Patents Examined by Michael David
  • Patent number: 9109849
    Abstract: Ejection assemblies, actions including such ejection assemblies, and firearms including such actions and/or ejection assemblies are provided herein. At least one ejection assembly is provided that is configured to facilitate forward ejection of spent cartridges when a forward-ejection guide cover is in place on a receiver, and to allow for side ejection of spent cartridges when the forward-ejection guide cover is out of place on the receiver. Such a configuration may allow for reliable ejection and access to the action for clearance of jams or malfunctions while providing flexibility with forward or conventional side ejection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Inventors: Nicholas E. Young, Andrew Gary Sunseri
  • Patent number: 9103642
    Abstract: An ammunition projectile engagement apparatus and method for manufacturing and using the ammunition projectile engagement apparatus are described. A first arm, a second arm, and a head are disclosed. The first arm and second arm each contain a handle section and a projectile engagement section. The surface of each projectile engagement section includes at least one engagement feature opposite another engagement feature, which when compressed, together form a pair. Each pair, when compressed together, forms at least a partial circumference for engaging a projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: GRIP-N-PULL, LLC
    Inventors: N. Eugene Crandall, Brandon R. Williams
  • Patent number: 9103623
    Abstract: A cartridge gas energized arrow gun has upper and lower receivers, with a cartridge receiving member having a cartridge chamber and a bolt locking receptacle secured to the upper receiver. An arrow supporting barrel is secured to the upper receiver and defines a chamber within which an arrow is located. Cartridge gas from a blank ammunition cartridge within the cartridge chamber is employed to propel the arrow from the barrel. A manually operated bolt and bolt carrier assembly is moveable within the upper receiver for blank cartridge handling during loading, firing, extraction and ejection of blank cartridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Inventors: Chance Giannelli, John W. Kieckhefer, Jacques A. Nevils, Harrison Tobin
  • Patent number: 9086251
    Abstract: A toy launching assembly for pneumatically launching toy projectiles. The toy launching assembly has a base structure that contains an open port. A tube carousel rotates atop the base structure. The tube carousel holds a plurality of launching tubes. A pulse of air is generated by rapidly compressing an air bladder. The pulse of air travels through an air hose to the base structure. Within the base structure, the pulse of air is directed to the open port under the tube carousel. An indexing mechanism is used to rotate the tube carousel and sequentially positions one of the launching tubes over the open port each time the air bladder is sufficiently compressed. Once positioned over the open port, the pulse of air generated by the air bladder travels through the launching tube and displaces a toy projectile from the launching tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: KHA Concepts Limited
    Inventor: Peter Cummings
  • Patent number: 9062923
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system of parts for modifying and supporting a c-channel type firearm receiver. More specifically, the invention provides modifying members and subassemblies for Kalashnikov-type rifles having c-channel type receivers comprising separate internal & external support members that are adapted to be interconnected where the receiver is placed between and connected to the support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Inventor: Richard Terry Thorup
  • Patent number: 9057576
    Abstract: A spring-loaded quick coupling barrel retaining system for a firearm. The firearm includes a receiver, a barrel nut, and barrel assembly rotatably mounted thereto. In one embodiment, the barrel assembly may include barrel locking lugs which rotatably engage and interlock with corresponding locking elements disposed on the barrel nut such as splines. The barrel assembly further includes a spring member forming a flexible interface with the barrel nut. The spring member self-tensions and tightens the lockup between the barrel assembly and barrel nut to promote a tight fit. Some embodiments may include a lock nut and a setting tool for adjusting the spring force to promote consistently proper lockup from one replacement barrel assembly to the next.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Inventors: Jonathan Barrett, Brian Vuksanovich
  • Patent number: 9052160
    Abstract: A front sight assembly that can be mounted to a barrel and a gas block is disclosed. The front sight assembly has a barrel mount that allows the front sight assembly to pivot about the barrel. The front sight assembly also has a gas block mount that allows the user to pivot and set the front sight left or right to allow for windage. The front sight assembly may also have a front sight disposed over the gas block mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Inventor: James Gordon
  • Patent number: 9052151
    Abstract: A paintball gun barrel structure, mainly for the proper adjustment of the inner diameter of the barrel of the paintball gun for firing paint balls according to the size of the paint balls when paint balls are loaded into the barrel, to keep proper point contact with the surfaces of the paint balls, and to prevent excess interference between the interior of the barrel and the paint balls, and to thusly enhance the stability of the ballistics of the interior of the barrel so that paint balls may be fired with high accuracy when being fired towards the barrel under the control of an operation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Shun Hui Precise Hardware Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yao-Chieh Tseng
  • Patent number: 9046320
    Abstract: A firearm sight is disclosed herein. The firearm sight may include a main body assembly, a first plate assembly operably attached to the main body assembly, and a second plate assembly operably attached to the main body assembly opposite the first plate assembly. A sight assembly may be operably attached to the main body assembly between the first plate assembly and the second plate assembly. Moreover, a deployment mechanism may be operable to deploy the first plate assembly, the second plate assembly, and the sight assembly from a closed position to an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Keng's Firearms Specialty, Inc.
    Inventors: Da Keng, Aaron L. Hampton, Maciej W. Matuszczak
  • Patent number: 9038307
    Abstract: A reticle of a projectile-weapon aiming system such as a riflescope includes first and second series of secondary aiming marks spaced apart below a primary aiming point, the first and second series providing holdover aiming points for regularly incrementing target distances for respective subsonic and supersonic .300 AAC Blackout ammunition, or other differing types of ammunition, without requiring adjustment of the optics or settings of the aiming system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Leupold & Stevens, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Silvers, Martin Koornneef, Raymond G. Brock, Stephen R. Hodge
  • Patent number: 9038616
    Abstract: A water balloon launching cannon is disclosed. The water balloon launching cannon includes a slotted barrel for rapid and easy loading and uses compressed air as the propelling force for firing the water balloon. Namely, the water balloon launching cannon includes an I-beam support upon which is mounted an air delivery system and the slotted barrel. For ease of disassembly, (1) the air delivery system includes quick-release mechanisms and (2) a plunger assembly inside the barrel is held by an easily removable pin. Further, a method of operating and a method using the water balloon launching cannon are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Inventor: Michael Phillips
  • Patent number: 9032658
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ergonomic handguard that supports rail mounted weapon accessories in a variety of different orientations. The handguard includes sides and bottom surfaces that are ergonomic. The stem includes modular sections of picatinny rail that can be attached to various locations on the handguard as needed to provide a mounting structure for rail based weapon accessories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Geissele
  • Patent number: 9032945
    Abstract: A dart launcher comprises a housing, a safety arm, and a trigger. The housing includes a launching section configured to receive a dart having a minimum threshold length. The safety arm is movably attached to the housing and extends at least partially across the launching section. The safety arm is positioned so that the dart having the minimum threshold length engages at least a portion of the safety arm upon insertion into the launching section. The trigger is movable with respect to the housing and is operable to cause the dart having the minimum threshold length to launch from the launching section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Easebon Services Limited
    Inventor: Francis See Chong Chia
  • Patent number: 9021931
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the delaboration of ammunition, in particular shells having a housing with a tubular housing portion made of steel and open at one end, a cone made of ductile metal and fitted into the tubular housing portion, the cone having a base with a tubular rim, and an explosive charge contained between the housing and the cone. The method comprises a) inserting an extraction tool through the open end into the tubular housing portion for extracting the cone, b) axially compressing the tubular rim of the cone between the extraction tool and the explosive charge, c) deforming a portion of the tubular rim into a form fit with the extraction tool, d) withdrawing the extraction tool from the housing portion, and e) at least partially withdrawing the cone from the housing portion together with the extraction tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventor: Horst Zaun
  • Patent number: 9010011
    Abstract: A mounting device for the detachable attachment of an aiming device on a handgun with a holding device which includes the clamping jaws for the detachable attachment of the holding device to the handgun and at least one recoil cleat for the positive locking engagement on the handgun. In order to enable a stable and accurately reproducible attachment of an aiming device, the recoil cleat includes two mutually facing and mutually separate engagement elements for the engagement in two mutually separate recesses on the handgun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: L & O Hunting Group GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Trapp, Florian Hasler
  • Patent number: 9003947
    Abstract: An assembly structured for removably mounting armor on a user's body in a protective orientation including a base having an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portion is structured to retain the armor, preferably but not exclusively, in the form of an armor plate on the base in substantially facing relation to the body of the user, wherein the outer portion is disposed in overlying, covering relation to the armor. Preferably the base is formed of a rigid material and an attachment assembly is connected to the base and structured to facilitate the operative and removable mounting of the base and the armor on the user in a predetermined protective orientation. The attachment assembly may also include a plurality of connectors and a common release mechanism, wherein the base and the armor can be quickly and easily removed from its protective orientation and operative mounting on the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: National Molding, LLC
    Inventor: James M. Rittenhouse, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9003943
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for decision support of a combat object (1) in a combat situation comprising the steps of: a) detecting (3) an enemy object (2) such that a plurality of characteristic parameters of the enemy object (2) is determined, b) calculating (4) at least one quality factor for at least one combat sensor of the combat object (1), wherein each quality factor is adapted for indicating identification ability of a combat sensor, and calculating (4) at least one signature factor for at least one enemy sensor of the enemy object (2) based on a predetermined model, wherein each signature factor is adapted for indicating identification ability of an enemy sensor, c) allocating (5) each quality factor calculated in the previous step b) to each combat sensor and allocating (5) each signature factor calculated in the previous step b) to each enemy sensor, and d) controlling (6) each combat sensor against the enemy object (2) based on the result of the previous step c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Anders Lundqvist, Vibeke Kensing
  • Patent number: 8991378
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of a gas pressure regulator comprise a regulator body, an adaptor sleeve, a retainer and an indexing ring. The regulator body includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, a ported intermediate portion therebetween, and a main bore. The adaptor sleeve axially receives the distal portion and includes an outer threading for engaging an air source adaptor of a paintball marker. The retainer threadably engages the main bore within the distal end, thereby axially securing the adaptor sleeve onto the distal end. The indexing ring receives the distal portion therethrough for resiliently biased axial movement of the indexing ring between a locking position and an unlocking position. When the indexing ring is in its unlocking position, the adaptor sleeve is rotatable with respect to the regulator body. When the indexing ring is in its locking position, the adaptor sleeve is rendered substantially non-rotatable with respect to the regulator body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: YSN Imports, Inc.
    Inventors: Shmuel Dovid Newman, Jeffrey O. Brown
  • Patent number: 8984791
    Abstract: The invention is directed toward a butt stock assembly for a firearm. The butt stock assembly comprises a front cap, a base, a center frame, a tube housing, a release lever, a locking pin, a rotation pin, and a spring. The center frame has a plurality of attachment holes. The attachment holes provide a means for attaching modular firearm components to the butt stock assembly. The release lever is attached to the center frame by the rotation pin. The release lever pivots about the rotation pin. The release lever engages the locking pin. The locking pin engages the spring. The center frame has a top edge, a front edge, a back edge, and a bottom edge. The front cap is removably secured to the front edge of the center frame. The base is removably secured to the back edge of the center frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventor: Jimi Leslie
  • Patent number: 8985024
    Abstract: A liner for a shaped charge is provided for improved penetration of a target formation. The liner is formed from a combination of high density particulate and low density particulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Wenbo Yang, James Guilkey