Patents by Inventor Forest A Hatcher

Forest A Hatcher 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).

  • Positive fit feed adapter for paintball gun
    Publication number: 20040112356
    Abstract: A positive fit feed adapter for use between a paintball loader and a paintball gun. The feed adapter includes a threaded connector formed on either the paintball gun or the paintball loader. The threaded connector includes a plurality of expansion slots that allow the outer diameter of the connector to expand or compress. The feed adapter further includes a collet having an internally threaded surface that is tapered from a first end to a second end. When the feed tube from the other of the paintball gun and the paintball loader is inserted into the threaded connector, the collet is tightened along the external threads to reduce the diameter of the connector to provide a positive fit between the paintball gun and the paintball loader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventor: Forest A. Hatcher
  • Positive fit feed adapter for paintball gun
    Patent number: 6591824
    Abstract: A positive fit feed adapter for use between a paintball loader and a paintball gun. The feed adapter includes a threaded connector formed on either the paintball gun or the paintball loader. The threaded connector includes a plurality of expansion slots that allow the outer diameter of the connector to expand or compress. The feed adapter further includes a collet having an internally threaded surface that is tapered from a first end to a second end. When the feed tube from the other of the paintball gun and the paintball loader is inserted into the threaded connector, the collet is tightened along the external threads to reduce the diameter of the connector to provide a positive fit between the paintball gun and the paintball loader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Inventor: Forest A. Hatcher
  • ELECTRONICALLY ACTUATED TRIGGER MECHANISM FOR COMPRESSED GAS POWERED WEAPONS OR THE LIKE
    Publication number: 20020170551
    Abstract: A compressed gas powered gun includes an electronic actuator to achieve greater efficiency in the operation of the gun. In one aspect, the gun is operable in either a manually operating mode or an electronically operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 1999
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: THOMAS G. KOTSIOPOULOS, FOREST HATCHER
  • Positive fit feed adapter for paintball gun
    Publication number: 20010029937
    Abstract: A positive fit feed adapter for use between a paintball loader and a paintball gun. The feed adapter includes a threaded connector formed on either the paintball gun or the paintball loader. The threaded connector includes a plurality of expansion slots that allow the outer diameter of the connector to expand or compress. The feed adapter further includes a collet having an internally threaded surface that is tapered from a first end to a second end. When the feed tube from the other of the paintball gun and the paintball loader is inserted into the threaded connector, the collet is tightened along the external threads to reduce the diameter of the connector to provide a positive fit between the paintball gun and the paintball loader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventor: Forest A. Hatcher