Patents by Inventor Stephen LOUGHNANE

Stephen LOUGHNANE 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).

  • Empty shotgun cartridge separating system
    Patent number: 10209046
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for separating empty or used ammunition cartridges, in particular spent plastic shotgun shells, in order to allow the plastic and metal component parts of the cartridge to be recycled, the system comprising a restraint which defines a guideway within which the metal head of the cartridge may be slidingly engaged, and a clamp in the form of a pair of chains arranged to define a clamping path between opposed portions of the chains and along which clamping path the case may be drawn, the guideway diverging from the clamping path so as to draw the case out of register with the head as the cart ridge is displace along the clamping path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: Stephen Loughnane
  • AN EMPTY SHOTGUN CARTRIDGE SEPARATING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180149455
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for separating empty or used ammunition cartridges, in particular spent plastic shotgun shells, in order to allow the plastic and metal component parts of the cartridge to be recycled, the system comprising a restraint which defines a guideway within which the metal head of the cartridge may be slidingly engaged, and a clamp in the form of a pair of chains arranged to define a clamping path between opposed portions of the chains and along which clamping path the case may be drawn, the guideway diverging from the clamping path so as to draw the case out of register with the head as the cart ridge is displace along the clamping path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: Stephen LOUGHNANE