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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7302890 | Training ammunition The invention provides a training cartridge having a peripheral fire primer and a gun modified to fire the cartridge. The combination of modified gun and peripheral fire cartridge avoids the potentially adverse consequences that could arise if live ammunition and tr... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293558 | System for launching lightweight elements during festive events A system for projecting light elements in the air, including: a casing connected to a reservoir containing the light elements and including an opening extending along a determined direction; a slide capable of sliding in the opening along the determined direction; a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7240448 | Bean bag baton A projectile weapon, preferably adapted to fire non- and less-lethal munitions. An elongate tubular body includes a barrel portion and a receiver portion, with a breech assembly disposed in the receiver portion adjacent the barrel portion. A handle is affixed to and... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7121964 | Hockey puck face-off method and apparatus Methods and apparatuses for dropping a hockey puck (collectively the “system”). The system can facilitate or simulate hockey face-offs. Various embodiments of the system can be configured to provide convenience, portability, stability, and/or consistency for dro... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7040310 | Paintball projectile drop compensator A barrel adaptor for a paintball gun is provided to induce spin onto a paintball exiting the barrel of the paintball gun thereby providing selected projectile drop compensation. The adapter consists of a structure having an elongated aperture with a first end adapte... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6874403 | Assembly and a method for increasing the accuracy of a projectile An assembly (10) having an outer barrel (12) and an inner barrel (30) having a pair of dissimilar sized bearings (38, 40) which are press fit within the outer barrel (12) and which permit the inner barrel (30) to mechanicall... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6763821 | Forced air projectile attachments The projectile attachments to a forced air compression chamber are devices that are attached to force air compression chambers and permit the user to place the projectile in or on the launch chamber prior to operating the air compression chamber thus making for a mo... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6503411 | Stable compositions In a composition which has an amorphous, undercooled, glassy phase containing a water-soluble or water-swellable substance in an amorphous form, a sugar, which is capable of existing as a crystalline hydrate, is used as an agent to dehydrate the amorphous... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6450160 | Confetti dispersion device A confetti discharge device includes a tube with an air cylinder located in one end of the tube and confetti packed in the tube between the cylinder and a discharge end of the tube. A release mechanism includes a stopper located in a mouth of the cylinder... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6371099 | Paint ball gun A paint ball gun includes a gun barrel mounted on a gun handle. The gun barrel is formed with parallel propelling and recuperator chambers for respectively receiving a propelling member and a recuperating unit. A connecting rod interconnects the propellin... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6071428 | Stable compositions In a composition which has an amorphous, undercooled, glassy phase containing a water-soluble or water-swellable substance in an amorphous form, a sugar, which is capable of existing as a crystalline hydrate, is used as an agent to dehydrate the amorphous... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5396877 | Device for converting an air-pressure water gun to a device ejecting projectiles An attachment for converting an air-pressure water gun to a device ejecting projectiles by air pressure includes a hollow barrel portion having structures on the first end portion for fitting over the barrel of an air-pressure water gun. A hollow needle p... | 03/14/1995 |
| 4644930 | Gun for firing a variety of projectiles A gun is provided which is capable of firing a variety of projectiles driven by a variety of propellants. The barrel may be readily disconnected from the stock of the gun. The breech is designed to receive a standard gauge shotgun shell. Inserts are also ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4539969 | Cartridge assembly including pressure cylinder slidably located in casing Air gun apparatus for firing missiles 11 including a gun and a replaceable cartridge assembly. The cartridge assembly includes a casing having a detachable hollow nose, a pressure cylinder slidably located in the casing, and a valve mechanism normally bia... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4370822 | Convertible firearm-airgun A weapon which can be simply and quickly converted for use as either a firearm or as an airgun is disclosed. Removable chamber devices and bolt faces are adapted for different types of projectiles, such as pellets or cartridges. A number of bolt faces and... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4362145 | Practice weapon including pellet gun mounted within missile firing tube A practice device which allows the simulation of firing of a weapon such as a light antitank weapon wherein the weapon can be fired in an armory for practice by soldiers without requiring the actual tactical missile to be fired which requires a large firi... | 12/07/1982 |
| 3989027 | Machine for propelling balls of various diameters An improved compressed gas ball propelling machine having various barrel extensions each of which include a second breech and ball feeding mechanism so that the machine can be used to throw balls of various diameters. The breech and ball feeding mechanism... | 11/02/1976 |
