Patents by Inventor W. Lawrence Wood

W. Lawrence Wood 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).

  • Magazine for housing cartridges using a spirally wound conforce spring
    Patent number: 4888899
    Abstract: A magazine for housing cartridges, preferably nine millimeter cartridges, is disclosed and includes, as part of the follower assembly, a spirally wound conforce spring unit, preferably comprising a plurality of separate but attached conforce springs. In a preferred embodiment, the magazine includes a conventional-in-length body, which has been modified by providing an elongated rib on the inside surface of a first side wall of the body. A wound portion of the spiral spring unit is located off-center and adjacent to an end portion of a follower body. An unwound portion of the spring unit is located adjacent to the first side wall of the magazine body. The rib acts to prevent contact between the unwound spring unit portion and the cartridges housed in the magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1989
    Assignee: Ram-Line, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Gaines Chesnut, W. Lawrence Wood