US Patent Issued on March 31 for "Hand operated gyroscope device" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,321, issued on March 31.

"Hand operated gyroscope device" was invented by John Wisniewski (Wauwatosa, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand-held gyroscope toy or gyroscopic muscle conditioning device with an outer shell containing a drive assembly with a spring-loaded drive button at one end that charges and discharges the gearing inside to provide an accelerated rate of rotation to a flywheel inside the outer shell. The resulting high-speed rotation causes a gyro effect that can be employed as either a fidget-type toy or a resistance device for fine motor or muscle development."

The patent was filed on Dec. 1, 2023, under App...