Patents by Inventor Thomas Scheunert

Thomas Scheunert 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: 9574835
    Abstract: A firearm, in particular handgun, has a barrel mechanism with a barrel and a chamber, a closing mechanism with a slide and also a cylinder-piston mechanism for gas pressure-operated closure delay. The cylinder-piston mechanism has a hollow cylinder with a hollow cylinder wall. A channel is formed between the barrel mechanism and the cylinder-piston mechanism. The hollow cylinder wall is fitted with at least one reinforcing element. The firearm may be produced by the following process steps: introduction of a first portion of the bore into the basic body up to the recess; introduction of a second portion of the bore up to the hollow cylinder; drilling of the channel, wherein the drill is conducted through the bore; and introduction of the reinforcing element into the recess, wherein the bore is closed in a gas-tight manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Umarex GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eyck Pflaumer, Martin Wonisch, Thomas Scheunert
  • Publication number: 20150276334
    Abstract: A firearm, in particular handgun, has a barrel mechanism with a barrel and a chamber, a closing mechanism with a slide and also a cylinder-piston mechanism for gas pressure-operated closure delay. The cylinder-piston mechanism has a hollow cylinder with a hollow cylinder wall. A channel is formed between the barrel mechanism and the cylinder-piston mechanism. The hollow cylinder wall is fitted with at least one reinforcing element. The firearm may be produced by the following process steps: introduction of a first portion of the bore into the basic body up to the recess; introduction of a second portion of the bore up to the hollow cylinder; drilling of the channel, wherein the drill is conducted through the bore; and introduction of the reinforcing element into the recess, wherein the bore is closed in a gas-tight manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: EYCK PFLAUMER, MARTIN WONISCH, THOMAS SCHEUNERT
  • Publication number: 20050235546
    Abstract: A firearm, in particular a self-loading small-caliber rifle, having a barrel, a breech housing having a breech held in it, with the breech and/or the breech housing being designed such that the firearm can be changed from a first assembled arrangement, which is suitable for right-handed gunners, to a second assembled arrangement which is suitable for left-handed gunners, with the firearm preferably being in the form of a rifle of the Bullpup type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Franz Wonisch, Wulf-Heinz Pflaumer, Thomas Scheunert
  • Patent number: 6789342
    Abstract: A fire arm, especially a small caliber pistol, having a grip, a frame connected to the grip, a barrel unit fixed on the frame in the operating state of the fire arm, with a barrel tube and a bolt which can move relative to the frame and barrel unit such that when a shot is fired it can move to the rear against the direction of firing, the barrel unit and/or the frame having fastening means which allow detachable mounting of the barrel unit on the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Umarex Sportwaffen GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Franz Wonisch, Wulf H. Pflaumer, Thomas Scheunert
  • Publication number: 20040144245
    Abstract: A fire arm, especially a small caliber pistol, having a grip, a frame connected to the grip, a barrel unit fixed on the frame in the operating state of the fire arm, with a barrel tube and a bolt which can move relative to the frame and barrel unit such that when a shot is fired it can move to the rear against the direction of firing, the barrel unit and/or the frame having fastening means which allow detachable mounting of the barrel unit on the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Franz Wonisch, Wulf H. Pflaumer, Thomas Scheunert
  • Publication number: 20020116857
    Abstract: A fire arm, especially a small caliber pistol, having a grip, a frame connected to the grip, a barrel unit fixed on the frame in the operating state of the fire arm, with a barrel tube and a bolt which can move relative to the frame and barrel unit such that when a shot is fired it can move to the rear against the direction of firing, the barrel unit and/or the frame having fastening means which allow detachable mounting of the barrel unit on the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Franz Wonisch, Wulf H. Pflaumer, Thomas Scheunert
  • Patent number: D479570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Carl Walther GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Scheunert