Patents by Inventor Stephen J Pagac

Stephen J Pagac 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: 20240044604
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for implementation of multiply-repeated removal and/or reinstallation of an element terminating the body of the firearm magazine. The apparatus includes a receiving body having opposing walls judiciously separated by a distance sufficient to receive the magazine in-between, and a release cam hingedly cooperated with such body to move a camming element of the cam move in an out of the space between the walls. The method involves completely disengaging the locking tab(s) of the body of the magazine from the corresponding notch(es) at the terminating element prior to separation of the terminating element from the body of the magazine by carrying out precisely dimensioned, repeatable and multiply reproducible elastic compression of the body of the magazine with the use of release cam(s) and holding the wall(s) of the body of the so-compressed magazine in their elastically-bent form at least for the time required to remove or re-install the structural terminating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventor: Stephen J. Pagac
  • Patent number: 10551139
    Abstract: A flexible adjustable trigger plug is a device that is utilized to prevent the accidental pressing and subsequent discharge of a firearm trigger. The device features a plug that may be fitted behind the trigger as well as a first lip and a second lip that are able to hold the plug in place behind the trigger. A first concave cavity and a second concave cavity are present as well in order to facilitate insertion and removal of the device by pressing. The device serves as a physical obstruction that prevents the trigger from being accidentally pressed. The device is flexible and may be adjusted by turning the device when in place behind the firearm trigger, allowing the device to be utilized with a wide variety of firearms. The device may feature a lanyard arch and opening that allow a lanyard clasp or clip to be secured to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Inventor: Stephen J. Pagac
  • Patent number: 10408566
    Abstract: A flexible pocket holster is used to secure and conceal a firearm within a pocket pouch, or similar receptacle. The flexible pocket holster comprises a holster fin, a support base, and a barrel-supporting rod. The holster fin is a flexible panel which is used to cover the trigger of a firearm and conceal the shape of the firearm. The holster fin may be sized or shaped to accept various types of firearms. The support base is mounted onto the holster fin, adjacent to a base edge and a barrel edge of the holster fin. The barrel-supporting rod is mounted normal to the support base and opposite to the base edge. When using the flexible pocket holster, the barrel of the firearm is mounted about the barrel-supporting rod. This helps to secure the firearm and allows the firearm to be easily removed from the flexible pocket holster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Inventor: Stephen J Pagac
  • Publication number: 20180266781
    Abstract: flexible adjustable trigger plug is a device that is utilized to prevent the accidental pressing and subsequent discharge of a firearm trigger. The device features a plug that may be fitted behind the trigger as well as a first lip and a second lip that are able to hold the plug in place behind the trigger. A first concave cavity and a second concave cavity are present as well in order to facilitate insertion and removal of the device by pressing. The device serves as a physical obstruction that prevents the trigger from being accidentally pressed. The device is flexible and may be adjusted by turning the device when in place behind the firearm trigger, allowing the device to be utilized with a wide variety of firearms. The device may feature a lanyard arch and opening that allow a lanyard clasp or clip to be secured to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: Stephen J. Pagac
  • Patent number: 9976828
    Abstract: A flexible adjustable trigger plug is a device that is utilized to prevent the accidental pressing and subsequent discharge of a firearm trigger. The device features a plug that may be fitted behind the trigger as well as a first lip and a second lip that are able to hold the plug in place behind the trigger. A first concave cavity and a second concave cavity are present as well in order to facilitate insertion and removal of the device by pressing. The device serves as a physical obstruction that prevents the trigger from being accidentally pressed. The device is flexible and may be adjusted by turning the device when in place behind the firearm trigger, allowing the device to be utilized with a wide variety of firearms. The device may feature a lanyard arch and opening that allow a lanyard clasp or clip to be secured to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Inventor: Stephen J Pagac
  • Publication number: 20170276454
    Abstract: A flexible pocket holster is used to secure and conceal a firearm within a pocket pouch, or similar receptacle. The flexible pocket holster comprises a holster fin, a support base, and a barrel-supporting rod. The holster fin is a flexible panel which is used to cover the trigger of a firearm and conceal the shape of the firearm. The holster fin may be sized or shaped to accept various types of firearms. The support base is mounted onto the holster fin, adjacent to a base edge and a barrel edge of the holster fin. The barrel-supporting rod is mounted normal to the support base and opposite to the base edge. When using the flexible pocket holster, the barrel of the firearm is mounted about the barrel-supporting rod. This helps to secure the firearm and allows the firearm to be easily removed from the flexible pocket holster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Stephen J. Pagac
  • Publication number: 20160245605
    Abstract: A flexible adjustable trigger plug is a device that is utilized to prevent the accidental pressing and subsequent discharge of a firearm trigger. The device features a plug that may be fitted behind the trigger as well as a first lip and a second lip that are able to hold the plug in place behind the trigger. A first concave cavity and a second concave cavity are present as well in order to facilitate insertion and removal of the device by pressing. The device serves as a physical obstruction that prevents the trigger from being accidentally pressed. The device is flexible and may be adjusted by turning the device when in place behind the firearm trigger, allowing the device to be utilized with a wide variety of firearms. The device may feature a lanyard arch and opening that allow a lanyard clasp or clip to be secured to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: Stephen J. Pagac
  • Patent number: D726276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventor: Stephen J Pagac
  • Patent number: D857144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Inventor: Stephen J Pagac