Patents by Inventor Kenneth U. Flood, JR.

Kenneth U. Flood, JR. 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).

  • Bipod
    Patent number: 10794655
    Abstract: A bipod has a first frame portion, the first frame portion having a mounting facility adapted to connect to a firearm, a second frame portion connected to the first frame portion, at least a first leg connected to the second frame portion, the first frame portion and second frame portion being connected by way of a ball and socket joint, and the legs being movable with respect to the second frame portion between a stowed position in which they are adjacent the firearm and a deployed position in which they extend away from the firearm. The ball and socket joint may include at least one of the first and second frame portions having a ball element having a convex spherical surface portion, and the other of the first and second frame portions having a concave surface portion closely receiving the convex spherical surface portion to limit relative translational motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: WSM MANUFACTURING, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth U. Flood, Jr., Jose Perales, Gary D. McGuire, Isaiah Caducoy
  • BIPOD
    Publication number: 20190293378
    Abstract: A bipod has a first frame portion, the first frame portion having a mounting facility adapted to connect to a firearm, a second frame portion connected to the first frame portion, at least a first leg connected to the second frame portion, the first frame portion and second frame portion being connected by way of a ball and socket joint, and the legs being movable with respect to the second frame portion between a stowed position in which they are adjacent the firearm and a deployed position in which they extend away from the firearm. The ball and socket joint may include at least one of the first and second frame portions having a ball element having a convex spherical surface portion, and the other of the first and second frame portions having a concave surface portion closely receiving the convex spherical surface portion to limit relative translational motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: WSM Manufacturing, LLC (dba Warne Scope Mounts)
    Inventors: Kenneth U. Flood, Jr., Jose Perales, Gary D. McGuire, Isaiah Caducoy
  • Bipod
    Patent number: 10408555
    Abstract: A bipod has a first frame portion, the first frame portion having a mounting facility adapted to connect to a firearm, a second frame portion connected to the first frame portion, at least a first leg connected to the second frame portion, the first frame portion and second frame portion being connected by way of a ball and socket joint, and the legs being movable with respect to the second frame portion between a stowed position in which they are adjacent the firearm and a deployed position in which they extend away from the firearm. The ball and socket joint may include at least one of the first and second frame portions having a ball element having a convex spherical surface portion, and the other of the first and second frame portions having a concave surface portion closely receiving the convex spherical surface portion to limit relative translational motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: WSM MANUFACTURING, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth U. Flood, Jr., Jose Perales, Gary D. McGuire, Isaiah Caducoy
  • BIPOD
    Publication number: 20180202746
    Abstract: A bipod has a first frame portion, the first frame portion having a mounting facility adapted to connect to a firearm, a second frame portion connected to the first frame portion, at least a first leg connected to the second frame portion, the first frame portion and second frame portion being connected by way of a ball and socket joint, and the legs being movable with respect to the second frame portion between a stowed position in which they are adjacent the firearm and a deployed position in which they extend away from the firearm. The ball and socket joint may include at least one of the first and second frame portions having a ball element having a convex spherical surface portion, and the other of the first and second frame portions having a concave surface portion closely receiving the convex spherical surface portion to limit relative translational motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: WSM Manufacturing, LLC (dba Warne Scope Mounts)
    Inventors: Kenneth U. Flood, JR., Jose Perales, Gary D. McGuire, Isaiah Caducoy