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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8001881 | Firing rate reduction system for an automatic firearm A firing rate reduction system utilizing a slideable, independent sear disconnector includes a bolt carrier having a straight channel terminating at the rear end of the bolt carrier, for disconnector movement within the bolt carrier. Detents are provided to arrest m... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7398723 | Trigger forward displacement system and method A semi-automatic firearm has forward and rearward ends. A receiver has a safety selector aperture, a barrel, a reciprocating loading mechanism and a magazine. A trigger finger and inner portions. The inner portion has a seat with a groove. A disconnector has a hamme... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7316091 | Firearm bolt carrier with mechanical/gas key A firearm includes a barrel having an end coupled to a receiver. A reciprocating bolt carrier is carried by the receiver and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The bolt carrier includes a buttress formed in a top surface thereof. A key inclu... | 01/08/2008 |
| 6976416 | Solid-state full auto sear A firing mechanism includes a hammer, an electrical solid-state full auto sear positioned to engage the hammer in a first electrical state and to disengage from the hammer in a second electrical state, and a controller connected to the electrical solid-state full au... | 12/20/2005 |
| 5770814 | Firing rate regulating mechanism A firing rate regulating mechanism for an automatic firearm is provided. The firearm, typically, operates according to the closed bolt principle in which a moving bolt carrier carries a bolt that locks each cartridge in the chamber prior to firing. A movi... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5713150 | Combined mechanical and Electro-mechanical firing mechanism for a firearm A firearm with a firing mechanism having a hammer, a trigger, a semi-automatic disconnector, an automatic sear, and an electro-mechanical movement mechanism for moving the automatic sear. The trigger and semi-automatic disconnector can be used to fire the... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5653051 | Process and system to brake the movement of a part cocked by a spring and firearm having such a system A process to brake a part of a mechanism includes applying a first torque, applying a second torque and braking the part. The mechanism is urged to alternatingly swivel along a path in a first direction from a first position to a second position by a spri... | 08/05/1997 |
| 4523509 | Shoulder arm The invention relates to an automatic shoulder arm, such as a machine gun, which can be changed over to semi-automatic fire, burst and automatic fire. In order to reduce the ammunition consumption in the automatic fire mode and to increase the hit rate, t... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4023465 | Firearm An auto-loading firearm has a firing mechanism that selectively permits (1) conventional semi-automatic operation or (2) automatic operation that permits bursts to be fired at a rate which can be varied between 1 and about 12 rounds per second in response... | 05/17/1977 |
