Patents Assigned to FN Herstal, S.A.
  • Patent number: 11959716
    Abstract: A pistol is disclosed, including a body made from synthetic material having a channel formed inside the body. A slide is guided in a longitudinal direction of the body, the slide including a barrel and a breech. A single-block chassis having an elongated shape extends from a central portion of the body to a rear end of the body. The chassis further includes guiding elements for guiding the slide. The pistol is configured such that the channel is designed to receive the chassis removably, and the chassis is fastened to the body using a formfitting, sliding connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: FN HERSTAL S.A.
    Inventors: Laurent Balhan, Dorian Delvaux, Denis Gridelet
  • Patent number: 11927409
    Abstract: A firing mechanism provides a secondary interface between a hammer and a sear of a firearm that will automatically be engaged in case a primary interface between the hammer and the sear fails. In various embodiments, an actuator is employed to facilitate engagement of the primary and secondary interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: FN Herstal, S.A.
    Inventors: Olivier Holger Costet, Jonathan Howard Derrick
  • Patent number: 11913743
    Abstract: A pistol may include a firing device arranged in a slide. The firing device includes a strikerhaving a striker head, characterized in that the device has at least two parallel striker springs arranged laterally on the side of the striker axis and bearing on at least two bearing surfaces arranged perpendicularly to the axis of the striker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: FN HERSTAL S.A.
    Inventors: Laurent Balhan, Dorian Delvaux
  • Patent number: 11885593
    Abstract: A mounting rail for a firearm is described, wherein the rail includes at least one catch arranged on a flat upper surface of the rail. The at least one catch serves as a means of fixation for at least one accessory. The rail also includes a housing that extends longitudinally, and the housing is suited to receive a printed circuit board allowing for an electrical connection with the accessory. The housing is partially defined by at least one recess, each recess being arranged between two opposite flanks of the corresponding catch. A top of the corresponding catch extends transversely on either side of a median plane of the rail above the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: FN HERSTAL S.A.
    Inventor: Hugues Libotte
  • Patent number: 11879702
    Abstract: A machine gun comprising an ammunition belt feed mechanism comprising a mechanism for ejecting a last two links of an ammunition belt, and an ejecting ratchet configured to push on a penultimate link and actuated by mobile parts of the machine gun wherein the ejecting ratchet is secured to a belt traction mechanism, wherein the belt traction mechanism comprises an advancing ratchet configured to push, in use, against an ammunition item, wherein the ejecting ratchet and the advancing ratchet are formed as a single part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: FN HERSTAL S.A.
    Inventors: Pascal Marcel Henri Denis Franssen, Damien Nicole Freddy Verhaegen, Robert Beckers, Paul Michotte, Antoine Godbille
  • Patent number: 11365944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a machine gun (1) comprising a carcass body (22) with an essentially tubular shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: FN Herstal S.A.
    Inventors: Pascal Marcel Henri Denis Franssen, Damien Nicole Freddy Verhaegen, Robert Beckers, Paul Michotte, Antoine Godbille
  • Patent number: 11274892
    Abstract: A safety device for a firearm that makes it possible to prevent a shot from being fired, without blocking the rearming function, the said safety device comprising a retainer that can be moved between a stopping position that blocks the moving parts of the weapon in a rear position, and a released position that allows the said moving parts to move in both directions, the said safety device comprising a safety element that can move between a position that blocks the retainer in the stopping position and a position that releases the retainer, the said safety element bearing against an immobile part of the safety device and the said safety element being able to be moved towards the position that releases the retainer through a rearward movement of the moving parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: FN HERSTAL S.A.
    Inventor: Pascal Franssen
  • Patent number: 11248868
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a firearm shooting with an open breech and comprising a detent mechanism with a hammer block (5) that can block the forward movement of movable parts (2), a trigger (10) that can lift the hammer block (5) when the movable parts (2) move backwards, an action bar (12) that actuates the hammer block (5) and the trigger (10) when shooting is triggered and stopped, and a finger piece (13) linked to the action bar (12) by a disconnector (11) that can shift from a position in which the finger piece (13) is mechanically coupled to the action bar (12) to a position in which the finger piece (13) is mechanically uncoupled from the action bar (12), the action bar (12) shifting from a shooting position to a rest position when the disconnector (11) shifts from its coupling position to its uncoupling position so as to prevent the following shot from being fired if the finger piece (13) is maintained in the shooting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: FN HERSTAL S.A.
    Inventor: Pascal Franssen
  • Patent number: 11209228
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine gun (1) comprising a feedway having a main surface (3) for sliding an ammunition belt (5), side faces (8, 23) that guide the ammunition (18) belt (5) during use, and at least one surface (25, 29) for retaining the belt (5), arranged on the upper edge of the side faces (8, 23), said retaining surfaces (25, 29) facing the sliding surface (3) and said retaining surfaces (29, 25) being open so as to allow the insertion of the ammunition (18) belt (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: FN HERSTAL S.A.
    Inventors: Pascal Marcel Henri Denis Franssen, Damien Nicole Freddy Verhaegen, Robert Beckers, Paul Michotte, Antoine Godbille
  • Publication number: 20210333059
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pistol comprising a firing pin safety device integrated into a slide (5) of the pistol comprising a firing pin (1) comprising a lateral extension (25) comprising at least one safety lug (10,11) and a firing pin butterfly safety (2) positioned on an axis of rotation (27) fastened to the slide and parallel to the axis of translation of the firing pin (20), said butterfly safety (2) being able to rotate in a vertical plane between a firing position and a blocking position, said butterfly (2) comprising at least one bearing surface (17,18) on which the at least one lug (10,11) rests when said butterfly is in the blocking position and at least one recess (14) able to allow the at least one lug (10,11) to pass when said butterfly is in the shooting position, the center of mass of said butterfly (2) being on its axis of rotation (27) and the axis of rotation (27) being a main axis of inertia of said butterfly (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: FN HERSTAL S.A.
    Inventors: Laurent Belhan, Dorian Delvaux
  • Publication number: 20210333058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a firearm comprising a trigger safety, said firearm comprising a frame and a trigger (3), the trigger (3) being positioned on a trigger axis (6) positioned on a trigger lever (4) commanding an ignition chain, said trigger lever (3) being positioned on a trigger lever axis (7) fixed to the frame, said trigger lever (3) being able to switch from an idle position to a position triggering a shot and said trigger (3) being able to switch from an idle position where the trigger bears on the trigger lever on a first bearing surface (11) and a firing position where the trigger (3) bears on the trigger lever (4) on a second bearing surface (10), resilient means (5) keeping the trigger (3) in the idle position when no pressure is applied thereto, characterized in that said trigger (3) comprises a trigger blocking surface (2) bearing on a corresponding blocking element (1) on the frame blocking the rotation of the trigger lever (4) when the trigger (3) is idle and said trigger blocking s
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: FN Herstal S.A.
    Inventors: Laurent Balhan, Dorian Delvaux
  • Patent number: 11156415
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a machine gun (1) comprising an ammunition belt (5)-type feed mechanism, having a mechanism for ejecting the last two links of the belt (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: FN HERSTAL S.A.
    Inventors: Pascal Marcel Henri Denis Franssen, Damien Nicole Freddy Verhaegen, Robert Beckers, Paul Michotte, Antoine Godbille
  • Patent number: 11047646
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a telescopic sight for a firearm for firing in a downward arc comprising: —a first movable mirror defining a first optical axis, the angle of said first movable mirror being adjustable so as to transmit, during use, the image of a target at an angle of 90°?? with respect to the axis of the barrel of the firearm, ? being the desired angle of elevation for a given shot; —an objective lens, on the first optical axis; —a second mirror at 45° with respect to the first optical axis, defining a second optical axis that is parallel to the axis of the barrel of the firearm; —an ocular lens on the optical pathway defined by the mirrors projecting the image of the target to infinity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: FN HERSTAL S.A.
    Inventor: Hugues Libotte
  • Patent number: 11047636
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a machine gun (1) comprising a feed channel for a belt (5) for ammunition (18), and a cover (2) for said feed channel, wherein the closing movement of the cover results in the longitudinal position of the ammunition (18) belt (5) being adjusted within the feed channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: FN HERSTAL S A.
    Inventors: Pascal Marcel Henri Denis Franssen, Damien Nicole Freddy Verhaegen, Robert Beckers, Paul Michotte, Antoine Godbille
  • Patent number: 11041695
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a firearm aiming system comprising: an inclinometer measuring at least the angle of elevation of the weapon; a computer comprising a memory of an initial angle of elevation; a ballistics chart included in the computer, which matches a shooting distance with an angle of elevation (a) relative to the initial angle of elevation; a first display device which, when in use, displays for the user the shooting distance as a function of the initial angle of elevation and the instantaneous angle of elevation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: FN HERSTAL S.A.
    Inventors: Hugues Libotte, Kristof Verjans
  • Patent number: 10921092
    Abstract: A viewfinder with a mobile red dot comprising a first stationary light source and a first reflective strip, the light source generating a first collimated light beam which is projected onto the reflective strip so as to materialize a red dot or grid visible for the shooter by the reflection on the reflective strip, the first beam being projected onto the reflective strip by means of a rotary mirror with adjustable angle of inclination relative to the first light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: FN Herstal S.A.
    Inventors: Hugues Libotte, Kristof Verjans
  • Patent number: 10907917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cartridge box comprising: —a box (1) comprising an intake (5) and an outlet (6), the outlet (6) being placed under the intake (5) and separated from same by a guide roller (3); —a plurality of compartments (9) separated by partitions (2); —a belt (7) of cartridges (8), said cartridge belt crossing the intake (5), then folding into the compartments (9), from the compartment (9) closest to the intake (5) to the compartment that is furthest away, and then crossing the outlet (6), above the guide roller (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: FN Herstal S.A.
    Inventors: Patrick Roggen, Yannick Bailly, Frédéric Jadin, Olivier Jaspart
  • Publication number: 20200386517
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a movable red dot sight comprising a fixed first light source (30) and a first reflective plate (34, 53), the light source generating a collimated first light beam that is projected onto the reflective plate (34, 53) in order to create a red dot or reticle that may be seen by the shooter via reflection from the reflective plate (34, 53), and the first beam being projected onto the reflective plate (34, 53) by way of a rotary mirror (32) the angle of inclination of which with respect to the first light beam is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: FN Herstal S.A.
    Inventors: Hugues Libotte, Kristof Verjans
  • Publication number: 20200386518
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a telescopic sight for a firearm for firing in a downward arc comprising: —a first movable mirror defining a first optical axis, the angle of said first movable mirror being adjustable so as to transmit, during use, the image of a target at an angle of 90°-? with respect to the axis of the barrel of the firearm, a being the desired angle of elevation for a given shot; —an objective lens, on the first optical axis; —a second mirror at 45° with respect to the first optical axis, defining a second optical axis that is parallel to the axis of the barrel of the firearm; —an ocular lens on the optical pathway defined by the mirrors projecting the image of the target to infinity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: FN Herstal S.A.
    Inventor: Hugues Libotte
  • Publication number: 20200386519
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a firearm aiming system comprising: an inclinometer measuring at least the angle of elevation of the weapon; a computer comprising a memory of an initial angle of elevation; a ballistics chart included in the computer, which matches a shooting distance with an angle of elevation (a) relative to the initial angle of elevation; a first display device which, when in use, displays for the user the shooting distance as a function of the initial angle of elevation and the instantaneous angle of elevation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: FN Herstal S.A.
    Inventors: Hugues Libotte, Kristof Verjans