Patents by Inventor Arthur J. Viani

Arthur J. Viani has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11662165
    Abstract: A firearm magazine sleeve, having a sleeve assembly. The sleeve assembly has a sleeve forward wall, a sleeve aft wall having an aft top edge, first and second sleeve lateral walls, a bottom edge, a sleeve lip, and a sleeve internal face. The sleeve assembly further has top walls. The top walls have first and second top lateral walls, a top forward wall, a top aft wall, corners, an interior edge, and a top edge, whereby the top walls extend from the sleeve lip to the top edge. The top walls extend from the sleeve lip to form a perimeter, which encapsulate a magazine tube assembly and prevent the magazine tube assembly from flexing or deforming from impact forces. The sleeve assembly mounts onto the magazine tube assembly and secures onto the a magazine base assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventor: Arthur J. Viani
  • Patent number: 10520268
    Abstract: An ergonomic magazine self cleaning base plate having an exterior face with a perimeter edge. Extending from the perimeter edge is a forward face and an aft section. Further having an interior face with at least one channel that extends from the forward face to the aft section. Debris accumulated within the at least one channel and exits via the aft section and/or the forward face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Inventor: Arthur J. Viani
  • Patent number: 10520267
    Abstract: An ergonomic self-cleaning base plate, which has an exterior face with a perimeter edge. Extending from the perimeter edge is a forward face and an aft section. The magazine floor plate further has an interior face having at least one channel that extends from the forward face to the aft section. Debris accumulated within the at least one channel exits therefrom via the aft section. The forward face extends to an edge and has at least one channel hole. The at least one channel hole aligns with a respective at least one channel. The debris accumulated within the at least one channel also exits from the at least one channel hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Inventor: Arthur J. Viani
  • Patent number: 10309742
    Abstract: A firearm enhancing trigger connector having a torso with first and second edges. The torso has a guide lip mount extending from the torso beyond the first edge at a first predetermined angle. The guide lip mount has a guide lip positioned at a second predetermined angle approximately 65-80 degrees with respect to the second edge. The guide lip mount further has a control tab extending therefrom at a third predetermined angle from the first edge. The torso further has a first connector leg. The first connector leg has a reset tab. The torso also has a second connector leg and an elongated debris slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Inventor: Arthur J. Viani
  • Patent number: 10240880
    Abstract: A firearm enhancing trigger connector having a torso with first and second edges. The torso has a guide lip mount extending from the torso beyond the first edge at a first predetermined angle. The guide lip mount has a guide lip positioned at a predetermined angle approximately 65-75 degrees with respect to the second edge. The torso further has a first connector leg extending from the torso towards the first edge. The first connector leg has a reset tab. The torso also has a second connector leg that removably fits within a trigger housing of the firearm. A trigger bar nearly contacts or contacts the guide lip when the firearm is in a rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Inventor: Arthur J. Viani
  • Patent number: 9733034
    Abstract: A trigger assembly improved, having a trigger assembly with first and second shroud side edges that define an angled face. The angled face tapers and is sufficiently wide to partially cover a trigger spring to reduce debris accumulation thereon. First and second housing sidewalls are countersunk and have at least one debris hole. A disconnector assembly has first and second disconnector side faces that define a spring well to house a disconnector spring. The disconnector assembly further has a disconnector shroud and disconnector shroud top face that are sufficiently wide to cover the spring well and the disconnector spring. A hammer assembly has first and second hammer spring mounts to secure a hammer spring. First, second, third and fourth hammer spring shrouds are sufficiently wide to partially cover the hammer spring. The hammer assembly further has first and second debris bevels that extend to first and second hammer sidewalls respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Inventor: Arthur J. Viani
  • Patent number: 9713373
    Abstract: A tension arm locking assembly having a tension arm assembly with a tension arm. The tension arm has a tongue. The tension arm assembly further has a fixed base, a pivot housing, and a base. A first cavity is defined between the fixed base and the base. An actuating lever is mounted at the pivot housing. The actuating lever has a body extending to an extension edge that defines an extension interior wall. The body includes an engagement post that extends to a post base. Protruding from the engagement post is a locking protrusion. A first predetermined force is placed upon a release towards the base to place the actuating lever in the open position, and a second predetermined force is placed upon the actuating lever between the pivot housing and the extension edge to place the actuating lever in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Inventor: Arthur J. Viani
  • Patent number: 9709353
    Abstract: A firing pin spring retaining clip assembly that displaces water and/or debris to enable a firing pin to move to discharge a firearm. The firing pin spring retaining clip assembly has at least one retaining clip with an exterior face and an interior face that extend between a first front edge and a rear edge. The at least one retaining clip further has at least one protrusion with a second front edge. The second front edge has a first width. The length is longer than the first width is wide. The at least one retaining clip mounts onto the firing pin having a retaining wall and a spring. In another embodiment, the at least one retaining clip also has at least one full protrusion having a third front edge and the length of the first front edge is also longer than width of the third front edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Inventor: Arthur J. Viani
  • Patent number: 9291413
    Abstract: A wing and rider for firearms having a wing assembly. The wing assembly has an exterior face and an interior face defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, and first and second lateral edges. Protruding from the interior face is an insert shaped to fit into an opening of a firearm slide. The exterior face has a first predetermined width defined by the first and second lateral edges. Extending from the first and second lateral edges are first and second sidewalls having gripping means. The firearm slide has third and fourth sidewalls that define a second predetermined width. The first predetermined width is greater than the second predetermined width. The gripping means includes ridges, channels, protrusions, hatched sections, grooves, or any combination thereof. The wing and rider for firearms may further have a rider assembly configured and shaped to secure the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Inventor: Arthur J. Viani
  • Patent number: 9194654
    Abstract: A wing and rider for firearms having a wing assembly. The wing assembly has an exterior face and an interior face defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, and first and second lateral edges. Protruding from the interior face is an insert shaped to fit into an opening of a firearm slide. The exterior face has a first predetermined width defined by the first and second lateral edges. Extending from the first and second lateral edges are first and second sidewalls having gripping means. The firearm slide has third and fourth sidewalls that define a second predetermined width. The first predetermined width is greater than the second predetermined width. The gripping means includes ridges, channels, protrusions, hatched sections, grooves, or any combination thereof. The wing and rider for firearms may further have a rider assembly configured and shaped to secure the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Inventor: Arthur J. Viani
  • Patent number: 8701324
    Abstract: A firearm slide stop having a forward facing thumb tab mounted within a semi-automatic handgun. The firearm slide stop having a forward facing thumb tab functions to give a visual indication when the firearm has expended all loaded ammunition. Firearm slide stop having a forward facing thumb tab also functions and facilitates faster re-loading by removing the step of pulling back the slide of firearm to advance the first round of a new magazine by replacing the magazine and activating a push-button or lever release to load the first cartridge into the chamber. The firearm slide stop having a forward facing thumb tab functions while accommodating a user utilizing variable firearm gripping techniques. Specifically, the user using current recoil control gripping techniques, may grasp firearm without interfering with the functionality of the slide stop and specifically the thumb tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Inventor: Arthur J. Viani