Patents by Inventor Markus KARLO

Markus KARLO 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: 20250369710
    Abstract: A pistol incudes a slide and a frame. The slide comprises a first slide groove and a second slide groove for coupling the slide to a frame. A bore accommodates a firing pin and a cover plate accommodates a slide cover plate. A recess extends from an internal surface to the bore in a radial direction and from the cover plate groove to a front end of the recess in a slide displacement direction, wherein the recess is configured for accommodate a firing pin flag of firing pin. At least a first protrusion is situated on the internal surface, wherein the first protrusion is situated next to the recess. 10. The frame comprises a frame body and a guide element. The guide element has a first guide rail and a second guide rail and a main body connecting the first guide rail and the second guide rail. The guide rail is accommodated as an insert in the frame body. The guide element is configured to be accommodated in slide grooves of the slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2024
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Aaron Sevelda, Markus Karlo, Juergen Gunsam, Thomas Stern, Clemens Gurtner
  • Patent number: 12474131
    Abstract: A receiver assembly for a handgun. The receiver assembly includes an upper receiver portion, a lower receiver portion, and a locking mechanism. The upper receiver portion includes i) a guide rail for receiving a slide assembly and ii) a magazine compartment for receiving a magazine. The magazine compartment defines a magazine insertion direction, and the magazine is pushable into the magazine compartment in the magazine insertion direction. The lower receiver portion is slidable onto the upper receiver portion in the magazine insertion direction. The locking mechanism is configured to couple the lower receiver portion to the upper receiver portion. The locking mechanism includes a locking element that is structurally independent. The locking element includes a contact projection and a locking projection. The contact projection form-fittingly engages with the lower receiver portion and the locking projection form-fittingly engages with the upper receiver portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: Glock Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Hell, Juergen Gunsam, Josef Kroyer, Markus Karlo, Ralph Morgenfurt, Thomas Mayrhauser
  • Publication number: 20250164199
    Abstract: A receiver assembly for a handgun. The receiver assembly includes an upper receiver portion, a lower receiver portion, and a locking mechanism. The upper receiver portion includes i) a guide rail for receiving a slide assembly and ii) a magazine compartment for receiving a magazine. The magazine compartment defines a magazine insertion direction, and the magazine is pushable into the magazine compartment in the magazine insertion direction. The lower receiver portion is slidable onto the upper receiver portion in the magazine insertion direction. The locking mechanism is configured to couple the lower receiver portion to the upper receiver portion. The locking mechanism includes a locking element that is structurally independent. The locking element includes a contact projection and a locking projection. The contact projection form-fittingly engages with the lower receiver portion and the locking projection form-fittingly engages with the upper receiver portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Sebastian Hell, Juergen Gunsam, Josef Kroyer, Markus Karlo, Ralph Morgenfurt, Thomas Mayrhauser
  • Patent number: 11828561
    Abstract: A magazine for a firearm, including a magazine body having at least one slit in the side, a feeder comprising a slide receptacle, and a loading aid. The loading aid includes a first and second slide which are designed so as to be able to be coupled inside the slide receptacle by means of a latch, and the feeder includes at least one hole, for uncoupling the latch, in the direction of the slide receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: GLOCK TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Karlo, Jürgen Gunsam
  • Publication number: 20220381528
    Abstract: A magazine for a firearm, including a magazine body having at least one slit in the side, a feeder comprising a slide receptacle, and a loading aid. The loading aid includes a first and second slide which are designed so as to be able to be coupled inside the slide receptacle by means of a latch, and the feeder includes at least one hole, for uncoupling the latch, in the direction of the slide receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Markus KARLO, Jürgen GUNSAM