Patents by Inventor Paul Poindexter

Paul Poindexter 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: 11974683
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for manufacturing compostable, biodegradable drink straws from polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) material are disclosed herein. Such apparatus may include a hopper that contains raw PHA material, an extruder that receives the raw PHA material from the hopper and produces extruded PHA material, one or more waters baths that cool the extruded PHA material, a puller that pulls a tubular stream of PHA material through the system, and a cutter that is configured to cut the stream of PHA material into finished straws. The finished straws may be soil- and marine-biodegradable, as well as home- and industrial-compostable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: New WinCup Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Keith Laporte, Paul Daniel George, Jr., William Lloyd Prickett, Billy Poindexter, II
  • Patent number: 10317163
    Abstract: A rifle stabilizer assembly attaching to a front stock of a rifle provides an assortment of stabilizing elements to enhance the shooting potential of a rifle, the assembly providing a stabilizer bar attached to the underside of a front rifle stock, a barrier block attachment, a bipod adapter attachment and a tripod adapter attachment, each attachment selectively chosen by a shooter as appropriate for a selected shot while in competition, hunting or combat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventor: Paul Poindexter