Patents by Inventor Joseph DeJessa

Joseph DeJessa 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).

  • Publication number: 20240060742
    Abstract: A mount assembly for attaching a firearm accessory to a muzzle of a firearm that promotes a more secure connection. The mounting assembly includes a front collar and a rear collar that are operable to clamp the mount assembly onto the muzzle. A detent ring mounted on the front collar yieldably biased by a spring against the rear collar to resist relative rotation of the front and rear collars. The mounting assembly is constructed so that the spring force applied by the spring does not continually increase as the front and rear collars move to clamp onto the muzzle. Detent springs used to yieldably hold the front and rear collars against relative rotation can be weaker than the main spring, which further reduces unwanted forces working against clamping of the mount assembly onto the muzzle. The mount assembly is also constructed to inhibit carbon lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventor: Joseph DeJessa
  • Patent number: 11287207
    Abstract: An inertial decoupler and suppressor assembly, associated components, and associated methods. The inertial decoupler is adjustable to change a preload of a spring biasing a piston toward an at-rest position and/or to change a permitted travel distance of the piston away from the at-rest position. The inertial decoupler can be removable from the suppressor and usable with other suppressors, or can be integrated with a dedicated suppressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Smith & Wesson Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph DeJessa
  • Publication number: 20210270558
    Abstract: An inertial decoupler and suppressor assembly, associated components, and associated methods. The inertial decoupler is adjustable to change a preload of a spring biasing a piston toward an at-rest position and/or to change a permitted travel distance of the piston away from the at-rest position. The inertial decoupler can be removable from the suppressor and usable with other suppressors, or can be integrated with a dedicated suppressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: Joseph DeJessa
  • Patent number: 11098969
    Abstract: A magazine for feeding ammunition to a firearm includes a tube surrounding a longitudinal axis and defining a central space for receiving the ammunition. The tube has first and second ends. A follower is slidably movable within the tube. A butt plate is removeably attached to the first end. The butt plate defines a bore. A plunger is movably positioned within the bore and includes a first mounting cam. A first catch, mounted on the butt plate, is engageable with the tube proximate to the first end. The first catch is movable relative to the butt plate in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis. The first catch includes a cam follower engageable with the first cam. A spring acts between the plunger and the follower for biasing the plunger toward the butt plate and the follower toward the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Smith & Wesson, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph DeJessa
  • Publication number: 20210140730
    Abstract: A magazine for feeding ammunition to a firearm includes a tube surrounding a longitudinal axis and defining a central space for receiving the ammunition. The tube has first and second ends. A follower is slidably movable within the tube. A butt plate is removeably attached to the first end. The butt plate defines a bore. A plunger is movably positioned within the bore and includes a first mounting cam. A first catch, mounted on the butt plate, is engageable with the tube proximate to the first end. The first catch is movable relative to the butt plate in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis. The first catch includes a cam follower engageable with the first cam. A spring acts between the plunger and the follower for biasing the plunger toward the butt plate and the follower toward the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Joseph DeJessa
  • Patent number: 10969187
    Abstract: An inertial decoupler and suppressor assembly, associated components, and associated methods. The inertial decoupler is adjustable to change a preload of a spring biasing a piston toward an at-rest position and/or to change a permitted travel distance of the piston away from the at-rest position. The inertial decoupler can be removable from the suppressor and usable with other suppressors, or can be integrated with a dedicated suppressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Smith & Wesson Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph DeJessa
  • Publication number: 20200149836
    Abstract: An inertial decoupler and suppressor assembly, associated components, and associated methods. The inertial decoupler is adjustable to change a preload of a spring biasing a piston toward an at-rest position and/or to change a permitted travel distance of the piston away from the at-rest position. The inertial decoupler can be removable from the suppressor and usable with other suppressors, or can be integrated with a dedicated suppressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Joseph DeJessa
  • Patent number: D969258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Smith & Wesson Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph DeJessa