Patents by Inventor Luigi Moretti

Luigi Moretti 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: 20160187091
    Abstract: An interchangeable trigger assembly for firearms, particularly for over/under shotguns, which can be applied within a break action of a gun, by insertion in a lower opening of the break action; the assembly includes two detachable portions: a firing unit and a trigger unit, the firing unit including firing members; the trigger unit including at least one trigger which acts on actuation members of the firing members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventor: LUIGI MORETTI
  • Patent number: 9200856
    Abstract: A bolt assembly with improved rotating locking head, comprising a rotating locking head associated with a bolt body and movable with respect to the bolt body with a combined rotary and translational motion; the rotating locking head having at least two working positions: a closed position, wherein the rotating head closes the breech of the firearm, and an open position, wherein the rotating head is at a distance from the breech; the bolt assembly has an auxiliary pusher that biases the rotating head from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: BENELLI ARMI S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Patent number: 9021729
    Abstract: A recoil damping device for portable firearms, including a casing in which a recoil damping means is inserted; the damping means includes a fixed part, which is integral with the casing, and a movable part able to slide along a substantially axial direction inside the casing; the damping means is made of a material having a certain elastic hysteresis and includes a set of flexible members connecting the fixed part to the movable part; the flexible members have different stiffnesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Benelli Armi S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Patent number: 8935873
    Abstract: A barrel assembly for firearms including one or more tubes associated with a mono-block, characterized in that the mono-block has one or more cylindrical protrusions which allow the connection of one or more of the tubes and the subsequent joining thereof by welding, adhesive bonding, forcing, etcetera. The method for manufacturing the barrel assembly is characterized in that it includes the steps of: providing a mono-block which includes one or more front cylindrical protrusions, one or more partial chambers axially aligned with the protrusions, and corresponding collars for the cartridge seats, extractor seats, and closure members such as closure tenons or other members; all the members are completed with their final dimensions; performing an overall heat treatment of the mono-block and of the barrels; connecting the tubes, which constitute the barrels of the firearm, by welding, adhesive bonding, forcing, etcetera, to the protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Benelli Armi S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Publication number: 20140251118
    Abstract: A bolt assembly with improved rotating locking head, comprising a rotating locking head associated with a bolt body and movable with respect to the bolt body with a combined rotary and translational motion; the rotating locking head having at least two working positions: a closed position, wherein the rotating head closes the breech of the firearm, and an open position, wherein the rotating head is at a distance from the breech; the bolt assembly has an auxiliary pusher that biases the rotating head from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: BENELLI ARMI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Patent number: 8756844
    Abstract: A closure for break-action firearms which includes a barrel assembly which is hinged to a break-action assembly so as to form a closed position and an open position of the firearm; the barrel assembly has a breech end which is opposite with respect to a breech face of the break-action assembly when the firearm is in the closed position. The structure is characterized in that it includes a plate which is associated with the break-action assembly and is interposed between the breech end of the barrel assembly and the breech face of the break-action assembly in the closed position, in which the plate closes the breech end by virtue of a means for the temporary locking of the plate on the barrel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Benelli Armi S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Publication number: 20140075801
    Abstract: A recoil damping device for portable firearms, including a casing in which a recoil damping means is inserted; the damping means includes a fixed part, which is integral with the casing, and a movable part able to slide along a substantially axial direction inside the casing; the damping means is made of a material having a certain elastic hysteresis and includes a set of flexible members connecting the fixed part to the movable part; the flexible members have different stiffnesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: BENELLI ARMI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luigi MORETTI
  • Publication number: 20130174459
    Abstract: An interchangeable trigger assembly for firearms, including a containment structure which can be inserted in the body of the firearm through an opening; the containment structure includes one or more triggers, one or more firing pins, a firing pin actuation mechanism, a firearm safety catch system, and a means for locking temporarily the containment structure inside the firearm body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: BENELLI ARMI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Publication number: 20130174462
    Abstract: A barrel assembly for firearms including one or more tubes associated with a mono-block, characterized in that the mono-block has one or more cylindrical protrusions which allow the connection of one or more of the tubes and the subsequent joining thereof by welding, adhesive bonding, forcing, etcetera. The method for manufacturing the barrel assembly is characterized in that it includes the steps of: providing a mono-block which includes one or more front cylindrical protrusions, one or more partial chambers axially aligned with the protrusions, and corresponding collars for the cartridge seats, extractor seats, and closure members such as closure tenons or other members; all the members are completed with their final dimensions; performing an overall heat treatment of the mono-block and of the barrels; connecting the tubes, which constitute the barrels of the firearm, by welding, adhesive bonding, forcing, etcetera, to the protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: BENELLI ARMI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Publication number: 20130167419
    Abstract: A closure for break-action firearms which includes a barrel assembly which is hinged to a break-action assembly so as to form a closed position and an open position of the firearm; the barrel assembly has a breech end which is opposite with respect to a breech face of the break-action assembly when the firearm is in the closed position. The structure is characterized in that it includes a plate which is associated with the break-action assembly and is interposed between the breech end of the barrel assembly and the breech face of the break-action assembly in the closed position, in which the plate closes the breech end by virtue of a means for the temporary locking of the plate on the barrel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: BENELLI ARMI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Patent number: 8230632
    Abstract: A modular portable weapon has a supporting module, constituted by the barrel of the weapon, and modules which are mutually functionally independent and are associated with the supporting module. The modular weapon according to the invention allows the user to compose the weapon by choosing, for example, a type of barrel, stock and tubular magazine among the alternatives that are commercially available, with the characteristics best suited to his requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Benelli Armi S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Patent number: 7878107
    Abstract: A locking and recocking assembly with swivel breech-lock and rotating locking head particularly designed for inertially-actuated weapons, which combines in a single assembly all the functions for locking, opening, case ejection and recocking with locking return, required for correct operation of the weapon; those functions were, until now assigned to various components variously assembled on the weapon. The locking and recocking assembly with swivel breech-lock and rotating locking head has the entire mass, required for inertial operation, concentrated in the swivel breech-lock, which is accommodated completely within the supporting structure of the weapon, such as the sheath or barrel extension or breech of the weapon. All this leads to better balancing and stability of the weapon, higher reliability in operation, greater constructive simplicity and ease of assembly and disassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Benelli Armi, S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Patent number: 7748154
    Abstract: A quick coupling for the stock of a portable weapon, automatically provides the stock with a specific drop and cast upon its coupling by means of an interchangeable plate which can be replaced easily. The characteristics and the number of plates available are such as to meet the variation requirements made by the various users. The new quick coupling has considerable advantages in terms of constructive technical simplicity, ease of drop and cast adjustment, quick disassembly and maintenance of the weapon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Benelli Armi, S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Publication number: 20090019757
    Abstract: A quick coupling for the stock of a portable weapon, automatically provides the stock with a specific drop and cast upon its coupling by means of an interchangeable plate which can be replaced easily. The characteristics and the number of plates available are such as to meet the variation requirements made by the various users. The new quick coupling has considerable advantages in terms of constructive technical simplicity, ease of drop and cast adjustment, quick disassembly and maintenance of the weapon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: BENELLI ARMI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Publication number: 20090019755
    Abstract: A modular portable weapon has a supporting module, constituted by the barrel of the weapon, and modules which are mutually functionally independent and are associated with the supporting module. The modular weapon according to the invention allows the user to compose the weapon by choosing, for example, a type of barrel, stock and tubular magazine among the alternatives that are commercially available, with the characteristics best suited to his requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: BENELLI ARMI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Publication number: 20090019754
    Abstract: A locking and recocking assembly with swivel breech-lock and rotating locking head particularly designed for inertially-actuated weapons, which combines in a single assembly all the functions for locking, opening, case ejection and recocking with locking return, required for correct operation of the weapon; those functions were, until now assigned to various components variously assembled on the weapon. The locking and recocking assembly with swivel breech-lock and rotating locking head has the entire mass, required for inertial operation, concentrated in the swivel breech-lock, which is accommodated completely within the supporting structure of the weapon, such as the sheath or barrel extension or breech of the weapon. All this leads to better balancing and stability of the weapon, higher reliability in operation, greater constructive simplicity and ease of assembly and disassembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: BENELLI ARMI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Patent number: D643625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Benelli Armi S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Patent number: D651274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Benelli Armi S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Patent number: D717386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Benelli Armi S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti
  • Patent number: D777867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: BENELLI ARMI, S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Moretti