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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156675 | Firearm magazine A magazine for a firearm may include a cavity that is shaped to prevent the tip of the bullets in the cartridges from contacting the magazine when the firearm recoils. The magazine may also be configured so that the cartridges in the magazine exit the cavity at leas... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151503 | Assault rifle magazine ejector extension A magazine ejector device that attaches to an automatic firearm is provided herein. One magazine ejection device includes a housing configured to at least partially surround a magazine locking lever on an automatic firearm. The housing includes a forward surface con... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8104209 | Dynamic latch for a tube mounted magazine well A dynamic latch to selectively retain a magazine within the magazine port of a long gun. The dynamic latch permits the magazine to be inserted into the magazine port by movement in a single direction eliminating the need to rotate the magazine in order to secure it ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8042297 | Magazine for a handheld firearm The present invention relates to a magazine (10) for a handheld firearm, suitable for accommodating a plurality of cartridges (11, 12, 13, 14) which are transported in a guided movement by means of a feed within the magazine in the direction of the bar... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8006423 | Magazine follower for a magazine used by a firearm An improved magazine follower for use in existing magazines such as a 30 round magazine comprises a follower plate, a base plate, and a spring. The follower plate comprises a top plate, a convex follower leg, and a concave follower leg. The external shapes of the to... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7937871 | Floorplate for handgun magazines for the breakage of glass panes A floorplate for a handgun magazine is used for the breakage of glass panes and is manufactured so that it fits all types of handgun magazines without disrupting the overall function of either the magazine or the handgun. The floorplate has a hole in which a pin is ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7797871 | Magazine for a firearm A magazine for improved stacking capacity includes a housing, a front wall connected to a back wall by sidewalls, a base, a spring adapted to be received inside a recess in the base in order to reduce the space occupied by the spring. The spring having various spira... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7676973 | 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 individ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7497043 | Magazine doubler A magazine doubler includes a resilient body with two cavities each having upstanding ribs to carry magazines therein at different heights. A bracket and spaced screws are mounted medially between the front and back of the body to squeeze the body to generally confo... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7398615 | Firearm magazine with position adjustment A magazine for a firearm having a magazine well has a body with the chamber for receiving ammunition. The body has an upper opening to the chamber, and has a contact portion with adjustable screws that contact a surface in the magazine well. Adjustment of the screws... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7380361 | System and method for increased magazine capacity for a firearm A system and method for providing increased capacity to a firearm having an actuator operably connected to a trigger assembly is disclosed. A magazine for holding a cartridge for use with the firearm includes a plurality of tubes, each tube being defined within the ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7357059 | Mechanical initiating system for caseless ammunition A mechanical initiating system (10) for caseless ammunition including a weapon breech block and a powder body chamber adjoining the weapon breech block. A firing pin is axially displaceably arranged in a through hole (26) formed in the weapon breech bl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7219462 | Receiver assembly for firearm A receiver is configured to receiver a tabbed magazine. The receiver includes a receiver well having a slot configured to accept the tab on the tabbed magazine. In operation, the tabbed magazine can be inserted into the receiver well without having to rotate the tab... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7200964 | Firearm cartridge clip A preferred embodiment of a firearm cartridge clip is disclosed, in which the clip has an elongated housing extending from an open top end to an enclosed bottom end defining an elongated cartridge storage chamber. The clip has a cartridge support seat mounted in the... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200963 | Follower magazine system A case has a base end with a base plate and an open upper end thereby forming an interior recess. A spring has an upper end and a lower end positioned on the base plate. A follower is fabricated of metal with a polytetrafluoroethylene coating positioned within the r... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7086574 | Explosion-operated power tool An explosion-operated power tool including a housing (1) having a cylindrical cavity (5) and a piston chamber (2) for receiving a drive piston (3) and communicating with the cavity (5), a breech bottom (8) located opposite t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077118 | Paintball gun reloading system A paintball gun reloading system comprises a cylindrical shaped canister having a gate at an open end, which can be spring-biased to a closed position. A port cover closing a filling port in a paintball gun storage reservoir comprises a hands-free openable cover whi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6931774 | Smokeless cylinder for muzzle-loading revolver A replacement cylinder that enables the use of modern smokeless gunpowder in a black powder muzzle-loading revolver is provided. The cylinder includes a main cylinder body and a removable cylinder cap. The main cylinder body includes a number of chambers, each of wh... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6912806 | Device for a small arm The invention relates to a device for feeding cartridges (15) from magazines to small arms, in particular to rifles with a cartridge feed device (3-7, 25-29), which transports the cartridges from a tubular magazine (11) to the barrel (1) ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6892718 | Paintball, handgun, automatic magazine A paintball gun is sized and designed to appear like and operate in a manner similar to a conventional handgun. A removable magazine stores projectiles and propellant. The entire magazine is small enough to fit into a handle of a pistol. The magazine may be integrat... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6883261 | Ammunition magazines with integral handles Integral extensions to aid in the extraction of ammunition magazines from ammunition pouches are provided in three embodiments. In this embodiment, the sides of an ammunition magazine are extended, either by molding or affixing a handle directly to the sides of the ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6877265 | System and method for increased magazine capacity for a firearm A system and method for providing increased capacity to a firearm having an actuator operably connected to a trigger assembly is disclosed. A magazine for holding a cartridge for use with the firearm includes a plurality of tubes, each tube being defined within the ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6877415 | Individual premeasured charges with reduced moisture content and method of producing same A transport container with a removable cover which is repeatedly removable and refastenable to the transport container. The transport container is sized to accommodate a plurality of individual premeasured charges of gunpowder. Each of the plurality of individual pr... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6845881 | Device for handling, transporting and storing capillaries, method for the production thereof and individual capillary dispenser therefrom Device for handling, transporting and storing capillaries, method for the production thereof and individual capillary dispenser therefrom. ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6796300 | Magazine for bullet-shooting pneumatic firearm A magazine for a bullet-shooting pneumatic firearm comprises a casing 1. Inside the casing 1 a closed passage 2 is provided, equipped with containers 3 with bullets 5. The magazine has a bullet opening 11 in a wall 9 ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6698127 | Bottom of a pistol magazine The modified magazine bottom (32 is provided with the two lateral cheeks (33' or 33") and the prisms (34' or 34") which provide for a slide fit in combination with lateral grooves existing on a pistol stock. The magazine with the magazine bottom (32) can ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6601496 | Magazine for firearms A magazine for a firearm having a cylindrical housing with rear and front covers and with a smooth inner surface is provided. A hollow cylinder rigidly secured to the rear cover is arranged inside the housing. A helix is formed on the outer surface of the... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6578463 | Automatic machine gun Miniature machine gun in which all components are housed within a cylindrical tube, the barrel being disposed axially of the tube and the magazine surrounding the barrel. Barrel and magazine is a removable unit which may be replaced by an identical unit w... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6536152 | Storage compartment forming insert for a firearm grip A storage compartment forming insert fits within the hollow compartment of a firearm grip assembly to create a storage compartment. The insert generally includes a base and a resilient member extending therefrom. The base defines an outer dimension that p... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6470614 | Cartridge follower for shotgun magazine A cartridge follower for pushing against cartridges in a tubular magazine of a shotgun. A front face of the follower has at least one forwardly protruding member offset from the center of the front face to be tactilely distinguished from a cartridge in th... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6327805 | Double magazine clamping device A securing device for holding two ammunition magazines in a manner to allow one and then the other magazine to be loaded into a firearm includes two brackets for engaging the upper and lower surface of both magazines and holding them side-by-side. The bra... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6276253 | Cartridge clip A cartridge clip including a carrier member (1) and a plurality of propellant-containing cartridges arranged in the carrier member (1) with the carrier member (1) having at its first free end a taper (11) a width (B) of which decreases in a direction tran... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6257115 | Magazine and feed mechanism for firearms A magazine and compact feed mechanism for firearms includes an end cap on the magazine to keep cartridges from falling out and a stop mechanism for preventing a rotating cartridge transfer disk from traveling beyond 90°. The magazine is placed in a horiz... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6094850 | Automatic cartridge monitoring and indicator system for a firearm An automatic cartridge monitoring and indicator system for a firearm having a magazine and a chamber for monitoring the level of a predetermined number of cartridges in the magazine and in the chamber includes: a magazine for storing at least the predeter... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5651204 | Ornamental magazine base The present invention relates to an ornamental base attached to an ammunition magazine for magazine fed weapons, particularly handguns. The ornamental base is attached to a conventional magazine. A locking means comprising a hook shaped tab and aperture i... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5600083 | Magazine for pump action shotgun A magazine filled with ammunition that can be quickly and easily attached to and detached from a firearm. It has a snail-shaped housing with a laterally offset chimney section that has an outlet port at its top end for feeding the ammunition into the fire... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5561258 | Magazine for pump action shotgun A magazine filled with ammunition that can be quickly and easily attached to and detached from a firearm. It has a housing with a chimney section that has an outlet port at its top end for feeding the ammunition into the firearm. There is an annular chamb... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5520171 | Indexing helical magazine An indexing helical magazine for use with delicate projectiles, such as pellets and paint balls. The magazine has a housing with a helical rib extending partially into the housing. A carrier for the projectiles is rotatably coupled within the housing and ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5511333 | Paintball clip magazine A removable projectile magazine for paintball guns has a cylindrical, spring loaded housing with an opening at one end for receiving and ejecting paintballs. The end also has a one-way valve consisting of a plurality of flexible fingers subtending a hemis... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5456153 | Magazine for pump action shotgun A magazine filled with ammunition that can be quickly and easily attached to and detached from a firearm. It has a snail-shaped housing with a laterally offset chimney section that has an outlet port at its top end for feeding the ammunition into the fire... | 10/10/1995 |
