Patents by Inventor John E. Proc

John E. Proc 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: 8132355
    Abstract: An adjustable accessory mounting clamp for mounting an accessory to an accessory rail, including an accessory band, a primary locking arm, a secondary locking arm, and a threaded adjustment rod that is anchored, at a first end, to the primary locking arm, extends through an aperture in the secondary locking arm, and is threadedly coupled to a cam lever pin of a cam lever, wherein the cam lever includes at least one camming surface, such that when the cam lever is in a closed position, the camming surface contacts an outer surface portion of the secondary locking arm to provide tension to the threaded adjustment rod, such that a distance between the primary locking claw and the secondary locking claw is adjusted to accommodate varying width accessory mounting rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Alliant Techsystems Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Kincaid, Thomas M. Gregory, John E. Proc, Birten L. Todd, Eric M. Yeates, Clifton L. Cook, Thomas A. Marx
  • Patent number: 7954971
    Abstract: An offset mountable light, including a light body, wherein the light body includes a battery compartment positioned within a cavity formed by the light body; a light hood housing a light source; at least three electrical contacts formed in the light body, wherein the at least three electrical contacts comprise at least one inner contact and at least two outer contacts; a controller that is capable of controlling the light source to illuminate in a predetermined manner; a light switch bar pivotably coupled to the light body; and an accessory mounting clamp coupled to the offset mountable light, wherein the accessory mounting clamp mounts the mountable light to an accessory rail, such that the mountable light is mounted offset from the accessory rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Blackhawk Industries Product Group Unlimited LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Kincaid, Craig Adam Lamb, John E. Proc, Birten L. Todd, Thomas M. Gregory, Eric M. Yeates, Clifton L. Cook
  • Patent number: 7802898
    Abstract: A switch assembly that is utilized as a tail cap of a lighting device. The switch assembly comprises a depressible switch that allows the user to activate the lighting device. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, the switch assembly has four channels, providing for at least three different light functions and a locking channel. In these non-limiting embodiments, the different channels are defined by the axial position of the rotatable portion relative to the lighting device body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Blackhawk Industries Product Group Unlimited LLC
    Inventors: Thomas M. Gregory, Robert A. Kincaid, Craig Adam Lamb, Birten L. Todd, Eric M. Yeates, Clifton L. Cook, Thomas A. Marx, John E. Proc
  • Patent number: 7735255
    Abstract: An adjustable accessory mounting clamp for mounting an accessory to an accessory rail, including a primary locking arm; a secondary locking arm; a threaded adjustment rod that is anchored, at a first end, to the primary locking arm, extends through an aperture in the secondary locking arm, and is threadedly coupled to a cam lever pin of a cam lever, wherein the cam lever includes at least one caming surface, such that when the cam lever is in a closed position, the caming surface contacts an outer surface portion of the secondary locking arm to provide tension to the threaded adjustment rod; such that a distance between the primary locking claw and the secondary locking claw is adjusted to accommodate varying width accessory mounting rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Blackhawk Industries Product Group Unlimited LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Kincaid, Thomas M. Gregory, John E. Proc, Birten L. Todd, Eric M. Yeates, Clifton L. Cook, Thomas A. Marx