Patents by Inventor Russell A. Potterfield

Russell A. Potterfield 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: 10859336
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention is directed to shooting rests for supporting a firearm having a first portion and a second portion rearward of the first portion. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a frame, a front support for supporting the first portion of the firearm, a support member for carrying one or more weights, and a stop for inhibiting rearward movement of the firearm relative to the shooting rest. The front support is coupled to the frame, and the support member is positioned at least proximate to the frame. The stop includes a flexible portion and is also coupled to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: AOB Products Company
    Inventors: Tim Morrow, Larry Potterfield, Russell A. Potterfield, Robert Joseph Zara, Dennis Cauley
  • Publication number: 20200033089
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention is directed to shooting rests for supporting a firearm having a first portion and a second portion rearward of the first portion. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a frame, a front support for supporting the first portion of the firearm, a support member for carrying one or more weights, and a stop for inhibiting rearward movement of the firearm relative to the shooting rest. The front support is coupled to the frame, and the support member is positioned at least proximate to the frame. The stop includes a flexible portion and is also coupled to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Tim Morrow, Larry Potterfield, Russell A. Potterfield, Robert Joseph Zara, Dennis Cauley
  • Patent number: 10317162
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention is directed to shooting rests for supporting a firearm having a first portion and a second portion rearward of the first portion. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a frame, a front support for supporting the first portion of the firearm, a support member for carrying one or more weights, and a stop for inhibiting rearward movement of the firearm relative to the shooting rest. The front support is coupled to the frame, and the support member is positioned at least proximate to the frame. The stop includes a flexible portion and is also coupled to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Morrow, Larry Potterfield, Russell A. Potterfield, Robert Joseph Zara, Dennis Cauley
  • Publication number: 20180251266
    Abstract: A container for holding cards includes a base having a bottom wall and a first plurality of side walls extending from the bottom wall, and a lid movable relative to the base between an open position and a closed position. The lid includes a top wall and a second plurality of side walls extending from the top wall. Each of the second plurality of side walls is generally aligned with a corresponding one of the first plurality of side walls when the lid is in the closed position. The container further includes an internal storage volume at least partially defined by the bottom wall, the top wall, and the first and second pluralities of side walls, and a generally continuous image printed on the first and second pluralities of side walls such that portions of the image are substantially aligned at interfaces between adjacent side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Alexis Schilf, Russell Potterfield, Christopher Wilburn, Charles McArthur, Michael Miller, Wang Ru Xian, Zhou Xiao Jun
  • Publication number: 20170370669
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention is directed to shooting rests for supporting a firearm having a first portion and a second portion rearward of the first portion. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a frame, a front support for supporting the first portion of the firearm, a support member for carrying one or more weights, and a stop for inhibiting rearward movement of the firearm relative to the shooting rest. The front support is coupled to the frame, and the support member is positioned at least proximate to the frame. The stop includes a flexible portion and is also coupled to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Tim Morrow, Larry Potterfield, Russell A. Potterfield, Robert Joseph Zara, Dennis Cauley
  • Publication number: 20150354913
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention is directed to shooting rests for supporting a firearm having a first portion and a second portion rearward of the first portion. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a frame, a front support for supporting the first portion of the firearm, a support member for carrying one or more weights, and a stop for inhibiting rearward movement of the firearm relative to the shooting rest. The front support is coupled to the frame, and the support member is positioned at least proximate to the frame. The stop includes a flexible portion and is also coupled to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Tim Morrow, Larry Potterfield, Russell A. Potterfield, Robert Joseph Zara, Dennis Cauley
  • Patent number: 9151561
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention is directed to shooting rests for supporting a firearm having a first portion and a second portion rearward of the first portion. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a frame, a front support for supporting the first portion of the firearm, a support member for carrying one or more weights, and a stop for inhibiting rearward movement of the firearm relative to the shooting rest. The front support is coupled to the frame, and the support member is positioned at least proximate to the frame. The stop includes a flexible portion and is also coupled to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Morrow, Larry Potterfield, Russell A. Potterfield, Robert Joseph Zara, Dennis Cauley
  • Patent number: 8997977
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing ammunition. The apparatus is comprised of a first member and a second member. The first member has an interior portion. The second member is configured so that at least a portion of the second member may enter the interior portion of the first member. The first member includes a first element of a securing device and the second member includes a second element of the securing device. The securing device releasably secures the first and second members together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Adam Birk, Jim Gianladis, Robert J. Zara
  • Publication number: 20140115941
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention is directed to shooting rests for supporting a firearm having a first portion and a second portion rearward of the first portion. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a frame, a front support for supporting the first portion of the firearm, a support member for carrying one or more weights, and a stop for inhibiting rearward movement of the firearm relative to the shooting rest. The front support is coupled to the frame, and the support member is positioned at least proximate to the frame. The stop includes a flexible portion and is also coupled to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Morrow, Larry Potterfield, Russell A. Potterfield, Robert Joseph Zara, Dennis Cauley
  • Patent number: 8695985
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes various embodiments of shooting target assemblies and associated systems and methods of use and manufacture. One aspect of the disclosure is directed to shooting target assemblies configurable in an assembled arrangement and a stowed arrangement. Another aspect of the disclosure is directed to shooting target assemblies having a stabilizer for improving target stability during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Tim Kinney, Adam Birk, Robert J. Zara, Jim Gianladis
  • Patent number: 8621773
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention is directed to shooting rests for supporting a firearm having a first portion and a second portion rearward of the first portion. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a frame, a front support for supporting the first portion of the firearm, a support member for carrying one or more weights, and a stop for inhibiting rearward movement of the firearm relative to the shooting rest. The front support is coupled to the frame, and the support member is positioned at least proximate to the frame. The stop includes a flexible portion and is also coupled to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Morrow, Larry Potterfield, Russell A. Potterfield, Robert Joseph Zara, Dennis Cauley
  • Patent number: 8572882
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention is directed to shooting rests for supporting a firearm having a first portion and a second portion rearward of the first portion. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a frame, a front support for supporting the first portion of the firearm, a support member for carrying one or more weights, and a stop for inhibiting rearward movement of the firearm relative to the shooting rest. The front support is coupled to the frame, and the support member is positioned at least proximate to the frame. The stop includes a flexible portion and is also coupled to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Morrow, Larry Potterfield, Russell A. Potterfield, Robert Joseph Zara
  • Patent number: 8516734
    Abstract: Firearm supporting devices (e.g., firearm vises), methods of assembling firearm supporting devices, and methods of packaging firearm supporting devices are disclosed herein. One aspect is directed to a firearm supporting device for supporting a firearm having a first section and a second section spaced apart from the first section. In one such embodiment, a firearm supporting device includes a base, a first support for carrying the first section of the firearm, and a second support for carrying the second section of the firearm. The base includes a first portion and a second portion configured to be attached to the first portion. The first portion is fixed relative to the second portion when the first and second portions are attached. The first support is configured to project from the first portion of the base. The second support is configured to project from the second portion of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Yale, Russell A. Potterfield, Tim Morrow
  • Patent number: 8464628
    Abstract: Attachment mechanisms for attaching firearms to support structures are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an attachment mechanism for attaching a firearm to a support structure includes an interface member coupled to a latching subassembly. The latching subassembly includes having an attachment portion and a latching arm. The attachment portion is configured to engage a connector fastened to the firearm through the aperture, and the latching arm lockably retains the attachment portion proximate to the interface member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Tim Kinney, Dennis Cauley, Yan-Jiang Zhou
  • Patent number: 8393106
    Abstract: Shooting rests having elevation adjustment assemblies are disclosed herein. One embodiment of the disclosure, for example, is directed to a shooting rest for supporting a firearm having a buttstock spaced apart from a forestock. The shooting rest includes a first base portion carrying a first support for supporting the buttstock and a second base portion coupled to the first base portion and carrying a second support for supporting the forestock. The second base portion includes a body having an opening extending therethrough, and a height adjustment member slidably positioned in the opening. The height adjustment member has a non-circular cross-sectional shape in a plane that is generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the height adjustment member. The height adjustment member is attached to the second support and configured to adjust a height of the second support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Cauley, Adam Birk, Tim Kinney, Michael E. Cottrell, Yan-Jiang Zhou, Russell A. Potterfield, Jim Gianladis, Robert Joseph Zara
  • Patent number: 8356442
    Abstract: Adjustable shooting rests and shooting rest assemblies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a rest assembly for supporting a forestock of a firearm. The rest assembly includes a base member and first and second upright members extending from the base member. A position of each of the first and second upright members is independently adjustable with reference to the base member. The shooting rest also includes a support assembly coupled to the rest assembly to move the rest assembly in a first direction and in a second direction. The first and second directions are in a plane generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the firearm. The shooting rest further includes a base coupled to the support assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Robert Joseph Zara, Jim Gianladis, Mark Wasson, Adam Birk, Dennis Cauley
  • Patent number: 8336708
    Abstract: Systems and containers for organizing and carrying tools and tool sets are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed to systems and containers for efficiently organizing tools for specific work tasks, such as gunsmith tools, etc. In one embodiment, a container for carrying and organizing tools includes a housing having a base portion and a lid portion. The lid portion can be pivotally attached to the base portion. The container can also include a plurality of recesses disposed in an internal portion of the container in a recess pattern. The recesses can be configured to releasably retain the tools in the housing. The container also includes an insertable tool position guide having a plurality of images in an image pattern, wherein the image pattern can correspond to the recess pattern. In addition to tool positional information, the tool position guide can also communicate tool identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Dennis Cauley
  • Patent number: 8327570
    Abstract: Adjustable firearm supports, and more specifically adjustable bipods, are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a firearm support includes a stock mount assembly configured to support a forestock of the firearm and an attachment assembly carried by the stock mount assembly. The attachment assembly is configured to releasably attach to the forestock of the firearm. The firearm support also includes first and second legs operably coupled to the support plate. Each leg is pivotable between a stowed position and an extended position. In the stowed position the legs are generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the firearm, and in the extended position the legs are generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Tim Kinney, Dennis Cauley, Yan-Jiang Zhou
  • Patent number: 8316570
    Abstract: Bipods and mounting devices for attaching to and supporting firearms, more specifically, bipods which allow independent tension-adjustable movement around two axes. For example, the bipod assembly can be tension-adjusted with a first cam lock for cant movement and can be tension-adjusted with a second cam lock for pivotal movement. Accordingly, independently tension-adjustable and lockable pivot and cam adjustments are provided by this bipod assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield, Tim Morrow, Yan-Jiang Zhou, Tim Kinney, Dennis Cauley, David Yale, Robert Joseph Zara
  • Patent number: 8296988
    Abstract: Firearm supporting devices (e.g., firearm vises), methods of assembling firearm supporting devices, and methods of packaging firearm supporting devices are disclosed herein. One aspect is directed to a firearm supporting device for supporting a firearm having a first section and a second section spaced apart from the first section. In one such embodiment, a firearm supporting device includes a base, a first support for carrying the first section of the firearm, and a second support for carrying the second section of the firearm. The base includes a first portion and a second portion configured to be attached to the first portion. The first portion is fixed relative to the second portion when the first and second portions are attached. The first support is configured to project from the first portion of the base. The second support is configured to project from the second portion of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dave Yale, Russell A. Potterfield, Tim Morrow