US12535292 - Systems and methods of handgun and holster safety and security

The patent describes a method for enhancing the security of handguns in holsters by incorporating a circuit board that verifies authorized users through a lever-activated contact mechanism. Upon successful verification, the holster initiates an unlocking process to release the handgun, ensuring that only authorized individuals can access it.

Claim 1

1 . A method for securely maintaining a handgun in a holster, comprising: a secure handgun holster receiving, at a circuit board within the holster, contact from a lever within the holster, the contact resulting from pushing action of the lever; the holster waking up the circuit board based on the received contact; the holster verifying, via an authorized user detection process executed at least by the circuit board, that a provider of the push action is an authorized user of a handgun presently held by the holster; a secure handgun holster receiving, at a circuit board within the holster, contact from a lever within the holster, the contact resulting from pushing action of the lever; the holster waking up the circuit board based on the received contact; the holster verifying, via an authorized user detection process executed at least by the circuit board, that a provider of the push action is an authorized user of a handgun presently held by the holster; the holster activating, based on the verification, an unlocking process; and the holster releasing the handgun based on completion of the unlocking process.

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