Patents Assigned to Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.
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Patent number: 10365059Abstract: A pistol having a pistol slide with apertures for receiving finger grips. The finger grips have an attachment scheme for slideably securing a striker housing inside the pistol slide. The striker housing retains a striker and a striker block, such that intricate machining is no longer required on the interior portions of the pistol slide to hold the striker or striker block. The striker housing has a planar protuberance that forms a ridge for being slidably received by corresponding wedges on the finger grip interior portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Dustin Sroufe, Jesse Peyton, Kathryn Hack, Robert Miller
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Patent number: 10060694Abstract: A rotatable spur for a handgun, rotatable with respect to the hammer body, and rotatable in a direction that is about an axis of rotation approximately parallel with the handgun body and barrel. The mechanism of rotation may be varied provided the spur is capable of changing the direction of its finger grip surface from its normal firing position to a position preferably perpendicular to the normal firing position. A retaining pin, biased for retention within an indentation within a cocking spur pin allows the finger grip surface of the spur to rotate and face at least a side position of the handgun.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: Mark Kresser
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Publication number: 20180010873Abstract: A rotatable spur for a handgun, rotatable with respect to the hammer body, and rotatable in a direction that is about an axis of rotation approximately parallel with the handgun body and barrel. The mechanism of rotation may be varied provided the spur is capable of changing the direction of its finger grip surface from its normal firing position to a position preferably perpendicular to the normal firing position. A retaining pin, biased for retention within an indentation within a cocking spur pin allows the finger grip surface of the spur to rotate and face at least a side position of the handgun.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2014Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: Mark Kresser
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Patent number: 9546843Abstract: An extendable slide member on a pistol slide action, providing leverage and a gripping base for a user to pull back or “rack” the slide along guides on a pistol frame, in a longitudinal motion relative to the pistol frame. The slide member facilitating racking the slide when in an extended position the slide member rotates either laterally outwards from a side surface of the slide or vertically upwards from a top surface of the slide, and presents a gripping or holding segment for the user to pull the slide towards the breech end of the pistol.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Dustin Sroufe, Joseph Wall, Jesse Peyton, Nelson Mercado, Mark Kresser
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Patent number: 9239207Abstract: An extendable slide member on a pistol slide action, providing leverage and a gripping base for a user to pull back or “rack” the slide along guides on a pistol frame, in a longitudinal motion relative to the pistol frame. The slide member facilitating racking the slide when in an extended position the slide member rotates either laterally outwards from a side surface of the slide or vertically upwards from a top surface of the slide, and presents a gripping segment for the user to pull the slide towards the breech end of the pistol.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2013Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: Mark Kresser
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Patent number: 9127903Abstract: A handgun curved to correspond more closely with the contours of a person's body, achieving a comfortable fit when the handgun is worn for any appreciable amount of time on the person's body. The handgun housing is inclusive of a top portion, an intermediate portion, and a grip portion, which may be separately connected or integrally formed parts sharing a radius of curvature to form asymmetric left and right sides, particularly a concave side and a convex side. This asymmetry extends beyond the grip portion and includes at least a portion of the trigger guard and a portion of the magazine securing clip.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Mark Kresser, Marcelo de Albuquerque Knorst, Leonardo Brum Sesti
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Publication number: 20150121734Abstract: An extendable slide member on a pistol slide action, providing leverage and a gripping base for a user to pull back or “rack” the slide along guides on a pistol frame, in a longitudinal motion relative to the pistol frame. The slide member facilitating racking the slide when in an extended position the slide member rotates either laterally outwards from a side surface of the slide or vertically upwards from a top surface of the slide, and presents a gripping segment for the user to pull the slide towards the breech end of the pistol.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: Mark Kresser
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Patent number: 8966799Abstract: Example cartridge magazines for use within a curved handle of certain pistols have a laterally curved housing so that the pistols and magazines can fit comfortably along a user's body. Such curved pistols and magazines are particularly suited for carrying within a shirt or pants pocket. A curved pistol loaded with a curved magazine, for instance, can be carried comfortably in one pocket while an extra loaded magazine can be carried in another pocket. Example magazines carry single and multiple rows of cartridges along appropriately sized curved housings. The magazine's curvature provides a user with a prominent tactile feature that quickly indicates in which direction the magazine should be inserted within the pistol.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: Mathew A. McPherson
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Publication number: 20150033607Abstract: Example cartridge magazines for use within a curved handle of certain pistols have a laterally curved housing so that the pistols and magazines can fit comfortably along a user's body. Such curved pistols and magazines are particularly suited for carrying within a shirt or pants pocket. A curved pistol loaded with a curved magazine, for instance, can be carried comfortably in one pocket while an extra loaded magazine can be carried in another pocket. Example magazines carry single and multiple rows of cartridges along appropriately sized curved housings. The magazine's curvature provides a user with a prominent tactile feature that quickly indicates in which direction the magazine should be inserted within the pistol.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: Mathew A. McPherson
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Publication number: 20140283426Abstract: A handgun curved to correspond more closely with the contours of a person's body, achieving a comfortable fit when the handgun is worn for any appreciable amount of time on the person's body. The handgun housing is inclusive of a top portion, an intermediate portion, and a grip portion, which may be separately connected or integrally formed parts sharing a radius of curvature to form asymmetric left and right sides, particularly a concave side and a convex side. This asymmetry extends beyond the grip portion and includes at least a portion of the trigger guard and a portion of the magazine securing clip.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Taurus International Manufacturing Inc.Inventors: Mark Kresser, Marcelo de Albuquerque Knorst, Leonardo Brum Sesti
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Patent number: 8752322Abstract: A handgun curved to correspond more closely with the contours of a person's body, achieving a comfortable fit when the handgun is worn for any appreciable amount of time on the person's body. The handgun housing is inclusive of a top portion, an intermediate portion, and a grip portion, which may be separately connected or integrally formed parts sharing a radius of curvature to form asymmetric left and right sides, particularly a concave side and a convex side. This asymmetry extends beyond the grip portion and includes at least a portion of the trigger guard and a portion of the magazine securing clip.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Mark Kresser, Marcelo de Albuquerque Knorst, Leonardo Brum Sesti
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Patent number: 8733008Abstract: Example cartridge magazines for use within a curved handle of certain pistols have a laterally curved housing so that the pistols and magazines can fit comfortably along a user's body. Such curved pistols and magazines are particularly suited for carrying within a shirt or pants pocket. A curved pistol loaded with a curved magazine, for instance, can be carried comfortably in one pocket while an extra loaded magazine can be carried in another pocket. Example magazines carry single and multiple rows of cartridges along appropriately sized curved housings. The magazine's curvature provides a user with a prominent tactile feature that quickly indicates in which direction the magazine should be inserted within the pistol.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: Mathew A. McPherson
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Patent number: 8720094Abstract: Example handguns, such as pistols and revolvers, have specifically curved or contoured shapes that make them particularly suited for fitting comfortably within front, rear or side pants pockets. In some examples, the handguns can be completely concealed within standard pants pockets.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: Mathew A. McPherson
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Patent number: 6134822Abstract: A trigger safety block for guns including a unitary rigid block made of rigid plastic or a metal block. The trigger safety block has a rigid plate and two projections extending from the rigid plug through the trigger area of the gun. A first projection extends behind the trigger of the gun to prevent depression of the trigger. A second projection extends through the trigger area in front of the trigger and between the trigger and trigger gun. The first and second projections preferably are dimensioned to frictionally fit between the trigger and tiger guard. Each of the projections has an aligned bore extending therethrough and receives a lock member to prevent the trigger block from being removed from the trigger area.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1998Date of Patent: October 24, 2000Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: Carlos A. P. Murgel
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Patent number: 5972269Abstract: A method of injection molding ceramic or metal parts having an internal cavity or other complicated shape. A fugitive core is formed of a particulate and a first binder. The core is then suspended in a conventional injection molding cavity. The part is then injection molded by injecting a ceramic or metal powder mixed with a second binder while in a plastic state into the mold cavity and around the suspended core. Once the second different binder hardens or gels, the molded part together with the core are removed from the mold cavity. The molded part and core are then subject to a debinding process to debind the first binder to thereby remove the core. Because two different binders were used for the core and molding, the binder used to form the molded part remains unaffected when removing the core.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1997Date of Patent: October 26, 1999Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Eduardo L. Barros, Eugene R. Andreotti
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Patent number: D849868Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Dustin Sroufe, Jesse Peyton
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Patent number: D853517Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Dustin Sroufe, Jesse Peyton
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Patent number: D855736Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Dustin Sroufe, Jesse Peyton