Patents by Inventor James C. Minges

James C. Minges 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: 8087195
    Abstract: A portable apparatus, removably attached to an existing vertical support or structure, such as a tree, for providing a firearm rest or suspending articles above the ground. The apparatus may include associated vertical and a horizontal members, where the vertical member is secured to the tree using a securing device such as a cord and binder arrangement. The multi-purpose apparatus is supports a firearm such as a rifle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Duffy's Hunting Products, Inc.
    Inventor: James C. Minges
  • Publication number: 20100018102
    Abstract: A portable apparatus, removably attached to an existing vertical support or structure, such as a tree, for the purpose of holding and/or suspending articles above the ground. The apparatus may include, in one embodiment, associated vertical and a horizontal members, where the vertical member is secured to the tree using securing device such as a cord and binder arrangement. The multi-purpose apparatus is ideally suited for supporting a firearm such as a rifle and is further useful for other purposes, such as holding hunting, camping and fishing equipment or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Duffy's Hunting Products
    Inventor: James C. Minges