Patents Assigned to Henry C. Ball
  • Lock-action muzzle loader
    Patent number: 5860240
    Abstract: A muzzle-loading firearm having a breech loading receiver including a locking mechanism movable between an open position and a locked position; a barrel having a breech end engaging the receiver and a bore extending from the barrel's breech end; and a firing module receiving plug positioned within the barrel's breech, the plug including a chamber axially aligned with the barrel bore to receive an ejectable firing module having an igniter within a chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignees: Henry C. Ball, Millard C. Marion
    Inventors: Henry C. Ball, Millard C. Marion
  • Lock-action muzzle loader
    Patent number: 5642583
    Abstract: A muzzle-loading firearm having a breech loading receiver including a locking mechanism movable between an open position and a locked position; a barrel having a breech end engaging the receiver and a bore extending from the barrel's breech end; and a firing module receiving plug positioned within the barrel's breech, the plug including a chamber axially aligned with the barrel bore to receive an ejectable firing module having an igniter within a chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignees: Henry C. Ball, Millard C. Marion
    Inventors: Henry C. Ball, Millard C. Marion
  • Lock-action muzzle loader
    Patent number: 5511334
    Abstract: A muzzle-loading firearm having a breech loading receiver including a locking mechanism movable between an open position and a locked position; a barrel having a breech end engaging the receiver and a bore extending from the barrel's breech end; and a firing module receiving plug positioned within the barrel's breech, the plug including a chamber axially aligned with the barrel bore to receive an ejectable firing module having an igniter within a chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Henry C. Ball
    Inventors: Henry C. Ball, Millard C. Marion