Patents by Inventor Cort Wetherald

Cort Wetherald 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: 11137223
    Abstract: A bolt catch device is disclosed. The bolt catch includes a movable surface configured to be positioned within a weapon so as to conditionally engage a bolt so as to prevent the bolt from rechambering a next round from a magazine, a tip configured to, in response to a received force, cause the movable surface to move so as to release the bolt, and a spring engagement feature configured to be positioned within the weapon so as to receive a spring within the weapon, wherein the spring within the weapon is configured to bias the movable surface toward a position which prevents the bolt from rechambering a next round.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Bert Christiansen, Cort Wetherald
  • Publication number: 20190128627
    Abstract: A bolt catch device is disclosed. The bolt catch includes a movable surface configured to be positioned within a weapon so as to conditionally engage a bolt so as to prevent the bolt from rechambering a next round from a magazine, a tip configured to, in response to a received force, cause the movable surface to move so as to release the bolt, and a spring engagement feature configured to be positioned within the weapon so as to receive a spring within the weapon, wherein the spring within the weapon is configured to bias the movable surface toward a position which prevents the bolt from rechambering a next round.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Richard Bert Christiansen, Cort Wetherald
  • Patent number: 9791242
    Abstract: A device for preventing secondary light emitted by a laser sight from being seen is disclosed. The device includes a cavity defined by a sidewall and first and second ends of a light containment structure. In some embodiments, the light containment structure is mountable so as to receive light from a laser sight of a weapon through a first opening located at the first end of the light containment structure. The device can include a first portion located at the second end of the light containment structure, and a second opening defined by the first portion and that can pass light from the cavity toward an object such that the object is illuminated to a user of the weapon by the light from the second opening. In some embodiments, the cavity can be configured such that light does not directly illuminate the sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Bert Christiansen, Cort Wetherald
  • Patent number: 9714812
    Abstract: A device for preventing secondary light emitted by a laser sight from being seen is disclosed. The device includes a cavity defined by a sidewall and first and second ends of a light containment structure. In some embodiments, the light containment structure is mountable so as to receive light from a laser sight of a weapon through a first opening located at the first end of the light containment structure. The device can include a first portion located at the second end of the light containment structure, and a second opening defined by the first portion and that can pass light from the cavity toward an object such that the object is illuminated to a user of the weapon by the light from the second opening. In some embodiments, the cavity can be configured such that light does not directly illuminate the sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Bert Christiansen, Cort Wetherald
  • Publication number: 20160054556
    Abstract: A device for preventing secondary light emitted by a laser sight from being seen is disclosed. The device includes a cavity defined by a sidewall and first and second ends of a light containment structure. In some embodiments, the light containment structure is mountable so as to receive light from a laser sight of a weapon through a first opening located at the first end of the light containment structure. The device can include a first portion located at the second end of the light containment structure, and a second opening defined by the first portion and that can pass light from the cavity toward an object such that the object is illuminated to a user of the weapon by the light from the second opening. In some embodiments, the cavity can be configured such that light does not directly illuminate the sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Richard B. Christiansen, Cort Wetherald
  • Publication number: 20160054099
    Abstract: A device for preventing secondary light emitted by a laser sight from being seen is disclosed. The device includes a cavity defined by a sidewall and first and second ends of a light containment structure. In some embodiments, the light containment structure is mountable so as to receive light from a laser sight of a weapon through a first opening located at the first end of the light containment structure. The device can include a first portion located at the second end of the light containment structure, and a second opening defined by the first portion and that can pass light from the cavity toward an object such that the object is illuminated to a user of the weapon by the light from the second opening. In some embodiments, the cavity can be configured such that light does not directly illuminate the sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Richard Bertrand Christiansen, Cort Wetherald