| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D387842 |
Pistol |
December 16, 1997 |
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| D387841 |
Pistol |
December 16, 1997 |
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| D366514 |
Combined handgrip and trigger guard for a firearm |
January 23, 1996 |
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| 6792711 |
Firearm adapter rail system |
September 21, 2004 |
| A firearm rail adapter system for mounting accessories on a firearm. The system comprises a first mount, a second mount, and an adapter rail. The first mount is adapted to be mounted to the firearm and has rail attachment sections thereon. The second mount is adapted to be mounted to |
| 6363647 |
Firearm with safety system having a communications package |
April 2, 2002 |
| A module having a housing, a battery, control circuitry and electrical conductors. The battery and control circuitry are contained in the housing. The housing is adapted to be removably connected to the frame of a firearm. The electrical conductors are located on the housing and allow |
| 6301815 |
Firearms and docking station system for limiting use of firearm |
October 16, 2001 |
| A gun and a base unit such that the gun cannot be fired unless the gun comes in close contact with the base unit and the base unit determines that an authorized person is holding the gun and interfacing with the base unit. The base unit pre-records and stores characteristics of authorize |
| 6237271 |
Firearm with safety system having a communication package |
May 29, 2001 |
| A module having a housing, a battery, control circuitry and electrical conductors. The battery and control circuitry are contained in the housing. The housing is adapted to be removably connected to the frame of a firearm. The electrical conductors are located on the housing and allow |
| 6070352 |
Firearm magazine cartridge converter |
June 6, 2000 |
| An adapter for converting the receiver of a rifle to one which receives a cartridge housing rounds of a shorter length, said adapter comprises a body defined by four walls two of which walls defining the front and rear walls of the adapter and two of which walls defining left and right s |
| 6000162 |
Compact pistol |
December 14, 1999 |
| A pistol with a frame, a barrel and a firing mechanism. The firing mechanism includes a pivotably mounted hammer having a first hammer member and a second hammer member stationarily interlocked in a pocket of the first hammer member. The firing mechanism also includes a trigger assembly |
| 5945626 |
Gas operated firearm with clamp on gas block |
August 31, 1999 |
| A firearm comprising a receiver, a barrel and a gas block. The barrel is connected to a front end of the receiver. The gas block is clamped onto the barrel. A gas tube extends between the receiver and the gas block, and the gas block includes a keyway which engages a key piece on the bar |
| 5927578 |
Firearm with trigger lock guard |
July 27, 1999 |
| The invention relates to a lock system for firearms whereby an inexpensive, reliable and easy to use locking system is provided as part of a firearm and involves the formation of an opening formed in a strategically located part of the trigger assembly. The opening is appropriately sized |
| 5896691 |
Firearm battery and control module |
April 27, 1999 |
| A module having a housing, a battery, control circuitry and electrical conductors. The battery and control circuitry are contained in the housing. The housing is adapted to be removably connected to the frame of a firearm. The electrical conductors are located on the housing and allow |
| 5867930 |
Firearm battery and control module |
February 9, 1999 |
| A module having a housing, a battery, control circuitry and electrical conductors. The battery and control circuitry are contained in the housing. The housing is adapted to be removably connected to the frame of a firearm. The electrical conductors are located on the housing and allow |
| 5827992 |
Gas operated firearm |
October 27, 1998 |
| A known gas operated firearm has been modified to be of more compact size and reduced weight while retaining the firepower, the features, and most of the components of its predecessor. A bolt assembly reciprocably mounted in a longitudinal cavity of a receiver assembly for movement betwe |
| 5815973 |
Compact pistol |
October 6, 1998 |
| A pistol with a frame, a barrel and a firing mechanism. The firing mechanism includes a pivotably mounted hammer having a first hammer member and a second hammer member stationarily interlocked in a pocket of the first hammer member. The firing mechanism also includes a trigger assembly |
| 5760328 |
Four position firearm fire control selector |
June 2, 1998 |
| A firearm with a trigger, a hammer, an automatic sear, and a selector switch connected to a rotatable firing control cam for selecting among types of firing selections of the firearm. The types of firing selections include safe, semi-automatic, limited automatic burst, and fully auto |
| 5726377 |
Gas operated firearm |
March 10, 1998 |
| A known gas operated firearm has been modified to be of more compact size and reduced weight while retaining the firepower, the features, and most of the components of its predecessor. A bolt assembly reciprocably mounted in a longitudinal cavity of a receiver assembly for movement betwe |
| 5704153 |
Firearm battery and control module |
January 6, 1998 |
| A module having a housing, a battery, control circuitry and electrical conductors. The battery and control circuitry are contained in the housing. The housing is adapted to be removably connected to the frame of a firearm. The electrical conductors are located on the housing and allow |
| 5493806 |
Striker retaining system for a firearm |
February 27, 1996 |
| A firearm with a frame, a slide, a striker, and a striker retaining system. The striker is connected to the frame inside the slide. The striker has a firing pin biased by a spring in a forward direction. The retaining system has a retainer pin and a spring. The retaining pin is mounted t |
| 5483766 |
Combined handgrip and trigger guard for a firearm |
January 16, 1996 |
| A combined handgrip and trigger guard for a firearm has a handgrip section and a trigger guard section. Preferably, the handgrip section and trigger guard section are provided as an integral one-piece polymer member. The trigger guard section extends from the handgrip section in a genera |
| 5443543 |
Firearm barrel assembly with removable sight |
August 22, 1995 |
| A pistol with a barrel assembly having a barrel, a barrel rib, and a front sight. The barrel rib is removably connected to the barrel. The front sight is stationarily connected to the barrel by entrapment of a portion of the sight by the rib against the barrel. The entrapment by the rib |
| 5443542 |
Revolver barrel with improved barrel throat and method of manufacture |
August 22, 1995 |
| A revolver having a barrel and a cartridge cylinder. The barrel has a rifled barrel bore, a barrel throat, and an entrance into the barrel throat. The barrel throat is located at a rear end of the barrel bore and has a general cone shape. The entrance is located at a rear end of the |
| 5421264 |
Firearm cartridge with pre-pressurizing charge |
June 6, 1995 |
| A firearm cartridge with a pre-pressurizing charge and a main propellant charge. The pre-pressurizing charge is located adjacent the rear end of the projectile. The pre-pressurizing charge can burn and exert pressure on the main propellant charge without igniting the main propellant char |
| 5301448 |
Firearm safety system |
April 12, 1994 |
| An light-energy initiated firing system for a firearm in which optical light-conducting fibers extend from a source of high frequency energy to adjacent a cartridge so that energy passes through the fibers will pass into the cartridge and initiate a propellant therein. The firearm ca |
| 5287720 |
Method of manufacturing a cartridge magazine follower |
February 22, 1994 |
| A cartridge magazine for use with a firearm includes a housing, a spring, and a follower. The follower is comprised of sheet metal that is cut and stamped to form a top section and two side sections. The top has a cartridge trough on its top side and a spring trough on its bottom side. |
| 5272828 |
Combined cartridge magazine and power supply for a firearm |
December 28, 1993 |
| A firearm cartridge magazine comprising a housing and a battery. The magazine is adapted to be removably connected to a firearm to house and dispense firearm cartridges. The battery can supply power to the firearm such as for a battery operated firing system. In a preferred embodiment, |
| 5271312 |
Locating spring and plunger assembly for a firearm |
December 21, 1993 |
| A spring and plunger assembly for use with a barrel bushing and slide of a firearm for axially positioning the bushing and slide relative to each other. The bushing has a frame with a locking plunger hole. Located in the plunger hole is a coiled spring with a plunger connected thereto. T |
| 5263273 |
Follower for a cartridge magazine |
November 23, 1993 |
| A cartridge magazine for use with a firearm includes a housing, a spring, and a follower. The follower is comprised of sheet metal that is cut and stamped to form a top section and two side sections. The top has a cartridge trough on its top side and a spring trough on its bottom side. |
| 5259138 |
Firing mechanism blocking system |
November 9, 1993 |
| A safety mechanism for a firearm to prevent the firearm from firing except when the trigger has been moved to a predetermined position. The mechanism includes a plunger and a blocker. The blocker is movably mounted to the slide at a position in front of a striker to prevent the striker f |
| 5235771 |
Hand held grenade launcher |
August 17, 1993 |
| An adapter for use with a rifle mountable grenade launcher unit to form a stand alone hand held grenade launcher. The adapter includes a rod to be inserted into a rifle barrel receiving hole of grenade launcher unit and a recoil surface that can be located, at least partially, behind the |
| 5183959 |
Semi-automatic firearm having a safety device preventing conversion to full automatic firing |
February 2, 1993 |
| An anti-conversion block for use with a semi-automatic firearm and a method of manufacturing a semi-automatic firearm. The anti-conversion block prevents the conversion of the firearm into a fully automatic firearm. The block is fixedly mounted in the lower receiver of the firearm with p |
| 5176024 |
Firearm barrel inner diameter testing assembly |
January 5, 1993 |
| An assembly for testing the inner diameter of a rifled barrel of a firearm and a method of manufacturing the same. The assembly has a frame with side air discharge apertures and is intended to be connected to an air gauge. The assembly has a timing sleeve that is removably mounted to the |
| 5127310 |
Recoil spring assembly for a firearm |
July 7, 1992 |
| A recoil spring assembly for use with a semi-automatic firearm having a slide. The assembly has an elongate guide, an elongate coil spring mounted over the guide, and an end cap snap locked onto the guide. The assembly also has a washer movably mounted on the guide. The spring is retaine |
| 5105570 |
Firing pin spring assembly |
April 21, 1992 |
| A spring assembly for use in a firing pin assembly of a firearm and a method of manufacturing the spring assembly. The spring assembly has two spring guides with longitudinal slots. One of the guides has a side aperture such that the two guides can be connected to each other with por |
| 5086578 |
Sear positioning spring for a firearm |
February 11, 1992 |
| A spring for positioning a sear of a firearm and a method of manufacturing a firearm. The spring has a first section that is connected to the frame of the firearm, a second section that exerts a biasing force against the sear in a first direction, and a third section adapted to move in a |
| 5081780 |
Firing pin positioning system |
January 21, 1992 |
| A system for movably positioning a first member relative to a second member. The system has a hole in the first member and a coiled spring/plunger member positioned in the hole. The coiled member has a section that extends out of the hole that does not possess significant spring prop |
| 5058301 |
Reversible magazine catch assembly and method of making the same |
October 22, 1991 |
| A reversible magazine catch assembly has a housing, a movable mounting pin and a coiled spring. The housing has a spring channel generally perpendicular to and intersecting a pin hole, and a magazine locking rib. The spring channel is formed by drilling three parallel holes into the |
