Patents by Inventor Carol Giannini

Carol Giannini 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: 9574838
    Abstract: The invention relates to safety components/modifications for a firearm barrel for preventing discharge of live ammunition from the firearm. The invention includes one embodiment of a modified barrel including a rod member transversely positioned within a portion of the bore of the barrel adjacent to the chamber to prevent chambering or loading of a live round. The modified barrel further includes a standard blank-firing adapter (BFA) fixedly coupled to the distal or muzzle end of the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: DefendSafe, LLC
    Inventors: Carol Giannini, David Tarzi, Michael Cheramie, Erik Kalnicki
  • Publication number: 20160069631
    Abstract: The invention relates to safety components/modifications for a firearm barrel for preventing discharge of live ammunition from the firearm. The invention includes one embodiment of a modified barrel including a rod member transversely positioned within a portion of the bore of the barrel adjacent to the chamber to prevent chambering or loading of a live round. The modified barrel further includes a standard blank-firing adapter (BFA) fixedly coupled to the distal or muzzle end of the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Carol Giannini, David Tarzi, Michael Cheramie, Erik Kalnicki
  • Patent number: 9188402
    Abstract: The invention relates to safety components/modifications for a firearm barrel for preventing discharge of live ammunition from the firearm. The invention includes one embodiment of a modified barrel including a rod member transversely positioned within a portion of the bore of the barrel adjacent to the chamber to prevent chambering or loading of a live round. The modified barrel further includes a standard blank-firing adapter (BFA) fixedly coupled to the distal or muzzle end of the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: DefendSafe, LLC
    Inventors: Carol Giannini, David Tarzi, Michael Cheramie, Erik Kalnicki
  • Publication number: 20150101228
    Abstract: The present invention is a modified magazine adapted to prevent live ammunition from being loaded therein and subsequently chambered into and discharged from a firearm. The magazine includes a restriction plate positioned within a cavity of the magazine and securely coupled to an interior surface of a front wall of the magazine. The restriction plate has a thickness sufficient to reduce the size of the opening of the magazine and prevent the loading of a live round into the magazine. The length of the modified opening, as reduced by the thickness of the restriction plate, is less than the length of the live round of ammunition, thereby preventing loading and/or feeding of a live round of ammunition into the magazine and further preventing discharge of a live round from the firearm. The reduced size of the opening is sufficient to receive only blank rounds of ammunition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Carol Giannini, David Tarzi, Michael Cheramie, Erik Kalnicki
  • Publication number: 20150101231
    Abstract: The invention relates to safety components/modifications for a firearm barrel for preventing discharge of live ammunition from the firearm. The invention includes one embodiment of a modified barrel including a rod member transversely positioned within a portion of the bore of the barrel adjacent to the chamber to prevent chambering or loading of a live round. The modified barrel further includes a standard blank-firing adapter (BFA) fixedly coupled to the distal or muzzle end of the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Carol Giannini, David Tarzi, Michael Cheramie, Erik Kalnicki