Patents by Inventor David Jonathan Findlay

David Jonathan Findlay 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).

  • Receiver catch
    Patent number: 9188399
    Abstract: A catch is used to secure upper and lower receiver portions of a modern sporting rifle to one another. The catch may be mounted in either receiver portion and includes a shaft on which a body is mounted. The body has a hook and a cam follower positioned on opposite sides of the shaft. The cam follower engages a cam surface, which rotates the hook into engagement with a contact surface to secure the receiver portions to one another when they are pivoted into a closed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Smith & Wesson Corp.
    Inventors: David S. Findlay, David Jonathan Findlay