Patents by Inventor William Tharp

William Tharp 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).

  • Semi-automatic shotgun with bottom ejecting port
    Patent number: 11067349
    Abstract: A shell feeding system for a top loading shotgun in one embodiment includes a barrel, receiver, and a magazine. The magazine includes a cavity configured to receive a plurality of ammunition shells in stacked end-to-end relationship. The magazine is positioned above the barrel and extends forward from the receiver. A load gating and locking block engages and guide each shell in a feed pathway towards the lower part of the receiver for chambering. In one embodiment, the receiver and magazine may be formed as a unitary integral structure forming a single piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventors: William Tharp, Jason Bourland, Nathan Hensley
  • Semi-Automatic Shotgun with Bottom Ejecting Port
    Publication number: 20200378699
    Abstract: A shell feeding system for a top loading shotgun in one embodiment includes a barrel, receiver, and a magazine. The magazine includes a cavity configured to receive a plurality of ammunition shells in stacked end-to-end relationship. The magazine is positioned above the barrel and extends forward from the receiver. A load gating and locking block engages and guide each shell in a feed pathway towards the lower part of the receiver for chambering. In one embodiment, the receiver and magazine may be formed as a unitary integral structure forming a single piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: William Tharp, Jason Bourland, Nathan Hensley
  • Semi-automatic shotgun with bottom ejecting port
    Patent number: 10677546
    Abstract: A shell feeding system for a top loading shotgun in one embodiment includes a barrel, receiver, and a magazine. The magazine includes a cavity configured to receive a plurality of ammunition shells in stacked end-to-end relationship. The magazine is positioned above the barrel and extends forward from the receiver. A load gating and locking block engages and guide each shell in a feed pathway towards the lower part of the receiver for chambering. In one embodiment, the receiver and magazine may be formed as a unitary integral structure forming a single piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Monsters Forge, LLC
    Inventors: William Tharp, Jason Bourland, Nathan Hensley
  • Bird transport carrier
    Patent number: D608954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Inventor: William Tharp