Patents by Inventor Gary Houtsma

Gary Houtsma 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).

  • Forward mounting rails
    Patent number: 6826864
    Abstract: The forward mounting rail system for fire control and other accessories for attachment to automatic and semi-automatic; weapon providing three additional MIL-STD-1913 mounting rails to supplement the one standard MIL-STD-1913 mounting rail currently used on the M249 SAW. The forward mounting rail system for the 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon) consists of a two piece base which attaches directly to the M249 SAW using existing holes in the receiver of the said weapon. The two piece configuration facilitates ease of use and manufacture by reducing the number of parts required to affix the mounting rail on the weapon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Gary Houtsma