Patents by Inventor Craig L. Lush

Craig L. Lush 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).

  • Patent number: 5590886
    Abstract: Reusable, mechanically powered Paint Ball Grenade utilizing 0.68 or smaller diameter paint balls. Accepting and storing said paint balls between its upper and lower sections and behind a fingerguard. The device is designed to be grasped in such a way as to engage one or more safety interlocks during the removal of the safety pin. Once thrown downrange the actuator will function upon impact allowing the grenade halves to collapse with the force of the primary spring, crushing the paint balls against cutters and causing the paint to be hydromechanically dispersed about the exterior of the device. The device may be reloaded by expanding the two halves, thus compressing the primary spring, reinserting the safety pin, and reloading new paint balls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Inventor: Craig L. Lush
  • Patent number: 5188159
    Abstract: A typical wood splitting wedge which has been modified to provide a retractable penetrating point capable of being extended beyond the wedges cutting edge to assist in the introduction the wedge into the grain of the wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Inventor: Craig L. Lush
  • Patent number: 5109616
    Abstract: Snowshoes that have been designed to allow one shoe to be reversed, inverted and assembled onto the second, forming a container for storage of various items of emergency equipment. Constructed for longterm storage, such as in the trunk of a car or aboard a private plane, design includes a movable bracket to receive a field expedient handle for utilization as an emergency snow removal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Inventor: Craig L. Lush