Patents by Inventor Gary D. Mellick

Gary D. Mellick has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5136909
    Abstract: Bulk arrow shafts, of various diameters, obtained from a manufacturer, which are tapered on one end and square cut at the other end, are subsequently securely supported, accurately measured for an arrow length wanted by an archer, and then cut to this measured length by an archer, who uses this portable bulk arrow shaft guide, support, measurement and guided miter-like razor saw cutoff assembly. An elongated planar base of this assembly is made to rest on a work table or on another level surface structure. A top opening central dovetail groove extends throughout the length of this base. A slidably, selectably positioned receiver subassembly, having depending complementary dovetail portions, is removably interfitted with this base, at the measuring end thereof, to hold a tapered end of a bulk arrow shaft at a designated length of the final arrow shaft length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Inventor: Gary D. Mellick
  • Patent number: 4867426
    Abstract: An archer's fletching jig is supported by an arrow, on which pre-shaped fletching material is to be arranged at preselected radial spacings of either four fletches at 90 degrees, three fletches at 120 degrees, or four fletches at the combined 75 degrees and 105 degrees, and then to be accurately adhered on the arrow shaft. Different molded part embodiments of these arrow held fletching jigs, each arranged for a specific radial spacing of fletches, all have a respective arrow upper end cap. The latter has a centrally located upstanding nock alignment pin, and the former has a centrally located hole to surround an arrow shaft. On any flat surface, the arrow lower end cap is placed to receive and to hold the nock of an upright positioned shaft of an arrow. Then respective clamp receivers are selectively spaced about the upstanding arrow shaft, and then depending ends are tapered to match a tapered upstanding receiving interior volume of the arrow lower end cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Inventor: Gary D. Mellick