With Recoil Reducer Patents (Class 42/1.06)
  • Patent number: 11946713
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for extending a recoil impulse of a gun. The system elongates the recoil impulse to spread the recoil energy over time and reduce felt (i.e., peak) recoil force. Although the system adds weight to a gun, the system reduces felt recoil beyond what is possible by simply adding weight to a gun by using an inertial weight on a spring to absorb and release energy. To prevent shaking, the inertial weight system is tuned to a gun so that the inertial weight hits a pair of stops at certain points in the gun's discharge action cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: EIGHT HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventor: Teodor Puha
  • Patent number: 11898822
    Abstract: A measurement and data integration system for the preparation of a firearm, to fire an accurate, precise shot, incorporating a tubular component containing two sensors to measure the speed of the projectile, further including a subsystem for the detection of the impact thereof and the measurement of the time of flight of the same, a subsystem for the measurement of the angles of inclination and cant; a calibration subsystem, a subsystem for communication with weather stations which consults and receives in real time the meteorological variables, as well as a microprocessor with a first operational programme that measures, requests, stores and manages all the aforementioned signals, and a second programme that includes an interface with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventors: Carlos Maria Ortega, Giosue Martin Ponsiglione Rios
  • Patent number: 11892267
    Abstract: The buttstock assembly uses a modular design including interchangeable end attachments and sling strap connectors. The interchangeable end attachments allow the buttstock to have different toe heights and configurations for different shooting applications. The interchangeable strap connectors allow the use of either quick-disconnect style sling swivels or more traditional fixed strap loops as desired. The buttstock assembly also uses a “trigger” style locking mechanism to selectively position and lock the buttstock along the length of the extension tube to adjust the overall length of pull of the weapon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TangoDown, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Matthew Cahill, Daniel Michel
  • Patent number: 11754362
    Abstract: A device for reducing a recoil force generated by firing of a firearm. The device comprises elongated chamber in the form of an outer cylinder concealed in the forend of a long firearm and having a communicating port with the barrel of the gun situated a short distance beyond the tip of the bullet. The outer cylinder comprising a lead filled cylinder sliding freely back and forth into the elongated chamber. Upon firing the gun, a portion of the explosion gases will penetrate through the communicating Port into the recoil reducing cylinder and forcefully push the lead field cylinder forward against the distal bumper therefore pulling the gun forward and dampening the recoil force. After firing a spring situated distal to the lead cylinder pushes the cylinder backward to its initial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventor: Zafer Termanini
  • Patent number: 11732989
    Abstract: An assembly is configured for retaining a muzzle accessory mounted on a firearm barrel or to a muzzle adapter on the barrel, where the muzzle accessory has a mount with female threads on an inside and male threads on an outside of the mount. The outside of the muzzle adapter has male threads and a bearing surface. A locking nut has inner female threads and an inside taper located proximally of the female threads. A locking ring has a tapered outside face configured to engage the inside taper of the locking nut and an inside face configured to engage the bearing surface. When assembled, the mount is threaded onto the muzzle adapter and the locking nut is threaded onto the accessory mount with the locking ring engaging the bearing surface of the muzzle adapter and the inside taper of the locking nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Sig Sauer, Inc.
    Inventors: Krzysztof J. Kras, Lindsay Lee Bunch
  • Patent number: 11333456
    Abstract: A firearm buffer includes a buffer casing having a casing chamber with open and closed ends, and buffer weight within the casing chamber. A buffer plug is received in the open end of the buffer casing. A cross pin extends through at least a portion of the buffer plug retaining the buffer plug on the buffer casing. A locking pin is longitudinally displaceable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the locking pin is engaged with the cross pin and retains the cross pin in position with respect to the buffer plug. In the second position, the locking pin is disengaged from the cross pin such that the cross pin is removable from engagement with the buffer plug thereby permitting disassembly of the firearm buffer. A method of assembling a firearm buffer is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Abrams Airborne Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan C. Newberry, Pascal B. Planchenault
  • Patent number: 11306986
    Abstract: A firearm is disclosed which advantageously allows for firing from two different magazines, one in a magazine well ahead of a trigger, and a second magazine held in a handle of a pistol grip of the firearm. This allows for both sub-machine gun and pistol firing configurations, allowing for increased firing capacity and allowing the firearm to continuously fire while reloading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventors: Lemoy Titus, Patrick Stanley
  • Patent number: 11181338
    Abstract: A tactical-gear-rail connector-adapter system apparatus and method utilizing the Picatinny-rail standard, allowing precise aligned removable interconnection of a variety of tactical gear or auxiliary equipment such as telescopic sights, night vision devices, reflex sights, laser aiming modules, rangefinders, tactical lights, cameras, fore-grips, bipods, and bayonets, in field-interchangeable configurations, to small-arms rifles and pistols and to non-firearm tactical gear, by providing a greater amount of interconnection options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventor: Donald Kennair, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11041688
    Abstract: A muzzle brake (i.e., muzzle brake, suppressor, or compensator) directs air through ports in a top of the muzzle brake. Each pair of ports, left and right, has a corresponding baffle to which they are adjacent and form a recess in the rear face of. Each port is between 15 and 30 degrees from top center, and each port angles forward between 15 and 30 degrees. Each port is threaded such that a user may shut the port off with a set screw. Each baffle has a top tooth and a bottom tooth which direct gases from the muzzle of the firearm laterally and into the pair of ports associated with the baffle. The brake may also have lateral vents to disperse the excess gases received from the muzzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: AMERICAN PRECISION ARMS, LLC
    Inventor: Jered S. Joplin
  • Patent number: 10982918
    Abstract: A firearm buffer includes a buffer casing having a casing chamber with open and closed ends, and buffer weight within the casing chamber. A buffer plug is received in the open end of the buffer casing. A cross pin extends through at least a portion of the buffer plug retaining the buffer plug on the buffer casing. A locking pin is longitudinally displaceable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the locking pin is engaged with the cross pin and retains the cross pin in position with respect to the buffer plug. In the second position, the locking pin is disengaged from the cross pin such that the cross pin is removable from engagement with the buffer plug thereby permitting disassembly of the firearm buffer. A method of assembling a firearm buffer is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Abrams Airborne Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan C. Newberry, Pascal B. Planchenault
  • Patent number: 10941999
    Abstract: A recoil reducer device for use with a firearm is provided comprising a heavy weighted doughnut situated in a cylinder which is screwed onto the muzzle of the barrel. The exhaust gases as they exit the muzzle will enter the base of the cylinder through side portals and forcefully push the doughnut forward striking the base plate of the cylinder thereby pushing the recoil reducer device forward considerably reducing the recoil force generated by the fired bullet. A spring inside the cylinder will push back the weighted doughnut to its original position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Inventor: Zafer Termanini
  • Patent number: 10907937
    Abstract: A quick disconnect clamping assembly for releaseably attaching an accessory to an elongate support such as a picatinny-style mounting rail comprising a clamp body with a mounting yoke that is adapted to slide over and receive the picatinny rail. The yoke includes a substantially rectangular base plate defining the central upper surface of the clamp body and includes a pair of parallel sidewalls extending upwardly therefrom. A pair of spaced slots formed in the inner surfaces of the sidewalls are adapted to receive a spring and a spring biased positioning ball acts to precisely position the clamping assembly on the mounting rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Keng's Firearms Specialty, Inc.
    Inventors: Da Keng, Maciej W. Matuszczak
  • Patent number: 10830546
    Abstract: Example apparatus are disclosed for a gas feed for an automatic firearm, the gas feed comprising a mounting portion to fasten the gas feed on a firearm barrel, the gas feed comprising a gas cylinder connectable to a barrel bore inside the firearm barrel via a gas channel, a gas piston disposed inside the gas cylinder to drive a gas operated reloading mechanism, wherein the gas piston is displaceable in a longitudinal direction with respect to the firearm, and a closure element that can be detachably coupled to an end of the gas cylinder adjacent a stock of the firearm, wherein the closure element comprises a passage through which a gas piston can be disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: HECKLER & KOCH GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Fleiner, Stefan Doll, Daniel Kohler, Wilhelm Fischbach
  • Patent number: 10788283
    Abstract: A muzzle brake (i.e., muzzle brake, suppressor, or compensator) directs air through ports in a top of the muzzle brake. Each pair of ports, left and right, has a corresponding baffle to which they are adjacent and form a recess in the rear face of. Each port is between 15 and 30 degrees from top center, and each port angles forward between 15 and 30 degrees. Each port is threaded such that a user may shut the port off with a set screw. Each baffle has a top tooth and a bottom tooth which direct gases from the muzzle of the firearm laterally and into the pair of ports associated with the baffle. The brake may also have lateral vents to disperse the excess gases received from the muzzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: American Precision Arms, LLC
    Inventor: Jered S. Joplin
  • Patent number: 10612891
    Abstract: The impact angle of a small caliber projectile is determined by accurately measuring the orientation angle of the projectile in flight and modeling epicyclical flight of the projectile. To measure the orientation angle, a projectile is fired along a trajectory within a test gantry. One or more sets of cameras captures images of the projectile in flight. The images are processed using computer vision to measure the position and orientation angle at each station. Calibration of the test equipment prior to the test firing of the projectile, allows for determination of these points in the 3d space of the test fixture. Aeroballistic models are fit to the orientation history. From these models, an impact angle is extrapolated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Ryan Decker, Marco Duca, Shawn Spickert-Fulton, Kyle Schaarschmidt, Christopher Vesper
  • Patent number: 10591255
    Abstract: A system having a digital reticle and an application running on a processor. The digital reticle has an indicator structured to provide a notification signal to a user. The digital reticle is configured to receive a ballistics profile from an electronic ballistics calculator. The application is configured to determine a predicted terminal performance value of the projectile based, at least in part, on the ballistics profile. The application is further configured to receive a user input indicative of a desired terminal performance value for a projectile and to transmit a signal corresponding to the user input. The digital reticle is further configured to receive the signal corresponding to the user input and to activate the indicator when the predicted terminal performance value does not exceed the desired terminal performance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Sig Sauer, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew W. York
  • Patent number: 10591254
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for implementing wind correction for a projectile launching gun aiming at a target on a gun fire control system on an aircraft. The fire control method includes obtaining first physical parameters; executing a ballistics model to obtain a flight path of the projectile; obtaining number of points for wind direction and velocity across altitudes; executing a tracker model to obtain tracker location and initial gun state; obtaining closure tolerance and cross-correlation factor; modeling wind prediction to obtain a predicted wind column; incorporating the predicted wind column for wind column prediction for a projectile effect; and applying the projectile effect to the fire-control processor to adjust aiming the gun. The first physical parameters include wind column, gun state, ammunition type and aircraft flight conditions. The ballistics model obtains a flight path of the projectile based on the first physical parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: William Arthur Kenney
  • Patent number: 10557687
    Abstract: A system for mounting an accessory device on a firearm includes a longitudinally extending handguard affixed to the firearm. The handguard is configured to support the accessory device and includes an upper portion and a lower portion. At least one electrical connector is disposed on each of the upper portion and the lower portion. A power supply is supported on the handguard and circuitry is disposed between the upper portion and the lower portion. The circuitry electrically couples the power supply to the at least one electrical connector disposed on each of the upper portion and the lower portion. In a further aspect, a modular weapon system is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Wilcox Industries Corp.
    Inventors: James W. Teetzel, Gary M. Lemire
  • Patent number: 10551137
    Abstract: A semi-automatic pistol has a frame having a trigger guard defining a trigger finger space, a barrel connected to the frame and defining a bore axis, a slide connected to the frame and operable to reciprocate along the bore axis between a forward battery position and a rearward open position, a recoil mechanism operably connected between the slide and the frame, and operable to bias the slide to the battery position, and the recoil mechanism being entirely below the barrel axis and forward of the trigger finger space. The recoil mechanism may be a recoil spring defining a spring axis. The spring axis may be parallel to the bore axis. The recoil spring may be a helical shape defining a bore receiving a guide rod. The guide rod may be below the barrel. The trigger guard may have a downwardly facing upper surface defining the trigger finger space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Inventor: Billie Cyril Hudson, III
  • Patent number: 10436548
    Abstract: A recoil-damping device for a gun, in particular for fastening onto or in a buttstock of the gun, having a rear part and a front part which are movable towards one another against the force of at least one damping element. A locking device acting between the rear part and the front part is provided, which in a locking position blocks a relative movement between the rear and front parts and in a release position allows a relative movement between the rear and the front parts. A triggering element which can be activated by means of a shock pulse is further provided, which in a holding position holds the locking device in the locking position and in an active position releases the locking device into the release position. The triggering element and/or at least a part of the locking device is pivotable as a result of the shock pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Inventor: Damian Schoenborn
  • Patent number: 10415907
    Abstract: A buffer assembly for a firearm includes an internal assembly comprising a plurality of weights and a dead-blow biasing member in the form of a coil compression spring, stack of wave washers, a compression washers, or a compliant portion integrally formed in a rear end cap of the buffer assembly. The dead-blow biasing member is positioned between a flat end of one of the weights and a rear end cap of a buffer body or between flat ends of adjacent weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Bravo Company MFG, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Stephen Kincel, Jeffrey James O'Brien
  • Patent number: 10352637
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a buffer kit or assembly for an AR-15, M16, M4 carbine, SR-25, AR-10 and LR-308 type firearm with enhanced fatigue resistance. The buffer assembly includes a weighted buffer, a spring, and a buffer tube. The spring is helically shaped and is formed from multiple wire strands. The stranded wire spring has a greater nominal wire diameter, in comparison to prior art single wire springs, and thus the stranded wire spring itself has a smaller internal diameter. The shoulder of the weighted buffer is provided with a reduced diameter to accommodate the smaller internal diameter of the stranded wire spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventors: William H. Geissele, Kerry Cannon
  • Patent number: 10323891
    Abstract: A device implementable in an AR-15 styled firearm includes a buffer tube and spring system and a bolt carrier assembly. The buffer tube and spring system is mounted on a lower receiver of the firearm and includes a pusher and a buffer tube which has a cavity that receives the pusher and the bolt carrier tail therein. The bolt carrier assembly includes a bolt carrier head and a bolt carrier tail connected to the pusher. The bolt carrier head includes a cavity that houses a bolt assembly of the firearm therein. The bolt carrier tail is elastically coupled to the bolt carrier head such that the bolt carrier head travels linearly at most by a first dimension, the bolt carrier tail travels linearly at most by a second dimension smaller than the first dimension, and the buffer travels linearly at most by a third dimension smaller than the second dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Inventor: Jing Zheng
  • Patent number: 10317152
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a buffer kit or assembly for an AR-15, M16, M4 carbine, SR-25, AR-10 and LR-308 type firearm with enhanced fatigue resistance. The buffer assembly includes a weighted buffer, a spring, and a buffer tube. The spring is helically shaped and is formed from multiple wire strands. The stranded wire spring has a greater nominal wire diameter, in comparison to prior art single wire springs, and thus the stranded wire spring itself has a smaller internal diameter. The shoulder of the weighted buffer is provided with a reduced diameter to accommodate the smaller internal diameter of the stranded wire spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventors: William H. Geissele, Kerry Cannon
  • Patent number: 10240885
    Abstract: A shock absorbing disruptor mounting system for a robotic arm includes a rack comprised of a linear guide structure and a carriage which is configured to travel on the linear guide structure. The carriage is selectively movable between a retracted position and an extended position and includes a plurality of wheels along its length. Each of the wheels has a wheel axis of rotation which is transverse to the direction of the linear guide structure centerline to facilitate rotation of the wheels on at least a portion of the linear guide structure responsive to the travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Michael E. Bowman, Matthew D. Summer, Paul M. Bosscher
  • Patent number: 10156419
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for a magazine-fed, pump-action firearm. The system comprises an extruded receiver having a longitudinal bore extending along the length of the extruded receiver, where the longitudinal bore forms a first opening in the extruded receiver for receiving a barrel, and a second opening in the extruded receiver for receiving a stock, a barrel extension key extending inward from an interior surface of the longitudinal bore, the barrel extension key configured to index and position the barrel, and a barrel nut configured to couple with the first opening of the extruded receiver and maintain the barrel substantially inside of the longitudinal bore between the barrel extension key and the barrel nut. The method includes extruding a receiver having a longitudinal bore, machining features on an exterior surface of the receiver, machining transverse openings in the receiver, and providing a barrel nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Inventor: John Troy Conant
  • Patent number: 10126085
    Abstract: A muzzle device for simultaneously reducing recoil, muzzle rise and muzzle flash is disclosed. The muzzle device generally comprises a body including a cylindrical wall, wherein the body has a proximal end configured for attachment to a firearm muzzle and a distal end. The muzzle device further includes a projectile opening extending from the proximal end to the distal end. A plurality of uniquely designed radial baffles and vent openings are arranged through the body of the disclosed muzzle device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventor: Mark A. Deros
  • Patent number: 10101116
    Abstract: A recoil-damping device for a gun, in particular for fastening onto or in a buttstock of the gun, having a rear part and a front part which are movable towards one another against the force of at least one damping element. A locking device acting between rear part and front part is provided, which in a locking position blocks a relative movement between the rear and front parts and in a release position allows a relative movement between the rear and front parts. A triggering element which can be activated by a shock pulse is further provided, which in a holding position holds the locking device in the locking position and in an active position releases the locking device into the release position. The triggering element and/or at least a part of the locking device is pivotable as a result of the shock pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Inventor: Damian Schoenborn
  • Patent number: 10024618
    Abstract: A muzzle brake includes a muzzle brake mount, a muzzle brake cone and a muzzle brake end cap welded to form a first nozzle, a larger first expansion chamber, a second nozzle and a smaller second expansion chamber. The first and second expansion chambers have pairs of lateral windows for venting combustion gases without net lateral forces on the rifle to which the muzzle brake is attached. The muzzle brake end cap has a toroidal interior surface to recirculate combustion gases within the second expansion chamber. An alignment pin attaches to the top center of the outside of muzzle brake mount as an aid to the user to align the lateral windows in a horizontal orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: FN Herstal, SA
    Inventors: Charles A. Moore, Thomas A. Mooty
  • Patent number: 9921013
    Abstract: An adjustable buffer system, including at least some of a buffer, wherein the buffer element includes a collar cavity and a spacer cavity, wherein a bolt aperture is formed between the collar cavity and the spacer cavity, and wherein two or more longitudinally extending slots are formed in at least a portion of the buffer element; an adjustment bolt, wherein the adjustment bolt comprises an externally threaded body portion; a slidable collar than includes a ring portion surrounding a core portion and spaced apart by two or more legs, and wherein prong apertures are defined between the ring portion, the core portion, and the legs, wherein each of the legs corresponds to a longitudinally extending slot, such that the slidable collar is repeatably slidable along at least a portion of the buffer element as rotational force is applied to the adjustment bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Inventor: Paul A. Oglesby
  • Patent number: 9921032
    Abstract: Weapon equipment including a launcher and a projectile, the projectile having an operating head, a tail and a weight between 750 g and 1000 g. The tail includes a tube made of an aluminum alloy having an inner diameter between 21.5 and 22.5 mm, a stroke between first and second locations between 110 mm and 120 mm, and a thickness in the vicinity of the first location between 4.6 mm and 5 mm, a piston movable between the first and second locations and defining with the tube a hermetically-sealed propulsion chamber, a propulsion charge placed in the propulsion chamber, the propulsion charge including a powder having a heat of combustion between 3500 J/g and 4000 J/g, the propulsion charge having a mass greater than 2.4 g and less than 3.7 g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Cathyor Engineering S.A.
    Inventor: Yves Donin De Rosiere
  • Patent number: 9915492
    Abstract: A recoil buffer system having a buffer element with a buffer element body portion, a buffer element knob, and a buffer element cavity; a collar; a sleeve, wherein a sleeve recess is formed so as to accept at least a portion of the buffer element body portion therein; a buffer element recoil spring, wherein the buffer element recoil spring is positioned about at least a portion of the elongate buffer element body portion, between the collar and the sleeve; and a bumper, wherein a bumper extension portion extends from a first end of the bumper to a bumper shoulder, wherein the bumper extension portion is such that at least a portion of the bumper extension portion can be fitted at least partially within the sleeve aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Inventor: George Huang
  • Patent number: 9897403
    Abstract: The present invention relates to firearms, especially to guns, and more particularly to a system for attenuating recoil, reducing muzzle climb and increasing accuracy. The invention provides a recoil attenuating mechanism that is an improvement on the well-known and widely used Browning tilting barrel system which is used mostly in semi-automatic pistols. The recoil attenuation is achieved by redirecting and manipulating the forces of the recoil of the slide of the pistol to a different axis than what is the norm on a regular Browning action, thus reducing muzzle climb substantially in addition to attenuating recoil, and therefore improving accuracy, recovery time, and controllability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Skychase Holdings Corporation
    Inventor: Faisal Kedairy
  • Patent number: 9863741
    Abstract: Accessory for the installation, positioning and fixing of a telescopic sight or any other aiming accessory on an air rifle or firearm. The referred rifle or firearm comprises a series of longitudinal grooves (11) on its upper part, facing said accessory (10) and characterized in that said accessory comprises: first longitudinal support (14), with at least one orifice (17) perpendicular to the air rifle (12) or firearm, through which positioning means (16) pass that are housed on the rifle (12) or firearm, defining a firm supporting position between chamber (26) of said firearm and said first longitudinal support (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: GAMO OUTDOOR, S.L.
    Inventors: Victor Tresserras Torre, Julian Arnedo Vera
  • Patent number: 9814468
    Abstract: A robotic surgery method for cutting a bone of a patient includes characterizing the geometry and positioning of the bone and manually moving a handheld manipulator, the handheld manipulator operatively coupled to a bone cutting tool having an end effector portion, to cut a portion of the bone with the end effector portion. The handheld manipulator further comprises a manipulator housing and an actuator assembly movably coupled between the manipulator housing and the bone cutting tool. The method further includes causing the actuator assembly to automatically move relative to the manipulator housing to maintain the end effector portion of the tool within a desired bone cutting envelope in response to movement of the manipulator housing relative to the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Hyosig Kang, Scott Nortman
  • Patent number: 9784526
    Abstract: A stock for a firearm is disclosed. The stock has a length of pull (LOP) adjustment mechanism. The LOP adjustment mechanism is biased towards an engaged configuration and is movable to a disengaged configuration. A locating member protrudes into a stock mounting space and a first arm is in an engagement position when the LOP adjustment mechanism is in the engaged configuration. The locating member is translated such that the locating member does not protrude into the mounting space and the first arm is pivoted into a disengagement position when the LOP adjustment mechanism is in the disengaged configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Magpul Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Eric Chow, Turner Sessions
  • Patent number: 9739566
    Abstract: A recoil buffer system having a buffer element with a buffer element body portion, a buffer element knob, and a buffer element cavity; a collar; a sleeve, wherein a sleeve recess is formed so as to accept at least a portion of the buffer element body portion therein; a buffer element recoil spring, wherein the buffer element recoil spring is positioned about at least a portion of the elongate buffer element body portion, between the collar and the sleeve; and a bumper, wherein a bumper extension portion extends from a first end of the bumper to a bumper shoulder, wherein the bumper extension portion is such that at least a portion of the bumper extension portion can be fitted at least partially within the sleeve aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventor: George Huang
  • Patent number: 9599431
    Abstract: A device for selective affixation to a profiled rail is generally provided. The device generally includes a body and a clamp assembly operatively supported thereby. The body has an upper portion characterized by first and second opposing and spaced apart sidewall segments. The first sidewall segment has a profiled rail receiving surface and the second sidewall segment has a channeled face. The clamp assembly includes a clamping block adapted for advancement toward the profiled rail receiving surface of the first sidewall segment of the upper body portion, a portion of the clamping block pivotingly received by the channeled face of the second sidewall segment of the upper body portion so as to operatively self-seat the clamping block with a profiled rail interposed between the first sidewall segment and the clamping block of the clamp assembly upon advancement thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: RM Equipment, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd Griffin
  • Patent number: 9551549
    Abstract: An adjustable stock assembly for a firearm includes a buffer tube extending rearwardly from a receiver, and provided with a series of recesses formed in a bottom portion thereof. A stock has a front end mounted for longitudinal axial sliding movement along the buffer tube, and a rear end provided with a butt plate. A lever arrangement is mounted on the stock for slidable movement therewith along the buffer tube to selectively engage and disengage with any one of the recesses formed in the buffer tube. The lever arrangement is positioned between the buffer tube and the stock, and is configured to prevent any movement of the stock relative to the buffer tube other than the longitudinal axial sliding movement of the stock along the buffer tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventor: John R. Chvala
  • Patent number: 9488435
    Abstract: A stock assembly and method are disclosed. The stock assembly may have a receiver extension assembly and a lower stock assembly removably and slidingly attached to the receiver extension assembly. The receiver extension assembly may have a receiver extension including an outer tube shaped to fit around the receiver extension, and an end plate. The end plate may be shaped to at least partially fit around the receiver extension and engage a distal end of the outer tube and a proximal end of a receiver to maintain the outer tube in alignment with the receiver. The lower stock assembly may have a lock box including at least one rail shaped to slidingly engage at least one rail in the outer tube, and at least one pawl biased towards selective engagement with one or more teeth in the outer tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: MAGPUL INDUSTRIES CORP.
    Inventors: Timothy E. Roberts, Yehezkel Eitan, Brian L. Nakayama
  • Patent number: 9417023
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for flash suppression according to various aspects of the present technology may comprise a body that is configured to be selectively coupled to a firearm. The body may be formed with curved and or arcing protrusions extending longitudinally along the body. Each protrusion is separated from another protrusion by a gap configured to dissipate gases and unburned materials exiting the barrel of the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Smith Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Smith
  • Patent number: 9395148
    Abstract: A recoil management system having a buffer element with an elongate buffer element body portion, a buffer element knob, and a buffer element cavity; a collar; a sleeve, wherein a sleeve recess is formed so as to accept at least a portion of the buffer element body portion therein; a buffer element recoil spring, wherein the buffer element recoil spring is positioned about at least a portion of the elongate buffer element body portion, between the collar and the sleeve; and a bumper, wherein a bumper extension portion extends from a first end of the bumper to a bumper shoulder, wherein the bumper extension portion is such that at least a portion of the bumper extension portion can be fitted at least partially within the sleeve aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Inventor: George Huang
  • Patent number: 9341437
    Abstract: A compact recoil management system having a buffer tube; an external recoil spring positioned within the internal buffer tube cavity; a buffer having a buffer extension portion, a buffer body portion, a first buffer shoulder, a second buffer shoulder, and a buffer head portion; an end cap that extends from the buffer head portion; a spacer that is slidable along at least a portion of the buffer body portion, and wherein the spacer is slidable within an internal cavity of the buffer tube; an internal recoil spring that is positioned along at least a portion of the buffer body portion, between the buffer head portion and the spacer; and a buffer head attached or coupled to the buffer extension portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Inventor: George Huang
  • Patent number: 9038302
    Abstract: A shock mitigation system for a weapon having a weapon-mounted device that mitigates (reduces and/or reshapes) the total and/or peak acceleration transmitted to the weapon-mounted device when the weapon is fired. The shock mitigation system includes a weapon interface coupled between the weapon and the weapon-mounted device and having a dampening mechanism. In one embodiment, the weapon interface further includes a guide system that allows the weapon-mounted device to move axially relative to the weapon, while substantially limiting non-axial movement, from a first position (static position prior to firing) to a second position (after firing) and return to the first original position. In one embodiment, the dampening mechanism operates to provide bi-directional dampening of both the primary recoil-induced acceleration and any secondary acceleration caused by overshoot. In another embodiment, the dampening mechanism is user-adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: OmniTech Partners, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene J. Pochapsky, Harry A. Beck, Christopher D. Yohe
  • Patent number: 9021729
    Abstract: A recoil damping device for portable firearms, including a casing in which a recoil damping means is inserted; the damping means includes a fixed part, which is integral with the casing, and a movable part able to slide along a substantially axial direction inside the casing; the damping means is made of a material having a certain elastic hysteresis and includes a set of flexible members connecting the fixed part to the movable part; the flexible members have different stiffnesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Benelli Armi S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Patent number: 9021728
    Abstract: A firearm recoil return assembly includes an assembly housing adapted for attachment to the firearm; an accessory attachment rail carried by the assembly housing and adapted for attachment to the firearm support, the assembly housing positional in and between a firearm pre-recoil position and a firearm recoil position on the accessory attachment rail; and a housing return mechanism carried by the assembly housing and engaging the accessory attachment rail, the housing return mechanism normally biasing the assembly housing in the firearm pre-recoil position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventors: Edward Kocmich, IV, Edward Kocmich, V
  • Patent number: 9021727
    Abstract: A recoil pad for a firearm includes at least one gas chamber, and at least one access port to the gas chamber. The access port retains gas pressure within the gas chamber, and also allows pressurization and depressurization of the gas chamber. In additional embodiments, a recoil pad encloses two or more gas chambers having different pressures therein. Firearms include such recoil pads. Methods of fabrication of firearms include attaching such a recoil pad to a stock or grip of a firearm. Methods of using such recoil pads and firearms include the selective pressurization or depressurization of a gas chamber in a recoil pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventor: Lawrence V. Butler
  • Patent number: 9010002
    Abstract: An accessory device for a ballistic thrower/launcher that can be handgun or a gun or other object throwing or launching device that is meant to improve the quality of the action, the comfort and safety of the operator. It is made of accessory devices that stabilize the operation of the throwing device aligning the recoil with the projectile trajectory making the process reproducible, predictable and controllable. It adds environment monitoring electronics, cameras and actuators, for accurately launching after aiming, considering all the major process perturbations, as movements, wind, humidity, atmospheric pressure, target movement, shooting post movement, etc. The device adds other features of safety for the operator, as stealth action, dimming process noise, recoil shock, flames and heat signature being suitable for remote operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Inventor: Liviu Popa-Simil
  • Patent number: 8978284
    Abstract: A stock for a small arms weapon which may include a proximal end surface and a distal end surface, the distal end surface including a first opening extending toward the proximal end surface. The stock further may include a multi-lobe chamber connected to the first opening. The multi-lobe chamber may include a primary lobe for housing a receiver extension. The primary lobe may include a track for supporting a bottom surface of a receiver extension. The primary lobe further may include a first side lobe adjacent to the first wall, and a second side lobe adjacent to the second wall. A first insert may be disposed in the first side lobe and a second insert may be disposed in the second side lobe for isolating movement between the stock and a receiver extension disposed in the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventor: Nisim Zusman
  • Patent number: 8966798
    Abstract: A recoil reducing buffer and stock adaptor having a front portion adapted to fit into and connectively engage with the backplate of an H&K-style rifle and a rear portion comprising an aperture adapted to accept and connectively engage with an AR-15/M16 buffer tube. The adaptor attaches to an H&K-style rifle between the action or receiver and the buttstock and allows the rifle to accept and function with a larger and/or stronger H&K-style rifle buffer than its original factory-installed buffer. The adaptor reduces the recoil of an H&K-style rifle by allowing the rifle to function with a larger and/or stronger H&K-style recoil buffer than its original factory-installed buffer. The adaptor also makes substantially all existing H&K-style rifles compatible with substantially all current and existing H&K-style rifle stocks and AR-style rifle stocks and stock accessories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Inventor: John Sanzo