Patents Examined by Michael J. Carbone
  • Patent number: 7124530
    Abstract: A gun holder for a shotgun or rifle is provided which permits accommodation of shotguns or rifles of various lengths and including single barrel, side-by-side and over-and-under shotguns and permits the positioning of the shotgun at various heights along the vertical shaft of the support member to accommodate various water depths of ponds or lakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Inventor: Steve Clark
  • Patent number: 6804909
    Abstract: Vibrating fishing lures provide water dynamics to attract fish such as by increasing the amount of flashing that occurs and/or by increasing the surface ripple produced by lure vibration. A vibrating fishing lure has an elongate lure body with a cavity that houses an elongate battery and an elongate electric motor. The longitudinal axis of the lure body, battery, and motor are substantially co-linear so that activation of the electric motor causes the lure body to vibrate and to begin rotation about the longitudinal axis of the lure body. A vibrating fishing lure has an eccentrically weighted motor that lies within the surface plane of water that the lure floats upon so that then activation of the motor causes the vibration of the lure body with a maximum amplitude at the surface plane of the water to maximize surface ripple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Inventor: Daron K. West
  • Patent number: 5828715
    Abstract: Fuel rod 2 has a fuel cladding tube 3, and upper end plug 5 and a lower end plug 6 welded to the ends of fuel cladding tube 3. He gas 1 and U pellets 4 are filled in the fuel cladding tube 3. The He gas pressure 1 is about 8 atm, and the average crystal grain size of the U pellet 4 is in the range of 30-60 .mu.m. The fuel rod can be manufactured at a lower manufacturing cost, while maintaining the fuel integrity the same as in a conventional fuel rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Kurosaki, Kenichi Ito, Masana Sasaki, Kensuke Tokunaga