Patents by Inventor Charles Bastian

Charles Bastian 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).

  • Pistol with buffer
    Patent number: 11867474
    Abstract: A pistol with buffer has a frame defining an upper horizontal slide plane, having a forward muzzle end, and defining a receptacle, a slide rail module removably received in a rear portion of the frame receptacle and having a front face, a cross pin engaging the slide rail module to the frame, a buffer received in the frame receptacle and having a rear face abutting the front face of the slide rail module, and a retention portion of the slide rail module configured to contact the buffer to prevent extraction of the buffer when the slide rail module is received in the frame receptacle. The retention portion may be positioned above a selected portion of the buffer to prevent removal of the buffer from the frame when the slide rail module is engaged to the frame by the cross pin. The slide rail module may define a vertical front surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: XRAY AEROSPACE CORP
    Inventors: Allen Farris, Charles Bastian
  • PISTOL WITH BUFFER
    Publication number: 20230392887
    Abstract: A pistol with buffer has a frame defining an upper horizontal slide plane, having a forward muzzle end, and defining a receptacle, a slide rail module removably received in a rear portion of the frame receptacle and having a front face, a cross pin engaging the slide rail module to the frame, a buffer received in the frame receptacle and having a rear face abutting the front face of the slide rail module, and a retention portion of the slide rail module configured to contact the buffer to prevent extraction of the buffer when the slide rail module is received in the frame receptacle. The retention portion may be positioned above a selected portion of the buffer to prevent removal of the buffer from the frame when the slide rail module is engaged to the frame by the cross pin. The slide rail module may define a vertical front surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: XRAY Aerospace Corp
    Inventors: Allen Farris, Charles Bastian
  • Rifle adapter for pistol ammunition
    Patent number: D816180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Inventors: Edward Farris, Charles Bastian
  • Non-reciprocating side charging upper receiver
    Patent number: D819766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Inventors: Edward Farris, Charles Bastian