Patents by Inventor Craig E. Eernst, JR.

Craig E. Eernst, JR. 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).

  • Publication number: 20140260931
    Abstract: An ammunition feed guide assembly for a connected band of ammunition cartridges includes a bracket with upstanding side plates each defining an ammunition discharge channel. The channel has a bottom wall, a pair of side walls spaced apart a distance greater than the length of a cartridge and may include at least one tension tab to resist movement of the ammunition band. An ammunition chute is connected to a discharge chute and comprises a plurality of hollow feed links connected for limited pivotal movement to guide the band of ammunition cartridges to the feed mechanism of an associated weapon. In one form, the chute includes a link at its free end to connect to a discharge chute of another feed guide assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Christopher A.J. Iannello, Craig E. Eernst, JR., Martin J. Nilsen