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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7594502 | Projectile loading, firing and warning system Methods are presented which improve the performance of semi and fully automatic paintball guns include sensing paintball and gun bolt position during loading to coordinate and pace the gun for maximum automatic feed rate and minimal chopping. In addition, methods ar... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7581537 | Paintball gun with a pressure gauge device A paintball gun with a pressure gauge device includes a rear cap, a pressure gauge, and a canopy. The rear cap has a first end and a second end. The rear cap has a compartment at the first end adapted to accommodate the pressure gauge. The second end of the rear cap... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7451755 | Gas governor, snatch grip, and link pin for paintball gun A paintball marker has an inline cylinder that includes a gas governor that reduces gas flow from a compressed gas source to a valve area when the bolt is in a firing position; this increases efficiency in the marker because only the required air is used to fire the... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7412975 | Handheld gas propelled missile launcher A handheld gas propelled missile launcher which deploys projectiles of varying payloads through the muzzle, and a ballistic module for changing payloads expeditiously. ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7395819 | Gas governor, snatch grip, and link pin for paintball gun A paintball marker has an inline cylinder that includes a gas governor that reduces gas flow from a compressed gas source to a valve area when the bolt is in a firing position; this increases efficiency in the marker because only the required air is used to fire the... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7377274 | Rapid-firing toy gun An automatic, rapid-firing toy gun is powered by a fast moving air stream. The toy gun is simple in design and does not require a lot of effort and time to fire the projectiles or to load the projectiles between firing. The toy gun includes a barrel, a fan, a loadin... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7318428 | Paint ball gun having paint ball dispenser with threaded connector A paint ball gun is disclosed including a dispenser having a locking connector designed to lockingly engage a locking connector on a gun feed tube or one end of a hollow connecting member. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313881 | Pneumatic launcher system and method for operating same A pneumatic launcher has a plenum chamber section, an intermediate chamber section and a launch tube section connected together in a generally linear arrangement. The plenum chamber section defines a plenum chamber that has a closed end and an open end. The intermed... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7302944 | Barrel and ball sizer for paint-ball gun A ball sizer for a paint-ball gun includes a bore having an entrance. In the preferred embodiment, the bore has a chamfer, which in turn has a smooth transition from the entrance to the bore of the sizer. The transition may define a section of a parabola, a section ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299796 | Gas powered gun with primary and secondary pistons A gas powered gun has a gun barrel, a cylinder containing a primary piston moveable between a loading position and a firing position, a secondary piston moveable within the primary piston between a loading position in which the leading end of the secondary piston is... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7290537 | Paintball gun A paintball gun utilizes pressurized air to fire a paintball to avoid using a spool protruding from a barrel to fire the paintball which may pinch the user's finger, accidentally. The paintball gun also uses a low pressure regulator to seal a port of the barrel to b... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290538 | Valve structure of a paint bullet gun An arrestor drives a valve-body. An air source supplies air into the valve-body to control a strike-controlling unit and bolt to reciprocally move. The valve-body has linking and arresting sections. The arresting section communicates with the linking section via a v... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287527 | Compressed gas BB airgun A device for firing projectiles comprising a housing having a chamber for retaining projectiles positioned therein and means for expelling the retained projectiles from the housing. An inverted cup is positioned within the chamber and includes an aperture connected ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278417 | Device and method for illuminating luminescent paintballs A device 10 for illuminating luminescent paintballs before the paintballs are projected down the barrel of a paintball gun includes a conduit 12 configured to form a forty-five degree angle to promote the arranging of luminescent paintballs into a sing... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275530 | Paintball gun A removable air bleed assembly for use with between a paintball gun and an auxiliary system includes a pin having an elongated pin channel extending through a majority of the pin to bleed pressurized air from the paintball gun. An air conduit is coupled between and ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263953 | Automatic pet trainer This invention relates to an integrated automatic device for training and feeding a pet, which also functions as a play mate while the owner is absent or otherwise engaged. A toy holder, when actuated by an ejector, throws a toy placed therein to a predetermined dis... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254914 | Hydrogen operated recreational launcher A hydrogen operated gun for shooting projectiles such as a paint pellet. Hydrogen gas is supplied to a combustion chamber and is combusted by a trigger controlled piezo igniter. The hydrogen may be supplied by a hydrogen generator or by a hydrogen storage container ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252079 | Safe air-pressure-launched toy rocket system and method of entertaining A safe air-pressure-launched toy rocket system includes an air-pressure-launched toy rocket, a high pressure reservoir, a manual air pump connected to the reservoir and configured to enable a user to pump air into the reservoir to a high pressure, a valve connected ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243645 | Positive fit “elastic” feed adapter for paintball gun A positive fit feed adapter for use between a paintball loader and a paintball gun. The feed adapter includes a threaded connector formed on either the paintball gun or the paintball loader. The threaded connector includes a plurality of expansion slots that allow t... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237544 | Pneumatic paintball gun and components An electro-pneumatic paintball gun preferably comprises a bolt assembly and a firing valve assembly that can be readily removed from the paintball gun. A bolt assembly preferably comprises a bolt sleeve. The bolt assembly is preferably removed by turning the bolt sl... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237543 | Gas magazine of a toy gun A toy gun comprising a bullet chamber, a gas bottle container, a regulation valve, a regulation chamber and a control valve in a magazine shell, at least one partitioner is installed inside the regulation chamber, the partitioner subdivides the regulation chamber in... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237545 | Compressed gas-powered projectile accelerator A compressed gas-powered projectile accelerator is disclosed having an improved means of gas distribution, a valve locking mechanism, an improved combined bumper/seal, and self-contained modular components to improve efficiency, manufacturability, and reduce size an... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229366 | Batting system A batting system wherein the ball hopper is located proximate a batting position and a pitching machine is located at a pitching position with a ball transport system for conveying baseballs from the ball hopper to the pitching machine. The system provides for the c... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225741 | Reduced energy training cartridge for self-loading firearms A two piece, two-stage, rechargeable, reusable, reduced-energy mechanically operating cartridge is provided for launching a bullet of various compositions from a dedicated or modified firearm. The cartridge unit is comprised of a primary case, a piston sleeve, a pro... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213734 | Pneumatic tool drive system The invention relates to a pneumatic tool drive system, comprising a portable pressure source, a valve assembly, a regulating assembly, and a pneumatic assembly. The pneumatic assembly can be any conventional pneumatic device. The pneumatic assembly may be a pneumat... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7185646 | Pneumatic assembly for a paintball gun A pneumatic assembly for a paintball gun preferably includes a bolt slidable between an open and a closed position. The bolt preferably operates as a firing valve by permitting compressed gas to flow through the bolt when the bolt is in the closed position but preve... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185645 | Compressed air gun for use by police and firefighter for breaking doors open In a compressed air gun for use by police and firefighting forces for breaking open doors, including a compressed air cannon with an ammunition ball, wherein the compressed air cannon has a compressed air chamber, a barrel extending from the compressed air chamber a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7150276 | Pneumatic paintball marker Paintball marker including a firing chamber having a barrel coupled to one end and a removable back plug coupled to an opposing end, a door surmounting a chamber loading hole disposed between back plug and barrel; a cam coupled to door; an actuator coupled to door c... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146973 | Launching device A launching device of the present invention includes a launch unit having a first coupling element and a second coupling element. A barrel may be releasably connected to one of the first and second coupling elements and a cylinder may be releasably connected to the ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143644 | Device for collecting statistical data for maintenance of small-arms A system and method for collecting data on small-arms usage in the form of a device which is mounted to the firearm so as to be able to sense at least an impulse in the firearm due to firing. The device is mounted to the gun so as to detect impulses due to firing. A... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7127845 | Paintball marker A paintball marker comprises a main body 10, a barrel 12 defining a firing axis X-X, and a grip frame assembly including a frame 26 and a trigger 22 pivotably mounted in the frame 26. The trigger has an upper finger engaging portio... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121271 | Anti-pinch bolt An anti-pinch bolt is provided for use with a paintball marker having an automatic reloading mechanism comprising an instrument connected to the bolt by a pin for moving the bolt between a loading and a loaded position. The bolt comprises a tubular bolt body having ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7107980 | Carpenter's marking device A device for assisting a user in marking an overhead surface to correspond with a mark on a surface below includes a substantially hollow housing having pressurized gas containers received therein. The pressurized gas containers are in communication with a projectio... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107981 | Device for securing a compressed gas system to a paintball gun The present invention is a mounting bracket used to attach a compressed gas system to a lower side surface of a paintball gun. The mounting bracket positions the compressed gas system in relation to the paintball gun such that it lowers the vertical profile of the p... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100437 | Device for collecting statistical data for maintenance of small-arms A device for collecting data on small-arms usage that senses when a shot has been fired from a gun using its acceleration, acoustic noise or RF emissions; measures the interval between shots so that the firing rate may be determined; measures the time at which each ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100593 | Pneumatically operated projectile launching device A pneumatically operated projectile launching device preferably comprises an electro-pneumatic flow distribution mechanism that receives and directs compressed gas to a pneumatic mechanism to open a bolt. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089697 | Trigger transition filter for a paintball marker A method of preventing trigger bounce during the launching of a projectile by a projectile launcher includes the step of first providing a projectile launcher having a trigger capable of actuating between a full non-firing position and a full firing position. An amo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086191 | Trigger assembly A trigger assembly comprises a trigger frame having a body with a cavity therein, a handle connected to the body, a trigger guard on the body defining a space with which a portion of the cavity is in communication, a connection member on the body, a slot member on t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069922 | Paintball marker internal reset system An internal reset system for paint ball markers. A hammer body as modified rearwardly to include an axial opening to receivably retain the forward head of a reset rod. The forward portion of the reset rod is thus free to reciprocate within the axial opening, but res... | 07/04/2006 |