Firearms inventions 11/07

20070271831 - 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 notifying remote authorities that... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20070271832 - Weapon grip assembly: A weapon grip assembly for attachment to a forward portion of a weapon is provided. The invention includes a base assembly supported for operative engagement by a handle. The base assembly includes clamps adapted to be secured to a forward portion of the weapon and further includes a post having... Agent: Nawrocki, Rooney & Sivertson Suite 401, Broadway Place East

20070271834 - Firearm accessory mount adapted for use with rifles having tangent or ladder-style read sights: An accessory mount is removably affixed in place of a pre-existing tangent rear sight lever arm or leaf. The accessory mount is adapted for installation by a user without gunsmithing and includes an elongated body with a distal protuberance carrying opposing transverse trunnions or pins adapted to engage the tangent... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.C.

20070266608 - Device for opening and closing rolling block firearms: An opening and closing device, associated with the rolling block and receiver of a hunting or sports gun, comprises a key that is hinged by a tube to the upper part of the rolling block, and a bolt that is actuated by a shaped end of the key and is... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20070266610 - Firearm cleaning apparatus with protective coating: A firearm cleaning apparatus for cleaning the bore of a firearm barrel with firearm cleaning solvent. The apparatus has a cleaning patch holding device for removable attachment to a cleaning rod. The cleaning patch holding device has a body for holding a cleaning cloth containing firearm cleaning solvent. The body... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070261284 - Collapsible carbine stock with spare magazine storage enclosure: A collapsible buttstock which is adapted primarily for use with military and tactical carbines, is supported by an extension tube which is connectable to the receiver of a carbine on which the collapsible buttstock is to be mounted. A storage enclosure is formed in the body of the buttstock and... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.C.

20070261285 - Modular hand grip and rail assembly for firearms: A modular hand grip for use on a firearm, the modular hand grip includes an upper portion, a lower portion and a coupling assembly. A rearward end of the upper portion is configured to engage a top portion of a barrel nut. Lug rails having gaps therein project from an... Agent: Robert A. Parsons

20070261286 - Composite firearm barrel reinforcement: A chamber reinforcement for composite firearm barrel and method for forming the same. In one embodiment, the barrel includes an inner tube defining a bore that provides a bullet path and an outer sleeve preferably made of a material lighter in weight than the tube. In some embodiments, the inner... Agent: Duane Morris, LLP

20070261287 - Firearm support system: An invention uniting a gun sling and a bipod into one unit. The gun sling remains an active sling for transporting a firearm. The bipod, built into said sling, supports the firearm for increased accuracy. The bipod is a one handed, quick and easy setup. The bipod is comprised of... Agent: Charles Dale Hunt

20070256344 - Pistol with semi-rigid locking: A pistol including a grip, a barrel slide movable on the former in firing direction, and a barrel capable of being interlocked with the barrel slide. A first locking means is a projection provided on the outer contour of the barrel and having a forward-facing first inclined surface, the second... Agent: Lawrence J Crain Greer Burns & Crain Ltd

20070256345 - A rigid composite structure with a superhard interior surface: A rigid composite structure has a first bore formed in a metallic material and a second bore formed by a super hard interior segment or segments disposed within the first bore. Each segment may be lined adjacent to one another and held under compression within the first bore. The segments... Agent: Tyson J. Wilde Novatek International, Inc.

20070256346 - Shooting rests for supporting firearms and methods for manufacturing shooting rests: Shooting rests for supporting firearms and methods for manufacturing shooting rests are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a base and a support assembly pivotably coupled to the base. The support assembly is configured to carry the firearm such that the recoil of the firearm pivots the... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070256347 - Modular handgrip: The present invention is a modular handgrip for rifles and other long guns. The handgrip features a base with a locking dovetail rail on a first side and a second opposite side configured to receive a rail. Back strap additions are provided capable of receiving the rail on the body,... Agent: Geoffrey E. Dobbin, Patent Attorney

20070251133 - Method of firing of firearms: A method of firing of arms which utilizes both action and reaction forces in the process of firing. The action force propels the projectile (14) while the opposite in direction reaction force is used with an independent freely moving inert mass (20) in which a cartridge case (18) resides. Since... Agent: Alfred J Mangels