Patents by Inventor Robert L. Gilmer

Robert L. Gilmer 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).

  • Publication number: 20240035783
    Abstract: A reactive firearm target is provided. The reactive firearm target includes a shoot-through, ricochet-free surface, a rigid support having a first end coupled to a portion of the shoot-through, ricochet-free surface, and a hinge mechanism coupled to a second end of the rigid support, wherein the hinge mechanism is configured to swing from a first position to a second position when the shoot-through, ricochet-free surface is contacted by a firearm projectile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventor: Robert L. Gilmer
  • Patent number: 9933232
    Abstract: A handgun support device includes a handgun rest for supporting at least a portion of a grip of a handgun therein, where the handgun rest includes a wall portion, and a back support for at least a portion of a back side of the grip of the handgun, the back support protruding from a back side of the wall portion and including a hole or gap to allow a thumb of a user to be placed through an opening thereof to support the handgun against the wall portion of the handgun rest with the user's fingers and opposing thumb. The handgun rest further excludes a front support for at least a portion of a front side of the grip of the handgun. Still yet, the handgun support device includes a rigid structure extending from the handgun rest for being held against an external support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Inventor: Robert L. Gilmer
  • Patent number: 9631893
    Abstract: A handgun support device is provided. The handgun support device includes a handgun rest for supporting at least a portion of a grip of a handgun therein, where the handgun rest includes a wall portion, a front support for at least a portion of a front side of the grip of the handgun, the front support protruding from a front side of the wall portion, and a back support for at least a portion of a back side of the grip of the handgun, the back support protruding from a back side of the wall portion and including a hole or gap to allow a thumb of a user to be placed through an opening thereof to support the handgun against the wall portion of the handgun rest with the user's fingers and opposing thumb. The handgun support device further includes a rigid structure extending from the handgun rest for being held against an external support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventor: Robert L. Gilmer
  • Publication number: 20170082393
    Abstract: A handgun support device includes a handgun rest for supporting at least a portion of a grip of a handgun therein, where the handgun rest includes a wall portion, and a back support for at least a portion of a back side of the grip of the handgun, the back support protruding from a back side of the wall portion and including a hole or gap to allow a thumb of a user to be placed through an opening thereof to support the handgun against the wall portion of the handgun rest with the user's fingers and opposing thumb. The handgun rest further excludes a front support for at least a portion of a front side of the grip of the handgun. Still yet, the handgun support device includes a rigid structure extending from the handgun rest for being held against an external support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Robert L. Gilmer
  • Publication number: 20160061558
    Abstract: A handgun support device is provided. The handgun support device includes a handgun rest for supporting at least a portion of a grip of a handgun therein, where the handgun rest includes a wall portion, a front support for at least a portion of a front side of the grip of the handgun, the front support protruding from a front side of the wall portion, and a back support for at least a portion of a back side of the grip of the handgun, the back support protruding from a back side of the wall portion and including a hole or gap to allow a thumb of a user to be placed through an opening thereof to support the handgun against the wall portion of the handgun rest with the user's fingers and opposing thumb. The handgun support device further includes a rigid structure extending from the handgun rest for being held against an external support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Robert L. Gilmer