Patents by Inventor Douglas J. Sheliga

Douglas J. Sheliga 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: 7401608
    Abstract: The archery bow handle with overhang advantage contains an overhanging structure on the handle that fits into the lifeline area of the archer's bow hand. The radius of the structure is about that of a large pencil. The handle has advantages of allowing the archer to find a consistent hand position on the handle, of forcing the archers bow hand and bow arm into a fixed position, of steadying the bow during aiming, and of allowing the archer to grip the bow during the shot which is a stabilizing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Inventor: Douglas J. Sheliga
  • Patent number: 6276068
    Abstract: An Archery Sight with Zero Pin Spacing Capability consisting of a mounting assembly and a fixed pin assembly. The fixed pin assembly consists of channel containing a plurality of horizontal sight pins each mounted to a vertical support. The stack of the plurality of vertical supports are held rigid by friction from a compression force from screws positioned through the sides of a channel. The sight pin vertical supports may be separated by separating components that are fixed in the vertical direction so that moving one sight pin does not affect other sight pins. The sight pins are moved by finger pressure or by adjusting screw when the compression force is released by loosening other screws. With the above configuration, the pins may be moved so that they touch one another. The fixed pin assembly can be adjusted horizontally and vertically by means in the mounting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Inventor: Douglas J. Sheliga
  • Patent number: 5915369
    Abstract: A manually resetable latching arrow rest is a device that supports the arrow in a shooting position, then gets pushed out of the way by the arrow with a minimum unlatching force, then can be relatched to the shooting position by the archer. The relatching is accomplished by the archer with a finger of the hand that holds the bow. The minimum unlatching force occurs while the arrow is moving forward but is still on the string. The force is negligible and constant compared to the total force of the arrow. With the rest out of the way there is nothing to deflect the arrow after the arrow leaves the string. The relatching mechanism consists of a movable pivotal reset lever that mechanically links to a lifter that subsequently moves the rest to the shooting position. The pivotal reset lever is also used to move the lifter to the no influence position after the arrow is drawn so that as the arrow is shot the lifter is totally out of the picture, only the rest is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Inventor: Douglas J. Sheliga
  • Patent number: 5603309
    Abstract: A manually operated arrow holder and replacer is controlled by the fingers of the hand that hold the bow. It is a mechanism consisting of a movable lever that mechanically links to and subsequently moves a replacer into and out of an arrow holding position. In the nonholding position, the replacer acts like a cradle to catch the arrow if it falls off of the arrow rest. While the arrow is in the cradle the archer has the option to move the lever which in turn moves the replacer which can replace the arrow back on the arrow rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Inventor: Douglas J. Sheliga