Patents by Inventor Stephen Hornady

Stephen Hornady 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).

  • Reloader with snap-in tools and quick release shell or shotshell holders
    Patent number: 6481916
    Abstract: To permit operators to change dies quickly and easily and to remove shot shells from any station, inspect them and replace them, bayonet snap in dies may be easily inserted into a tooling section of a reloader and shot shells can be removed from shell plates by pivoting the retainer free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Hornady Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Stephen Hornady, Kenneth L. Elshof, John W. Goodin, Dennis L. Grudt
  • Reloader with snap-in tools and quick release shell or shot shell holders
    Patent number: 5932828
    Abstract: To permit operators to change dies quickly and easily and to remove shot shells from any station, inspect them and replace them, bayonet snap in dies may be easily inserted into a tooling section of a reloader and shot shells can be removed from shell plates by pivoting the retainer free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Hornady Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Stephen Hornady, Kenneth L. Elshof, John W. Goodin, Dennis L. Grudt