Patents by Inventor Laurie A. Kokoruda

Laurie A. Kokoruda 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).

  • Publication number: 20240003658
    Abstract: A gun cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning tool and a storage case. The cleaning tool has a cleaning section and a pull cord having a distal end for pulling the cleaning section through a gun barrel. The storage case is configured for enclosing the cleaning tool. The storage case includes a substantially hollow container defining a rim at opening thereof, and a removable lid positionable between a closed configuration and an open position. The removable lid includes a handle section for gripping by a user to assist with pulling the cleaning tool through the gun barrel in the open configuration and configured to engage the rim in the closed configuration, and a connection section extending from the handle section, the connection section defining an elongate slot and a cavity for securing the distal end of the pull cord therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Laurie A. KOKORUDA, Jason L. SLINKARD
  • Patent number: 11761730
    Abstract: A gun cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning tool and a storage case. The cleaning tool has a cleaning section and a pull cord having a distal end for pulling the cleaning section through a gun barrel. The storage case is configured for enclosing the cleaning tool. The storage case includes a substantially hollow container defining a rim at opening thereof, and a removable lid positionable between a closed configuration and an open position. The removable lid includes a handle section for gripping by a user to assist with pulling the cleaning tool through the gun barrel in the open configuration and configured to engage the rim in the closed configuration, and a connection section extending from the handle section, the connection section defining an elongated slot and a cavity for securing the distal end of the pull cord therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Bushnell Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Kokoruda, Jason L. Slinkard
  • Publication number: 20220196365
    Abstract: A gun cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning tool and a storage case. The cleaning tool has a cleaning section and a pull cord having a distal end for pulling the cleaning section through a gun barrel. The storage case is configured for enclosing the cleaning tool. The storage case includes a substantially hollow container defining a rim at opening thereof, and a removable lid positionable between a closed configuration and an open position. The removable lid includes a handle section for gripping by a user to assist with pulling the cleaning tool through the gun barrel in the open configuration and configured to engage the rim in the closed configuration, and a connection section extending from the handle section, the connection section defining an elongated slot and a cavity for securing the distal end of the pull cord therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: BUSHNELL INC.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Kokoruda, Jason L. Slinkard
  • Patent number: 11274903
    Abstract: A gun cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning tool and a storage case. The cleaning tool has a cleaning section and a pull cord having a distal end for pulling the cleaning section through a gun barrel. The storage case is configured for enclosing the cleaning tool. The storage case includes a substantially hollow container defining a rim at opening thereof, and a removable lid positionable between a closed configuration and an open position. The removable lid includes a handle section for gripping by a user to assist with pulling the cleaning tool through the gun barrel in the open configuration and configured to engage the rim in the closed configuration, and a connection section extending from the handle section, the connection section defining an elongated slot and a cavity for securing the distal end of the pull cord therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Bushnell, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Kokoruda, Jason L. Slinkard
  • Publication number: 20200225001
    Abstract: A gun cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning tool and a storage case. The cleaning tool has a cleaning section and a pull cord having a distal end for pulling the cleaning section through a gun barrel. The storage case is configured for enclosing the cleaning tool. The storage case includes a substantially hollow container defining a rim at opening thereof, and a removable lid positionable between a closed configuration and an open position. The removable lid includes a handle section for gripping by a user to assist with pulling the cleaning tool through the gun barrel in the open configuration and configured to engage the rim in the closed configuration, and a connection section extending from the handle section, the connection section defining an elongated slot and a cavity for securing the distal end of the pull cord therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: BUSHNELL INC.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Kokoruda, Jason L. Slinkard
  • Patent number: 10605564
    Abstract: A gun cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning tool and a storage case. The cleaning tool has a cleaning section and a pull cord having a distal end for pulling the cleaning section through a gun barrel. The storage case is configured for enclosing the cleaning tool. The storage case includes a substantially hollow container having an open top and a removable lid. The removable lid is selectively positionable between a closed configuration wherein it closes the open top, and an open configuration wherein it is free from the hollow container and serves as a pull handle for the cleaning tool. The removable lid includes a connection section for connecting to the distal end of the pull cord after the pull cord has been inserted through the gun barrel, and a handle section for gripping by a user to assist with pulling the cleaning tool through the gun barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Bushnell Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Kokoruda, Jason L. Slinkard
  • Publication number: 20190346228
    Abstract: A pull-through applicator assembly for maintenance of a gun barrel. The pull-through applicator assembly is a unitary, disposable, and configured for easy manufacturing relative to conventional pull-through assemblies. The economics of the disclosed pull-through applicator assembly is sufficient to permit packaging and sale as a disposable unit, for discarding after a single use. The single-use aspect enables the fibrous body to be configured primarily for compliance to the internal geometry of the gun barrel (e.g., the grooves of the rifling) without need for considering the durability over multiple uses. Accordingly, enhanced contact with the internal geometry of the gun barrel is realized in the convenient form of a pull-through applicator that is disposable. The pull-through applicator may be configured of biodegradable materials to enhance the disposable aspect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: MICHAELS OF OREGON CO.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Kokoruda, Jason L. Slinkard, Paul Fischer
  • Patent number: 10401116
    Abstract: A pull-through applicator assembly for maintenance of a gun barrel. The pull-through applicator assembly is a unitary, disposable, and configured for easy manufacturing relative to conventional pull-through assemblies. The economics of the disclosed pull-through applicator assembly is sufficient to permit packaging and sale as a disposable unit, for discarding after a single use. The single-use aspect enables the fibrous body to be configured primarily for compliance to the internal geometry of the gun barrel (e.g., the grooves of the rifling) without need for considering the durability over multiple uses. Accordingly, enhanced contact with the internal geometry of the gun barrel is realized in the convenient form of a pull-through applicator that is disposable. The pull-through applicator may be configured of biodegradable materials to enhance the disposable aspect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: MICHAELS OF OREGON CO.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Kokoruda, Jason L. Slinkard, Paul Fischer
  • Publication number: 20190170478
    Abstract: A gun cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning tool and a storage case. The cleaning tool has a cleaning section and a pull cord having a distal end for pulling the cleaning section through a gun barrel. The storage case is configured for enclosing the cleaning tool. The storage case includes a substantially hollow container having an open top and a removable lid. The removable lid is selectively positionable between a closed configuration wherein it closes the open top, and an open configuration wherein it is free from the hollow container and serves as a pull handle for the cleaning tool. The removable lid includes a connection section for connecting to the distal end of the pull cord after the pull cord has been inserted through the gun barrel, and a handle section for gripping by a user to assist with pulling the cleaning tool through the gun barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: BUSHNELL INC.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Kokoruda, Jason L. Slinkard
  • Patent number: 10240895
    Abstract: A gun cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning tool and a storage case. The cleaning tool has a cleaning section and a pull cord having a distal end for pulling the cleaning section through a gun barrel. The storage case is configured for enclosing the cleaning tool. The storage case includes a substantially hollow container having an open top and a removable lid. The removable lid is selectively positionable between a closed configuration wherein it closes the open top, and an open configuration wherein it is free from the hollow container and serves as a pull handle for the cleaning tool. The removable lid includes a connection section for connecting to the distal end of the pull cord after the pull cord has been inserted through the gun barrel, and a handle section for gripping by a user to assist with pulling the cleaning tool through the gun barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Bushnell Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Kokoruda, Jason L. Slinkard
  • Publication number: 20190017779
    Abstract: A gun cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning tool and a storage case. The cleaning tool has a cleaning section and a pull cord having a distal end for pulling the cleaning section through a gun barrel. The storage case is configured for enclosing the cleaning tool. The storage case includes a substantially hollow container having an open top and a removable lid. The removable lid is selectively positionable between a closed configuration wherein it closes the open top, and an open configuration wherein it is free from the hollow container and serves as a pull handle for the cleaning tool. The removable lid includes a connection section for connecting to the distal end of the pull cord after the pull cord has been inserted through the gun barrel, and a handle section for gripping by a user to assist with pulling the cleaning tool through the gun barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Bushnell Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Kokoruda, Jason L. Slinkard
  • Patent number: D874602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: MICHAELS OF OREGON CO.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Kokoruda, Jason L. Slinkard, Paul Fischer
  • Patent number: D896754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: BUSHNELL INC.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Kokoruda, Matthew Leo Boeser
  • Patent number: D935769
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: BUSHNELL INC.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Kokoruda, Jason L. Slinkard