Patents by Inventor Carl B. Hildebrandt

Carl B. Hildebrandt 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).

  • Muzzle-loading firearm
    Patent number: 6516549
    Abstract: A muzzle-loading firearm is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the muzzle-loading firearm includes a receiver having a locking mechanism; a barrel having a breech end, a bore and a muzzle end; a primer carrier for transporting a primer to the breech end of the barrel prior to firing and for extracting the primer from the breech end of the barrel after firing; and a breech plug in the breech end of the barrel, wherein the breech plug receives the primer from the primer carrier. In the preferred embodiment, the primer carrier includes a horseshoe-shaped primer holder attached to the locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Savage Arms, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl B. Hildebrandt, Charles W. Hodgdon, Ronald Coburn, Lee Cavanaugh, Yasmine A. Adham, Daniel Borecki, Henry C. Ball