Patents by Inventor Phillip M. Arreguin

Phillip M. Arreguin 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: 5732498
    Abstract: A tamper proof multi-functional multipurpose safety lock is provided which will render a firearm inoperable until a person utilizes a collapsible rod key coded tool head is used to remove the safety lock. A contoured insert is placed into an ejection port on a slide when the slide is in its most rearward position. The contoured insert has a socket, so that it will accept a lug on a dummy cartridge that is carried in a magazine. When a keeper is inserted into the barrel with the collapsible rod key coded tool head, the keeper will lock the dummy cartridge to the contoured insert. Accordingly, the firearm will be completely locked up including the magazine and the slide. In firearms that do not have magazines the dummy cartridge is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Phillip M. Arreguin