Patents by Inventor Jonathon M. Rau

Jonathon M. Rau 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: 20190343250
    Abstract: A stick having an attachment device for tool-free quick release connection to another stick to form a shooting bipod or tripod and alternatively to connect to a weight-assist receiver of a backpack, the attachment device having a base configured to attach to the stick or to a handle of the stick, an integrally connected arm extending upwardly from the base, and integrally connected first and second fingers projecting outwardly from the base and configured to engage with a finger of a like attachment of the another stick and to alternatively engage within the weight assist receiver, the connecting fingers defining through holes configured to receive a quick-release pin where tool-free insertion or removal of the quick release pin through the through holes quick-connects or quick-releases the connecting fingers with or from the finger of the like attachment of the another stick and alternatively quick-connects or quick-releases the connecting fingers with or from the weight assist receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathon M. Rau, Wayne Phillips
  • Patent number: 10264860
    Abstract: A stick having an attachment device for tool-free quick release connection to another stick to form a shooting bipod or tripod and alternatively to connect to a weight-assist receiver of a backpack, the attachment device having a base configured to attach to the stick or to a handle of the stick, an integrally connected arm extending upwardly from the base, and integrally connected first and second fingers projecting outwardly from the base and configured to engage with a finger of a like attachment of the another stick and to alternatively engage within the weight assist receiver, the connecting fingers defining through holes configured to receive a quick-release pin where tool-free insertion or removal of the quick release pin through the through holes quick-connects or quick-releases the connecting fingers with or from the finger of the like attachment of the another stick and alternatively quick-connects or quick-releases the connecting fingers with or from the weight assist receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Inventor: Jonathon M. Rau