Patents by Inventor Tony Macaluso

Tony Macaluso 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).

  • Sighting system for a fire arm
    Patent number: 7797873
    Abstract: Improved sighting system for a fire arm, characterised in that it comprises a single indicator light (6); a sighting device (7) providing an alignment opening (8) with a longitudinal reference plane (XoX?) which is parallel or mainly parallel to the axis (Y-Y?) of the barrel (4) and which is aligned with the indicator light (6); an inclinometer to measure the elevation angle (A) of the fire arm (1); a ballistic calculator (9) connected to the indicator light (6) and to the inclinometer, making it possible to calculate the desired angle of inclination of the fire arm (1) as a function of the distance of the target (18) and to control the indicator light (6) so as to signal at what moment the measured elevation angle (A) corresponds to the calculated elevation angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: FN Herstal S.A.
    Inventors: Armand Gering, Tony Macaluso, René Joannes
  • Grenade launcher
    Patent number: 7487612
    Abstract: A grenade launcher includes a frame, a barrel mounted on the frame and an opening mechanism. The opening mechanism includes a guide which enables advancement of barrel in a longitudinal direction of the frame and swiveling of the barrel laterally in the final phase of its longitudinal movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: FN Herstal S.A.
    Inventor: Tony Macaluso
  • Grenade launcher
    Publication number: 20070068057
    Abstract: Improved grenade launcher which comprises a frame (2), a barrel (4) mounted on the frame (2) and an opening mechanism, characterised in that the opening mechanism comprises guiding means which make it possible to advance the barrel (4) in the longitudinal direction of the frame (2) and to make it swivel laterally in the final phase of its longitudinal movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventor: Tony Macaluso
  • Sighting system for a fire arm
    Publication number: 20070056203
    Abstract: Improved sighting system for a fire arm, characterised in that it comprises a single indicator light (6); a sighting device (7) providing an alignment opening (8) with a longitudinal reference plane (XoX?) which is parallel or mainly parallel to the axis (Y-Y?) of the barrel (4) and which is aligned with the indicator light (6); an inclinometer to measure the elevation angle (A) of the fire arm (1); a ballistic calculator (9) connected to the indicator light (6) and to the inclinometer, making it possible to calculate the desired angle of inclination of the fire arm (1) as a function of the distance of the target (18) and to control the indicator light (6) so as to signal at what moment the measured elevation angle (A) corresponds to the calculated elevation angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Armand Gering, Tony Macaluso, Rene Joannes