Frisbee Plastics, the original molder. After learning that he could produce his own disc more cheaply, in 1955 Morrison designed a new model, the Pluto Platter, the archetype of all modern flying discs. He sold the rights to Wham-O on January 23, 1957, and in 1958 Morrison was awarded U.S. Design Patent D183,626 for his product. In June 1957, Wham-O co-founders Richard Knerr and Arthur "Spud" Melin gave the disc the brand name "Frisbee" (pronounced "friz'-bee") after learning that Northeastern college students were calling the Pluto Platter by that term, which derived from the name of the Connecticut-based pie manufacturer, Frisbie
Names of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant they initially used "The Brotherhood", the rough English translation to refer to the little known Al-Qaeda group in the wake of the September 11 attacks, before quickly dropping it as the Arabic name gained traction, despite it being their chosen brand. Names of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant The name of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has been subject of debate and controversy since 2013. In Arabic, the jihadist group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has called itself "ad-Dawlah al-Islāmiyah" () since June 2014. Before it was known under