Patents by Inventor Gerald R. Parks
Gerald R. Parks 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).
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Patent number: 8944039Abstract: A pneumatic paintball marker has, for example, a feed system for receiving paintballs from paintball containers having different outlets. The feed system includes a lever and a drive system. The drive system defines an opening through the marker and into the breech. Actuation of the lever moves the opening between at least two positions. The breech receives paintballs from one of the containers when in the first position and from the other paintball container when in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2012Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Dye Precision, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Patrick Larmer, Gerald R. Parks, Ming-Chuan Chen
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Publication number: 20140096755Abstract: A magazine for storing and feeding paintballs to a paintball marker is disclosed. The magazine includes at least one channel that is open to an opening and a follower configured to travel within the at least one channel and contact a column of paintballs. The magazine can further include a door biased to cover the opening so as to prevent the paintball from passing through the opening. The magazine can include a retainer that is movable between at least a first position and a second position. The retainer prevents the follower from moving towards the opening when in the first position and allows the follower to move towards the opening when in the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: Dye Precision, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Patrick Larmer, Gerald R. Parks, Ming-Chuan Chen
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Publication number: 20140096757Abstract: A pneumatic paintball marker has, for example, a feed system for receiving paintballs from paintball containers having different outlets. The feed system includes a lever and a drive system. The drive system defines an opening through the marker and into the breech. Actuation of the lever moves the opening between at least two positions. The breech receives paintballs from one of the containers when in the first position and from the other paintball container when in the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: Dye Precision, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Patrick Larmer, Gerald R. Parks, Vic Chen
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Publication number: 20120103316Abstract: A paintball loader which feeds paintballs to a paintball marker has a rotor body and a drive motor for rotating the rotor body. The paintball loader can include a latch member for selectively securing an upper shell member to a lower shell member. The paintball loader can include a ramp member inside the upper and lower shell members. The ramp member moves between a first or flattened position and a second or raised position to facilitate operation of the loader. The components of the loader are designed so that assembly/disassembly is performed with few, if any, tools to facilitate cleaning and/or maintenance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: Dye Precision, Inc.Inventors: Eero Kaakkola, Bryon Benini, Gerald R. Parks
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Patent number: 8047190Abstract: A paintball loader which feeds paintballs to a paintball marker has a rotor body and a drive motor for rotating the rotor body. The paintball loader can include a latch member for selectively securing an upper shell member to a lower shell member. The paintball loader can include a ramp member inside the upper and lower shell members. The ramp member moves between a first or flattened position and a second or raised position to facilitate operation of the loader. The components of the loader are designed so that assembly/disassembly is performed with few, if any, tools to facilitate cleaning and/or maintenance.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Dye Precision, Inc.Inventors: Eero Kaakkola, Bryon Benini, Gerald R. Parks
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Publication number: 20100095942Abstract: A paintball loader which feeds paintballs to a paintball marker has a rotor body and a drive motor for rotating the rotor body. The paintball loader can include a latch member for selectively securing an upper shell member to a lower shell member. The paintball loader can include a ramp member inside the upper and lower shell members. The ramp member moves between a first or flattened position and a second or raised position to facilitate operation of the loader. The components of the loader are designed so that assembly/disassembly is performed with few, if any, tools to facilitate cleaning and/or maintenance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2008Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: Dye Precision, Inc.Inventors: Eero Kaakkola, Bryon Benini, Gerald R. Parks
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Patent number: 6948813Abstract: A set of lens assembly parts which contains a base and a frame and at least one or more of a lens, fasteners for securing the lens between the base and the frame, a mask, and a strap. Lens assemblies formed from the set of lens assembly parts.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2003Date of Patent: September 27, 2005Assignee: Dye Precision, Inc.Inventor: Gerald R. Parks
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Publication number: 20040139532Abstract: A set of lens assembly parts which contains a base and a frame and at least one or more of a lens, fasteners for securing the lens between the base and the frame, a mask, and a strap. Lens assemblies formed from the set of lens assembly parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2003Publication date: July 22, 2004Inventor: Gerald R. Parks
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Publication number: 20020125285Abstract: A portable, organized carrier for holding a variety of odd-sized goods includes two sets of layered, co-nesting, pocket-mounting flaps foldable around a comparted core area. The folded flaps are capped and clamped together by a pair of shell-like covers mounted at opposite longitudinal ends of the carrier. Shoulder and waist straps as well as a handle allow for use of the carrier as a backpack or a tote bag.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2001Publication date: September 12, 2002Inventors: Gerald R. Parks, Donald J. Widmer
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Patent number: 6446851Abstract: A portable, organized carrier for holding a variety of odd-sized goods includes two sets of layered, co-nesting, pocket-mounting flaps foldable around a comparted core area. The folded flaps are capped and clamped together by a pair of shell-like covers mounted at opposite longitudinal ends of the carrier. Shoulder and waist straps as well as a handle allow for use of the carrier as a backpack or a tote bag.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2001Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: JT USA, Inc.Inventors: Gerald R. Parks, Donald J. Widmer
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Patent number: 6393610Abstract: An articulated device for protecting the knee as well as above-the-knee and below-the-knee leg portions comprises a first part shaped and dimensioned to cup the knee and cradle a small section of the leg above it. A second part forming a greave for the below-the-knee portion of the leg is slidingly connected to a longitudinal plate which is hinged at its top to the lower edge of the first part. An adjustable elastomeric strap biases the second part away from the first part, allowing the two parts to move axially in relation to one another during flexion and extension of the knee, while keeping the device tautly against the leg and knee at all times.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2001Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: JT USA, Inc.Inventor: Gerald R. Parks
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Patent number: 6234157Abstract: A container which can be held and opened by one hand has a dome-shaped cap formed by a series of adjacent, contiguous and ogee-shaped segments resiliently held together by an elastic ring. When the cap is forced down over the opening rim of the vessel, the ogee-shaped segments separate to expose the vessel opening. A similar cap mounted in the inverse direction in the inlet of a paintball-shooting gun magazine opens when contacted by the rim of a paintball container from which the magazine is being reloaded.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 1999Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Inventor: Gerald R. Parks
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Patent number: 6094751Abstract: A goggle having a close fitting interface with the wearer's brow, cheekbones and nose bridge, comprises a set of detachable foam strips for easy and rapid substitution or replacement. Foam strips of various thickness and density are permanently bonded to a carrier band removably attachable to inner portions of the goggle frame.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 1998Date of Patent: August 1, 2000Assignee: John R. GregoryInventor: Gerald R. Parks
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Patent number: 6015058Abstract: A container which can be held and opened by one hand has a dome-shaped cap formed by a series of adjacent, contiguous and ogee-shaped segments resiliently held together by an elastic ring. When the cap is forced down over the opening rim of the vessel, the ogee-shaped segment separate to expose the vessel opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1998Date of Patent: January 18, 2000Assignee: John R. GregoryInventor: Gerald R. Parks
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Patent number: 5642530Abstract: A non-fogging goggle assembly comprises a transparent film of polyester or polycarbonate coated with a hydrophilic composition that lowers the surface tension of water droplets, causing them to spread rather than form vision-obstructing beads. The film is applied against the inner face of the goggle lens and releasably held in place without any adhesive by pressure-fitting the edge of the film or parts thereof into peripheral slots or grooves cut into the section of the frame surrounding the lens.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 1996Date of Patent: July 1, 1997Assignee: John R. GregoryInventor: Gerald R. Parks
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Patent number: D454685Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2001Date of Patent: March 26, 2002Assignee: JT USA, Inc.Inventors: Gerald R. Parks, Donald J. Widmer
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Patent number: D597152Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2008Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: Dye Precision, Inc.Inventors: Eero Kaakkola, Bryon Benini, Gerald R. Parks
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Patent number: RE41834Abstract: A set of lens assembly parts which contains a base and a frame and at least one or more of a lens, fasteners for securing the lens between the base and the frame, a mask, and a strap. Lens assemblies formed from the set of lens assembly parts.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2007Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Dye Precision, Inc.Inventor: Gerald R. Parks
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Patent number: D631516Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2009Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Dye Precision, Inc.Inventors: Eero Kaakkola, Bryon Benini, Gerald R. Parks
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Patent number: D716903Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Dye Precision, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Patrick Larmer, Gerald R. Parks, Ming-Chuan Chen