"Air driven toy" was invented by Bradley H. Owen (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) and Martin Alpert (Beachwood, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air driven toy includes at least one connectible section that is removably couplable to an air flow generator to receive the object and defines at least one path for fluid flow through the at least one connectible section, wherein the air flow generator is configured to cause the object to be propelled through the at least one connectible section."

The patent was filed on Oct. 21, 2021, under Application No. 17/507,522.

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