Patents by Inventor Rodney P. Hartman

Rodney P. Hartman 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).

  • Ammunition measurement tool
    Patent number: 8646187
    Abstract: Ammunition measurement tools include a frame having a reference surface adapted to contact a first caliper jaw of a pair of calipers, a gauge element attached to the frame and movable, the gauge element defining a plurality of apertures of different selected diameters, each aperture diameter corresponding to a diameter of a selected part of a cartridge, the gauge element being operable to move to position a selected aperture in registration with a second jaw of the pair of calipers such that the distance from the aperture to the second jaw may be measured to determine a length dimension of a cartridge positioned in the aperture. The gauge element may be rotatably connected to the frame to rotate about an axis. The frame may include an attachment facility operable to secure to the jaw of a pair of calipers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Forster Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Rodney P. Hartman
  • Ammunition Measurement Tool
    Publication number: 20130219728
    Abstract: Ammunition measurement tools include a frame having a reference surface adapted to contact a first caliper jaw of a pair of calipers, a gauge element attached to the frame and movable, the gauge element defining a plurality of apertures of different selected diameters, each aperture diameter corresponding to a diameter of a selected part of a cartridge, the gauge element being operable to move to position a selected aperture in registration with a second jaw of the pair of calipers such that the distance from the aperture to the second jaw may be measured to determine a length dimension of a cartridge positioned in the aperture. The gauge element may be rotatably connected to the frame to rotate about an axis. The frame may include an attachment facility operable to secure to the jaw of a pair of calipers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventor: Rodney P. Hartman
  • Reloading die
    Patent number: D364176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Forster Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Rodney P. Hartman