AO: We are back from the dead... again! After an 18 day outage, we are finally alive and well. Who knew how complicated updating software/databases from 2008 would be. I still have alot of tweaks to make, but my main goal was getting everything patched and updated to 2026.
Vbulletin 6 has changed alot since 2008 so we will have a ton of new features to dig into.
with any luck, this latest round of suing will result in their patents in a weakened state.
too bad they can't be nailed with anti-trust.
but you, you will always be remembered as the guy who brought some of the biggest innovations to paintball (how many companies had decent field strip methods before you?)
it was ground breaking to have a Reg intregal to the valve design tho. That's where the real magic was in it's day.
It would seem as though it's still groundbreaking to have a reg integrated into the valve. I don't know of any other markers off the top of my head which do so.
Originally posted by AGD
I should have patented that too...
Cheer up Tom, you're still a little higher on my list than the Gardners. If I had to think of an analogy, it'd be sorta like I'd let you name my firstborn child, whereas I wouldn't let Billy Gardner lick the dirt off my cleats.
It would seem as though it's still groundbreaking to have a reg integrated into the valve. I don't know of any other markers off the top of my head which do so.
It's just not neccessary today or they would be doing it. Dual Reg'd HPA is the standard today. (Tank+1) Flow rates today are well more than you need as is recharge.
Back then you were talking about un-reg CO2 straight in the marker as typical.
Hey don't worry about it, you did great things for paintball. Patents are really just a mechanism to trigger a lawsuit and don't let SP get you down
This sueing crap will eventually come to an end. Harley Davidson did the same thing back then. Even going as far as sueing certified mechanics who started their own little shop and advertising the name "HARLEY DAVIDSON" anywhere in their shop. That was when you paid 5 grand more than MSRP. It forced other manufacturers to slightly alter designs to get around the patent and, low and behold, they made their design better after all. So Tom, think of this as a semi-retired - break, but eventually the market will come around needing your "expertice" again.
This sueing crap will eventually come to an end. Harley Davidson did the same thing back then. Even going as far as sueing certified mechanics who started their own little shop and advertising the name "HARLEY DAVIDSON" anywhere in their shop. That was when you paid 5 grand more than MSRP. It forced other manufacturers to slightly alter designs to get around the patent and, low and behold, they made their design better after all. So Tom, think of this as a semi-retired - break, but eventually the market will come around needing your "expertice" again.
I can't wait until all these 'Pro Tournament' players realize how often it's their hopper that gets hit, and say 'oh, wait a sec, what is this warp feed thingy?'
It's just not neccessary today or they would be doing it. Dual Reg'd HPA is the standard today. (Tank+1) Flow rates today are well more than you need as is recharge.
It is not necessary only because the front reg on most guns is NOT the final regulator. What people fail to understand is that the poppet valve does the regulating on all hammer valve guns. Spoolers are another story but run at so low a pressure different things come into play.
unless i'm missing something in the diagram, you could simply replace the AIR reg on the valve with a bored out chamber and use a vert reg in place of the integrated regulator.
someone did that a few years back, i remember it, i dont remember who did it but it looked pretty cool.
anyone have pics of it?
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It's just not neccessary today or they would be doing it. Dual Reg'd HPA is the standard today. (Tank+1) Flow rates today are well more than you need as is recharge.
Back then you were talking about un-reg CO2 straight in the marker as typical.
I was thinking more for the sake of space...but I guess most markers have foregrips now anyway so that advantage is kind of lost.
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