Patents by Inventor Thomas Hortobagyi

Thomas Hortobagyi 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: 8342071
    Abstract: There is provided a flash suppressor for use with a firearm to attenuate muzzle flash. The flash suppressor can be used in conjunction with attachments, and provides mounting and alignment means therefore. In an embodiment, the flash suppressor comprises: a generally cylindrical body having a longitudinal axis, a muzzle end, and an exit end; a passage extending through the body and along the longitudinal axis; and a set of apertures. The passage includes: a mount portion for mounting the flash suppressor to the firearm muzzle; a transition portion; an intermediate portion; and a truncated conical portion having a diameter that increases toward the exit end. The transition portion joins the mount portion and the intermediate portion, and the intermediate portion joins the transition portion and the truncated conical portion. The apertures extend through the body of the flash suppressor and into the truncated conical portion, and channel propellant gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Colt Canada Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas Hortobagyi
  • Publication number: 20100294118
    Abstract: There is provided a flash suppressor for use with a firearm to attenuate muzzle flash. The flash suppressor can be used in conjunction with attachments, and provides mounting and alignment means therefore. In an embodiment, the flash suppressor comprises: a generally cylindrical body having a longitudinal axis, a muzzle end, and an exit end; a passage extending through the body and along the longitudinal axis; and a set of apertures. The passage includes: a mount portion for mounting the flash suppressor to the firearm muzzle; a transition portion; an intermediate portion; and a truncated conical portion having a diameter that increases toward the exit end. The transition portion joins the mount portion and the intermediate portion, and the intermediate portion joins the transition portion and the truncated conical portion. The apertures extend through the body of the flash suppressor and into the truncated conical portion, and channel propellant gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: COLT CANADA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Thomas HORTOBAGYI
  • Patent number: 5325758
    Abstract: The invention is a blank firing attachment for use on a gas operated automatic rifle or light machine gun. The device restricts the exit of gases from the rifle barrel when a blank cartridge is fired, thus retaining sufficient gas pressure in the barrel to actuate the rifle's automatic firing mechanism and permit blank cartridges to be fired automatically or semiautomatically. The device has a body adapted to be attached to the muzzle compensator of a rifle and a stem having an axial cavity. The stem is adapted to seal against the inner bore of the compensator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Inventors: David W. Compton, Thomas Hortobagyi