Patents Assigned to Sako Oy
  • Patent number: 12163754
    Abstract: The invention relates to a firearm comprising a barrel comprising a gas opening, and a gas system, which gas system comprises a gas block, a gas piston, a force transmitter assembly, an indexing part and an indexing counterpart, gas openings. The gas block is fixedly attached to the barrel and the gas piston is positioned by the indexing part. In the gas system gas is configured to pass through the gas opening of the barrel via the gas openings of the gas system into the gas block and to set the gas piston to movement. In the gas system the gas piston during its movement backwards is configured to close the gas opening of the barrel for a defined time period and the gas piston is not transmitting power/energy from combustion gas to the force transmitter assembly unless the gas opening/-s is/are closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: SAKO OY
    Inventors: Christoph Schrödl, Hannu Törmänen
  • Patent number: 12130107
    Abstract: Buffer retainer, which buffer retainer comprises a body portion having an upper surface, and a retainer tab extending from the upper surface of the body portion, wherein the cross-sectional area of the retainer tab is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the body portion, wherein the body portion is configured to be set in a hole formed in a frame piece of a weapon, and wherein the retainer tab is configured to extend above surface of the frame piece via a channel to restrict movement of a buffer of the weapon, which channel extends between the end surface of the hole and the said surface of the frame piece, and which channel has smaller diameter than the said hole. The invention also relates to a buffer retainer system utilizing such a buffer retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: SAKO OY
    Inventor: Christoph Schrödl
  • Patent number: 12085349
    Abstract: A magazine catch body comprising a magazine and a magazine catch body comprising magazine catch buttons extended left and right, a magazine catch shaft connecting the magazine catch buttons to each other, and a magazine catch lever connected to the shaft for transmitting locking-releasing movements of the magazine catch buttons to the magazine to lock and release the magazine to the firearm, is disclosed. The magazine catch body comprises a spring around the shaft. The magazine catch buttons are substantially symmetrically located in respect of the firearm. The magazine catch buttons form the magazine catch body to one structural unity functionable as one mechanism. The magazine catch button extended left comprises a necked part pressing the lower receiver and receiving draw of the spring causing a holding force. In the necked part is an opening for a pin forming a turning axis of the magazine catch button extended left.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SAKO OY
    Inventor: Christoph Schrödl
  • Patent number: 12085370
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bullet, which comprises a bullet body and a bullet tip, which bullet body of the bullet is a solid body bullet body and made of lead-free metal, advantageously of copper, most advantageously extremely pure copper, which bullet tip of the bullet is made of polymer material, advantageously of POM (polyoxymethylene). The bullet body of the bullet comprises an inner central opening with inner grooves located radially spaced apart at the circumference of the inner central opening. The bullet tip of the bullet comprises a tip end part, tip end grooves and a tip end central bridge, and the bullet tip is located in the inner central opening of the bullet body such, that the tip end part of the bullet tip is outside the bullet body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Sako Oy
    Inventors: Aki Suvilahti, Lasse Levula, Petteri Roivas, Aleksi Mannila, Jarno Taupila
  • Patent number: 12050073
    Abstract: The invention relates to a firing pin safety of a firearm, which firearm comprises a firing pin safety, a hammer, a bolt, a bolt carrier, and a firing pin, in which the firing pin safety comprises a safety lever mounted on a bolt carrier of the firearm, which firing pin safety is configured to control movement of a firing pin of the firearm. The safety lever and the hammer are integrated functionally, the safety lever is turnable and has three main positions: a basic position, in which position the safety lever retains movement of the firing pin to a primer of a cartridge and from inside the bolt, a release position, in which the safety lever actuated by the hammer releases movement of the firing pin towards the primer of the cartridge but not from inside the bolt, and a dismantle position, in which position the safety lever of the firing pin safety can be dismantled and the firing pin can be removed manually from inside the bolt of the firearm without tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAKO OY
    Inventor: Christoph Schrödl
  • Patent number: 12007190
    Abstract: Connection for connecting an upper receiver to a lower receiver of a weapon, which connection comprises front and rear take-down pins, and through-holes formed in both receivers for inserting the take-down pins through these holes to connect the upper and lower receiver to each other, wherein the rear take-down pin comprises an eccentric portion at its length for tightening the receivers against each other by turning the rear take-down pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: SAKO OY
    Inventor: Christoph Schrödl
  • Patent number: 10309750
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aiming method, aiming system and computer program product utilized in the aiming method where also a real-time bullet velocity of a fired shot by a sniper rifle is utilized. The bullet velocity is measured in a suppressor in real-time for each fired shot. The suppressor sends the measured bullet velocity to a data logger of the sniper rifle. The data logger updates a bullet trajectory to a target after each fired shot and on the bases of an updated bullet trajectory the data logger sends new reticle setting to an optical scope connected to the sniper rifle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Sako Oy
    Inventor: Sampsa Olkinuora
  • Publication number: 20180372450
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aiming method, aiming system and computer program product utilized in the aiming method where also a real-time bullet velocity of a fired shot by a sniper rifle is utilized. The bullet velocity is measured in a suppressor in real-time for each fired shot. The suppressor sends the measured bullet velocity to a data logger of the sniper rifle. The data logger updates a bullet trajectory to a target after each fired shot and on the bases of an updated bullet trajectory the data logger sends new reticle setting to an optical scope connected to the sniper rifle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Sako Oy
    Inventor: Sampsa Olkinuora
  • Patent number: 9417021
    Abstract: A firearm suppressor (1) has a suppressor housing (10) defining the outer surface of the suppressor (1), a mounting member (2) for fastening/detaching the suppressor (1) with a barrel (70) of the firearm (7) and having an aperture (20) for a projectile (8) and propellant gases of the firearm (7) to enter the suppressor (1), an interior arranged to form a number of compartments (30), which are separated by conical baffles (3) having an aperture (32) for the projectile to pass through, an exit aperture (60) for the projectile (8) and the propellant gases to exit the suppressor (1), the compartments (30) formed by the conical baffles (3) are different in volume so that in the order of advancing projectile path (PP) the largest compartment (30) is followed by number of smaller compartments (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: SAKO OY
    Inventor: Jarno Pietila
  • Patent number: 8931198
    Abstract: A firearm which is modifiable by the user such that a firearm barrel is arranged replaceable by the user, wherein the firearm comprises a barrel unit, which is detachable by the user and fastenable to a receiver, which barrel unit comprises the barrel and a locking piece, wherein the locking piece has a backward narrowing rear cone, which fits a cone in the receiver and which has a forward narrowing front cone, and which fits a cone in the centering bush, wherein to the centering bush is rotatably connected a clamping bush having an outer thread which fits an inner thread in the receiver, wherein by rotating the clamping bush in the locked direction, the rear end of the locking piece is centerable by means of the rear cone and lockable to the cone in the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Sako Oy
    Inventor: Juha Aalto
  • Publication number: 20130291420
    Abstract: A firearm which is modifiable by the user such that a firearm barrel is arranged replaceable by the user, wherein the firearm comprises a barrel unit, which is detachable by the user and fastenable to a receiver, which barrel unit comprises the barrel and a locking piece, wherein the locking piece has a backward narrowing rear cone, which fits a cone in the receiver and which has a forward narrowing front cone, and which fits a cone in the centering bush, wherein to the centering bush is rotatably connected a clamping bush having an outer thread which fits an inner thread in the receiver, wherein by rotating the clamping bush in the locked direction, the rear end of the locking piece is centerable by means of the rear cone and lockable to the cone in the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: SAKO OY
    Inventor: Juha Aalto
  • Patent number: 8099896
    Abstract: A rifle with a replaceable barrel with two or more barrels for different purposes and calibers and with own magazines for different cartridges. At least one barrel (1) has the cavity (2), into which a projection or upper edge (4) in the cartridge magazine (3) corresponding to the barrel fits, when the right magazine has been inserted into the rifle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sako Oy
    Inventors: Henry Paasikivi, Juha Aalto
  • Patent number: 7854083
    Abstract: A cartridge magazine for firearms has an elongated channel to receive a plurality of cartridges. The cartridge magazine has a box forming a housing of the cartridge magazine, a spring operated follower for pressing the cartridges in the magazine to an upper position. In this position, the topmost cartridge is ready for feeding into a chamber of the firearm and in this position the topmost cartridge rests against a pair of retaining lips. The lips remain in a first position when the topmost cartridge is in the upper position and the lips are operatively displaceable to a second position wider than the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Sako Oy
    Inventor: Juha Aalto
  • Patent number: 7624526
    Abstract: A riflescope (11), which has an adjusting mechanism (16, 17) for aligning the rifle. By the adjusting mechanism (16, 17) there is provided a code, such as a pointer ring (12, 13, 14, 15) with a color code, according to the scale of which the adjusting mechanism for the riflescope (11) can be adjusted for correcting the ballistic trajectory of a bullet to be fired with the rifle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Sako Oy
    Inventors: Henry Paasikivi, Kari Kuparinen
  • Patent number: 7587853
    Abstract: A system for fastening the barrel (1) of a rifle with a replaceable barrel, the system consisting of a lock frame (2), into which the barrel socket (5) can be inserted into position and locked by a bolting device. The bolting device consists of a barrel block stop (4) provided at the top of the lock frame (2), a groove (6) in the barrel socket being insertable into the block stop when the barrel is clamped into locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Sako Oy
    Inventor: Juha Aalto
  • Publication number: 20080155877
    Abstract: A riflescope (11), which has an adjusting mechanism (16, 17) for aligning the rifle. By the adjusting mechanism (16, 17) there is provided a code, such as a pointer ring (12, 13, 14, 15) with a colour code, according to the scale of which the adjusting mechanism for the riflescope (11) can be adjusted for correcting the ballistic trajectory of a bullet to be fired with the rifle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Sako Oy
    Inventors: Henry Paasikivi, Kari Kuparinen
  • Publication number: 20080066361
    Abstract: A system for fastening the barrel (1) of a rifle with a replaceable barrel, the system consisting of a lock frame (2), into which the barrel socket (5) can be inserted into position and locked by a bolting device. The bolting device consists of a barrel block stop (4) provided at the top of the lock frame (2), a groove (6) in the barrel socket being insertable into the block stop when the barrel is clamped into locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: SAKO OY
    Inventor: Juha Aalto
  • Patent number: 6978709
    Abstract: A breech device for bolt-action firearms includes a breech body reciprocating in the receiver and rotatable into locking position. In its front part, the breech body has locking lugs located in three sectors, the locking lugs in at least two sectors being formed in a breech device equipped with a magazine loaded in parallel so that there are four guide surfaces to limit rotation between the receiver and the breech body, and the breech body has a recessed locking surface for the cartridge at its end. The locking surface of the cartridge has been extended downwardly to form a glide surface passing between the locking lugs so that the rear surface of the cartridge case slides on the glide surface and the locking surface into locking position as the cartridge is ejected from the magazine into the cartridge housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Sako Oy
    Inventors: Juha Aalto, Kari Kuparinen
  • Patent number: 6675519
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for locking a gun that includes a firing pin and a lock cylinder provided with a lock cylinder bracket. The method comprises providing the firing pin with a recess that essentially conforms to the lock cylinder bracket both in shape and in size, wherein the bracket has at least two positions including a first position and a second position, and that in the first position, the bracket is fitted in the recess, so that the firing pin is movable towards the lock cylinder; and that in the second position, the bracket is not fitted in the recess, thereby preventing the firing pin from moving towards the lock cylinder and consequently locking the gun. The invention also relates to a locking arrangement for a pinlock of a gun. The locking arrangement comprises a lock cylinder provided with a bracket, and a firing pin provided with a recess that essentially conforms to the lock cylinder bracket both in shape and in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Sako Oy
    Inventor: Timo Hyytinen
  • Patent number: 6000161
    Abstract: The invention relates to a breech mechanism in a bolt-action firearm, consisting of a breech body (2) reciprocating in the receiver (1) and rotatable into locking position, and having on its front portion a locking lug (3, 4, 5) placed in three sectors. The locking lugs (4, 5) in at least two sectors have been formed in a breech mechanism provided with a parallel loading magazine (6) such that there are four guide surfaces (7, 8, 9, 10) limiting breech rotation between the receiver (1) and the breech body (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Sako Oy
    Inventor: Juha Aalto