Patents by Inventor William A. Hangen

William A. Hangen 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).

  • Firearm configuration for reducing recoil
    Patent number: 10935334
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The firearm configuration further includes a locking block which prevents rotational and lateral movement of the barrel upon firing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: DANIEL DEFENSE, LLC
    Inventor: William A. Hangen
  • Fixed barrel firearm configuration for reducing recoil
    Patent number: 10928153
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The firearm configuration further includes a locking block which prevents rotational and lateral movement of the barrel upon firing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: DANIEL DEFENSE, LLC
    Inventor: William A. Hangen
  • Firearm Configuration for Reducing Recoil
    Publication number: 20200025475
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The firearm configuration further includes a locking block which prevents rotational and lateral movement of the barrel upon firing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventor: William A. Hangen
  • Fixed barrel firearm configuration for reducing recoil
    Patent number: 10302380
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The firearm configuration further includes a locking block which prevents rotational and lateral movement of the barrel upon firing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: 5794 Corporation
    Inventor: William A. Hangen
  • Firearm configuration for reducing recoil
    Patent number: 10267581
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The firearm configuration further includes a locking block which prevents rotational and lateral movement of the barrel upon firing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: 5794 Corporation
    Inventor: William A. Hangen
  • Firearm Configuration for Reducing Recoil
    Publication number: 20190011203
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The firearm configuration further includes a locking block which prevents rotational and lateral movement of the barrel upon firing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventor: William A. Hangen
  • Fixed Barrel Firearm Configuration For Reducing Recoil
    Publication number: 20180266780
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The firearm configuration further includes a locking block which prevents rotational and lateral movement of the barrel upon firing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: William A. Hangen
  • Fixed Barrel Firearm Configuration For Reducing Recoil
    Publication number: 20170276444
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The firearm configuration further includes a locking block which prevents rotational and lateral movement of the barrel upon firing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: William A. Hangen
  • Firearm configuration for reducing recoil
    Patent number: 9644909
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Inventor: William A. Hangen
  • Firearm configuration for reducing recoil
    Patent number: 9551542
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The various detail of the present disclosure, and the manner in which they interrelate, will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventor: William A. Hangen
  • Firearm configuration for reducing frame battering
    Patent number: 9546832
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. The various details of the present disclosure, and the manner in which they interrelate, will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Inventor: William A. Hangen
  • Firearm Configuration For Reducing Recoil
    Publication number: 20160245602
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: William A. Hangen
  • Firearm Configuration for Reducing Frame Battering
    Publication number: 20160131446
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. The various details of the present disclosure, and the manner in which they interrelate, will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: William A. Hangen
  • Firearm Configuration For Reducing Recoil
    Publication number: 20160076835
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The various detail of the present disclosure, and the manner in which they interrelate, will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventor: William A. Hangen
  • Firearm configuration for reducing recoil
    Patent number: 9194650
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The various detail of the present disclosure, and the manner in which they interrelate, will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Inventor: William A. Hangen
  • Firearm Configuration For Reducing Recoil
    Publication number: 20150247697
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The various detail of the present disclosure, and the manner in which they interrelate, will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventor: William A. Hangen
  • Firearm Configuration For Reducing Recoil
    Publication number: 20140075799
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The various detail of the present disclosure, and the manner in which they interrelate, will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: William A. Hangen