Patents by Inventor Frank T. Cosso

Frank T. Cosso 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: 9851178
    Abstract: A laser sight system for installation in a firearm, includes a proximity sensor; a laser sight assembly, including a laser diode, a laser driver, and an azimuth/elevation adjuster; a laser control unit, including a processor, a non-transitory memory, an input/output, a laser sight controller, a proximity controller, a proximity calibrator, and a data bus; a battery; a charging circuitry; a charging/communication port; and a configuration device; such that the laser control unit activates the laser sight assembly to emit a laser beam, when the proximity sensor detects a finger inside a trigger guard of the firearm. Also disclosed is a method for using the system, including configuring a firearm, activating proximity sensor, calibrating proximity sensor, and activating laser sight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Inventor: Frank T. Cosso
  • Publication number: 20170010067
    Abstract: A laser sight system for installation in a firearm, includes a proximity sensor; a laser sight assembly, including a laser diode, a laser driver, and an azimuth/elevation adjuster ; a laser control unit, including a processor, a non-transitory memory, an input/output, a laser sight controller, a proximity controller, a proximity calibrator, and a data bus; a battery; a charging circuitry; a charging/communication port; and a configuration device; such that the laser control unit activates the laser sight assembly to emit a laser beam, when the proximity sensor detects a finger inside a trigger guard of the firearm. Also disclosed is a method for using the system, including configuring a firearm, activating proximity sensor, calibrating proximity sensor, and activating laser sight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: Frank T. Cosso