Patents by Inventor Alain Botty

Alain Botty has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8850731
    Abstract: Improved gun with automatic loading of cartridges, comprising a cartridge loader in the form of a tubular magazine (4), characterized in that: The magazine bottom (18) is mounted in a way so that it can slide in the axial direction (X-X?) with respect to the tubular magazine (4). The sliding magazine bottom (18) is equipped with a shock absorber (26) able to absorb the shocks exerted on the magazine bottom (18) in the axial direction (X-X?) of the tubular magazine (4). The cartridge follower assembly (19) provided with a shock absorber (29) that can absorb the shocks exerted on the follower assembly (19) in the axial direction (19) of the tubular magazine (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Browning International, Societe Anonyme
    Inventors: Alain Botty, Marc Boland
  • Patent number: 8413361
    Abstract: Shoulder fire arm comprising a frame a barrel and a stock for holding the weapon against the shoulder and or the cheek of the gunman wherein the stock is formed of a body and a recoil pad at the end of this body, the recoil pad being connected to the body of the stock by means of a shock absorber and the absorber is placed in such a way that during the shot the stock moves down from the shoulder and cheek of the gunman.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Browning International SA
    Inventors: Eric Quaedpeerds, Alain Botty, Thierry Dumortier
  • Publication number: 20100281727
    Abstract: Shoulder fire arm comprising a frame a barrel and a stock for holding the weapon against the shoulder and or the cheek of the gunman wherein the stock is formed of a body and a recoil pad at the end of this body, the recoil pad being connected to the body of the stock by means of a shock absorber and the absorber is placed in such a way that during the shot the stock moves down from the shoulder and cheek of the gunman.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: BROWNING INTERNATIONAL SA
    Inventors: ERIC QUAEDPEERDS, Alain Botty, Thierry Dumortier
  • Patent number: 7467581
    Abstract: A semi-automatic rifle includes a frame (2); a barrel (3); a sliding guide (9) mounted in the frame (2) and forming one piece with breech bolts (10) which make it possible to control the recocking and the locking of the rifle (1); an automatic recock device (12) includes a piston (13) mounted in a gas cylinder (14) whose chamber (15) is connected to the bore (7) of the barrel (3) via a vent hole (16), whereby the piston (13) makes contact with the head of a sliding guide (17) which is connected to the sliding guide (9) and which is mounted in a sliding manner on a guiding rod (19) which forms one piece with the frame (2) and which is mainly parallel to the axis of the barrel (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Browning International, Societe Anonyme
    Inventor: Alain Botty
  • Publication number: 20070131104
    Abstract: An improved semi-automatic rifle comprising a frame (2); a barrel (3); a sliding guide (9) mounted in the frame (2) and forming one piece with breech bolts (10) which make it possible to control the recocking and the locking of the rifle (1); an automatic recock device (12) comprising a piston (13) mounted in a gas cylinder (14) whose chamber (15) is connected to the bore (7) of the barrel (3) via a vent hole (16), whereby the piston (13) makes contact with the head of a sliding guide (17) which is connected to the sliding guide (9) and which is mounted in a sliding manner on a guiding rod (19) which forms one piece with the frame (2) and which is mainly parallel to the axis of the barrel (3); a floating mass (25) through which the guiding rod (19) passes and which is mounted in a sliding manner in the axial direction of the guiding rod (19) between two sides (27, 28) of a housing (24) in the head of the sliding guide (17); and a return spring (29) mounted round the guiding rod (19) and situated between the f
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Alain Botty