Patents by Inventor Kent J. Nall

Kent J. Nall 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).

  • Patent number: 6755059
    Abstract: A combination lock and locking pin is provided which includes indexed tumblers operable in any sequence or simultaneously to enter a combination, a channel to protect the locking pin, and a locking pin with nested locking cylinders or a reduced or conical shaped nose to fit different sized latch plates or the area behind a gun trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Inventor: Kent J. Nall
  • Publication number: 20040118172
    Abstract: A combination lock and locking pin is provided which includes indexed tumblers operable in any sequence or simultaneously to enter a combination, a channel to protect the locking pin, and a locking pin with nested locking cylinders or a reduced or conical shaped nose to fit different sized latch plates or the area behind a gun trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventor: Kent J. Nall
  • Patent number: 4552120
    Abstract: The system includes a stance and stride chart adapted to lie flatly on the ground and having indicia thereon indicating home plate and the proper location for a batter's feet as he stands adjacent home plate in preparation for taking a stride during a batting swing. Further included is a ball toss device adapted to be positioned forwardly adjacent the stride chart and operable to loft a ball gently through the strike zone above the plate for hitting by the batter as he completes the swing. A catching net may be positioned forwardly of the chart to collect batted balls. The ball toss device is operable to loft a supply of balls sequentially and at spaced intervals toward the strike zone and has the capability of adjustment for accommodating either hardballs or larger diameter softballs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1985
    Assignee: Kent J. Nall
    Inventors: Kent J. Nall, W. Christopher Barteldes, David W. Payne, Charles P. Rome, Wayne A. Abrams