Patents Assigned to Advanced Armament Corp., LLC
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Patent number: 8579075Abstract: A silencer for a firearm which incorporates a cylindrical housing, front end cap, mean of attachment to the muzzle of a firearm, spacers and an improved cone baffle design. The proposed device incorporates a novel cone baffle design which uses concave flutes to increase surface area and thereby sound reduction. The geometry of this new cone baffle minimizes the weight of a silencer, maximizes internal volume, and effectively reduces sound and flash which are the result of a discharging firearm.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2008Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Advanced Armament Corp., LLCInventors: Kevin Tyson Brittingham, Michael Leighton Smith
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Patent number: 8474361Abstract: A method for reducing the weight of a silencer without compromising durability. By reducing the silencer housing wall thickness weight is removed from the silencer module. Areas on the housing where material is removed are primarily selected based on the internal pressure generated in a given chamber of the silencer. Further, removal of external material is selected based on the baffle arrangement. Individual chamber pressure is influenced by the muzzle pressure of the host firearm and the baffle style and baffle orientation within the silencer being used.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2008Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Advanced Armament Corp., LLCInventor: Kevin Tyson Brittingham
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Patent number: 8387299Abstract: A recoil booster for use with a sound suppressor for a firearm includes a hollow piston configured to be coupled to the firearm, a cap assembly, and a housing configured to be coupled to the sound suppressor. The cap assembly is removably coupled to the housing and includes an inner periphery configured to slidably guide a head portion of the piston. The housing includes an internal shoulder configured to abut the head portion of the piston in a nominal position of the booster. When the cap assembly is uncoupled from the housing, the piston is removable from the booster by sliding the head portion of the piston forward out of the cap assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Advanced Armament Corp., LLCInventors: Kevin T. Brittingham, Michael Leighton Smith, Hunter Martin Terhune
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Patent number: 8096222Abstract: The present invention relates to a silencer for reducing muzzle blast and noise of firearms or similar devices. The present silencer has a hollow cylindrical or other shape casing comprising front and rear end caps and an opening aligned along a longitudinal axis defining a passage for a projectile and propellant gases to emerge from the muzzle opening. A plurality of serially placed baffles of symmetrical or slanted orientation and intervening coaxial spacers are positioned within the casing and define a multitude of chambers among the baffles, spacers, and outer housing. The baffles shear propellant gases away from the projectile path and through openings or ports into additional chambers formed between the spacers and outer housing. The arrangement of baffles and spacers provides flow-impeding paths, dispersion, and controlled expansion of gases and lowers gas temperature to reduce audible noise and observable signature of the muzzle blast.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2011Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Advanced Armament Corp., LLC.Inventor: Robert Silvers
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Publication number: 20110220434Abstract: The present invention relates to a silencer for reducing muzzle blast and noise of firearms or similar devices. The present silencer has a hollow cylindrical or other shape casing comprising front and rear end caps and an opening aligned along a longitudinal axis defining a passage for a projectile and propellant gases to emerge from the muzzle opening. A plurality of serially placed baffles of symmetrical or slanted orientation and intervening coaxial spacers are positioned within the casing and define a multitude of chambers among the baffles, spacers, and outer housing. The baffles shear propellant gases away from the projectile path and through openings or ports into additional chambers formed between the spacers and outer housing. The arrangement of baffles and spacers provides flow-impeding paths, dispersion, and controlled expansion of gases and lowers gas temperature to reduce audible noise and observable signature of the muzzle blast.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: ADVANCED ARMAMENT CORP., LLCInventor: Robert Silvers
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Patent number: 7987944Abstract: A baffle configured for use in a firearm sound suppressor is disposed along a longitudinal axis that defines a path of travel for a projectile moving from a rearward side to a forward side. The baffle includes a rear bell portion having a first annular exterior surface and a forward bell portion having a second annular exterior surface. Along the longitudinal axis in a forward direction, the rear bell portion decreases in cross-section and the forward bell portion increases in cross-section. The baffle further includes a waist portion connecting the rear bell portion and the forward bell portion. A central bore extends along the longitudinal axis through the rear bell portion and defines an annular interior surface which is sized to receive a projectile traveling along the longitudinal axis. The baffle may be one of a plurality of baffles in a baffle stack.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2010Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Advanced Armament Corp., LLCInventors: Kevin Brittingham, Mike Smith, Hunter Terhune
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Patent number: 7905171Abstract: A noise reducing booster insert of a sound suppressor coupled to a barrel of a firearm includes an elongate body, a plurality of gas vents, and a plurality of indexing spokes. The gas vents permit expanding gases from the firearm to fill a space about the body to thereby increase noise reduction without the need of modifying a baffle stack of the sound suppressor. The gas vents are angled such that the expanding gases force the booster insert to rotate into tighter threaded engagement with the barrel of the firearm.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2007Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Advanced Armament Corp., LLCInventor: Kevin Tyson Brittingham
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Patent number: 7905170Abstract: An improved flash suppressor and silencer mount. The use of tapered tines allows for the easy removal of a noise suppressor from the flash suppressor even after extended use. Due to the construction of the flash suppressor and through proper material selection the tines will not warp or break even after being exposed to temperatures in excess of 1100 degrees. Through the use of angled concave transition portions this device is a superb stand alone flash suppressor.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2007Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Advanced Armament Corp., LLCInventors: Kevin Tyson Brittingham, Robert Silvers
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Patent number: 7874238Abstract: The present invention relates to a silencer for reducing muzzle blast and noise of firearms or similar devices. The present silencer has a hollow cylindrical or other shape casing comprising front and rear end caps and an opening aligned along a longitudinal axis defining a passage for a projectile and propellant gases to emerge from the muzzle opening. A plurality of serially placed baffles of symmetrical or slanted orientation and intervening coaxial spacers are positioned within the casing and define a multitude of chambers among the baffles, spacers, and outer housing. The baffles shear propellant gases away from the projectile path and through openings or ports into additional chambers formed between the spacers and outer housing. The arrangement of baffles and spacers provides flow-impeding paths, dispersion, and controlled expansion of gases and lowers gas temperature to reduce audible noise and observable signature of the muzzle blast.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2009Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Advanced Armament Corp., LLCInventor: Robert Silvers
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Patent number: 7789009Abstract: An apparatus and method for easily, and reliably attaching a noise suppressor or other auxiliary device to a standard A2 flash compensator typically located at the muzzle end of a firearm barrel and for easily, and reliably removing the noise suppressor or other auxiliary device there from through the novel ideal of providing an apparatus which consistently indexes a noise suppressor on the wrench flats of a standard A2 flash hider.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Advanced Armament Corp., LLCInventor: Kevin Tyson Brittingham
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Patent number: 7743693Abstract: A mount designed to be integrated into a noise suppressor. The proposed apparatus encompasses an acme thread and two springs which serve as secondary latches. Offsetting the secondary spring latches in such a manner as to ensure one always fully seats into the indexing points of a flash hider mount limits the rotational movement of an installed noise suppressor which incorporates my proposed mount. Further, this method is more cost efficient than timing each flash hider with each noise suppressor mount.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2007Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Advanced Armament Corp., LLCInventor: Kevin Tyson Brittingham
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Patent number: 7661349Abstract: An apparatus and method for easily, quickly and reliably attaching a noise suppressor or other auxiliary device to the muzzle end of a firearm barrel and for easily, quickly and reliably removing the noise suppressor or other auxiliary device there from. My invention also provides for adjusting the host firearms point of impact by changing the orientation of the noise suppressor in relation to the host firearms bore.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2006Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Advanced Armament Corp., LLCInventor: Kevin Tyson Brittingham
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Patent number: D610221Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2008Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Advanced Armament Corp., LLCInventor: Kevin Tyson Brittingham