Patents by Inventor Daniel Lee Hughes

Daniel Lee Hughes 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: 8256154
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sighting device for a firearm having a trigger guard, a frame with an underside portion forward of the trigger guard, and a handgrip with a front strap. The sighting device has a body having a first portion including an illumination device. The body defines an engagement feature operable term the bubbly connectivity for portion of the trigger guard. The body has an elongated extension portion that extends from the first portion. The extension portion is shaped to underlie a lower portion of the trigger guard from the first portion to the front strap. The extension portion has a free end including a switch, and the extension portion includes a conductor operably connecting the switch to the illumination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Crimson Trace Corporation
    Inventors: Lewis A. Danielson, Daniel Lee Hughes
  • Publication number: 20120187267
    Abstract: A bracket assembly for use with a photovoltaic panel frame system. The bracket assembly has an L-shaped member and a base member. A foot portion of the L-shaped member has a lower surface with an arcuate configuration and a plurality of teeth. The base member has an upper surface with an arcuate configuration similar or identical to that of the lower surface of the L-shaped member. The base member further includes a slot for enabling a shaft portion of a threaded fastening member to extend through, while the L-shaped member includes a hole for allowing the shaft portion of the threaded fastening member to pass there through. The teeth allow the L-shaped member and the base member to be quickly secured together so as to provide a desired degree of inclination of the L-shaped member relative to the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: JAC-Rack, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hudson, Daniel Lee Hughes
  • Publication number: 20120144718
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sighting device for a firearm having a trigger guard, a frame with an underside portion forward of the trigger guard, and a handgrip with a front strap. The sighting device has a body having a first portion including an illumination device. The body defines an engagement feature operable term the bubbly connectivity for portion of the trigger guard. The body has an elongated extension portion that extends from the first portion. The extension portion is shaped to underlie a lower portion of the trigger guard from the first portion to the front strap. The extension portion has a free end including a switch, and the extension portion includes a conductor operably connecting the switch to the illumination device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Lewis A. Danielson, Daniel Lee Hughes
  • Patent number: 7805876
    Abstract: The present invention overcomes the limitations of the prior art by providing a sighting device for a firearm having a handgrip with a front strap, a back strap, and a free end. The sighting device has a body including a sleeve defining a bore sized to closely encircle at least a portion of the handgrip. The sleeve has a front portion configured to wrap about at least a forward front strap portion of the firearm, and has a rear portion configured to wrap about at least a rear back strap portion of the firearm. A laser device is connected to the body. The body may be an integral element, and may have a switch on the front span. The body may have a removable lock device that engages an upper rear protrusion of the frame, and the device may attach to the firearm without any fasteners engaging the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Crimson Trace Corporation
    Inventors: Lewis A Danielson, Jonathon Daniel Rievley, Daniel Lee Hughes
  • Patent number: D603478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Crimson Trace Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel Lee Hughes
  • Patent number: D616957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Crimson Trace Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathon Daniel Rievley, Daniel Lee Hughes