Patents by Inventor Adam Harrison Thorp

Adam Harrison Thorp 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).

  • Anti-chop eyes for a paintball marker
    Patent number: 8316835
    Abstract: An anti-chop system for a pneumatic paintball marker that is automatically cleaned. The anti-chop eye system includes a transmitter and receiver arranged so as to sense the presence of a paintball within a breech using a beam of light. A moving member of the paintball marker automatically wipes at least one surface of the transmitter and/or receiver to remove contaminants such as paint, grease, dirt and the like. By automatically cleaning the anti-chop eye system, the reliability of the system is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Dye Precision, Inc.
    Inventors: Eero Kaakkola, Adam Harrison Thorp
  • Paintball loader
    Patent number: 8235030
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a paintball loader having a diverter member supported within a housing of the loader. The diverter member can limit the number of paintballs which enter an outlet passageway leading to a marker inlet. In some embodiments, diverter member can have projections and channels formed in a bottom surface thereof to control the number of paintballs that can simultaneously enter the entrance to the outlet passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Dye Precision, Inc.
    Inventors: Eero Kaakkola, Adam Harrison Thorp
  • PAINTBALL LOADER
    Publication number: 20110290226
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a paintball loader having a diverter member supported within a housing of the loader. The diverter member can limit the number of paintballs which enter an outlet passageway leading to a marker inlet. In some embodiments, diverter member can have projections and channels formed in a bottom surface thereof to control the number of paintballs that can simultaneously enter the entrance to the outlet passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: DYE PRECISION, INC.
    Inventors: Eero Kaakkola, Adam Harrison Thorp