Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| 20110167700 | LIGHT ACTIVATED CARTRIDGE AND GUN FOR FIRING SAME A light activated cartridge is disclosed. The cartridge is comprised of a metalcasing containing an explosive such as gun powder and holds a bullet at a first end. The second end of the casing includes a solid light transparent portion which may be a circular glass or p... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110099876 | ACCESSORY FOR A FIREARM A magazine fed shotgun may not use the space within a magazine tube. An accessory, such as a light or a laser, may be inserted into the magazine tube. A switch that operates the accessory may be located on the pump grip of the shotgun. The switch may be connected to the... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110061284 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ELECTRICAL POWER TO ACCESSORIES MOUNTED ON THE POWERED RAIL OF A WEAPON A firearm may have a plurality of power-consuming accessories that can be attached to the weapon. In order to reduce the weight of these power-consuming accessories, as well as the proliferation of their batteries, the Weapons Accessory Power Distribution System provide... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110047847 | SHOT INDICATING RESETTING TRIGGER FIREARM TRAINING SYSTEM A firearm training tool having a shot indicating system in further in one form a trigger take-up indicating system. The trigger module is adjustable to adjust various properties of the trigger.... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110030258 | FIREARM ACCESSORY This presented invention relates to the ability of individual, firearms owners and representatives of the law enforcement; military and governmental entities, to enhance the pointability and shootability of their firearms, there is provided a firearm accessory including... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110010979 | MOUNTING RAIL ASSEMBLY FOR FIREARMS A mounting rail assembly is provided for firearms, wherein the assembly includes a mounting rail, an electrical input contact, an electrical output contact and an embedded conductor electrically connecting the input contact and the output contact. Control circuitry can ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110005118 | Hand carried firearm with remote trigger A hand carried firearm that for safety purposes, has no trigger on the firearm. A shooter has to steady his aim by controlling his breathing, and taking care to squeeze not jerk the trigger in order to hit his target. A remote trigger allows a shooter to steady only his... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110000120 | Power rail system A power supply system for a firearm including a plurality of leads disposed in a rail for providing power to an electric firearm accessory attached thereto and an electric firearm accessory including connectors for electrically connecting to leads disposed in a rail on ... | 01/06/2011 |
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| 20100229443 | Handgun A handgun has at least one barrel; a cartridge chamber; a gun lock correlated with the cartridge chamber and provided with a hammer to be cocked against a spring force into a cocked position and with a trigger for releasing the hammer from the cocked position. First and... | 09/16/2010 |
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| 20100192448 | Mounting rail A firearm that includes a mounting rail having remotely powered electrical connectors with which modified prior art tactical accessories, such as tactical lights, night vision devices, laser sighting modules and the like can be interconnected. More particularly, the mou... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100192447 | RIFLE ACCESSORY RAIL, COMMUNICATION, AND POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM The present invention is related to weapons systems. In particular, the present invention is directed to accessory attachment systems for rifles and small arms weapons that enable attached accessory devices to draw power from a central power source and communicate with ... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100192444 | RIFLE ACCESSORY RAIL, COMMUNICATION, AND POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM - RAIL CONTACTS The present invention is related to weapons systems. In particular, the present invention is directed to accessory attachment systems for rifles and small arms weapons that enable attached accessory devices to draw power from a central power source and communicate with ... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100186277 | ELECTRONIC TRIGGER APPARATUS FOR USE WITH FIREARMS Electronic trigger apparatus for use with firearms are described herein. An example electronic trigger apparatus described herein includes a trigger assembly having a trigger and trigger arm that is movable between a first position and a second position. A first biasing... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100095574 | TRIGGER ACTIVATED SWITCH A trigger activated switch for a firearm is disclosed. The switch comprises a Hall-effect sensor configured to be mounted in the housing or frame of the firearm, and a magnet disposed on a retractable member coupled to the trigger of the gun. The trigger comprises a fir... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100083552 | FIREARM OR REPEATING PYROTECHNIC MORTAR THAT ADVANCES CARTRIDGES FROM A MAGAZINE INTO A FIRING CHAMBER BY A CHEMICAL DETONATION OR STEAM EXPLOSION A method of loading individual caseless cartridges sequentially into a firearm firing chamber by the expansive force of a small detonation in the magazine focused locally on the current top cartridge in a magazine without damaging remaining cartridges. Small individual ... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100083553 | Firearm Having Central Power Source and Integrated Data Bus to both Power and Control Multiple Accessories There is disclosed an automatic or semiautomatic firearm having one or a plurality of parallel rail attachments for weapon attachments (accessories) with a central power source capable of powering the accessory devices electrically connects through a series of parallel ... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20090300961 | BOLT ACTION PART FOR ELECRICAL OR LASER-BASED CARTRIDGE Disclosed is a chamber closing piece (1) for firearms. Said chamber closing piece (1) can be rotatably and reversibly moved forward in the direction of the barrel muzzle (3) and rearward in the direction of the rear stock (4) and comprises on... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090287363 | Weapon integrated controller The present disclosures are systems, apparatus and methods for communicating with a robot via a weapon. In one embodiment, the weapon comprises a barrel, a receiver assembly, a handgrip, and a first controller. The receiver assembly is coupled to an end of the barrel an... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090266263 | ADVANCED MUZZLE LOADER AMMUNITION A fixed round of ammunition for a muzzle loader firearm. The round has a bullet within a sabot that is engaged to a consumable cartridge case. The case is filled with propellant that is precisely calibrated to provide optimal ballistic properties with the particular bul... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090255160 | WEAPON CONTROL DEVICE A weapon control device is provided and is coupled within a weapon for controlling accessories and auxiliary components. The weapon control device includes a processor and a connector operably engaging a selector switch of a weapon. The processor receives a signal from ... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090205237 | ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICE ACTUATOR A safety selector for selectively implementing a firing disabled position for the prevention of unintentional firing of a firearm. The safety selector comprises two prongs adapted to push a cross bolt safety actuation lever to the right or to the left. A DC electrical m... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090108589 | BACK-UP ELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ATTACHED TO AUTOMATIC FIREARMS A firearm improvement taking the form of a mechanical dynamo installed in an automatic firearm. Several components either replace certain parts of the firearm or are added to the firearm. In conjunction with the operation of the firearm, the components generate electric... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090044439 | TACTICAL FOREGRIP ASSEMBLY A tactical foregrip assembly for use with a firearm, the assembly having an independently rotatable grip mount assembly and an independently rotatable light mount assembly. The invention comprises a stationary mount assembly attachable to the receiver of a firearm, a gr... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090007476 | Retrofit safety means for weapons and method for securing weapons The present invention relates to a safety means for weapons. The safety means comprises an electronic control unit for the authentication of an authorized user and the control of a safety mechanism. The safety mechanism mechanically engages with at least one mechanical ... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080190007 | PRECISION TARGETING SYSTEM FOR FIREARMS A precision targeting system for a firearm has an image capturing scope, a processor, and an actuator. In one embodiment, a user indicates when he wants to lock onto the target, and then readjust his aim after receiving feedback from the system. In another embodiment, t... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080163533 | Modified shotgun designed to fire modified shotgun shell ammunition A shotgun which allows its operator to fire modified ammunition rounds as either slug rounds or rounds of shot. The shotgun is modified by the addition of components creating an electric circuit in the shotgun. The modified ammunition rounds contain a modified slug roun... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080077192 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEURO-STIMULATION A neuro-stimulation system employs a includes a stimulator which may include electrode devices and/or vibration elements. A controller may be employed to drive the stimulating elements with an electrical signal. In response to the electrical signal, the stimulating elem... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080000130 | FIREARMS PROTECTED FROM UNAUTHORIZED USE Firearms protected from unauthorized use are disclosed. A disclosed firearm comprises a housing having a handle; a safety located in the housing to selectively prevent firing; and a module removably attachable to the handle and containing an electronic identification de... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070137470 | SEQUENTIAL DISCHARGE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM FOR BLACKPOWDER FIREARMS An electronic ignition system for use with a personal firearm utilizing black powder or black powder substitutes, such as a shotgun, rifle, or pistol, is disclosed. The electronic ignition system generates an electric arc in the barrel of the firearm, which ignites the ... | 06/21/2007 |
| 20070074443 | Accessory mount for a firearm An accessory mount having a rail for removably mounting an accessory (such as a light beam generator) to a firearm, the accessory mount being removably secured to the firearm through utilization of a transverse pin retained by the firearm, and positionally stabilized by... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20070028794 | Sleeved projectiles A projectile (10) is for use with barrel assemblies of the type having a plurality of projectiles axially disposed within a barrel having a bore and a muzzle and which projectiles are associated with discrete propellant charges for propelling said projectiles seq... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20070011931 | Rapid-fire weapon A rapid-fire weapon has a barrel with a projectile insertable into the barrel, which comprises several sub-projectiles disposed one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the barrel and supporting each other. A propellant charge and an ignition means are prov... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20060265927 | Projectile accelerator and related vehicle and method A projectile system includes an enclosure, first and second propellants and first and second projectiles. The first and second propellants are disposed within the enclosure. The first projectile is disposed within the enclosure between the first propellant and a first e... | 11/30/2006 |
