Patents by Inventor Joseph C. Dillon

Joseph C. Dillon 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 with longitudinal spin prevention slots
    Patent number: 6453593
    Abstract: An improved gun barrel for use in combination with an air gun body for firing soft walled projectiles having a substantially fluid interior such as paintballs. The barrel features a plurality of longitudinal grooves operatively positioned on the interior wall of the axial chamber of the barrel to cooperatively engage portions the sidewall of the deformed soft projectile traveling therethrough. The soft projectile, such as a paint ball, is thereby prevented from rotating due to contact multiple contacts within the slots in the wall surface of the axial chamber and exits the barrel substantially void of any spin. Additional utility is provided by a scavenger located on the distal end of the barrel communicating through the barrel wall to the axial chamber to thereby vent compressed gas creating eddies behind a soft projectile during exit from the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Inventor: Joseph C. Dillon
  • GUN BARREL WITH LONGITUDINAL SPIN PREVENTION SLOTS
    Publication number: 20020112391
    Abstract: An improved gun barrel for use in combination with an air gun body for firing soft walled projectiles having a substantially fluid interior such as paintballs. The barrel features a plurality of longitudinal grooves operatively positioned on the interior wall of the axial chamber of the barrel to cooperatively engage portions the sidewall of the deformed soft projectile traveling therethrough. The soft projectile, such as a paint ball, is thereby prevented from rotating due to contact multiple contacts within the slots in the wall surface of the axial chamber and exits the barrel substantially void of any spin. Additional utility is provided by a scavenger located on the distal end of the barrel communicating through the barrel wall to the axial chamber to thereby vent compressed gas creating eddies behind a soft projectile during exit from the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventor: Joseph C. Dillon
  • Flexible, non-kinkable hose and method for making the same
    Patent number: 4490200
    Abstract: A flexible hose wherein the majority of the mass and the strength are located at the radially outermost portion of the hose. The hose is constructed by combining a relatively rigid radially outermost cap with a relatively flexible inner membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1984
    Inventor: Joseph C. Dillon
  • Flexible, non-kinkable hose and method for making the same
    Patent number: 4420019
    Abstract: A flexible hose wherein the majority of the mass and the strength are located at the radially outermost portion of the hose. The hose is constructed by combining a relatively rigid radially outermost cap with a relatively flexible inner membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1983
    Inventor: Joseph C. Dillon