Patents Examined by Reginald S Tillman, Jr.
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Patent number: 11965706Abstract: A composite charging handle assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: DFM Arms, LLCInventors: Mark Hillis, Nathan Dudney, Evan Dungan, Joel Stanley
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Patent number: 11965713Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a sighting device with a quick-release accessory, includes a sighting module housing and an accessory housing. The sighting module housing wherein a first connector is arranged on one side of the sighting module housing, and a first electrical connection portion is arranged on one side of the first connector facing away from the sighting module housing; and an accessory housing, wherein a second connector is arranged on one side of the accessory housing; the second connector is detachably connected to the first connector, so that the accessory housing is connected to the sighting module housing; a second electrical connection portion is arranged on one side of the second connector facing away from the accessory housing; and the second electrical connection portion is electrically connected to the first electrical connection portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Inventor: Peng Wang
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Patent number: 11959712Abstract: A firing mechanism for a striker-fired, magazine-fed semi-automatic pistol includes a linear cam that is attached to and moves with a slide. The linear cam moves a cam follower that pivots a reset bar. The reset bar bears upon a trigger bar projection, moving the trigger bar projection out of engagement with a lower end of a sear lower arm as the slide closes. Interference between the reset bar and the trigger bar projection prevents a second pull of the trigger from releasing the sear and moving the sear to the firing position to fire a second round until the pistol is in battery, while allowing the shooter to achieve a high rate of semi-automatic fire.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Inventor: Declan Canny
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Patent number: 11953280Abstract: The rifle rest is for use with a vertical support post. The rifle rest includes a body including a collar configured to substantially surround the vertical support post, and at least one tightening mechanism coupled to the collar and configured to tighten the collar and position the body at a selected height on the vertical support post. A pivotable arm, defining a rifle rest platform, is pivotally coupled to the body and configured to be pivoted between a stored position adjacent the vertical support post and a deployed position extending away from the vertical support post. The pivotable arm is coupled to the body via a pivotal resistance that keeps the pivotable arm selectively secured in the stored position and the deployed position, respectively, until a user overcomes the pivotable resistance and pivots the pivotable arm to selectively store the pivotable arm and deploy the pivotable arm.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Road Runner Rifle Rest, LLCInventors: Robert B Blake, Alan Wanderer
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Patent number: 11953278Abstract: A method of firing a firearm includes rotating a trigger to force a latch pin lever to move; forcing a latch pin forward by the latch pin lever to force a cylinder forward toward a barrel; sealing or substantially sealing the barrel and the cylinder; and releasing a hammer to strike a cartridge while the barrel and the cylinder are sealed.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.Inventors: Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Juan D. Cabrera, Andrew Lees, Richard Ryder Washburn, II
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Patent number: 11953281Abstract: A rifle receiver arrangement including a hollow chamber with a silt to receive an end of a rifle barrel. A slit opening/closing arrangement including an abutment member to abut against a rotatable bolt once the rotatable bolt is rotated in a second direction beyond a first open position such that upon abutment between the rotatable bolt and the abutment member, further rotation of the rotatable bolt in the second direction increases the gap of the slit of the hollow chamber to provide an extended open position to allow the end of the rifle barrel to be accepted less restrictively into the hollow chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Lightforce Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Larry Chiera, Raymond L. Dennis
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Patent number: 11953300Abstract: Metallic solid projectile for practice cartridges, in particular for use on preferably police shooting ranges, wherein the solid projectile comprises a front-side ogival portion and a cylinder portion for holding the solid projectile in a cartridge case and defines a projectile length in the axial direction, wherein the ogival portion has an ogival wall and a rotationally symmetrical ogival cavity circumferentially bounded by the ogival wall, wherein it is provided that a fully cylindrical stem portion of the solid projectile extends in the axial direction over less than 45% of the projectile length.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: RUAG Ammotec GmbHInventors: Florian Spanner, Heinz Riess, Marcus Stier
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Patent number: 11940238Abstract: Provided herein are bolt carriers, firearms, and related methods, devices, and assemblies. A bolt carrier for a firearm of an example embodiment includes a cam slot configured to receive a cam pin of a bolt, the cam slot defining a cam path along which the cam pin is configured to travel, the cam path comprising a locked dwell, an unlocked dwell, and a transition section disposed between the locked dwell and the unlocked dwell, wherein the locked dwell defines a portion parallel to a first axis of the bolt carrier that is greater than 0.070 inches long.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: WHG PROPERTIES, LLCInventors: Frank Robinson, William Geissele
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Patent number: 11940722Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described which provide a camera mount system. The camera mount system can include, for example, a first optical element and a second optical element. Incoming light from a scope on a weapon, for example, is partially transmitted and partially reflected by the first optical element. The partially transmitted light passes through an eyepiece to a viewer (e.g., a shooter). The partially reflected light is reflected by the second optical element and is recorded by a recording device (e.g., a camera, a video recorder, an image sensor, etc.). The viewer has direct access to the scope optics, a spotting scope, or binoculars, for example, and the camera and the viewer have access to the same view.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: TACTACAM LLCInventors: Jeffrey B. Peel, Garrison J. Peel, Benjamin B. Stern
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Patent number: 11940240Abstract: A customizable firearm system includes a chassis. A barrel assembly is disposed in the chassis. The barrel assembly including a trunnion and a barrel nut assembly. The barrel nut assembly includes an outer barrel nut sleeve and an inner barrel nut sleeve receiving a barrel. The barrel nut assembly is removably disposed in the trunnion. A bolt carrier assembly is disposed in the chassis. The bolt carrier assembly includes a backplate assembly and a pair of guide rods. Each of the guide rods have a first end disposed in the backplate assembly, and a second end disposed in the trunnion. A bolt carrier slidably disposed on the guide rod.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: MAK IP, LLCInventors: Brandon Makowski, Dewayne Lee Thompson
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Patent number: 11940261Abstract: A bulkhead for transmitting detonation signals. The bulkhead is designed for use with a perforating gun assembly. The bulkhead comprises an elongated tubular body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a bore extending from the first end to the second end. The bulkhead also includes a signal pin residing within the bore of the bulkhead. The signal pin also has a first end, and a second end opposite the first end. An electrically conductive wire is connected to the second end of the signal pin at the second end of the bulkhead. The bulkhead also comprises an end piece extending from the second end of the bulkhead. The end piece closely holds the conductive wire in place. Preferably, the end piece is over-molded to securely hold the detonator wire.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: XConnect, LLCInventor: Shelby L. Sullivan
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Patent number: 11927415Abstract: A firearm receiver assembly includes a receiver body, a threaded mount at a rear portion of the receiver body, a magazine release assembly including a magazine release portion on at least one side of the receiver body, a bolt release assembly including a bolt release central portion and a bolt release portion on at least one side of the receiver body, and a safety selector assembly including a safety portion on at least one side of the receiver body. The bolt release central portion translates vertically within a cavity of the receiver body.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Inventors: James Matthew Underwood, Larry Cullen Underwood
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Patent number: 11927434Abstract: A device and a method for managing registration and arrangement of a detonator are proposed. The device includes: a detonator arrangement part configured to arrange, in response to a request for registration of a detonator input by an operator, the detonator on a detonator hole number according to a blasting pattern pre-designed on the basis of arrangement information input by the operator or arranging the detonator on the basis of an arrangement pattern of pre-arranged detonators; an arrangement result analysis part configured to analyze an arrangement result of the detonator that is arranged according to the arrangement pattern of the pre-arranged detonators; and an arrangement error notification part configured to provide notification to the operator when the analyzed arrangement result has an error.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: HANWHA CORPORATIONInventor: Ki Won Hwang
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Patent number: 11927407Abstract: A safety selector for a firearm, including a first lever including an integrally formed safety shaft and a first handle located outside the lower receiver for actuation, as well as a bearing portion, a selector portion and a connecting portion. To facilitate disassembly and interchangeability, the first lever is configured for spring-biased coupling to a securing element and has, on the connecting portion, a positioning protrusion projecting toward the opposite side of the weapon. In a longitudinal direction, the positioning protrusion has a shape-complementary bore for receiving a connecting assembly which includes a connecting element, a spring and a spring lock.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: GLOCK TECHNOLOGY GMBHInventors: Mario Kastrun, Patrick Nolte, Karl Markut
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Patent number: 11927432Abstract: A system for a molded power charge with secondary pellet at each end. The molded power charge includes a solid outer wall which extends for the length. The solid outer wall has a first end and a second end. The power charge further includes a secondary pellet at each end. The first end and the second end of the outer wall include a secondary pellet with an exposed face. This allows the power charge to be ignited from either end.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: PYROTECHNICS RESEARCH CENTER LLCInventors: Ghassan Azar, Johnny Esquibel, Andy Pearce
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Patent number: 11913310Abstract: A method and apparatus for firing a detonator in a perforating gun string into a wellbore to a predetermined location using solid state electronics comprising: raising the voltage on the wireline to signal a solid state dual firing circuit within the perforating gun string to energize a detonator, energize the detonator, opening the detonator, firing a first perforating gun, and lowering the voltage of the wireline.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.Inventor: Stephen C. Masters
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Patent number: 11913746Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to ambidextrous firearm controls, including an ambidextrous bolt control assembly and/or ambidextrous magazine release and associated methods. The ambidextrous bolt control assembly may include a bolt catch configured to hingedly connect to a firearm to rotate between a disengaged position and an engaged position, the bolt catch may include a first bolt catch engagement button operable from a first side of the firearm and a first bolt catch release button operable from the first side of the firearm; an ambidextrous bolt catch engagement button operable from a second side of the firearm; and an ambidextrous bolt catch release button operable from the second side of the firearm; wherein the ambidextrous bolt catch engagement button and the ambidextrous bolt catch release button may each be separately movable relative to the firearm. The ambidextrous bolt catch assembly may further include an ambidextrous magazine release assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: WHG Properties, LLCInventors: William Geissele, Frank Robinson
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Patent number: 11913745Abstract: The present disclosure provides charging handles compatible with hold-open bolt carriers for using low-cost (e.g., 22LR) ammunition in a standard AR-15 or M16 upper receiver, such as an upper receiver of a Sig Sauer MCX firearm.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: PERFETTO PERFORMANCE, INC.Inventors: Kevin Philbin, Scott Richard Gherardini, Jr.
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Patent number: 11913742Abstract: In some embodiments, a fire control mechanism comprises a frame comprising a flange comprising a peak. A hammer is arranged to pivot about a hammer axis. A hammer spring is arranged to bias the hammer about the hammer axis. The hammer spring contacts the peak of the flange.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: In Ovation LLCInventor: Terrence Dwight Bender
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Patent number: 11912231Abstract: An airbag inflator includes a pressure vessel, an initiator positioned at one end of the pressure vessel, a manifold positioned at an opposite end of the pressure vessel, and a generant holder assembly secured in the pressure vessel adjacent the initiator. The generant holder assembly defines an annular space that is configured to secure a generant. A center of the generant holder assembly is open. The open center allows a pressure wave from the initiator to travel to the outlet burst disk.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: ARC TECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITEDInventors: Philip C. Simons, Dylan Sanders