Patents by Inventor Mark Kresser

Mark Kresser 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: 10060694
    Abstract: A rotatable spur for a handgun, rotatable with respect to the hammer body, and rotatable in a direction that is about an axis of rotation approximately parallel with the handgun body and barrel. The mechanism of rotation may be varied provided the spur is capable of changing the direction of its finger grip surface from its normal firing position to a position preferably perpendicular to the normal firing position. A retaining pin, biased for retention within an indentation within a cocking spur pin allows the finger grip surface of the spur to rotate and face at least a side position of the handgun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Kresser
  • Publication number: 20180010873
    Abstract: A rotatable spur for a handgun, rotatable with respect to the hammer body, and rotatable in a direction that is about an axis of rotation approximately parallel with the handgun body and barrel. The mechanism of rotation may be varied provided the spur is capable of changing the direction of its finger grip surface from its normal firing position to a position preferably perpendicular to the normal firing position. A retaining pin, biased for retention within an indentation within a cocking spur pin allows the finger grip surface of the spur to rotate and face at least a side position of the handgun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Kresser
  • Patent number: 9546843
    Abstract: An extendable slide member on a pistol slide action, providing leverage and a gripping base for a user to pull back or “rack” the slide along guides on a pistol frame, in a longitudinal motion relative to the pistol frame. The slide member facilitating racking the slide when in an extended position the slide member rotates either laterally outwards from a side surface of the slide or vertically upwards from a top surface of the slide, and presents a gripping or holding segment for the user to pull the slide towards the breech end of the pistol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin Sroufe, Joseph Wall, Jesse Peyton, Nelson Mercado, Mark Kresser
  • Publication number: 20160102938
    Abstract: An extendable slide member on a pistol slide action, providing leverage and a gripping base for a user to pull back or “rack” the slide along guides on a pistol frame, in a longitudinal motion relative to the pistol frame. The slide member facilitating racking the slide when in an extended position the slide member rotates either laterally outwards from a side surface of the slide or vertically upwards from a top surface of the slide, and presents a gripping or holding segment for the user to pull the slide towards the breech end of the pistol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Dustin Sroufe, Joseph Wall, Jesse Peyton, Nelson Mercado, Mark Kresser
  • Patent number: 9239207
    Abstract: An extendable slide member on a pistol slide action, providing leverage and a gripping base for a user to pull back or “rack” the slide along guides on a pistol frame, in a longitudinal motion relative to the pistol frame. The slide member facilitating racking the slide when in an extended position the slide member rotates either laterally outwards from a side surface of the slide or vertically upwards from a top surface of the slide, and presents a gripping segment for the user to pull the slide towards the breech end of the pistol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Kresser
  • Patent number: 9127903
    Abstract: A handgun curved to correspond more closely with the contours of a person's body, achieving a comfortable fit when the handgun is worn for any appreciable amount of time on the person's body. The handgun housing is inclusive of a top portion, an intermediate portion, and a grip portion, which may be separately connected or integrally formed parts sharing a radius of curvature to form asymmetric left and right sides, particularly a concave side and a convex side. This asymmetry extends beyond the grip portion and includes at least a portion of the trigger guard and a portion of the magazine securing clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Kresser, Marcelo de Albuquerque Knorst, Leonardo Brum Sesti
  • Publication number: 20150121734
    Abstract: An extendable slide member on a pistol slide action, providing leverage and a gripping base for a user to pull back or “rack” the slide along guides on a pistol frame, in a longitudinal motion relative to the pistol frame. The slide member facilitating racking the slide when in an extended position the slide member rotates either laterally outwards from a side surface of the slide or vertically upwards from a top surface of the slide, and presents a gripping segment for the user to pull the slide towards the breech end of the pistol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Kresser
  • Publication number: 20140283426
    Abstract: A handgun curved to correspond more closely with the contours of a person's body, achieving a comfortable fit when the handgun is worn for any appreciable amount of time on the person's body. The handgun housing is inclusive of a top portion, an intermediate portion, and a grip portion, which may be separately connected or integrally formed parts sharing a radius of curvature to form asymmetric left and right sides, particularly a concave side and a convex side. This asymmetry extends beyond the grip portion and includes at least a portion of the trigger guard and a portion of the magazine securing clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Taurus International Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Kresser, Marcelo de Albuquerque Knorst, Leonardo Brum Sesti
  • Patent number: 8752322
    Abstract: A handgun curved to correspond more closely with the contours of a person's body, achieving a comfortable fit when the handgun is worn for any appreciable amount of time on the person's body. The handgun housing is inclusive of a top portion, an intermediate portion, and a grip portion, which may be separately connected or integrally formed parts sharing a radius of curvature to form asymmetric left and right sides, particularly a concave side and a convex side. This asymmetry extends beyond the grip portion and includes at least a portion of the trigger guard and a portion of the magazine securing clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Kresser, Marcelo de Albuquerque Knorst, Leonardo Brum Sesti
  • Patent number: D687505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Forjas Taurus S/A
    Inventors: Marcelo de Albuquerque Knorst, Mark Kresser