Patents by Inventor Michael Nafziger

Michael Nafziger 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: 20070151472
    Abstract: A Shotgun Cleaning Shell for cleaning the bore of a shotgun comprising: a shell case, a head connected to an end of the case, a seal connected to the other end of the case, a cord contained in the case wherein the cord is connected to a bead, at least one first cleaning member circumscribing the cord, a spacer member connected to the cord and contiguous the bead, a tubular member coupled to the spacer member, at least one second cleaning member and at least one squeegee circumscribing the coupling between the spacer member and the tubular member, and a propellant device attached to the head which propels the bead through a bore of a shotgun. A method of using the shotgun cleaning shell, comprising: loading a shell in a shotgun, firing the shotgun, and drawing the contents of the shell through the bore of the shotgun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventor: Michael Nafziger
  • Patent number: 7131381
    Abstract: A Shotgun Cleaning Shell for cleaning the bore of a shotgun, wherein the shell comprises: a cylindrical shell case, a head connected to an end of the case, a seal connected to the other end of the case, a bead contained within the case, a cord wherein an end of the cord is connected to the bead, at least one cleaning member connected to the cord, a squeegee connected to the other end of the cord, a tubular member connected to the squeegee and wherein the bead is contiguous the other end of the tubular member, a propellant device attached to the head and within the tubular member, wherein, the propellant device propels the bead through a bore of a shotgun, the bead exiting the bore, and wherein a user can propel the at least one cleaning member and the squeegee along the bore of the shotgun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Inventor: Michael Nafziger