Patents by Inventor Johannes-August Bantle

Johannes-August Bantle 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: 8074556
    Abstract: Locking systems for use with firearms are described. An example locking system for use with a firearm includes a breechblock carrier and a lock spring mechanism that includes a piston. The breechblock carrier is configured to interaction with the piston. Additionally, the example locking system includes a first aperture. The piston is configured to expel fluid through the first aperture when the breechblock carrier retracts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Heckler & Koch, GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bantle, Norbert Fluhr, Johannes-August Bantle, Hermann Albrecht, Robert Hirt, Ralf Kimmich
  • Publication number: 20100282064
    Abstract: Locking systems for use with firearms are described. An example locking system for use with a firearm includes a breechblock carrier and a lock spring mechanism that includes a piston. The breechblock carrier is configured to interaction with the piston. Additionally, the example locking system includes a first aperture. The piston is configured to expel fluid through the first aperture when the breechblock carrier retracts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bantle, Norbert Fluhr, Johannes-August Bantle, Hermann Albrecht, Robert Hirt, Ralf Kimmich
  • Patent number: 7814698
    Abstract: A connecting piece couplable to a rail of a weapon is described. An example connecting pieces includes a first retaining element including a first receiving region configured to engage a corresponding first counterface of the rail. The example connecting piece also includes a second retaining element including a second receiving region configured to engage a corresponding second counterface of the rail. In addition, the example connecting piece includes a guide slot running diagonally to a longitudinal direction of the rail via which the first retaining element and the second retaining elements are coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Heckler & Koch GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Fluhr, Wolfgang Bantle, Johannes-August Bantle
  • Publication number: 20100005697
    Abstract: A connecting piece couplable to a rail of a weapon is described. An example connecting pieces includes a first retaining element including a first receiving region configured to engage a corresponding first counterface of the rail. The example connecting piece also includes a second retaining element including a second receiving region configured to engage a corresponding second counterface of the rail. In addition, the example connecting piece includes a guide slot running diagonally to a longitudinal direction of the rail via which the first retaining element and the second retaining elements are coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Norbert Fluhr, Wolfgang Bantle, Johannes-August Bantle
  • Publication number: 20090178323
    Abstract: Shoulder stocks for use with firearms are described. An example shoulder stock for use with firearms includes a shoulder stock that defines at least one storage compartment having an opening. The shoulder stock includes a locking mechanism that includes an extension that extends toward the rear of the shoulder stock. Additionally, the example shoulder stock includes a base plate that includes a seal. The base plate is removably couplable to the shoulder stock by the locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Norbert Fluhr, Johannes-August Bantle
  • Patent number: 6766606
    Abstract: A hand-held firearm with a combination lock with number dials rotatable around an axis is disclosed. The lock only permits movement of the bar triggering a shot if the lock is unlocked. The axis of the lock is positioned transversely to the longitudinal axis of the weapon. The combination of the lock is changeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Heckler & Koch, GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Fluhr, Johannes-August Bantle
  • Publication number: 20020174585
    Abstract: A hand-held firearm with a combination lock with number dials rotatable around an axis is disclosed. The lock only permits movement of the bar triggering a shot if the lock is unlocked. The axis of the lock is positioned transversely to the longitudinal axis of the weapon. The combination of the lock is changeable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Norbert Fluhr, Johannes-August Bantle
  • Patent number: 5568696
    Abstract: This invention relates to a magazine for a repeater firearm, preferably for an automatic pistol which, while approximately preserving its external dimensions, is modified so that the usable capacity inside the magazine is reduced. In one refinement, the invention relates to a magazine with a magazine tube (1), a magazine spring (4), a feeder (7) and a magazine base (2). To reduce the usable capacity of the magazine, a spacer (6) is attached to the magazine base (2) facing the magazine spring (4). The magazine spring (4) is also shortened so that, in the absence of the spacer (6), it does not exert sufficient force on the feeder (7) to reliably advance the last cartridges (9) to the magazine lips on the end of the magazine tube (1). In addition to or instead of the features described above, the spacer (6) can be designed so that in its absence, and if the magazine is filled with bullets, the magazine base is partly or completely detached from its mounting on the other end of the magazine tube (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Heckler & Koch GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Mauch, Helmut Weldle, Johannes-August Bantle, Erwin Epp