Mar 24, 2026

US12584705 - Electromechanical gun

The present disclosure provides systems, devices, and techniques that can be implemented at a gun, such as an electromechanical gun. The gun may include a barrel located within a slide and a cylindrical spring enveloping the barrel. The barrel may be configured to act as a guide rod for the cylindrical spring, and the cylindrical spring may be configured to bias the slide in a forward battery position. The gun may include an electronic component such as an energy store, a processor, or a circuit board, located under the barrel and forward of the trigger when the gun is in an upright position. The gun may include a physical transmission medium that electronically couples the electronic component with an additional electronic component located rearward of the trigger, and the physical transmission medium may be at least partially encapsulated by a trigger guard.

Assignee: Biofire Technologies Inc.
Inventors: Donna Kelley, Jack Hugo Thiesen, Katherine Joanne Lund, Sara Elizabeth Falcone, Benjamin William Dwyer, Kai Thorin Kloepfer
Filing date: 2024-09-24

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The patent describes an electromechanical gun featuring a non-pivoting barrel and a recoil spring that biases the slide into a forward position, with a falling block mechanism that interacts with the barrel and slide. Additionally, the design incorporates electronic components housed under the barrel and forward of the trigger, enhancing the gun’s functionality.

Claim 1

1 . A gun that has a frame onto which other components are integrated, the gun comprising: a slide moveably coupled with the frame, wherein the slide comprises a lug that is configured to stop rearward movement of the slide when the gun is in an upright position; a non-pivoting barrel enveloped by a recoil spring configured to bias the slide in battery; and a falling block configured to move rearward with the non-pivoting barrel when the gun is in the upright position based on the non-pivoting barrel pushing the falling block rearward and forward with the non-pivoting barrel when the gun is in the upright position based on the lug pushing the falling block forward, wherein grooves in the frame limit rearward movement of the falling block, and wherein the falling block limits rearward movement of the non-pivoting barrel. a slide moveably coupled with the frame, wherein the slide comprises a lug that is configured to stop rearward movement of the slide when the gun is in an upright position; a non-pivoting barrel enveloped by a recoil spring configured to bias the slide in battery; and a falling block configured to move rearward with the non-pivoting barrel when the gun is in the upright position based on the non-pivoting barrel pushing the falling block rearward and forward with the non-pivoting barrel when the gun is in the upright position based on the lug pushing the falling block forward, wherein grooves in the frame limit rearward movement of the falling block, and wherein the falling block limits rearward movement of the non-pivoting barrel.

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