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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104394 | Flash suppressor apparatus and methods Flash suppressors having novel expansion features are disclosed. In one embodiment, a suppressor includes an attachment portion adapted to attach to a gun barrel, and a suppressor portion coupled to the attachment portion. The suppressor portion has a suppressor bor... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8061254 | Flash suppressor A flash suppressor for use with a firearm includes a generally cylindrically shaped housing having a series of horizontal groves about its exterior. An internal thread located at the proximal end of the housing is present for threadedly securing the housing to the m... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7926404 | Gas regulator flash hider A gas regulator which incorporates a flash hider for use with gas operated firearms. By incorporating a flash hider around the gas vent for the host firearms operating system, unburnt particles which produce flash from this exit point may be effectively disrupted. B... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7905170 | Flash suppressor An improved flash suppressor and silencer mount. The use of tapered tines allows for the easy removal of a noise suppressor from the flash suppressor even after extended use. Due to the construction of the flash suppressor and through proper material selection the t... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7870815 | Gun flash hider A gun flash hider, formed to include a first expansion chamber, a first flow divider, a plurality of first exhaust passages, an exhaust head, a second expansion chamber, a plurality of second exhaust passages and a second flow divider, whereby high-temperature high-... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7861636 | Muzzle flash suppressor A flash suppressor of the open prong type having a twist in its structure formed of alternating grooves and flutes or prongs provides a highly effective flash suppression for small and medium caliber weapons and especially for automatic weapons and machine guns when... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7415918 | Fume extractor This invention relates to a fume extractor (10) for extracting fumes from a bore (12) of a barrel (14) of a gun and comprising an annular main reservoir (16); an annular inlet reservoir (18); and an annular auxiliary reservoir (... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7353740 | Rapid adjust muzzle system A gun barrel adaptor includes a body having a central bore therethrough and including a flange, the flange having a hole therethrough, the body having a lower side on one side of the flange and an upper side on another side of the flange; a flat spring attached to a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353741 | Gun barrel assembly A firearm barrel assembly having a gun barrel with a muzzle opening on a distal end, a shroud coaxially surrounding at least a portion of the barrel, the shroud having a distal portion extending beyond the muzzle opening defining a shroud front region having a dista... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7328645 | Compensation system for a firearm A compensation system for a firearm includes a barrel having a longitudinal bore that defines a firing axis. A compensator assembly is also included and has an attaching mechanism for releasably attaching the compensator assembly adjacent a muzzle end of the barrel.... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7305788 | Battering ram with explosive discharge A noise generation device is taught which is used in conjunction with a shotgun generating a blast which has a) at least one chamber for receiving the blast from the barrel; b) a connecting bolts for joining the one chamber to the barrel; c) at least one exhaust por... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302774 | Flash suppressor apparatus and methods Flash suppressors having novel expansion features are disclosed. In one embodiment, a suppressor apparatus includes an attachment portion adapted to attach to a gun barrel, and a suppressor portion coupled to the attachment portion. The suppressor portion has a supp... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290475 | Blank cartridge devices for attachment over a muzzle flash suppressor Blank cartridge devices for attachment over a muzzle flash suppressor and methods of operating the same are disclosed. A disclosed example includes a muzzle flash suppressor mounted on a barrel that includes a muzzle, a longitudinal bore including internal threading... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7237353 | Muzzle break with gas relief membrane for an underwater gun A muzzle break for a gun comprising a baffle, a series of slots in the housing of the muzzle break in which the slots exhaust gas of a pressure wave deflected by the baffle during firing of the gun. A membrane seals the slots for underwater use and is separable by t... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7201094 | Firearm with enhanced recoil and control characteristics The invention comprises an improved recoil control device comprising a bolt head and an inertia block or slider for use in a variety of firearms. In one embodiment, the bolt head and inertia block are articulated so that the displacement of the bolt head results in ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7194836 | Gun attachment method and apparatus A gun attachment adapted to fit to the subframe of a handgun and mount to a laterally extending member which can be a modified laterally extending member to extend beyond the lateral surfaces of the subframe, whereby an extension member which moves with respect to a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7143680 | Recoil and muzzle blast dissipator A recoil and muzzle blast dissipator may be attached to the barrel of a gun and may redirect propellant gasses. In one embodiment, a recoil and muzzle blast dissipater may include a body portion having an internal plenum and a plurality of vent slots, each vent slot... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7047862 | MK38 small caliber dearmer aiming device The invention, as embodied herein, comprises an aiming device that is attached to the end of the barrel of a dearmer or gun system in order to more quickly and more precisely align the dearmer or gun system with precise, small target. The aiming device also ensures ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6973863 | Adaptor for firing blank ammunition An adaptor for use with a flash suppressor on a gun barrel in order to allow the gun to repeatedly fire blank rounds of ammunition. The adaptor has a stem that chokes the flow of gases from an exploding round in order to create a back pressure. A body is used to cou... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6948415 | System for attaching a noise suppressor to a firearm An apparatus and method for easily, quickly and reliably attaching a noise suppressor or other auxiliary device to the muzzle end of a firearm barrel, and in particular to a flash suppressor affixed to the muzzle end of the firearm, and for easily, quickly and relia... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6899008 | Gun barrel having a muzzle brake A gun barrel having a muzzle brake (2), especially for large-caliber guns, in which the muzzle brake (2) includes a tubular piece that has openings (16) around its circumference, and a jacket tube (4), which surrounds the tubular piece an... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6837139 | Flash suppressor apparatus and methods Flash suppressors having novel expansion features are disclosed. In one embodiment, a suppressor apparatus includes an attachment portion adapted to attach to a gun barrel, and a suppressor portion coupled to the attachment portion. The suppressor portion has a supp... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6619179 | Small firearm muzzle accessory mount An accessory adaptor for a small firearm muzzle is disclosed for attaching a bored firearm accessory in alignment with the firearm bore. The accessory adaptor includes an adaptor body having a full sleeve with internal threads and a partial sleeve with a ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6604445 | Gas trap (GT) compensator A Gas Trap (GT) barrel compensator used for reducing recoil and compensation for muzzle flip, experienced when firing a firearm has an improved compensating effect (downward force) achieved through a GT chamber provided adjacent to and communicating with ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6595099 | Multifunctional firearm muzzle attachments New multifunctional muzzle attachments for firearms providing substantial improvement in shooting accuracy in comparison with prior known muzzle attachments are disclosed that simultaneously provide a combination of four different functions, namely, (1) c... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6578462 | Radial-venting baffled muzzle brake An improved muzzle brake for reducing the momentum of the recoiling components of a gun or cannon when fired, thereby reducing the forces acting on the support platform of a weapon system, is provided. In the presence of the muzzle brake, the projectile f... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6497170 | Muzzle brake vibration absorber A muzzle brake vibration absorber for use on a gun barrel is used to store potential energy during gun firing and re-introduce the energy, in part, to the gun barrel out of phase relative to the gun barrel motion. As a result, the deviation of the gun bar... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6308608 | Dust suppression A method for suppressing raising of dust as a result of firing a projectile from a barrel of a weapon, wherein the dust is raised by a shock wave exiting the barrel, the method comprising reducing an exit pressure of gases of an explosive charge exiting t... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6298764 | Flash suppressor A muzzle flash and blast suppressor comprising a body of reticulated refractory foam generally surrounding the projectile path adjacent the muzzle of a device. One side of the body of foam is exposed to the pressure within the projectile path just behind ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6065384 | Variable velocity weapon system having selective lethality and methods related thereto The present invention relates to weapon systems that accelerate projectiles using gases generated by the rapid combustion of a solid propellant, in particular, such a weapon system is able to vary the barrel exiting velocity of the projectile through a ba... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6026728 | Firearm with blank cartridge device A blank cartridge device is disclosed for use with a firearm having a flash reducer. The blank cartridge device includes a bushing defining a bore sized to receive the flash reducer. It also includes a block mounted within the busing bore and defining a b... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5883328 | Tactical smoothbore breaching device/flash suppressor A combined tactical breaching device and flash suppressor comprising a cylindrical body portion having a longitudinal central smoothbore, the body portion being threaded at one end thereof for threadedly engaging the muzzle of a firearm barrel, a pair of ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5794374 | Gun barrel stabilizer The gun barrel stabilizer system of the present invention increases or optimizes the accuracy of guns including small arms and artillery. The invention consists of a device called a gun barrel stabilizer rigidly attached at the gun muzzle, and extending t... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5773746 | Coupler for attaching a suppressor to a firearm flash hider A coupler for attaching a suppressor to a firearm flash hider. The coupler includes a main body, an inner collar, and an outer collar. The main body defines a through bore configured to closely receive the flash hider at one end and for the passage of the... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5631438 | Adjustable gas pressure deflector A gas pressure deflector system mounted on the exterior of a muzzle brake for a firearm barrel. The gas pressure deflector system comprises two deflectors adjustably positioned along the longitudinal axis of the brake to bracket the muzzle brake vent aper... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5596161 | Muzzle flash suppressor A firearm muzzle flash suppressor comprising a cylindrical body for attachment to the firearm barrel, having a plurality of open-ended helical flutes angled and offset in the direction of rotation of the exiting projectile.... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5583313 | Retractable blast pressure and flash suppressor assembly for guns A suppressor assembly includes a suppressor that is mounted by rails slidingly received by the barrel clamp of a multi-barreled rotary machine gun to accommodate movement of the suppressor between a latched, operative position projecting beyond the barrel... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5433133 | Quick detachable gun barrel coupling member A coupling member for quickly and easily attaching and detaching a firearm accessory to the front end of the gun barrel of a firearm. The front end of the coupling member has an internally threaded portion having a left hand thread. The rear end of the co... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5415073 | Recoil reducer for rifle, handgun, or shotgun A recoil reducer (70) attachable to the muzzle end of a rifle (71), handgun (73, 75), or shotgun to reduce the recoil force produced when the weapon is discharged. An elongate, hollow recoil tube (74, 102) attaches either directly to the muzzle (recoil tu... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5361677 | Flash suppressor Disclosed is a flash suppressor for guns which controlledly vents ignited high pressure gas exiting a gun muzzle. The gas is vented essentially radially outward through coils or rings of the suppressor in a 360 flow degree pattern away from a longitudinal... | 11/08/1994 |
