Patents by Inventor John Richard Emert

John Richard Emert 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).

  • Publication number: 20190098882
    Abstract: An adapter system that transforms a blowgun into a fishing blowgun is provided. The fishing blowgun adapter system includes a reel mounting system which is used to selectively secure a fishing reel along a barrel of the blowgun. The present invention also embodies a plurality of fishing line eye guides spaced apart the barrel from largest to smallest at or near the distal end of the blowgun. Furthermore, using the fishing line eye guides instead of a fishing rod (prior art) eliminates the danger of spring-loaded backlashes of earlier makeshift solutions. Once the fishing blowgun adapter system has been operatively associated with the blowgun, the transformation into a fishing blowgun is complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventor: John Richard Emert
  • Patent number: 9982973
    Abstract: A water penetrating blowgun dart is provided. The blowgun dart has a funnel removably attached to a tail end of the dart shaft so that upon contact with a water surface, the funnel moves from an engaged configuration to a disengaged configuration. The tail end may provide a slot for snugly receiving an eye, wherein the tail end and the eye have cooperating grooves so that when in the engaged configuration, the eye and tail end are secured with a filament that slightly protrudes from the flush outer surface of the shaft and eye. The protruding filament frictionally engages the funnel in the engaged configuration so that the funnel remains engaged with the shaft prior to hitting the water's surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Inventor: John Richard Emert
  • Publication number: 20170336181
    Abstract: A water penetrating blowgun dart is provided. The blowgun dart has a funnel removably attached to a tail end of the dart shaft so that upon contact with a water surface, the funnel moves from an engaged configuration to a disengaged configuration. The tail end may provide a slot for snugly receiving an eye, wherein the tail end and the eye have cooperating grooves so that when in the engaged configuration, the eye and tail end are secured with a filament that slightly protrudes from the flush outer surface of the shaft and eye. The protruding filament frictionally engages the funnel in the engaged configuration so that the funnel remains engaged with the shaft prior to hitting the water's surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventor: John Richard Emert