Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Toole

Ronald L. Toole 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: 10746506
    Abstract: A laser aiming and illumination device is configured to be mounted onto a shot shell firearm such that mounting the device onto the shot shell firearm does not require permanent alteration of the shot shell firearm, the shot shell firearm having a trigger, a grip, a lower portion and an upper portion having a side surface, the laser aiming and illumination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: CQB OPTICS, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald L. Toole
  • Publication number: 20190346234
    Abstract: A laser aiming and illumination device is configured to be mounted onto a shot shell firearm such that mounting the device onto the shot shell firearm does not require permanent alteration of the shot shell firearm, the shot shell firearm having a trigger, a grip, a lower portion and an upper portion having a side surface, the laser aiming and illumination device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: RONALD L. TOOLE
  • Patent number: 10408570
    Abstract: A laser aiming and illumination device configured to be mounted onto a firearm such that mounting the device onto the firearm does not require permanent alteration of the firearm, the firearm having a trigger, a grip, a lower portion and an upper portion having a side surface. The laser aiming and illumination device includes an illumination module, including at least one of an illumination source and a laser source mounted to the side surface, an illumination mode selector configured to select an operating mode of the at least one of the illumination source and the laser source, a power module including a power source inside the grip, the power module electrically connected to the illumination module, an activation switch disposed adjacent the trigger of the firearm and configured to operate the at least one of the illumination source and the laser source in the selected operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: CQB OPTICS, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald L. Toole
  • Publication number: 20190226804
    Abstract: A laser aiming and illumination device configured to be mounted onto a firearm such that mounting the device onto the firearm does not require permanent alteration of the firearm, the firearm having a trigger, a grip, a lower portion and an upper portion having a side surface. The laser aiming and illumination device includes an illumination module, including at least one of an illumination source and a laser source mounted to the side surface, an illumination mode selector configured to select an operating mode of the at least one of the illumination source and the laser source, a power module including a power source inside the grip, the power module electrically connected to the illumination module, an activation switch disposed adjacent the trigger of the firearm and configured to operate the at least one of the illumination source and the laser source in the selected operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: RONALD L. TOOLE
  • Patent number: 9766038
    Abstract: A laser aiming and illumination device comprising an illumination module, an illumination mode selector, a power module, an activation switch and a connection module. The illumination module including at least one of an illumination source and a laser source configured to be activated in a selected operating by actuation of the activation switch. The illumination mode selector configured to select said operating mode. The connection module releasably electrically connecting the power module and the illumination module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: CQB Optics, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald L. Toole
  • Publication number: 20160209169
    Abstract: A laser aiming and illumination device comprising an illumination module, an illumination mode selector, a power module, an activation switch and a connection module. The illumination module including at least one of an illumination source and a laser source configured to be activated in a selected operating by actuation of the activation switch. The illumination mode selector configured to select said operating mode. The connection module releasably electrically connecting the power module and the illumination module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Ronald L. Toole
  • Patent number: 5706600
    Abstract: A sighting device for a weapon. The device forms an integral part of the handgun and projects a laser beam onto the impact point of the intended target. The device includes a laser assembly that is preferably disposed adjacent the front of the trigger guard of the handgun. In one preferred embodiment, a laser and laser drive circuit are mounted on a flexible circuit board to accommodate movement of the laser with respect to the laser drive circuit during sight adjustments. Preferably, the laser drive circuit comprises MOSFET devices in analog mode which use comparatively low power. A switch assembly is integrally disposed in a crotch formed between the trigger guard and the handgrip. The power supply may be disposed in the bottom of the handgun's magazine which is in electrical contact with the laser sighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Crimson Trace Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald L. Toole, Lewis A. Danielson, Joseph Ouellette, Stanley F. Heard
  • Patent number: 5435091
    Abstract: A handgun sighting device forming an integral part of the handgun and employing a laser device for projecting a laser beam. The laser device is included in a laser assembly disposed adjacent the top portion of the handgun's handgrip rearward of the trigger and extends laterally away from the handgrip a distance sufficient to allow the projection of the laser beam, while not being obtrusive to the user. For powering the laser device, the sighting device employs driving circuitry preferably disposed within the handgrip. For selectively enabling the laser device, the sighting device employs a switch mechanism preferably accessible on the handgrip. The sighting device, in one embodiment, is adapted for use with handguns having handgrips with removable grip panels and, in another embodiment, is adapted for use in handguns that do not employ removable grip panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Assignee: Crimson Trace Corp.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Toole, Lewis A. Danielson, Stanley F. Heard
  • Patent number: 5179235
    Abstract: A laser sighting device for a pistol includes a universally mounted laser diode at the forward end of the pistol's trigger guard, wherein positioning of the laser beam is accomplished via adjustment screws from within the trigger guard. An energizing cable in the pistol structure is connected to a power supply located within the pistol's handgrip, and an externally operable activating switch is provided at the rear of the handgrip which is easily actuated by the user's hand immediately before the trigger is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Inventor: Ronald L. Toole