Patents by Inventor ANDRE J. BUYS

ANDRE J. BUYS 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).

  • Projectile launcher
    Patent number: 10295303
    Abstract: A launcher for propelling projectiles out of a barrel using compressed gas. The receiver includes a grip with an opening for receiving a compressed gas cartridge. In some embodiments, the grip includes a door movable between an open position that allows the compressed gas cartridge to be removed from the opening, a closed position that retains the compressed gas cartridge in the opening, and an activation position where the door cooperates with a gas transfer mechanism to pierce the seal of the compressed gas cartridge to release gas. The door can be closed without piercing the seal, but a greater force can be applied to the door to pierce the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Tippmann Sports, LLC
    Inventor: Andre J. Buys
  • PROJECTILE LAUNCHER
    Publication number: 20180202752
    Abstract: A launcher for propelling projectiles out of a barrel using compressed gas. The receiver includes a grip with an opening for receiving a compressed gas cartridge. In some embodiments, the grip includes a door movable between an open position that allows the compressed gas cartridge to be removed from the opening, a closed position that retains the compressed gas cartridge in the opening, and an activation position where the door cooperates with a gas transfer mechanism to pierce the seal of the compressed gas cartridge to release gas. The door can be closed without piercing the seal, but a greater force can be applied to the door to pierce the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: ANDRE J. BUYS