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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127657 | 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 electric... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7779740 | Revolving firing pin assembly A revolving firing pin system is mechanically linked to a screw-block in a breech-loading mortar system, wherein the revolver firing pin assembly rotates on a centerline that is offset from the centerline of the screw-block assembly. When the revolver firing pin ass... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7389604 | Gun with user notification A gun is disclosed having conventional components and a holster. The gun has means for detecting removal of the gun from the holster, means for processing the output of the detection means, and means for authenticating the user of the gun. The gun has means for noti... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7360331 | Pistol with firing pin blocking magazine disconnect mechanism An autoloading pistol with a magazine disconnect mechanism that blocks discharge of the pistol when the magazine is removed by action upon the pistol's firing pin. The pistol may generally include a removable magazine, a housing defining a chamber to hold a cartridg... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7243453 | Pistol with firing pin locking mechanism A pistol including a mechanism that locks firing pin of the pistol. The firing pin locking mechanism may include a stopping member which may be selectively moved by a user of the pistol between first and second positions, and a movable blocking member that may be en... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7207252 | Determining cook-off time of weapon Determining cook-off time for a weapon is disclosed. A method determines a first barrel temperature next to a first energetic, such as a propellant charge, of ammunition within a gun barrel, and determines a second barrel temperature next to a second energetic, such... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7171886 | Pipe mortar To seal a pipe mortar, a sealing element (3, 6) is inserted between the pipe (1) and the base (2), with the element elastically balancing out the axial relative movements between the pipe (1) and the base (2). The sealing element (... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168198 | Gun with user notification A gun is disclosed having conventional components and a holster. The gun has means for detecting removal of the gun from the holster, means for processing the output of the detection means, and means for authenticating the user of the gun. The gun has means for noti... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7066072 | Determining cook-off time of weapon Determining cook-off time for a weapon is disclosed. A method determines a first barrel temperature next to a first energetic, such as a propellant charge, of ammunition within a gun barrel, and determines a second barrel temperature next to a second energetic, such... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6952895 | Magazine disconnect safety A firearm is provided including a frame having a magazine receptacle, a trigger, and a magazine. A safety device to lock the trigger when the magazine is removed is provided that includes a trigger bow having leaf spring receiver. A leaf spring extends from the fram... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6907813 | Safety mechanisms for automatic firearms Automatic firearms and safety mechanisms for automatic firearms are disclosed. In an illustrated example, a disclosed firearm includes a breech mounted for movement between a fired position and a cocked position, a breech catch having an inoperative position and a l... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6810613 | Supplementary safety device for light firearms This invention concerns a supplementary safety device in the form of a false cartridge to be inserted into the chamber of a light firearm barrel, including a radially expandable portion controlled by a lock operated by a specific key for locking/unlocking it in the ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6802147 | Device for firearms and firearm A device for firearms (1) and a firearm (1) having this device are disclosed. The device is used for detecting a state in the space (10) and for transmitting a signal correlated to the state. The device has a sensor region (24.1, 24.2) fo... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6718680 | Semiautomatic handgun having multiple safeties A semiautomatic handgun having multiple safeties includes a body made in two halves and a slide which can move lengthwise on a pair of rails. The hammer is cocked by rearward movement of the slide. The trigger, which has purely translation motion, is blocked from be... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6615529 | Trigger safety A firearm includes a frame having a trigger guard defined by an upper wall, a lower wall, a rear wall and a forward wall, and a trigger pivotally mounted to the frame, the trigger having a hole passing therethrough. A trigger bar is disposed in the hole a... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6539658 | Firearm equipped with rapid safety mechanism, drop safety and safety device kit A safety mechanism dedicated to a single-action type firearm, equipped with a firing system using a hammer, presented in a kit form, capable of factory assembly on the firearm, or adaptation to a firearm already in service, comprising: said hammer strikin... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6421944 | Security apparatus for use in a firearm A security apparatus is proposed for a firearm adapted to fire a non-impact ammunition cartridge, the firearm including a trigger assembly manually actuated by a trigger member and an integrated backstrap module which houses an electronic firing apparatus... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6321478 | Firearm having an intelligent controller The present invention is directed to a firearm adapted to utilize an ammunition round having a non-impact primer adjacent one end thereof. The firearm includes a frame, a movable slide assembly, a power source, and a control module for selectively permitt... | 11/27/2001 |
| 5924229 | Flare launcher Apparatus for launching flares includes a handle portion adapted to be held in a hand of a human being when the apparatus is used, a barrel portion coupled to the handle portion and defining a hollow barrel through which a flare projectile passes in being... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5675105 | Firing abort and hang fire safety system for a small or medium calibre multi-barrel automatic weapon A firing abort and hang fire safety system for a small or medium caliber multi-barrel automatic weapon includes a device to immobilize the revolving assembly (100) of the weapon in rotation. This device includes a shock-absorbing device mounted coaxially ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5666753 | Safety switch for shotgun equipped with scope An improved safety switch for a shotgun including a base portion for a slidable connection to the body of the shotgun. The switch having an exposed portion with a transverse extension accessible from one side of the shotgun.... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5327810 | Universal receiver having pneumatic safe/arm/firing mechanism A universal receiver having a pneumatic safe/arm/firing mechanism is provd. The receiver comprises a receiver shell with a threaded barrel clampnut on one end and a threaded breech plug assembly on the opposite end. The breech plug assembly includes a co... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5251394 | Safety device for semiautomatic pistol The patent of invention "IMPROVED SAFETY DEVICE FOR SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL" discloses a safety device that comprises a set of pieces specially configurated to operate either to lock the pistol and to decock the hammer safely as well.... | 10/12/1993 |
| 4744283 | Mortar The improved mortar has a sealing means that provides a double seal to the firing pin so that hot ignition gases from the mortar tube are prevented from damaging the firing mechanism. The improved mortar also has an improved base plate, the improvement in... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4682435 | Safety system for disabling a firearm A safety system for selectively disabling a firearm is disclosed. The firearm includes a mechanical linkage by which the firearm is fired by movement of a trigger, with the mechanical linkage including a link element. The link element is suitably mounted ... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4586420 | System for firing a propellent charge by pyrotechnical transmission The invention relates to a system for firing a propellent charge by pyrotechnic transmission, comprising mechanical means of actuating a hammer, a primer cooperating with said hammer, and a propellent charge connected to the primer by pyrotechnical means ... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4395951 | Water-armed/air-safed release apparatus An improved release apparatus, including an actuator device, a release dee and a firing device, releases the firing device in a water environment and not in an air environment when the actuator device is remotely actuated. When in a water environment, a ... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4267764 | Arrangement for use in projectile launch simulation A cartridge chamber housing and a breech block for a cartridge with side-mounted primer, in which the chamber housing has a firing pin and a spring-biased slidable firing pin interrupter which is in firing-prevent position and prevents firing pin actuatio... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4004488 | Dual-motion firing device A dual-motion firing device having both its firing and its arming mechani internal to its tubular housing. A tubular sear is enclosed by the housing and, in turn, encloses an arming rod, both sear and rod extending out of the housing. A tubular firing pi... | 01/25/1977 |
