Patents Examined by Bret Hayes
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Patent number: 11326854Abstract: A modular grenade launcher assembly which uses a 40×46 and 40×51 mm ammunition grenade launcher and which can be used with a portable rifle butt or can be mounted under a rifle.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Inventor: Fatih Yollu
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Patent number: 11326864Abstract: A bullet-seating die for precisely loading a bullet into a cartridge case is disclosed. In embodiments, the bullet die comprises: a die body; a bullet-nose-alignment stem configured to engage and center a front end of a bullet within the die body before and after bullet seating begins; a bullet-seating-depth-adjustment screw adjustable to control seating depth of the bullet in a cartridge case; a bullet-seating collet configured to surround an ogival portion of the bullet that will engage the rifling when the loaded cartridge is fired; a bullet-seating collet bushing configured to positively center the bullet-seating collet in the die body; a case-shoulder-alignment bushing configured to positively center a front end of the cartridge case, the bullet-nose-alignment stem, and the bullet-seating collet bushing along the axis of the die body during bullet seating; and a case-base-alignment bushing configured to positively center a base of the cartridge case in the case-shoulder-alignment bushing.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Inventors: Michael Lee McPherson, Ken Markle, Martin Wanninger
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Patent number: 11320221Abstract: Firearms including magazine holders operable from either side of the firearm. The magazine holder includes two interconnected actuating elements, pivotable with respect to one another and separable from one another by longitudinal shifting, and a spring. The magazine holder is configured so that when pressure is applied to a right actuating element, a moment of force is applied to a first actuating element, which it cannot follow, and so both actuating elements, without changing their relative position to one another, are shifted against the force of the spring normal to the weapon median plane, removing a locking extension from the magazine housing. Upon actuation of the left actuating element, a stop on the right actuating element prevents its shift transverse to the weapon median plane, and so the first actuating element pivots against the force of the spring, and the locking extension is again moved from the locking element.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: GLOCK TECHNOLOGY GMBHInventor: Mario Kastrun
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Patent number: 11320218Abstract: A magwell extension is provided and configured to assist a user in inserting a cartridge magazine into the magwell of a firearm. The extension includes a hollow body enclosed on four sides and open at opposite ends. A coupling face defines a first of the ends and includes a pair of rails configured to engage the rim of the magwell. A stop rail extending from the coupling face lies perpendicular to the pair of rails. A locking element is configured to be coupled to the body with a portion extending from the first opening and beyond a plane defined by the coupling face. The locking element is configured to bias the rim of the magwell into secure engagement with the stop rail.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: TAYLOR FREELANCE, LLCInventors: Robin Taylor, Michael Fox
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Patent number: 11320229Abstract: An auto-loading firearm having a system for switches between live fire and training modes via a selector switch mounted either on the firearm frame or on a specially designed training attachment. A multi-part transfer bar, between the trigger and sear, can be selectively connected in a live fire mode and spaced apart in a training mode. A selectively engageable trigger resetting mechanism automatically returns the trigger to its set position after firing the firearm is in training mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: MUSTANG INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, INC.Inventor: Brian Edward Bascom
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Patent number: 11313645Abstract: The invention relates to a combination mortar weapon (1) with a base (4) and mortar barrel (12). A frame (7) with a receiving area (8) for receiving an additional base (10) is attached to the base (4). The base (4) belongs to a standard mortar (2) and the additional base (10) belongs to a commando mortar (3). The mortar barrel (12) is secured to the additional base (10) of the commando mortar (3). The mortar barrel (12) is used by the standard mortar (2) and by the commando mortar (3). The connection between the base (4) of the standard mortar (2) and the base (10) of the commando motor (3) is produced at least by a rapid-action closure (11). The frame (7) comprises an arm (13), to which a monopod (14) is attached as the support device and for the purpose of elevating the mortar barrel (12).Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbHInventor: Sven Guth
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Patent number: 11300373Abstract: A revolver reloading device includes a first wing assembly defining a first cartridge pocket and a second cartridge pocket, the first cartridge pocket defining a first center point, the second cartridge pocket defining a second center point; a second wing assembly defining a third cartridge pocket, the third cartridge pocket defining a third center point; and a center assembly hingedly coupled to the first wing assembly and the second wing assembly, the first wing assembly and the second wing assembly selectively rotatable relative to the center assembly about and between a flat configuration and a collapsed configuration, the first center point, the second center point, and the third center point being aligned in a linear arrangement in the flat configuration, the first center point, the second center point, and the third center point being aligned in a circular pattern in the collapsed configuration.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Obsolete Arms LLCInventor: William Aloysious Woods, III
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Patent number: 11287237Abstract: In a projectile launch environment, a fuzing safety device independently generates its own voltage upon setback which then is then used to arm the projectile. The arming is done independently of any on board battery rise time, and setback scenarios are detected free of false impacts such as dropping or jostling. The fuzing safety device includes a piezoelectric sensor for detecting motion in the projectile.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: John Pirozzi, Lloyd Khuc, Daniel Altamura, Lei Zheng, William Leach
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Patent number: 11280581Abstract: A rifle sling has first and second adjustable sling members attached to each other by a side release buckle. The second sling member has two arm sections which extend upward from the first sling member. The lower end of the first sling member is attached to the shooter while the upper ends of the arm sections of the second sling member are attached one on each opposite side of the rifle.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Inventor: David T. Ollivier
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Patent number: 11280573Abstract: A barrel mounting system to mount a barrel to a barrel mount of a firearm body includes a mount receiver secured to the barrel mount. The mount receiver includes axial channels and receiver threads disposed on an interior surface. The system further includes a barrel sleeve disposed around the barrel proximal to the proximal end of the barrel. The barrel sleeve includes sleeve threads disposed near a proximal end on an exterior surface and sized to slide through the axial channels and, when rotated, to engage the receiver threads. The system further includes a barrel collar disposed around the barrel and secured to the barrel and to limit the axial position of the barrel sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Super Dave Designs LLCInventor: David Charles Mackey
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Patent number: 11280599Abstract: A rifled barrel has a cylindrical channel longitudinally extending within the rifled barrel between an oppositely oriented muzzle opening and a breach opening, the cylindrical channel having a rifled portion and a non-rifled portion, the rifled portion having a land and a groove helically extending along a surface of the cylindrical channel from the muzzle opening toward the breach opening, the non-rifled portion being smooth and having a consistent diameter along a length. The diameter of the non-rifled portion of the cylindrical channel is equal to a diameter of the rifled portion measured between oppositely oriented sections of the groove. A transitional section of the rifled portion has a diameter measured between oppositely oriented land sections that gradually decreases along a section of the rifled portion adjacent to the non-rifled portion until equaling the diameter of the non-rifled portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Inventor: Chris Lee Billings
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Patent number: 11274904Abstract: A weapon mount for controlling targeting of a weapon includes a base, an arm that extends from the base, and an attachment component that is rotatably coupled with the arm. The base is attachable to a platform and is rotatable to control a yaw of the weapon relative to the platform. The attachment component is configured to couple with the weapon and is rotatable to control a pitch of the weapon relative to the platform. The arm is positioned relative to the base so that a recoil vector of the weapon is within 0.5 inches radially of an axis of rotation of the base.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: AIMLOCK INC.Inventors: Benjamin Dwyer, Bryan Sterling Bockmon, Raymond Keeney, Jason R. Gallia, Shane Korthuis, Dusty Terry, Marc Hanchak
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Patent number: 11274892Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: FN HERSTAL S.A.Inventor: Pascal Franssen
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Patent number: 11268783Abstract: An airgun has a high pressure reservoir for providing a pressurized motive gas to a breech to fire a projectile. A regulator is intermediate the high pressure reservoir and a downstream firing pressure reservoir for providing a consistent regulated pressure of the motive gas in the firing pressure reservoir. The airgun includes a bypass line for selectively connecting the high pressure reservoir to the firing pressure reservoir, independently of the regulator. Thus, an operator can select a firing of the airgun with either a regulated gas pressure in the firing reservoir or the pressure of the high pressure reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Crosman CorporationInventors: George Wallace Rodrigues Malheiros, Anthony Thomas Cioppa
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Patent number: 11268775Abstract: A vehicle, in particular a tank, having a turret, on which a gun having a large-calibre gun barrel is secured, and comprising an auto-loader positioned behind the turret, via which auto-loader ammunition can be automatically supplied to the gun barrel. In order to achieve simplified automatic loading of the gun barrel with ammunition, the auto-loader is replaceably secured on the outside of the turret as a separate, modular unit. A magazine located in the auto-loader for receiving the ammunition can also be designed as an interchangeable magazine that can be replaced. An electronic system of the auto-loader is housed in the vehicle, specifically in the turret. The selection of ammunition in the auto-loader and the conveying out of the auto-loader are carried out via at least one mechanical interface, e.g. a power take-off, between the turret and the auto-loader.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION GMBHInventor: Andreas Blache
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Patent number: 11268793Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a detonation connector having an exposure part for tagging, the detonation connector includes: an electrically conductive wire-connecting bracket member having a plurality of electric wire mounting grooves to which a leg line or a leading line is mounted; a lower casing member at which the wire-connecting bracket member is positioned; and an upper casing member covering the lower casing member, wherein the upper casing member or the lower casing member is provided with a tagging exposure part that exposes a part of the wire-connecting bracket member wire-connecting the leg line and the leading line, so that the tagging work of charging initialization time to a detonator can be performed without opening the upper casing member, and the convenience and the efficiency of the tagging work can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: HANWHA CORPORATIONInventors: Doo Hyun Lee, Ki Chul Park
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Patent number: 11262171Abstract: A casing for use in a cartridge for a firearm comprises a sleeve portion and a base portion, where the base has cannelure comprised of curving surfaces. In a casing embodiment, a sleeve has cylindrical portion with a mouth for holding a bullet and an opposing end radially-running bulkhead. A nipple extends from the bulkhead and into a passageway of the base, thereby securing the sleeve to the base. The sleeve bulkhead preferably has at least one circumferential wave and contacts a distal end surface of the base, which may be planar or conical. The cannelure is characterized by a continuously curving groove bottom, a maximum groove depth diameter that is 60 to 80 percent of the base outside diameter, and a volume that is 20 to 43 percent of the volume of a like base which has no cannelure.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: SHELL SHOCK TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Anthony Viggiano, Volodymyr Drobockyi
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Patent number: 11255622Abstract: A novel firearm safety feature includes arresting surfaces for preventing the fall of a hammer in the event of a spontaneous failure of other firearm parts. In a particular embodiment a safety lug has an arresting surface and the hammer has a complementary arresting surface. In the event of a spontaneous failure, the arresting surface and the complementary arresting surface create a positive engagement and prevent the hammer from falling. In another embodiment, a grip safety includes an arresting surface and the hammer includes a complementary arresting surface. In the event of a spontaneous failure, the arresting surface and the complementary arresting surface create a positive engagement and prevent the hammer from falling.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Inventor: Ned Forrest Christiansen
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Patent number: 11255646Abstract: A compact energetic-breaching apparatus is provided. The compact energetic-breaching apparatus is configured to receive energetic materials for use in energetic breaching. The compact energetic-breaching apparatus may comprise a housing body with a receptacle to receive energetic materials. The compact energetic-breaching apparatus may further comprise a tamping material. The compact energetic-breaching apparatus may further comprise a metal liner which collapses upon detonation to form a cutting jet.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: P3D SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Justin Green, Eirik Nytro
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Patent number: 11248869Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for adjusting the normal resting position of a trigger for a firearm. The system and method allow for further customization of the fit of the firearm by moving the resting position of the trigger forward to accommodate shooters with larger hands and moving the resting position of the trigger rearward to accommodate shooters with smaller hands.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: COR34 LLCInventors: Larry Lopata, Sylvio Lorenzut, Zachary Sniffen