Patents by Inventor Rahul Ghose

Rahul Ghose 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).

  • Voltage-free connector integrated in a weapon rail
    Patent number: 8769856
    Abstract: A universal rail for a firearm has a plurality of through holes and a plurality of attachment points for ancillary equipment along a length of the universal rail, a fastener so as to be fastenable to the firearm, and a power or signal connection point arranged in at least one attachment point of the plurality of attachment points. The power or signal connection point has at least two contact pins surrounded by a seal, and a resilient portion and inner contact faces. The power or signal connection point is further connected to conductors arranged in the universal rail. The resilient portion ensures that the at least two contact pins and contact points are out of contact with each other when the ancillary equipment is not mounted on the universal rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Techni AS
    Inventors: Magnus Berntsen, Rahul Ghose, Steven Menzies, Michael M. Nihei, David Christian Petersen
  • VOLTAGE-FREE CONNECTOR INTEGRATED IN A WEAPON RAIL
    Publication number: 20120180364
    Abstract: A universal rail for a firearm has a plurality of through holes and a plurality of attachment points for ancillary equipment along a length of the universal rail, a fastener so as to be fastenable to the firearm, and a power or signal connection point arranged in at least one attachment point of the plurality of attachment points. The power or signal connection point has at least two contact pins surrounded by a seal, and a resilient portion and inner contact faces. The power or signal connection point is further connected to conductors arranged in the universal rail. The resilient portion ensures that the at least two contact pins and contact points are out of contact with each other when the ancillary equipment is not mounted on the universal rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: TECHNI AS
    Inventors: Magnus Berntsen, Rahul Ghose, Steven Menzies, Michael M. Nihei, David Christian Petersen