Patents by Inventor L. Dale Watley

L. Dale Watley 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).

  • Muzzleloading rifle and method and means for loading the same
    Patent number: 6189253
    Abstract: A muzzleloading rifle has a bolt with a laterally extending handle. The bolt is operationally connected to the cocking piece of the firearm by means of engaged cam surfaces of the bolt and the cocking piece which will permit the rifle to be cocked only by moving the bolt handle in an upwardly and rotational motion without any longitudinal movement of the bolt towards the cocking piece. After the firearm has been loaded by means of depositing a disc element with a primer element in the center bore thereof in the breech opening of the firearm, the firearm is placed in a firing condition by reversing rotational motion of the bolt handle. The disc element has a center bore which is adapted to receive a conventional nipple and a percussion cap, or in lieu thereof, and preferably, a shot gun primer. The latter is preferred in that it provides a hotter and more intense ignition of the gun powder in the muzzleloading rifle art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Ebsco Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Knight, L. Dale Watley
  • Muzzleloading rifle and method and means for loading the same
    Patent number: 5915934
    Abstract: A muzzleloading rifle has a bolt with a laterally extending handle. The bolt is operationally connected to the cocking piece of the firearm by means of engaged cam surfaces of the bolt and the cocking piece which will permit the rifle to be cocked only by moving the bolt handle in an upwardly and rotational motion without any longitudinal movement of the bolt towards the cocking piece. After the firearm has been loaded by means of depositing a disc element with a primer element in the center bore thereof in the breech opening of the firearm, the firearm is placed in a firing condition by reversing rotational motion of the bolt handle. The disc element has a center bore which is adapted to receive a conventional nipple and a percussion cap, or in lieu thereof, and preferably, a shot gun primer. The latter is preferred in that it provides a hotter and more intense ignition of the gun powder in the muzzleloading rifle art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Modern Muzzleloading, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Knight, L. Dale Watley
  • Power level indicator for an electric generator
    Patent number: 4775828
    Abstract: A power level indicator is described for use with an electric generator for indicating to the operator the percentage of the total power available from the generator which is being consumed by a load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1988
    Assignee: Ag-Tronic, Inc.
    Inventors: L. Dale Watley, Kenneth M. Frank, Douglas A. Nichols
  • Percussion disc for muzzleloading rifles
    Patent number: D421476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Ebsco Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Knight, L. Dale Watley