Patents by Inventor Jim Gianladis
Jim Gianladis 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: 8997977Abstract: An apparatus for storing ammunition. The apparatus is comprised of a first member and a second member. The first member has an interior portion. The second member is configured so that at least a portion of the second member may enter the interior portion of the first member. The first member includes a first element of a securing device and the second member includes a second element of the securing device. The securing device releasably secures the first and second members together.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Adam Birk, Jim Gianladis, Robert J. Zara
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Patent number: 8695985Abstract: The present disclosure describes various embodiments of shooting target assemblies and associated systems and methods of use and manufacture. One aspect of the disclosure is directed to shooting target assemblies configurable in an assembled arrangement and a stowed arrangement. Another aspect of the disclosure is directed to shooting target assemblies having a stabilizer for improving target stability during operation.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Tim Kinney, Adam Birk, Robert J. Zara, Jim Gianladis
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Patent number: 8393106Abstract: Shooting rests having elevation adjustment assemblies are disclosed herein. One embodiment of the disclosure, for example, is directed to a shooting rest for supporting a firearm having a buttstock spaced apart from a forestock. The shooting rest includes a first base portion carrying a first support for supporting the buttstock and a second base portion coupled to the first base portion and carrying a second support for supporting the forestock. The second base portion includes a body having an opening extending therethrough, and a height adjustment member slidably positioned in the opening. The height adjustment member has a non-circular cross-sectional shape in a plane that is generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the height adjustment member. The height adjustment member is attached to the second support and configured to adjust a height of the second support.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2011Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Dennis Cauley, Adam Birk, Tim Kinney, Michael E. Cottrell, Yan-Jiang Zhou, Russell A. Potterfield, Jim Gianladis, Robert Joseph Zara
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Patent number: 8356442Abstract: Adjustable shooting rests and shooting rest assemblies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a rest assembly for supporting a forestock of a firearm. The rest assembly includes a base member and first and second upright members extending from the base member. A position of each of the first and second upright members is independently adjustable with reference to the base member. The shooting rest also includes a support assembly coupled to the rest assembly to move the rest assembly in a first direction and in a second direction. The first and second directions are in a plane generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the firearm. The shooting rest further includes a base coupled to the support assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2012Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Robert Joseph Zara, Jim Gianladis, Mark Wasson, Adam Birk, Dennis Cauley
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Publication number: 20120174461Abstract: Adjustable shooting rests and shooting rest assemblies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a rest assembly for supporting a forestock of a firearm. The rest assembly includes a base member and first and second upright members extending from the base member. A position of each of the first and second upright members is independently adjustable with reference to the base member. The shooting rest also includes a support assembly coupled to the rest assembly to move the rest assembly in a first direction and in a second direction. The first and second directions are in a plane generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the firearm. The shooting rest further includes a base coupled to the support assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Robert J. Zara, Jim Gianladis, Mark Wasson, Adam Birk, Dennis Cauley
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Publication number: 20120175844Abstract: The present disclosure describes various embodiments of shooting target assemblies and associated systems and methods of use and manufacture. One aspect of the disclosure is directed to shooting target assemblies configurable in an assembled arrangement and a stowed arrangement. Another aspect of the disclosure is directed to shooting target assemblies having a stabilizer for improving target stability during operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Tim Kinney, Adam Birk, Robert J. Zara, Jim Gianladis
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Publication number: 20120144647Abstract: Shooting rests having elevation adjustment assemblies are disclosed herein. One embodiment of the disclosure, for example, is directed to a shooting rest for supporting a firearm having a buttstock spaced apart from a forestock. The shooting rest includes a first base portion carrying a first support for supporting the buttstock and a second base portion coupled to the first base portion and carrying a second support for supporting the forestock. The second base portion includes a body having an opening extending therethrough, and a height adjustment member slidably positioned in the opening. The height adjustment member has a non-circular cross-sectional shape in a plane that is generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the height adjustment member. The height adjustment member is attached to the second support and configured to adjust a height of the second support.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Dennis Cauley, Adam Birk, Tim Kinney, Michael E. Cottrell, Yan-Jiang Zhou, Russell A. Potterfield, Jim Gianladis, Robert J. Zara
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Patent number: 8132351Abstract: Adjustable shooting rests and shooting rest assemblies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a rest assembly for supporting a forestock of a firearm. The rest assembly includes a base member and first and second upright members extending from the base member. A position of each of the first and second upright members is independently adjustable with reference to the base member. The shooting rest also includes a support assembly coupled to the rest assembly to move the rest assembly in a first direction and in a second direction. The first and second directions are in a plane generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the firearm. The shooting rest further includes a base coupled to the support assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Robert Joseph Zara, Jim Gianladis, Mark Wasson, Adam Birk, Dennis Cauley
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Publication number: 20110233076Abstract: An apparatus for storing ammunition. The apparatus is comprised of a first member and a second member. The first member has an interior portion. The second member is configured so that at least a portion of the second member may enter the interior portion of the first member. The first member includes a first element of a securing device and the second member includes a second element of the securing device. The securing device releasably secures the first and second members together.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Adam Birk, Jim Gianladis, Robert J. Zara
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Patent number: 7997021Abstract: Shooting rests having elevation adjustment assemblies are disclosed herein. One embodiment of the disclosure, for example, is directed to a shooting rest for supporting a firearm having a buttstock spaced apart from a forestock. The shooting rest includes a first base portion carrying a first support for supporting the buttstock and a second base portion coupled to the first base portion and carrying a second support for supporting the forestock. The second base portion includes a body having an opening extending therethrough, and a height adjustment member slidably positioned in the opening. The height adjustment member has a non-circular cross-sectional shape in a plane that is generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the height adjustment member. The height adjustment member is attached to the second support and configured to adjust a height of the second support.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Battenfeld TechnologiesInventors: Dennis Cauley, Adam Birk, Tim Kinney, Michael E. Cottrell, Yan-Jiang Zhou, Russell A. Potterfield, Jim Gianladis, Robert J. Zara
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Publication number: 20110167705Abstract: Shooting rests having elevation adjustment assemblies are disclosed herein. One embodiment of the disclosure, for example, is directed to a shooting rest for supporting a firearm having a buttstock spaced apart from a forestock. The shooting rest includes a first base portion carrying a first support for supporting the buttstock and a second base portion coupled to the first base portion and carrying a second support for supporting the forestock. The second base portion includes a body having an opening extending therethrough, and a height adjustment member slidably positioned in the opening. The height adjustment member has a non-circular cross-sectional shape in a plane that is generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the height adjustment member. The height adjustment member is attached to the second support and configured to adjust a height of the second support.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2008Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Dennis Cauley, Adam Birk, Tim Kinney, Michael E. Cottrell, Yan-Jiang Zhou, Russell A. Potterfield, Jim Gianladis, Robert J. Zara
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Publication number: 20110010980Abstract: Adjustable shooting rests and shooting rest assemblies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a rest assembly for supporting a forestock of a firearm. The rest assembly includes a base member and first and second upright members extending from the base member. A position of each of the first and second upright members is independently adjustable with reference to the base member. The shooting rest also includes a support assembly coupled to the rest assembly to move the rest assembly in a first direction and in a second direction. The first and second directions are in a plane generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the firearm. The shooting rest further includes a base coupled to the support assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Robert J. Zara, Jim Gianladis, Mark Wasson, Adam Birk, Dennis Cauley
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Patent number: 7823317Abstract: Adjustable shooting rests and shooting rest assemblies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a rest assembly for supporting a forestock of a firearm. The rest assembly includes a base member and first and second upright members extending from the base member. A position of each of the first and second upright members is independently adjustable with reference to the base member. The shooting rest also includes a support assembly coupled to the rest assembly to move the rest assembly in a first direction and in a second direction. The first and second directions are in a plane generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the firearm. The shooting rest further includes a base coupled to the support assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Robert Joseph Zara, Jim Gianladis, Mark Wasson, Adam Birk, Dennis Cauley
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Publication number: 20080174071Abstract: Shooting gallery devices and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a shooting gallery includes a plurality of targets rotatably connected to a plurality of target connectors. The targets rotate between an extended position and a fallen position. The target and target connector assembly at least partially retains the targets in the extended position and/or prevents the targets from rotating from the extended position to the fallen position. Furthermore, the targets and target connector assemblies are configured to reset from the fallen position to the extended position without a rail guide or reset cam.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2007Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Jim Gianladis, Adam Birk, Terry Dreyer, Tim Kinney, Yan-Jiang Zhou, Robert J. Zara, Tim Morrow, Jacob Dale
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Publication number: 20080047189Abstract: Adjustable shooting rests and shooting rest assemblies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a rest assembly for supporting a forestock of a firearm. The rest assembly includes a base member and first and second upright members extending from the base member. A position of each of the first and second upright members is independently adjustable with reference to the base member. The shooting rest also includes a support assembly coupled to the rest assembly to move the rest assembly in a first direction and in a second direction. The first and second directions are in a plane generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the firearm. The shooting rest further includes a base coupled to the support assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2007Publication date: February 28, 2008Applicant: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Russell Potterfield, Robert Zara, Jim Gianladis, Mark Wasson, Adam Birk, Dennis Cauley
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Publication number: 20070056526Abstract: An electronic animal training system including locating functionality for locating a handheld transmitter of the electronic animal training system and associated methods are provided. The system generally includes an indicator mechanism associated with the handheld unit for providing a user perceptible indicator to facilitate locating the handheld unit. The system also generally includes an activator mechanism for activating the indicator mechanism. The activator mechanism may be associated with one or more of a training unit, a dedicated locator unit and the handheld unit. The activator mechanism may activate the indicator mechanism via wireless communication or via a motion sensor, among others.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2006Publication date: March 15, 2007Applicant: Cabela's, Inc.Inventors: Jim Gianladis, Darrell Douglas, Kurt Grove