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).
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Patent number: 10060694Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: Mark Kresser
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Publication number: 20180010873Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2014Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: Mark Kresser
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Patent number: 9546843Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Dustin Sroufe, Joseph Wall, Jesse Peyton, Nelson Mercado, Mark Kresser
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Publication number: 20160102938Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Dustin Sroufe, Joseph Wall, Jesse Peyton, Nelson Mercado, Mark Kresser
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Patent number: 9239207Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 6, 2013Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: Mark Kresser
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Patent number: 9127903Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Mark Kresser, Marcelo de Albuquerque Knorst, Leonardo Brum Sesti
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Publication number: 20150121734Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: Mark Kresser
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Publication number: 20140283426Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Taurus International Manufacturing Inc.Inventors: Mark Kresser, Marcelo de Albuquerque Knorst, Leonardo Brum Sesti
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Patent number: 8752322Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Mark Kresser, Marcelo de Albuquerque Knorst, Leonardo Brum Sesti
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Patent number: D687505Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Forjas Taurus S/AInventors: Marcelo de Albuquerque Knorst, Mark Kresser