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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7614760 | Mountable light providing illumination and optionally aiming A light comprises a light body for supporting an illumination light source and for receiving a battery, a first light source disposed in the light body for selectively providing illumination; a cover for receiving an optional second light source; a switch for select... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7296917 | Wireless remote-controlled searchlight with improved manipulator A wireless remote-controlled searchlight adapted to manual remotely control and wireless remotely control comprises a hand-held manipulator having a hand controlled circuit to manual remotely control the searchlight while a four-way directional control switches and ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7284875 | Flashlight attachment arrangement Apparatus for securing a flashlight and an object to one another, the flashlight including a body with a lamp housing along a longitudinal axis, the lamp housing including longitudinal slots and the body including a groove perpendicular to the axis and intersecting ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7172311 | Flashlight devices and accessories Disclosed is a preferred flashlight device configured for potential use with another item such as a firearm or in activities where some manual dexterity of the hand grasping the flashlight is required. Preferred devices include downwardly-extending light and handle ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156662 | Light gun for pistol and rifle A light gun includes a trigger unit; a grip coupled to the trigger apparatus; and a barrel unit coupled with the trigger apparatus. The trigger unit has a trigger and a hammer, and the barrel unit includes a light emitting unit which emits a light bullet in response... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6817728 | Trigger apparatus of a gun that projects light A trigger apparatus of a light gun includes a main body, first to third rotation axes, a hammer receiving portion, and first to fourth lever portion. The first to third rotation axes are provided for the main body, a hammer receiving portion is provided in an upper ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6641277 | Tactical light A tactical light particularly adapted for use by duly authorized armed civilians, police officers and military personnel. The tactical light incorporates structure that facilitates a two hand full combat grip on a weapon, such as a pistol or revolver, whi... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6396647 | Optical system with extended boresight source An optical system has an extended boresight source including a boresight light source that produces a light beam, a condenser lens that receives the light beam from the boresight light source, a spatial light integrator that receives the light beam from t... | 05/28/2002 |
| 5909951 | Optical cartridge An optical cartridge adapted to be used in a weapon for emission of a light signal when the weapon is fired, which cartridge includes at least one battery; a light source adapted to be energized by said battery(ies) so that a visible or an invisible light... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5685636 | Eye safe laser security device This invention provides a fixed or portable non-lethal laser security device and method for use of such device as a non-damaging weapon and security system to provides warning and visual impairment upon an intruder. At a predetermined laser wavelength and... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5641222 | Light gun A hand-held multiple-shot flash generator is presented for temporarily blinding an assailant at a distance. The light is generated by a plurality of ultra high intensity flash bulbs containing a fast-burning substance such as magnesium sealed in pressuriz... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5618099 | Sighting device A sighting device positionable in the end of the bore of a shotgun which emits a beam of light which simulates a shot pattern. The device has a tubular body which is held in the bore by a biasing spring. The body includes a light source, preferably a lase... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5608746 | Method for avoiding eye damage when using high-power lasers A method for avoiding damage to the eyes when using high-power lasers in the eye-transmissible spectral region is provided. By adding a laser or a radiation in the visible spectral region, the intensity of the radiation is increased as a function of time ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5243894 | Light gun A battery-operated hand-held multiflash light generator is provided for temporarily blinding an assailant at a distance. The light generator comprises a plurality of high energy storage capacitors, charged by a battery-operated high voltage power supply, ... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5241458 | Method and apparatus for inspecting the barrel of a firearm An inspection device for evaluating the inside surface of a barrel of a firearm is disclosed. The inspection device comprises a casing, a lightbulb and battery contained within the casing, and a light diffusion assembly. The light diffusion assembly inclu... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5119576 | Firearm with separable radiation emitting attachment A long or short firearm wherein an essential part for the firing of ammunition can be disconnected from the housing to be replaced with an attachment which carries a laser. The laser is operated to emit a beam of radiation against a selected target in res... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5072342 | Light gun A hand-held pulsed-light generator is presented for temporarily blinding and assailant at a distance. The light generator comprises a high energy storage capacitor, charged by high voltage power supply, and a high intensity flashtube. A high current elect... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4983123 | Marksmanship training apparatus Marksmanship training apparatus is used with air guns or weapons firing blank cartridges and comprises a housing member with an attached muzzle alignment tube for insertion into the bore of the barrel of the weapon and includes sealing apparatus around th... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4843336 | Detachable multi-purpose self-defending device A detachable multi-purpose self-defending device and in particular to one mainly composed of a grip and a barrel, the grip being provided with a high voltage oscillating circuit for supplying a high voltage to the electrodes mounted at the front end of th... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4830617 | Apparatus for simulated shooting Apparatus for the simulated shooting of small arms comprises a miniaturized electrical energy source for a radiation emitter which is capable of being accommodated within a dummy cartridge or within the gun barrel. The source can be a capacitor slidably l... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4481561 | Gun bore sighting flashlight activated upon breech closure A flashlight for bore sighting a long barreled shotgun or rifle including a cartridge case with an ejector rim and a primer opening in the base, and a sidewall defining an open front end; a battery and a light bulb within the case; a switch pin slidable i... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4367516 | Marksmanship training device and method A conventional firearm having a barrel and a removable marksmanship training device which permits target practice without requiring live ammunition. In a preferred embodiment, the device includes a radiant energy emitting (e.g. strobe light) replacement u... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4234911 | Optical firing adaptor An optical apparatus adapted for insertion into the open end of a hand-gun barrel. A piezoelectric crystal produces an output signal in response to the hammer impact to cause an LED to be intermittently operated by an oscillator powered by batteries and p... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4172274 | Gun barrel bore illuminator This invention relates to an improved construction for a gun barrel bore illuminator, which provides non-glare illumination for the interior of a gun barrel bore. The non-glare illumination facilitates visual inspection of the bore, allowing the inspector... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4136956 | Integrated attaching and aligning apparatus for laser devices in gun barrels An integrated attaching and aligning apparatus for mounting a laser shot simulator or the like in gun barrels of different calibers with a barrel member of two coaxial sections which slides into the gun barrel. A first resilient ring is removably mounted ... | 01/30/1979 |
