Patents by Inventor David Koltas

David Koltas 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: 7216449
    Abstract: A firearm safety device for a firearm having a trigger and trigger guard. The firearm safety device includes first and second assemblies adapted to be secured to the firearm on opposite sides of the trigger guard to prevent access to and actuation of the trigger. The firearm safety device includes a lip disposed on at least one of the first and second assemblies for overlapping the other assembly when the safety device is secured to the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Child Guard LLC
    Inventors: J. Terry Riebling, William T. Hughes, David Koltas, Bernie Schaub
  • Publication number: 20040216349
    Abstract: A firearm safety device for a firearm having a trigger and trigger guard. The firearm safety device includes first and second assemblies adapted to be secured to the firearm on opposite sides of the trigger guard to prevent access to and actuation of the trigger. The firearm safety device includes a lip disposed on at least one of the first and second assemblies for overlapping the other assembly when the safety device is secured to the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: CHILD GUARD LLC
    Inventors: J. Terry Riebling, William T. Hughes, David Koltas, Bernie Schaub
  • Patent number: 6718678
    Abstract: A firearm safety device for a firearm having a trigger and trigger guard. The firearm safety device includes a first and second assemblies adapted to be secured to the firearm on opposite sides of the trigger guard to prevent access to and actuation of the trigger. A moveable clamp assembly includes slide member having first and second posts for receiving a portion of the trigger guard therebetween is disposed on the first assembly for slidable movement. A fastener is used to secure the slide member to the first assembly in a position to accommodate the trigger guard thereby preventing further sliding movement. Trigger guards having pins received in the apertures can be used to block access to and actuation of the trigger. An alarm is included which sounds when the firearm is moved or when an improper sequence of keys are pressed in an attempt to unlock the device. The alarm preferably sounds continuously during a first time period and intermittently thereafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Child Guard LLC
    Inventors: J. Terry Riebling, William T. Hughes, David Koltas, Bernie Schaub
  • Publication number: 20020069569
    Abstract: A firearm safety device for a firearm having a trigger and trigger guard. The firearm safety device includes a first and second assemblies adapted to be secured to the firearm on opposite sides of the trigger guard to prevent access to and actuation of the trigger. A moveable clamp assembly includes slide member having first and second posts for receiving a portion of the trigger guard therebetween is disposed on the first assembly for slidable movement. A fastener is used to secure the slide member to the first assembly in a position to accommodate the trigger guard thereby preventing further sliding movement. Trigger guards having pins received in the apertures can be used to block access to and actuation of the trigger. An alarm is included which sounds when the firearm is moved or when an improper sequence of keys are pressed in an attempt to unlock the device. The alarm preferably sounds continuously during a first time period and intermittently thereafter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: J. Terry Riebling, William T. Hughes, David Koltas, Bernie Schaub