Patents by Inventor Ronald R. Netherton

Ronald R. Netherton 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: 5367232
    Abstract: A portable motorized system of pulleys and cable which moves a three dimensional, or conventional target around a predetermined path. The purpose of this system is to simulate, through movement, the actions of an animal during hunting conditions. This system allows the user, to shoot at a target which moves and changes directions, while standing in one place. The system is suspended by attaching screwhooks into fixed objects such as trees, poles, buildings etc. A motor assembly which is attached to one of the supports turns a drive pulley. The cable and target are moved through a series of idler pulleys, by the drive pulley, around a closed circuit. A hand operated ratchet is utilized at another support location to apply tension to the system. The tension causes the system to be fully suspended from the supports. The motor is powered by a twelve volt battery, a switch and fuse are also incorporated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Inventors: Ronald R. Netherton, James E. Majka