Patents by Inventor Kari Kuparinen

Kari Kuparinen 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: 9239200
    Abstract: A safety device of a gun includes elements for determining the geographical location of the gun and the shooting direction, elements for receiving via a short range radio link from a gun user's mobile phone a safety area map related to the current location and location data of moving or fixed targets in this safety area. The safety device additionally has elements for determining those moments, when the gun is in the shooting position. When the gun is in the shooting position the safety device determines the risk area, within which there must be no targets preventing shooting. The safety device determines the size of the safety area based on the type of gun and the shooting direction of the gun. If it is detected that there are targets preventing shooting in the determined risk area, then the safety device generates a warning detectable with humans senses regarding this.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: SAKO LTD
    Inventor: Kari Kuparinen
  • Publication number: 20140230296
    Abstract: A safety device of a gun includes elements for determining the geographical location of the gun and the shooting direction, elements for receiving via a short range radio link from a gun user's mobile phone a safety area map related to the current location and location data of moving or fixed targets in this safety area. The safety device additionally has elements for determining those moments, when the gun is in the shooting position. When the gun is in the shooting position the safety device determines the risk area, within which there must be no targets preventing shooting. The safety device determines the size of the safety area based on the type of gun and the shooting direction of the gun. If it is detected that there are targets preventing shooting in the determined risk area, then the safety device generates a warning detectable with humans senses regarding this.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventor: Kari Kuparinen
  • Publication number: 20100180484
    Abstract: A stock (10) for a firearm, provided with a stock frame section (3) and a releasably attachable cheekpiece (1, 2), in which the stock frame section (3) is symmetrical in relation to the longitudinal vertical direction of the stock, and when the cheekpiece (1, 2) is installed to the left side of the stock frame section (3), the stock becomes a right-handed stock, and when the cheekpiece (1, 2) is installed to the right side of the stock frame section (3), the stock becomes a left-handed stock. According to an advantageous embodiment the cheekpiece (1, 2) is adjustable, preferably quick-adjustable in height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Juha Aalto, Kari Kuparinen
  • Patent number: 7624526
    Abstract: A riflescope (11), which has an adjusting mechanism (16, 17) for aligning the rifle. By the adjusting mechanism (16, 17) there is provided a code, such as a pointer ring (12, 13, 14, 15) with a color code, according to the scale of which the adjusting mechanism for the riflescope (11) can be adjusted for correcting the ballistic trajectory of a bullet to be fired with the rifle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Sako Oy
    Inventors: Henry Paasikivi, Kari Kuparinen
  • Publication number: 20090133308
    Abstract: A stock of a firearm, which can be warmed or cooled, in order to generate a comfortable temperature in designated portions. A warm or cool gunstock helps a shooter or hunter to stay outdoors longer in cold or hot circumstances and enables he or she to perform better triggering of the firearm with a reliable triggering hand. Warming or cooling is made with a separate thermal element, which can be inserted into a firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventor: Kari Kuparinen
  • Publication number: 20080155877
    Abstract: A riflescope (11), which has an adjusting mechanism (16, 17) for aligning the rifle. By the adjusting mechanism (16, 17) there is provided a code, such as a pointer ring (12, 13, 14, 15) with a colour code, according to the scale of which the adjusting mechanism for the riflescope (11) can be adjusted for correcting the ballistic trajectory of a bullet to be fired with the rifle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Sako Oy
    Inventors: Henry Paasikivi, Kari Kuparinen
  • Patent number: 6978709
    Abstract: A breech device for bolt-action firearms includes a breech body reciprocating in the receiver and rotatable into locking position. In its front part, the breech body has locking lugs located in three sectors, the locking lugs in at least two sectors being formed in a breech device equipped with a magazine loaded in parallel so that there are four guide surfaces to limit rotation between the receiver and the breech body, and the breech body has a recessed locking surface for the cartridge at its end. The locking surface of the cartridge has been extended downwardly to form a glide surface passing between the locking lugs so that the rear surface of the cartridge case slides on the glide surface and the locking surface into locking position as the cartridge is ejected from the magazine into the cartridge housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Sako Oy
    Inventors: Juha Aalto, Kari Kuparinen
  • Publication number: 20040168362
    Abstract: A breech device for bolt-action firearms includes a breech body reciprocating in the receiver and rotatable into locking position. In its front part, the breech body has locking lugs located in three sectors, the locking lugs in at least two sectors being formed in a breech device equipped with a magazine loaded in parallel so that there are four guide surfaces to limit rotation between the receiver and the breech body, and the breech body has a recessed locking surface for the cartridge at its end. The locking surface of the cartridge has been extended downwardly to form a glide surface passing between the locking lugs so that the rear surface of the cartridge case slides on the glide surface and the locking surface into locking position as the cartridge is ejected from the magazine into the cartridge housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Juha Aalto, Kari Kuparinen
  • Publication number: 20040148842
    Abstract: A rapid clamping base for an open rifle sights, the base includes a front frame and a rear frame, whose clamping rings retain the sight. The frames can be clamped by a retainer to a clamping rail in a gun. The claws provided in the front frame are provided at different locations relative to the longitudinal direction of the rails so as to be pressed in engagement with the edges of the rail when the optic sight is turned in the horizontal plane from the lateral direction to the central line of the gun. The front frame also includes a support tongue. The rear frame includes claws engaging the clamping rail. The rear frame includes a support tongue extending downwards and bearing against the front edge of the rear clamping rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Juha Aalto, Kari Kuparinen