Patents Examined by Joshua E Freeman
  • Patent number: 11796267
    Abstract: Rifles having a weapon median plane, with a barrel with a barrel bore axis, a gas drive, a sliding block, a closing spring unit, and a charging handle assembly arranged in front of the sliding block, where the charging handle has two operating handles pivotally mounted about pivot pins on a slider body, said operating handles being pushed about the pivot pins into their rest position by at least one handle spring. For facilitating the use and especially the forward shift of the charging handle, the slider body is mounted on a carriage which is arranged axially in front of the sliding block and movable in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: GLOCK TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Mario Kastrun, Elmar Bilgeri
  • Patent number: 11796274
    Abstract: A shooting rest, components thereof, and associated methods. The shooting rest includes a frame, a forward firearm support connected to the frame, and a rear firearm support connected to the frame. The rear firearm support includes a stop configured to limit rearward movement of the firearm with respect to the frame when the firearm is fired. A liquid tank is supported by the frame and is configured to hold liquid to increase the effective mass of the shooting rest to reduce recoil felt by a shooter when the firearm is fired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: AOB Products Company
    Inventors: Dennis W. Cauley, Jr., James Tayon, Timothy S. Kinney, Michael Cottrell, Justin Burke, Brian Steere, Mark Dalton, Kyle Martin, Anthony Vesich, Matthew Kinamore, Curtis Smith, Joel Yuodsnukis
  • Patent number: 11788812
    Abstract: A firearm mounting assembly includes a clamp that is attachable to a support panel. A screw threadably engages the clamp and the screw is rotatable in a tightening direction for securing the clamp to the support panel. Conversely, the screw is rotatable in a loosening direction for releasing the clamp from the support panel. A mount is rotatably disposed on the first bracket and the mount has a channel that is integrated into the mount. A block is pivotally positioned in the channel in the mount and the block is structured to conform to a magazine receiver of an AR-15 firearm. In this way the block facilitates the AR-15 to be mounted to the support panel for servicing the AR-15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Craig Harrison
  • Patent number: 11788817
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a target marker for a firearm may comprise a module having a first portion, and a second portion electrically connected and coupled to the first portion. A light source may be disposed within and electrically connected to the second portion. An optical component may be coupled to the first portion at a first fixed distance from the light source. A circuit board may be electrically connected to the light source via at least one lead, wherein the lead may permit relative movement between the circuit board and the light source and may maintain a second fixed distance between the circuit board and the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Crosman Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Kowalczyk, Jr., Jeffrey W. Mock, Jeffrey D. Tuller
  • Patent number: 11788819
    Abstract: A ballistic panel providing ballistic protection has a first plate having a rear surface and a front surface. A plurality of undulations is formed across the front surface of the first plate. The plurality of undulations increasing an amount of surface area to contact a projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Phillip D. Roux
  • Patent number: 11788818
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a sight mount used to attach or otherwise secure an optical sight to a firearm as well as methods of modifying a firearm to receive a sight mount disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Core-Arms, LLC
    Inventor: David Roth
  • Patent number: 11781839
    Abstract: A multi-layer body armor plate includes a strike plate; a mesh layer positioned over the strike plate, the mesh layer having a number of open cells; and an outer skin layer positioned over the mesh layer so as to encapsulate the open cells of the mesh layer between the strike plate and the outer skin layer. The open cells of the mesh layer may entrap air or may be filled with expandable, buoyant foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Barr, Justin Tannehill
  • Patent number: 11781847
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) deploys wire-tethered electrodes after generation of an ignition signal. The ignition signal is provided to a deployment unit. The deployment unit includes a primer material adjacent a conductor. The conductor conducts the ignition signal outside the primer material. A temperature of the conductor increases in response to receiving the ignition signal. The primer material ignites in response to the increase in temperature of the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven N. D. Brundula, Oleg Nemtyshkin, Aleksander Petrovic, Patrick W. Smith
  • Patent number: 11781827
    Abstract: The present device is an electronically controlled safety system for use in firearms, comprising a shape memory actuator configured to connect a mechanical locking interface to a trigger mechanism interface comprising a point of connection to a firearm's trigger mechanism. This shape memory actuator can be controlled by use of an authentication system comprised of an RFID module and a control module. The user of the firearm can provide authorization to place the firearm in the armed position by placing an RFID tag having an activation code near the RFID module, which can then activate the shape memory actuator through the control module. When the mechanical locking interface is connected to the trigger mechanism interface a firearm's trigger mechanism is locked in place and the firearm is in a safe position and when the mechanical locking interface is not connected to the trigger mechanism is in an armed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: FREE STATE FIREARMS, LLC
    Inventor: G. Thomas Holland, II
  • Patent number: 11781832
    Abstract: Optical sights for mounting on a firearm are provided, each of the sights having a base defining a barrel end and a rear end; a frame extending upwardly from the base at the barrel end and defining an opening; an optical element received in the opening; and an illumination device operable to display an aiming point on the optical element to generate said aiming point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Bushnell Inc.
    Inventors: Alejandro Chavez, Travis C. Overfelt, Kamille C. Eusebio
  • Patent number: 11781848
    Abstract: A device for neutralizing a chemical or biological weapon includes a sealed enclosure which delimits an internal volume and which is movable between a retracted position and an extended position, a pyrotechnic neutralizing charge which is disposed inside the enclosure, a decontaminating agent which is disposed inside the enclosure and which surrounds the pyrotechnic neutralizing charge, and a mitigating agent which is disposed in the enclosure and which covers the decontaminating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: ARIANEGROUP SAS
    Inventor: Thibault Derode
  • Patent number: 11774205
    Abstract: A suppressor for suppressing the discharge of a shotgun. The suppressor includes a base having a first end, a second end, and a first passageway through the base from the first end to the second end. The suppressor includes an end cap having a second passageway through an interior of the end cap. The suppressor includes at least one baffle positioned between the base and the end cap. The baffle includes a lower portion having a first end, a second end, and a first flow path through an interior of the lower portion. The baffle includes an upper portion having an interior, an exterior, and a second flow path through the interior of the upper portion. The upper portion of the baffle includes a first end, a middle section, and a second end. The second end of the upper portion of the baffle may be bell-shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Jacob Kunsky
  • Patent number: 11768048
    Abstract: A fire control assembly is disclosed. The fire control assembly contains a pivotable shaft containing a first end and a second end and a first selector member removably coupled with the first end of the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector contains a first protrusion configured to partially envelop the first end of the pivotable shaft; wherein the first selector member is configured to rotate the pivotable shaft from a safe position to a firing position and back to the safe position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: F.M. Products, Inc
    Inventor: Paul T. Noonan
  • Patent number: 11768046
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for the making safe of a handgun. A safety system includes a lock mechanism coupled to an engagement member and a user interface. The engagement member is movably coupled to the handgun and includes a contact face that is in contact with the slide of the handgun. The engagement member transfers a portion of a force to the slide and moves between a lock position and an unlock position. The lock position corresponds to a separation distance between a distal end of a primer actuator of the handgun and a primer activation plane. The engagement member is configured to transition between the lock position and the unlock position while remaining movably coupled to the handgun. Movement of the engagement member from the lock position is restricted by the lock mechanism until disengaged via the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Bombach Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Keith D. Bombaugh, Jr., Benjamin R. Pauza
  • Patent number: 11761725
    Abstract: A suppressor mount device can include a first end having a barrel coupling feature adapted to couple the suppressor mount device to the barrel of a firearm. The device can further include a second end oriented opposite the first end along a bore axis and a suppressor coupling feature adapted to receive and retain a firearm suppressor. The device can further include a bore forming a void along the bore axis within the suppressor mount device, the bore adapted to allow passage of a projectile along the bore axis from the first end to the second end. The device can further include a reaming feature formed on an outer surface of the second end adapted to engage an inner surface of the firearm suppressor. The reaming feature can include a channel which is at least partially oriented non-parallel and non-perpendicular to the bore axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: OSS Suppressors LLC
    Inventors: David Sanders, A. Kai Bradshaw
  • Patent number: 11761720
    Abstract: A rifle having a central weapon plane, comprising a barrel that has a barrel bore axis, a gas drive, a bolt carrier, a recoil spring unit and a charging handle unit arranged in front of the bolt carrier, wherein the charging handle unit comprises at least one handle, which is mounted on a slider element for rotation about pivot pins and is forcibly displaced about a pivot pin into its rest position by at least one handle spring, and the slider element is mounted in a carriage which is arranged axially in front of the bolt carrier and is movable in the axial direction. The rifle is characterized in that the at least one handle comprises an elongate hole for receiving the pivot pins and for the support by said pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: GLOCK TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventor: Mario Kastrun
  • Patent number: 11754356
    Abstract: Example apparatus are disclosed for a magazine for a self-loading firearm, the magazine comprising a magazine housing, and a magazine floor plate movably mounted to the magazine housing. The magazine floor plate is slidable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the magazine floor plate is pivotable relative to the magazine housing when in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Heckler & Koch GmbH
    Inventor: Steffen Müller
  • Patent number: 11757561
    Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for intercepting a target UAV by releasing a plurality of countermeasure (CM) objects in a projected path thereof to form a 3D countermeasure cloud. Pieces of flexible materials configured to become ensnared in the propellers of the target UAV or otherwise interfere with their ability to provide lift and thrust capabilities to the UAV. A UAV interception control system may track the target UAV and compute a location probability volume therefor using a modified Kalman filter to decide on a projected interception location and time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Airshare, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Jonathan Whittaker
  • Patent number: 11754358
    Abstract: The present device is an electronically controlled safety system for use in firearms comprising a shape memory actuator configured to connect a mechanical locking interface to a trigger mechanism interface comprising a point of connection to a firearm's trigger mechanism. This shape memory actuator can be controlled by use of an authentication system comprising an RFID module and a control module. The user of the firearm can provide authorization to place the firearm in the armed position by placing an RFID tag having a certain activation code near the RFID module, which can then activate the shape memory actuator through the control module. When the mechanical locking interface is connected to the trigger mechanism interface a firearm's trigger mechanism is locked in place and the firearm is in a safe position and when it is not connected to the trigger mechanism it is in an armed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: FREE STATE FIREARMS, LLC
    Inventor: G. Thomas Holland, II
  • Patent number: 11747112
    Abstract: Sights of the present disclosure comprise a housing supporting an optical sighting element, such as one or more lenses or iron sights. A first lateral side of the housing has a laterally-extending protrusion and a lead-in portion forward of the laterally-extending portion. In some arrangements the lead-in portion is laterally-inward of an outermost surface of the laterally-extending protrusion and has a surface roughness of less than 50 ?m. In some instances, the laterally-extending protrusion has a width of at least 1 mm and the lead-in portion has a length of at least five times the width of the laterally-extending protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Springfield, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis J. Reese, Stephen H. McKelvain, Nick Ballard, Peter J. Leach