Patents by Inventor Michael BERKEYPILE
Michael BERKEYPILE 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).
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Publication number: 20240167781Abstract: A noise suppression device for a firearm includes a body including an internal surface; a plurality of raised strips protruding from the internal surface; and a plurality of fins corresponding to and extending from the plurality of raised strips, respectively, wherein the noise suppression device includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or a core.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.Inventors: Richard Ryder WASHBURN, III, Michael BERKEYPILE, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, II
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Publication number: 20230296342Abstract: A noise suppression device includes a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device, an internal portion, a first end, and a second end; a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body and including a plurality of baffles; and a bore extending completely through and along a longitudinal axis of the noise suppression device, wherein porosity is a fraction of a volume of pores per volume of mass in a material of the noise suppression device, a structure of the pores is not random, and the porosity of a portion of the core including one of the plurality of baffles is different than the porosity of a portion of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Richard Ryder WASHBURN, III, Michael BERKEYPILE, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, II
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Patent number: 11725897Abstract: A noise suppression device for a firearm, the noise suppression device including a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device, and an internal surface; a raised strip protruding from the outermost external surface of the noise suppression device; and a plurality of fins extending from the raised strip and spaced apart from each other at intervals along a length of the raised strip, wherein the noise suppression device includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or the core.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.Inventors: Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Michael Berkeypile, Richard Ryder Washburn, II
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Patent number: 11435155Abstract: A noise suppression device includes a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device, an internal portion, a first end, and a second end; a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body; and a bore extending completely through and along a longitudinal axis of the noise suppression device, wherein the noise suppression device includes no joints, no seams, and no formerly separate pieces within the body or the core, a porosity of the core at the internal portion of the body is different than a porosity of a portion of the core along a radial direction closer to the bore, where the porosity is defined as a fraction of a volume of pores per volume of mass in a material of the noise suppression device.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.Inventors: Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Michael Berkeypile, Richard Ryder Washburn, II
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Publication number: 20210356224Abstract: A noise suppression device for a firearm, the noise suppression device including a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device, and an internal surface; a raised strip protruding from the outermost external surface of the noise suppression device; and a plurality of fins extending from the raised strip and spaced apart from each other at intervals along a length of the raised strip, wherein the noise suppression device includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.Inventors: Richard Ryder WASHBURN, III, Michael BERKEYPILE, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, II
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Patent number: 11092399Abstract: A noise suppression device for use with a firearm includes a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device, an internal portion, a first end, and a second end; a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body; and a spine protruding from the body, wherein the noise suppression device includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or the core.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: CENTRE FIREARMS CO., INC.Inventors: Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Michael Berkeypile, Richard Ryder Washburn, II
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Publication number: 20210207917Abstract: A noise suppression device includes a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device, an internal portion, a first end, and a second end; a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body; and a bore extending completely through and along a longitudinal axis of the noise suppression device, wherein the noise suppression device includes no joints, no seams, and no formerly separate pieces within the body or the core, a porosity of the core at the internal portion of the body is different than a porosity of a portion of the core along a radial direction closer to the bore, where the porosity is defined as a fraction of a volume of pores per volume of mass in a material of the noise suppression device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Richard Ryder WASHBURN, III, Michael BERKEYPILE, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, II
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Publication number: 20210071978Abstract: A noise suppression device for use with a firearm includes a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device, an internal portion, a first end, and a second end; a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body; and a spine protruding from the body, wherein the noise suppression device includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Richard Ryder WASHBURN, III, Michael BERKEYPILE, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, II
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Patent number: 10690441Abstract: An end cap for a weapon can include a sub-frame, a body, and a rail. The end cap is a modular buttstock interface cap (MBIC) with a NATO STANAG 4694 or MIL-STD-1913 (Picatinny) rail interface that provides interchangeability between braces, stocks, and other accessories for weapon systems, including weapons with recoil buffer systems within the weapon's receiver. The MBIC can be a three-dimensional-printed structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: CENTRE FIREARMS CO., INC.Inventors: Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Michael Berkeypile
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Patent number: 10690431Abstract: A noise suppression device for use with a firearm includes a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device, an internal portion, a first end, and a second end; and a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body, wherein the noise suppression device includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or the core, and a porosity of a first portion of the body that is adjacent to the first end is different than a porosity of a second portion of the body that is adjacent to the second end. Alternatively, the core includes a plurality of baffles, and a porosity of a first baffle that is adjacent to the first end is different than a porosity of a second baffle that is adjacent to the second end.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: CENTRE FIREARMS CO., INC.Inventors: Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Michael Berkeypile, Richard Ryder Washburn, II
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Publication number: 20200072571Abstract: A noise suppression device for use with a firearm includes a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device, an internal portion, a first end, and a second end; and a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body, wherein the noise suppression device includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or the core, and a porosity of a first portion of the body that is adjacent to the first end is different than a porosity of a second portion of the body that is adjacent to the second end. Alternatively, the core includes a plurality of baffles, and a porosity of a first baffle that is adjacent to the first end is different than a porosity of a second baffle that is adjacent to the second end.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Richard Ryder WASHBURN, III, Michael BERKEYPILE, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, II
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Publication number: 20190285380Abstract: An end cap for a weapon can include a sub-frame, a body, and a rail. The end cap is a modular buttstock interface cap (MBIC) with a NATO STANAG 4694 or MIL-STD-1913 (Picatinny) rail interface that provides interchangeability between braces, stocks, and other accessories for weapon systems, including weapons with recoil buffer systems within the weapon's receiver. The MBIC can be a three-dimensional-printed structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Richard Ryder WASHBURN, III, Michael BERKEYPILE
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Patent number: 10330418Abstract: A noise suppression device for use with a firearm includes a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device and an internal portion and a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body, wherein the noise suppression includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or the core, and the core includes a structure of a plurality of holes defined by a framework of a connecting structure that connects to the internal portion of the body. Optionally, the core can include one or more baffles or one or more chambers.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: CENTRE FIREARMS CO., INC.Inventors: Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Michael Berkeypile, Richard Ryder Washburn, II
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Publication number: 20180372438Abstract: A noise suppression device for use with a firearm includes a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device and an internal portion and a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body, wherein the noise suppression includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or the core, and the core includes a structure of a plurality of holes defined by a framework of a connecting structure that connects to the internal portion of the body. Optionally, the core can include one or more baffles or one or more chambers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Richard Ryder WASHBURN, III, Michael BERKEYPILE, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, II
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Publication number: 20180031346Abstract: A noise suppression device for use with a firearm includes a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device and an internal portion and a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body, wherein the noise suppression includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or the core, and the core includes a structure of a plurality of holes defined by a framework of a connecting structure that connects to the internal portion of the body. Optionally, the core can include one or more baffles or one or more chambers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Richard Ryder WASHBURN, III, Michael BERKEYPILE, Richard Ryder WASHBURN, II
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Patent number: D838803Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: CENTRE FIREARMS CO., INC.Inventors: Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Michael Berkeypile