Patents by Inventor Joseph N. Kiesel

Joseph N. Kiesel 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).

  • Method and device for providing an integral firearms safety lock mechanism
    Publication number: 20080104874
    Abstract: The present invention provides an integral firearms safety lock that safely provides locking capabilities in a firearm. The integral firearms safety lock ensures that a firearm is unable to fire by a simple manual manipulation of a locking mechanism. Moreover, an integral firearms safety lock is provided that contacts and locks a firing pin safety thereby preventing any unauthorized firing of the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Sigarms, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph N. Kiesel, Richard L. Strout
  • Method and device for providing an integral firearms safety lock mechanism
    Patent number: 7225575
    Abstract: The present invention provides an integral firearms safety lock that safely provides locking capabilities in a firearm. The integral firearms safety lock ensures that a firearm is unable to fire by a simple manual manipulation of a locking mechanism. Moreover, an integral firearms safety lock is provided that contacts and locks a firing pin safety thereby preventing any unauthorized firing of the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Sigarms, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph N. Kiesel, II, Richard L. Strout
  • Voice-activated locking mechanism for securing firearms
    Publication number: 20030229499
    Abstract: An improved locking mechanism for fire arms is activated through a comparison of a speech pattern with a voice print stored in memory to ensure only an authorized user can unlock the locking mechanism. The voice print and other parameters can be stored in memory or on a separate smart card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Applicant: SIGARMS Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Von Bosse, Joseph N. Kiesel