Patents by Inventor Shell M. Ferris

Shell M. Ferris 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: 5839422
    Abstract: A portable automatic projectile loading device for use with a gun-like apparatus typically utilizing compressed gas to fire projectiles. The device being capable of storing up to 1000 projectiles which are conveniently carried by the user in a coiled flexible hose contained, along with a compressed gas cylinder, in a pack preferably carried on the back. The projectiles may be paint, gelatin, or tear gas filled balls that rupture upon impact. The device utilizes compressed gas flowing through a flexible hose containing the projectiles to propel the projectiles into the breach of the gun-like apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Inventor: Shell M. Ferris