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GB2345953B - Electronically controlled pneumatic paintball guns - Google Patents

Electronically controlled pneumatic paintball guns

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Publication number
GB2345953B
GB2345953B GB9901288A GB9901288A GB2345953B GB 2345953 B GB2345953 B GB 2345953B GB 9901288 A GB9901288 A GB 9901288A GB 9901288 A GB9901288 A GB 9901288A GB 2345953 B GB2345953 B GB 2345953B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
electronically controlled
controlled pneumatic
pneumatic paintball
paintball guns
guns
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9901288A
Other versions
GB2345953A (en
GB9901288D0 (en
Inventor
John Ronald Rice
Nicholas John Marks
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
NPF Ltd
Original Assignee
NPF Ltd
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by NPF Ltd filed Critical NPF Ltd
Priority to GB9901288A priority Critical patent/GB2345953B/en
Publication of GB9901288D0 publication Critical patent/GB9901288D0/en
Priority to GB9916688A priority patent/GB2342710B/en
Priority to GB9916814A priority patent/GB2345949B/en
Priority to US09/418,224 priority patent/US6311682B1/en
Publication of GB2345953A publication Critical patent/GB2345953A/en
Priority to US09/859,883 priority patent/US6474325B2/en
Priority to US09/947,673 priority patent/US20020017287A1/en
Priority to US10/325,480 priority patent/US6748938B2/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2345953B publication Critical patent/GB2345953B/en
Priority to US10/856,193 priority patent/US6860259B2/en
Priority to US11/017,445 priority patent/US20050188975A1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F41B11/00—Compressed-gas guns, e.g. air guns; Steam guns
    • F41B11/50—Magazines for compressed-gas guns; Arrangements for feeding or loading projectiles from magazines
    • F41B11/57—Electronic or electric systems for feeding or loading
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A17/00—Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties
    • F41A17/06—Electric or electromechanical safeties
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A19/00—Firing or trigger mechanisms; Cocking mechanisms
    • F41A19/01—Counting means indicating the number of shots fired
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A19/00—Firing or trigger mechanisms; Cocking mechanisms
    • F41A19/58—Electric firing mechanisms
    • F41A19/64—Electric firing mechanisms for automatic or burst-firing mode
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A19/00—Firing or trigger mechanisms; Cocking mechanisms
    • F41A19/58—Electric firing mechanisms
    • F41A19/64—Electric firing mechanisms for automatic or burst-firing mode
    • F41A19/66—Electronic shot-velocity control
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A19/00—Firing or trigger mechanisms; Cocking mechanisms
    • F41A19/58—Electric firing mechanisms
    • F41A19/64—Electric firing mechanisms for automatic or burst-firing mode
    • F41A19/67—Burst limiters
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F41B11/00—Compressed-gas guns, e.g. air guns; Steam guns
    • F41B11/60—Compressed-gas guns, e.g. air guns; Steam guns characterised by the supply of compressed gas
    • F41B11/62—Compressed-gas guns, e.g. air guns; Steam guns characterised by the supply of compressed gas with pressure supplied by a gas cartridge
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F41B11/00—Compressed-gas guns, e.g. air guns; Steam guns
    • F41B11/70—Details not provided for in F41B11/50 or F41B11/60
    • F41B11/71—Electric or electronic control systems, e.g. for safety purposes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F41B11/00—Compressed-gas guns, e.g. air guns; Steam guns
    • F41B11/70—Details not provided for in F41B11/50 or F41B11/60
    • F41B11/72—Valves; Arrangement of valves
    • F41B11/724—Valves; Arrangement of valves for gas pressure reduction

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Measuring Fluid Pressure (AREA)
  • Alarm Systems (AREA)
  • Audible And Visible Signals (AREA)
GB9901288A 1999-01-22 1999-01-22 Electronically controlled pneumatic paintball guns Expired - Fee Related GB2345953B (en)

Priority Applications (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9901288A GB2345953B (en) 1999-01-22 1999-01-22 Electronically controlled pneumatic paintball guns
GB9916688A GB2342710B (en) 1999-01-22 1999-07-16 Paintball guns
GB9916814A GB2345949B (en) 1999-01-22 1999-07-19 Gas regulator
US09/418,224 US6311682B1 (en) 1999-01-22 1999-10-14 Paintball guns
US09/859,883 US6474325B2 (en) 1999-01-22 2001-05-16 Gas regulator
US09/947,673 US20020017287A1 (en) 1999-01-22 2001-09-06 Paintball guns
US10/325,480 US6748938B2 (en) 1999-01-22 2002-12-20 Paintball guns
US10/856,193 US6860259B2 (en) 1999-01-22 2004-05-28 Paintball guns
US11/017,445 US20050188975A1 (en) 1999-01-22 2004-12-20 Paintball guns

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9901288A GB2345953B (en) 1999-01-22 1999-01-22 Electronically controlled pneumatic paintball guns

Publications (3)

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GB9901288D0 GB9901288D0 (en) 1999-03-10
GB2345953A GB2345953A (en) 2000-07-26
GB2345953B true GB2345953B (en) 2003-07-23

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GB9916688A Expired - Fee Related GB2342710B (en) 1999-01-22 1999-07-16 Paintball guns
GB9916814A Expired - Fee Related GB2345949B (en) 1999-01-22 1999-07-19 Gas regulator

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GB9916688A Expired - Fee Related GB2342710B (en) 1999-01-22 1999-07-16 Paintball guns
GB9916814A Expired - Fee Related GB2345949B (en) 1999-01-22 1999-07-19 Gas regulator

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DD274479A1 (en) * 1988-07-27 1989-12-20 Thaelmann Fahrzeug Jagdwaffen METHOD FOR GAS-STAGE-ORIENTED VALVE CONTROL, ESPECIALLY FOR CO 2 LOW-ARMS
GB2259559A (en) * 1991-07-12 1993-03-17 Jonathan Martin Robert Watkins Simulated weapon system
GB2290483A (en) * 1994-06-21 1996-01-03 Eclipse Concepts Ltd Simulated weapon

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7921835B2 (en) 2005-09-15 2011-04-12 Kee Action Sports I Llc Wireless projectile loader system
US8448631B2 (en) 2005-09-15 2013-05-28 Kee Action Sports I Llc Wireless projectile loader system
USD587766S1 (en) 2006-07-20 2009-03-03 Kee Action Sports I Llc Paintball field marker

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2342710B (en) 2001-08-22
GB9916814D0 (en) 1999-09-22
GB2342710A (en) 2000-04-19
GB9916688D0 (en) 1999-09-15
GB2345953A (en) 2000-07-26
GB9901288D0 (en) 1999-03-10
GB2345949B (en) 2003-06-25
GB2345949A (en) 2000-07-26

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Legal Events

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732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20120122