Patents by Inventor Eric P. Eldredge

Eric P. Eldredge 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: 10265774
    Abstract: The adjustable case preparation tool polymer body has a tungsten carbide blade or blades, an adjustment screw, and a lock nut to secure the adjustment. The adjustment screw bears on a pin, which slides in a tube, which is held by friction fit in the molded or 3D printed body. The screw attaches the tool to a handle, prep center, or rotor. Colors identify calibers, and a tool fits every cartridge in that caliber by interchanging lengths of pins and tubes. The tool can be used with interchangeable spindle sleeves in increments of diameter for a precise fit. The flash hole deburring tool will not enlarge or chamfer a flash hole, and the neck turner will not mar a case mouth. The embodiments work on a case held in a case holder, and cutting stops when the pin through the flash hole touches the solid face of the case holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Inventor: Eric P. Eldredge
  • Patent number: 9970741
    Abstract: The cartridge case preparation rotor device trims cartridge cases to overall length correctly and further prepares them for reloading. The rotor holds multiple case preparation tools so that the user may conveniently and precisely apply them more squarely to a turning cartridge case. The rotor slides and turns on a rod mounted opposite a variable speed motor fitted with a chuck turning a case holder. Flexibility of the rod and oscillation of the rotor permit each tool to follow case eccentricity. An enlarged grip on the case holder simplifies installation and removal of cases. A neck cleaning tool cleans the inside and outside of the case neck simultaneously. The rotor may be slid along and turned upon the rod manually, or the motor and rotor can be mounted on a progressive press. The pushbutton control switch can be pressed by hand, or set on the floor as a foot switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventor: Eric P. Eldredge