Patents by Inventor Pascal Franssen

Pascal Franssen 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: 11274892
    Abstract: A safety device for a firearm that makes it possible to prevent a shot from being fired, without blocking the rearming function, the said safety device comprising a retainer that can be moved between a stopping position that blocks the moving parts of the weapon in a rear position, and a released position that allows the said moving parts to move in both directions, the said safety device comprising a safety element that can move between a position that blocks the retainer in the stopping position and a position that releases the retainer, the said safety element bearing against an immobile part of the safety device and the said safety element being able to be moved towards the position that releases the retainer through a rearward movement of the moving parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: FN HERSTAL S.A.
    Inventor: Pascal Franssen
  • Patent number: 11248868
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a firearm shooting with an open breech and comprising a detent mechanism with a hammer block (5) that can block the forward movement of movable parts (2), a trigger (10) that can lift the hammer block (5) when the movable parts (2) move backwards, an action bar (12) that actuates the hammer block (5) and the trigger (10) when shooting is triggered and stopped, and a finger piece (13) linked to the action bar (12) by a disconnector (11) that can shift from a position in which the finger piece (13) is mechanically coupled to the action bar (12) to a position in which the finger piece (13) is mechanically uncoupled from the action bar (12), the action bar (12) shifting from a shooting position to a rest position when the disconnector (11) shifts from its coupling position to its uncoupling position so as to prevent the following shot from being fired if the finger piece (13) is maintained in the shooting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: FN HERSTAL S.A.
    Inventor: Pascal Franssen
  • Publication number: 20210041198
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a firearm shooting with an open breech and comprising a detent mechanism with a hammer block (5) that can block the forward movement of movable parts (2), a trigger (10) that can lift the hammer block (5) when the movable parts (2) move backwards, an action bar (12) that actuates the hammer block (5) and the trigger (10) when shooting is triggered and stopped, and a finger piece (13) linked to the action bar (12) by a disconnector (11) that can shift from a position in which the finger piece (13) is mechanically coupled to the action bar (12) to a position in which the finger piece (13) is mechanically uncoupled from the action bar (12), the action bar (12) shifting from a shooting position to a rest position when the disconnector (11) shifts from its coupling position to its uncoupling position so as to prevent the following shot from being fired if the finger piece (13) is maintained in the shooting position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Pascal Franssen
  • Publication number: 20210041194
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a firearm fired from an open bolt comprising a firing control mechanism 3 arranged below a frame inside which moving parts 2, moved backward by gas recovery and forward by a return spring 12, slide, the gas recovery and the return spring 12 being arranged below the axis of the barrel 5, said firearm comprising a hammer 14 arranged, in the loaded position, above the axis of the barrel 5, and the release of said hammer 14 being independent of the firing control mechanism 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Pascal Franssen
  • Publication number: 20200363153
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety device for a firearm that makes it possible to prevent a shot from being fired, without blocking the rearming function, the said safety device comprising a retainer (5) that can be moved between a stopping position that blocks the moving parts (2) of the weapon in a rear position, and a released position that allows the said moving parts (2) to move in both directions, the said safety device comprising a safety element (1) that can move between a position that blocks the retainer (5) in the stopping position and a position that releases the retainer (5), the said safety element (1) bearing against an immobile part of the safety device and the said safety element (1) being able to be moved towards the position that releases the retainer (5) through a rearward movement of the moving parts (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventor: Pascal Franssen
  • Patent number: D979004
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: Pascal Franssen, Paul Michotte