Patents by Inventor Gerald Lee Shaver, Jr.

Gerald Lee Shaver, Jr. 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).

  • Firearm adapter device and cartridge carrier for use therein
    Patent number: 5729927
    Abstract: An adapter device for a breech-loading firearm employs a cartridge carrier which holds a cartridge by its rim. The cartridge carrier holds the cartridge such that its rear face contacts a forward face of the cartridge carrier. The adapter device further comprises an adapter barrel, sized to be received within the barrel of the firearm (primary barrel), and spacer rings for supporting the adapter barrel within the primary barrel. The adapter barrel has an adapter breech for abutting a forward end of the cartridge carrier so that the cartridge extends into the adapter barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Inventor: Gerald Lee Shaver, Jr.