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Firearm use training device and method

CA 2180059 C · Owner: Mesiano, Dominick N. · Inventors: Mesiano, Dominick N.

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A paint ball gun is protected by armor and is equipped with aiming mechanisms to allow the gun to be swiveled horizontally and raised or lowered using linear actuators controlled by hand held controllers distanced from and generally behind a person being trained in armed combat with the task of hitting targets located near the paint gun while avoiding being struck by a paint ball from the gun.

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Why it's free to use

  • Filed June 27, 1996 and granted May 23, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 27, 2016.
  • A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by June 27, 2018.
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FiledJune 27, 1996
GrantedMay 23, 2000
Term endedJune 27, 2016
Patent numberCA 2180059 C
Classification (IPC)F41A33/00 +2 more

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1997199920012003200520072009201120132015Application filedJune 27, 1996Patent grantedMay 23, 2000Term endedJune 27, 2016

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