ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,786, issued on March 31, was assigned to Buzz Bee Toys Inc. (Mt. Laurel, N.J.).
"Toy foam dart with impact absorbing tip" was invented by Brownie Johnson (Mt. Laurel, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toy form dart having an elongate dart body and a dart tip connected thereto. The dart tip has an outer surface extending from a top to a bottom thereof, and a hollow passage extends through the dart tip in a first direction defining first and second mouth openings on opposing. First and second pairs of eye socket indents are located between the respective first and second mouth openings and the top of the dart tip, with the first a...