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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7228801 | Ballistic tracer platform for shotgun ammunition A ballistic tracer platform for use with a shotgun shell to provide an aiming and training aid for shotgun shooting sports, which also can be used for military and police applications. The ballistic tracer platform carries a tracer element, which provides the shoote... | 06/12/2007 |
| 6428007 | Environmentally safe projectable targets A shooting activity and a clay target which can be formed without pitch for use in such activity is provided. The activity involves shooting shot at the target and breaking targets hit by the shot. The target can be formed with a binder and filler and cas... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6394457 | Safe projectable target A shooting activity and a clay target which can be formed without pitch for use in such activity is provided. The activity involves shooting shot at the target and breaking targets hit by the shot. The target can be formed with a binder and filler and cas... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6257582 | Method for manufacturing target objects for sport practice shooting and sport shooting competitions and target objects manufactured according to this method The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing target objects for sport practice shooting and sport shooting competitions, wherein clay and/or rock flour as a base material is mixed with a bonding agent and other additives for manufacturing a... | 07/10/2001 |
| 5967521 | Non-toxic, edible, and biodegradable skeet and method of making the same The present invention is an environmentally safe composition of a non-toxic, edible, biodegradable skeet that is used for trap shooting. The skeet of the present invention is designed in such a way that it can be stacked, and to withstand the throwing for... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5947475 | Environmentally safe projectable targets A shooting activity and a clay target which can be formed without pitch for use in such activity is provided. The activity involves shooting shot at the target and breaking targets hit by the shot. The target can be formed with a binder and filler and cas... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5915694 | Decoy utilizing infrared special material An aerial decoy comprising a fuselage having forward and aft ends. Disposed within the fuselage are a plurality of decoy discs. Rotatably connected to the forward end of the fuselage is a ram air turbine which is cooperatively engaged to the decoy discs s... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5837645 | Materials and methods utilizing a temporary visual indicator This invention relates to novel compositions containing temporary visual indicators and methods for using these compositions. Specifically, this invention relates to a sunscreen composition containing an indicator that is visible when the substance is app... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5788243 | Biodegradable target A biodegradable target for use in skeet/trap shooting environment comprises a cellulose wood flour of at least fifty percent (50%) of the weight of the target which is combined with water so as to form a malleable mass. Added to the mass are selected item... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5651550 | Biodegradable edible target A biodegradable edible target is provided which is mainly composed of a plant which is an edible ground forage for an animal, or a portion or derivative of the plant.... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5575479 | Projectile impact indicating target A projectile impact indicating target for sport shooting includes a frame, a projectile impact sensor mounted on the frame for sensing projectile impact, and an impact indicator releasably restrained by the projectile impact sensor for indicating projecti... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5532029 | Materials and methods utilizing a temporary visual indicator This invention relates to novel compositions containing temporary visual indicators and methods for using these compositions. Specifically, this invention relates to a sunscreen composition containing an indicator that is visible when the substance is app... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5467998 | Non-toxic, edible, and biodegradable skeet and method of making the same The present invention provides for an environmentally safe composition of a non-toxic, edible, biodegradable skeet that is used for trap shooting. The skeet of the present invention is designed in such a way that it can be stackable as well as being able ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5397132 | Target for shooting A target for shooting is provided of a substantially circular formation, having an inner body portion formed of a gypsum composition, with an outer coating or skin. The target has a medial portion which extends into an outwardly and downwardly curving sid... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5389142 | Method and composition for making an improved frangible biodegradable clay target The improved method of making a frangible, biodegradable clay target includes forming a plastic mixture by uniformly blending together clay, water and binder wherein the binder consists of about 1-2 percent of sodium silicate and about 0-1 percent of dext... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5316313 | Frangible biodegradable clay target The present clay target is inverted cup-shaped with a central dome and depending annular rim. The central portion of the dome may be horizontal and preferably bears a plurality of plant seeds and plant fertilizer pellets embedded therein to improve the en... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5280918 | Beacon target A beacon target comprises an ignition device and a gas supply device received in a case body, and a movable target mounted outside the case body. The front portion of the case body is separated as a gas chamber and its leading end having a transparent pan... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5181724 | Wing shooting target The invention relates to a wing shooting target made up of an internally empty body, subdivided into two half-portions (1, 2) integrally coupled to each other at the time of shooting, endowed with at least two radial vanes (3) and realized in a light mate... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5174581 | Biodegradable clay pigeon The instant invention is provides a biodegradable and edible clay pigeon. The pigeon is constructed in such a way to be stackable as well as to withstand the throwing force of the trap. A composition of sugar, birdseed and water is poured into a skeet mol... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4976440 | Arcade-type prize dispensing machine A game or prize dispensing apparatus and method which transfers prizes or objects from a lower position in the machine to an upper position of the machine, releasing the prizes and allowing them to freefall. The player attempts to strike or grab the falli... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4961585 | Flying target with marker A flying target is provided which utilizes a conventional target disc made of a material which is readily broken when struck in flight by pellets, a marker assembly for marking the location where the target disc is broken and a retainer assembly for secur... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4802676 | Clay pigeon having at least one sealed recess containing a product producing a cloud permitting visualization in space of the impact and/or during flight A target or clay pigeon may comprise a stopper for hermetically sealing an outlet hole. The stopper may automatically or non-automatically open the outlet hole. In one embodiment, the outlet hole (91) is hermetically sealed by a film (92) with a thread in... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4695059 | Hit indicating system in towed target for aerial firing practice A hit indicating system in an aerial firing practice target to be towed comprises parallel connected resistance circuits the combined resistance of which is varied when any of the circuits is cut by a bullet, and this variation activates an ignition contr... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4688804 | Upstanding target structure for playing a game The apparatus comprises an upstanding target structure defining one or more scoring zones and a launcher for launching clay pigeons across the scoring zone or zones. Clay pigeons are launched from a trench and a shooter occupying a cabin scores by hitting... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4684137 | Simulated war game weapon A weapon for use in simulated war games, such weapon being particularly usable in situations where targets or opposing pesonnel are out of a direct line of sight or where weapon use in a conventional manner would be otherwise dangerous and should be avoid... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4443014 | Combat simulator means A device adaptable to inexpensive models to operate either in a mode of being attacked or an attack mode that permits sequential shooting of energy within a predetermined angle profile and, within range limits, the receipt of such energy whereupon visual ... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4433842 | Target pigeon An improved target pigeon for simulating the erratic and unpredictable flight of a flushed bird for target shooting which includes a wing member and a detachable cap member. The wing member is provided with blanked out tabs and the cap member is dome shap... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4385767 | Movable targets A three-dimensional movable gunnery target comprises an envelope of flexible material such as rubber, neoprene, plastics material or fabric, which is rapidly dilatable to a predetermined shape, for example by internal gas pressure from a chemical or pyrot... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4352496 | Plastic and metal target pigeon A target pigeon has a base part comprising a generally flat web formed at a web axis with a central throughgoing hole and having a pair of diametrically opposite ends on which are mounted diametrically opposite vanes that are tipped propeller-fashion to e... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4335882 | Sheet-metal target pigeon A target pigeon has a generally flat web formed entirely of sheet metal with a central throughgoing hole at a web axis and having a pair of diametrically opposite web ends from each of which extends a sheet-metal vane which is tipped propeller-fashion rel... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4271118 | Method of producing a clay pigeon A non-toxic clay pigeon with excellent mechanical and ballistic properties is produced by subjecting a mixture consisting essentially of plaster, an amount of water constituting a considerable amount in relation to the amount necessary for setting the pla... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4243228 | Remotely-perceptible impact-indicating projectile target A remotely-perceptible, impact-indicating target for a projectile, such as a bullet or the like, constructed so as to remotely perceptibly indicate, to a target shooter at a projectile shooting location, the impact of a shot or fired projectile or bullet ... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4057252 | Ball game with x-framed backstop A collapsible backstop supports an upwardly opening net. Ball tees are positioned by a runner attached to the backstop. A mallet with faces having differing inclinations is utilized to loft a ball resting on one of the ball tees into the net.... | 11/08/1977 |
