Gary Lee Sims

US Patent:

D547814, Jul 31, 2007

Filed:

Jul 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

29/263377

Inventors:

Steven C. Sims - Shelton WA, US
Greg Winters - Shelton WA, US
Arden Merriman - Shelton WA, US
Jonathan F. Seil - Shelton WA, US
Gary Sims - Shelton WA, US

International Classification:

2102

US Classification:

D21725

US Patent:

D551309, Sep 18, 2007

Filed:

Sep 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

29/214408

Inventors:

Steven C. Sims - Shelton WA, US
Gary Sims - Shelton WA, US
Jonathan F. Seil - Shelton WA, US

Assignee:

Steven Sims, Inc. - Shelton WA

International Classification:

2102

US Classification:

D21753

US Patent:

D561281, Feb 5, 2008

Filed:

Jul 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

29/263380

Inventors:

Steven C. Sims - Shelton WA, US
Gary Sims - Shelton WA, US
Arden Merriman - Shelton WA, US
Jonathan F. Seil - Shelton WA, US

International Classification:

2102

US Classification:

D21756, D21725

US Patent:

D598063, Aug 11, 2009

Filed:

Jul 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

29/263378

Inventors:

Steven C. Sims - Shelton WA, US
Gary Sims - Shelton WA, US
Arden Merriman - Shelton WA, US
Jonathan F. Seil - Shelton WA, US

International Classification:

2102

US Classification:

D21759

US Patent:

8083620, Dec 27, 2011

Filed:

Apr 6, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/066109

Inventors:

Steven C. Sims - Shelton WA, US
Gary Sims - Shelton WA, US
Greg Winters - Shelton WA, US
Jonathan F. Seil - Shelton WA, US

Assignee:

Sims Vibration Laboratory, Inc. - Shelton WA

International Classification:

A63B 59/06

US Classification:

473568, 473566, 473520

Abstract:

Ball bats comprising a stem and a handle surrounding the stem. An elastomeric decoupler system installed in the handle sharply reduces the transmission of shocks and vibrations from the stem to the handle, mitigating stinging and other unpleasant sensations experienced by the batter when a ball is struck. Unpleasant sensations can be further reduced by installing a DTMS damping device in the knob of the bat and by installing an elastomeric grip on the handle of the bat; and the unpleasant sound made when a bat strikes the ground or the like can be materially reduced by a device attached to the stem of the bat intermediate the ends of the handle. The present inventions are particularly adaptable to hollow, metal bats; and provision is made for venting the knob of the bat when it is welded in place so hot gases will not be forced into, and reduce the integrity of, the weld. Appropriate ones of the devices described above may also advantageously be employed in wood, composite, and other bats.

US Patent:

8241156, Aug 14, 2012

Filed:

Apr 3, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/732701

Inventors:

Steven C. Sims - Shelton WA, US
Johnathan F. Seil - Shelton WA, US
Gary Sims - Shelton WA, US
Greg Winters - Shelton WA, US

International Classification:

F42B 6/04

US Classification:

473578

Abstract:

Vibration dampening devices for arrows are installed in the arrow point end of the arrow shaft or in the nock end of the shaft or in both of those ends. These devices: (a) are fabricated from elastomeric materials; (b) have an elongated core surrounded by one or more annular, vibration dampening elements; and (c) employ decay time modification to attenuate shock and vibration. The devices are assembled in axially aligned relationship to an arrow point insert or arrow nock, and coupling features insure a positive connection between the dampening device and the arrow point insert or nock to which a device is assembled.

US Patent:

8347869, Jan 8, 2013

Filed:

Oct 9, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/287506

Inventors:

Steven C. Sims - Shelton WA, US
Greg Winters - Shelton WA, US
Gary Sims - Shelton WA, US
Jonathan Seil - Shelton WA, US
Arden Merriman - Shelton WA, US
Scott Eastman - Olympia WA, US

Assignee:

Sims Vibration Laboratory, Inc. - Shelton WA

International Classification:

F41B 5/00
F41B 5/10

US Classification:

124 231, 124 256

Abstract:

Quiet, lightweight, well-balanced, forgiving, and accurate compound archery bows which have significantly reduced vibration and bow jump. The limbs and cams of these bows can be removed and replaced without a bow press, and the limbs of the bows are functional (active) over essentially their entire length and allow one to obtain equivalent performance from a more compact and lighter bow. The bow limbs may be leverage locked in articulated limb pockets. The limb butts extend forward well beyond the front of the riser. This eliminates limb length and limb angle as major factors in determining brace height, allowing one to choose a riser style and limb length which optimize arrow speed and bow stabilization. Novel adjustment mechanisms allow one to easily adjust the poundage or poundage and brace height of the bow. Vibration isolation systems may be employed to isolate the bow riser from the limb pockets.

US Patent:

20070101980, May 10, 2007

Filed:

Oct 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/262257

Inventors:

Steven Sims - Shelton WA, US
Arden Merriman - Shelton WA, US
Johnathan Seil - Shelton WA, US
Gary Sims - Shelton WA, US
Greg Winters - Shelton WA, US

International Classification:

F41B 5/10

US Classification:

124025600

Abstract:

Improved compound bows which are smaller, more compact, lighter, and more easily handled and serviced than compound bows of conventional construction but are nevertheless capable of propelling an arrow at an equal or higher velocity and with comparable or greater accuracy than a conventional bow. The improved bows are quieter than those of conventional construction and less apt to snag on brush or other obstacles. They have a rigid riser with ends to which string cams are rotatably mounted and cam-associated power units mounted to and towards the ends of the riser. Each power unit has a component which is elastically deformed to store potential energy as the bow is drawn and a power cable connecting the power storing component to the associated string cam. A bow string extends between and is connected at its opposite ends to the string cams. As the bow is drawn, the string cams are rotated in counter directions, pulling on the power unit cables and thereby elastically deforming and storing potential energy in the power unit components. When the bow string is subsequently released, the elastically deformable power unit components restore to rest configurations, this converting the stored potential energy to arrow propelling kinetic energy. A timing cable arrangement insures that the cams are synchronized to rotate in unison, avoiding the unwanted nock travel that might otherwise occur; and the power units have an adjustment feature which allows the force required to fully draw the bow to be changed.