Patents by Inventor Jim C. Counts

Jim C. Counts 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).

  • Gun barrel cleaning shell
    Patent number: 6389978
    Abstract: A gun barrel cleaning shell uses a pressurized cartridge alone or within a shell casing to propel cleaning material through the bore of the firearm. Inside the cartridge is a strike pin that when the firing pin of the firearm is actuated will cause the strike pin to puncture a rupturable end of the cartridge to release the compressed fluids therein to force the cleaning material toward and through the barrel of the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventors: Manuel B. Hooper, Jim C. Counts