Firearms and Ammunition Patent Grants

US12345493 - Tool-less takedown bushing/compensator device for pistol

A bushing/compensator device for a firearm is provided that includes a compensator member having a first aperture having an axis that is coaxial with the axis of the barrel. A second aperture has an axis that is coaxial with the axis of the guide rod when the device is mounted on the slide. A quarter turn bayonet mount is disposed at a rear end of the first aperture that mates with a bayonet mount aperture in the slide. When the bayonet mount is locked, the axis of the second aperture is aligned with the axis of the guide rod of the pistol, and when the bayonet mount is unlocked, the device is removable from the slide. A button assembly is retained in the second aperture and includes a head at one end and a fastener at the other. The rod is slidable from a first position wherein the head is adjacent to the front end of the second aperture, to a second position wherein the second end of the rod depresses the recoil spring plug. A spring biases the rod to the first position.

US12345494 - Tripod for rifle hunting

The present invention discloses a tripod for rifle hunting comprising a connecting head with legs hinged thereto. The legs can rotate inwardly or outwardly relative to the connecting head around a hinge axis, and a locking component is installed on the connecting head to limit inward rotation of the legs. Compared to existing technology, the locking component on the connecting head restricts the legs after they are extended, preventing inward rotation relative to the connecting head. This ensures that the legs do not rotate inward due to kick recoil during shooting, thus maintaining the stability of the tripod and preventing collapse due to kick recoil force.

US12345495 - Method of making a reliable gun

A gun has parts that slide past one another during operation. A coating is formed on at least a surface of a first part that contacts a second part. At least an upper layer of the coating is porous and comprises a thermoset polymer and a filler. One or both parts may be part of a gas-operated reloading mechanism. The coating prevents jamming by excluding particles, yielding to particles that still manage to intrude, and by providing a reservoir for lubricant. The coating reduces clearances, improves accuracy, and reduces operating temperatures. The coating excludes particles from the lubricant, effectively allowing a large volume of lubricant to be used without the drawback of trapping dirt and other contaminants in the lubricant.

US12345497 - High-pressure air drum magazine for belt fed weapon

A tether-less recoil kit for a weapon having a trigger with a receiver insert, an air connector plate, and a high-pressure air drum magazine. The receiver insert is configured for attachment to a receiver of a weapon and has a charge chamber and a bolt carrier. The charge chamber has a plunger extending through a rear end of the charge chamber and an air-receiving nipple configured to receive air into the charge chamber. The air connector plate fluidly couples the high-pressure air drum magazine to the receiver insert. The high-pressure air drum magazine has a high-pressure chamber within an outer housing and an air regulator configured to selectively pass air from the high-pressure chamber to the air connector plate. When the bolt carrier impacts the plunger, a burst of air may be released from the air connector plate into the charge chamber.

US12345498 - Grenade device of a toy gun with an adjustable firing muzzle and an adjusting method thereof

A grenade device of a toy gun with an adjustable firing muzzle provided by the present invention comprises: a case, a pressure chamber, a projectile chamber, a switch valve, a launch tube, an outer cover, and a switch cover. The pressure chamber is in the case and receives a pressurized fluid. The projectile chamber is in the case and loaded plural projectile bodies in. The switch valve is between the pressure chamber and the pressure inlet, and is in a starting position to guide the pressurized fluid from the pressure chamber to the projectile chamber. The launch tube has a first and second end. The launch tube cooperates with the pressure chamber and the pressurized fluid to inject the projectile bodies. The outer cover is connected with the case, and has an opening. The switch cover has a through hole and is at a first or second position.

US12345499 - Multi-shot airgun

An airgun for use with a projectile supply is described. A cam surface of the airgun and a bolt positioner of the airgun are configured so that rotation from a firing position to a reloading position causes a cam surface of the airgun to drive the bolt positioner through a passageway of the projectile supply to drive a projectile in the passageway to a position where pressurized gas in the firing location will thrust the projectile through the bore.

US12345500 - High performance launcher of short projectiles with piston nozzle spring

A toy projectile launcher having a projectile container, a cocking slide, and a housing is disclosed. The projectile container contains projectile holders that are adapted to hold a projectile, such as a foam dart. The cocking slide can be moved forward and backward. The housing houses a launch barrel and an air piston assembly. When the cocking slide is moved backward the air piston barrel moves backward, and a projectile holder is moved into a firing position. The foam dart is held in place by a resilient stopper. When the cocking slide is moved forward an air nozzle engages a surface of the resilient stopper and advances through the projectile holder, pushing the foam dart into the launch barrel. An airtight seal is formed between the launch barrel and air piston assembly.

US12345501 - Expandable baton

An expandable baton includes an internally threaded first tube; a first inner support tube disposed in the first tube and including first external threads secured to the internal threads of the first tube; a second inner support tube spaced from the first inner support tube with a first annular groove formed between them; a second lock mechanism at a first end of the second tube; a first lock mechanism at a first end of the first tube; a release mechanism including an axially moveable lock needle having a pointed second end, a pushbutton and a spring, a pressing of the pushbutton moves the lock needle to either insert into or disengage from the second lock mechanism, thereby unlocking the second lock protuberances or locking same; and a positioning member for limiting the release mechanism.

US12345502 - Portable firearm safety system

A gun safety system can include a mount assembly comprising a mounting rail and a first lock mechanism, the mount assembly configured to secure the mounting rail to a support structure; and a gun safe assembly comprising an outer housing and an inner housing assembly disposed within the outer housing, the inner housing assembly including a sleeve at least partially defining a gun storage cavity, the outer housing comprising a first mounting rail guide, the first lock mechanism being accessible through the gun storage cavity in response to the gun safety system being in a docked configuration.

US12345503 - Automatic light-adjusting structure for red dot sight

An automatic light-adjusting structure for a red dot sight includes a sight body, a lens frame disposed at the upper part of the sight body, a reflecting lens, a light sensor and a processing unit. The reflecting lens is configured for transmitting target light rays to a receiving end of the light sensor, and the light sensor is configured for detecting the brightness of the target light rays and transmitting brightness data to the processing unit; the processing unit is configured for analyzing the brightness data and adjusting the brightness of a light source in the sight body according to an analysis result. The brightness of the light source (LED) is adjusted according to the brightness of the target light rays, thus achieving the purpose of self-adaptive adjustment, and the optimal visual experience is provided.

US12345504 - Dual band gun-sight calibrator

The present invention relates to a sight dry zeroing assembly and, more particularly, but not exclusively, to a gun-sight dry zeroing assembly which is suitable for dry zeroing of both daylight gun-sights and thermal gun-sights.

US12345505 - Single aperture laser range finder

The present disclosure describes a single aperture laser range finder (SALRF). In an implementation, the single aperture laser range finder includes a beam extender including an aperture and an input aperture lens. A matching lens collimates light emitted from an emitter element associated with a single aperture optical circulator and received by the beam extender, respectively. A single aperture optical circulator has an emitter channel associated with the emitter element and a detector channel associated with a detector element. The emitter channel and the detector channel merge together at an input/output aperture. A light gating mechanism is configured to permit received light to enter the detector channel and to prevent the received light from entering the emitter channel. The SALRF has an electronics end cap.

US12345506 - Quick-unfasten protective vest, quick-release system and snap buckle

A quick-unfasten protective vest ( 1 ) including a quick-release system ( 2 ), a front body portion ( 3 ) and a rear body portion ( 4 ). The protective vest is characterised in that the front body portion ( 3 ) and the rear body portion ( 4 ) are detachably connected to each other by a quick-release system ( 2 ) including snap buckles ( 5 ) connected by ties ( 6 ) to a central release mechanism ( 7 ). A single tie ( 6 ) is guided from each snap buckle ( 5 ) to the central release mechanism ( 7 ) so that all ties ( 6 ) coincide in the central release mechanism ( 7 ). The central release mechanism ( 7 ) is adapted to release the snap buckles ( 5 ) substantially simultaneously and to separate the front body portion ( 3 ) from the rear body portion ( 4 ) of the vest ( 1 ).

US12345507 - System, apparatus, and method for a movable ballistic barrier

An apparatus for supporting a first ballistic shield and a second ballistic shield is disclosed. The apparatus has a structural frame, and a wheel assembly rotatably attached to a structural connector of a base assembly of the structural frame. The structural frame is configured to removably attach to the first ballistic shield. The structural frame is configured to removably attach to the second ballistic shield. The wheel assembly includes a plurality of axles spaced away from the structural connector and configured to rotate about the structural connector when the wheel assembly rotates.

US12345508 - Non-lethal defensive fluid composition and pressurized delivery system

A ocular irritant composition for personal defense includes a fatty acid at a concentration ranging from 5 wt % to 10 wt % of the composition, a thickening agent at a concentration ranging from 1.75 wt % to 8.75 wt % of the composition, a detergent at a concentration ranging from 1.03 wt % to 4.07 wt % of the composition, a surfactant at a concentration ranging from 2 wt % to 15 wt % of the composition, and water at a concentration ranging from 66 wt % to 90.21 wt % of the composition.

US12345509 - Non-lethal defensive fluid composition and pressurized delivery system

A lubric gel composition for personal defense includes a fatty acid at a concentration ranging from 5 wt % to 10 wt % of the composition, a thickening agent at a concentration ranging from 1.75 wt % to 8.75 wt % of the composition, a detergent at a concentration ranging from 1.03 wt % to 4.07 wt % of the composition, a surfactant at a concentration ranging from 2 wt % to 15 wt % of the composition, and water at a concentration ranging from 66 wt % to 90.21 wt % of the composition.

US12345510 - Eco-friendly smart indoor live ammunition shooting range system

An indoor live ammunition shooting range facility system includes a ventilation facility installed in an indoor live ammunition shooting range, and configured to ventilate air of the indoor live ammunition shooting range; a targeting device facility installed in the indoor live ammunition shooting range, and configured to provide a shooting target; a bulletproof facility installed to protect components exposed to an inside of the indoor live ammunition shooting range among components configuring the ventilation facility and the target device facility and to protect a wall surface of the indoor live ammunition shooting range; a bullet head recovery facility installed on a side opposite to a shooting position, and configured to recover a bullet head; and a control facility installed in the indoor live ammunition shooting range, and configured to control the ventilation facility, the target device facility and the bullet head recovery facility.

US12345511 - Shooting competition system and methods of making and using same

A live ammunition shooting competition system comprises a target area having a first and a second set of targets for a first and a second shooter, respectively. The first set of targets and the second set of targets are arranged such that the first shooter can view a shooting progress of the second shooter as the first shooter shoots at the first set of targets and the second shooter can view a shooting progress of the first shooter as the second shooter shoots at the second set of targets. A first computing device is associated with the first shooter and a second computing device is associated with the second shooter. Each of the first computing device and the second computing device is configured to allow the first shooter and the second shooter to challenge shooters to a shooting competition and to negotiate a parameter for the shooting competition.

US12345512 - Knockdown-field-target resetting system

A knockdown-field-target resetting system is a remote-controlled system to return a knockdown-field-target back to its upright starting position after being shot down by a gun projectile. The system includes a device enclosure, a microcontroller, a wireless communication module, a portable power source, a lift arm, an arm actuator, and a remote control. The microcontroller, the wireless communication module, and the portable power source are housed within the device enclosure. After the knockdown field target is shot down, the remote control sends a wireless instruction, which is received by the microcontroller through the wireless communication module. The microcontroller then instructs the arm actuator to move the knockdown field target back to its upright starting position by pushing the knockdown field target with the lift arm.

US12345513 - Projectile control actuation system and method of steering a projectile

A projectile incorporates one or more spoiler-tabbed spinning disks to effect flow around the projectile and thus impart steering forces and/or moments. The spoiler tabs may be deployed only during steering phases of travel thus minimizing the drag penalty associated with steering systems. The disks are driven by motors and informed and controlled by sensors and electronic control systems. The spoiler tabs protrude through the surface of the projectile only for certain angles of spin of the spinning disk. For spin-stabilized projectiles, the disks spin at substantially the same rate as the projectile, but the disks may function in fin-stabilized projectiles as well. Any number of such spinning flow effector disks may be incorporated in a projectile, with the manner of functional coordination differing slightly for even and odd numbers of disks.

US12345514 - Closed, self-contained ballistic apogee detection module and method

A closed, self-contained ballistic apogee detection module for use in a projectile, such as a rocket, mortar round, or artillery round, fuses data from multiple built-in sensors, such as an accelerometer, a magnetometer, and a gyroscope, and processes the data using a microprocessor through a custom quaternion extended Kalman filter to provide accurate state and orientation information about the projectile so as to accurately predict apogee. The module outputs a signal indicating apogee detection or prediction which they projectile uses to initiate fuze arming, targeting control, airbody transformation, maneuvering, flow effector deployment or activation, payload exposure or deployment, and/or other mission activity. Because the system and method of the invention does not rely on external environmental data to detect apogee, it need not use a pressure sensor and can be completely sealed in and closed without requiring access to air from outside the projectile for barometric readings.

US12345515 - Multi-faceted shot

Shot projectiles are disclosed that are not completely spherical. The shot has an equatorial ring, top and bottom poles, and one or more sections extending between the ring and the respective poles. The ring defines a vertical height relative to an overall diameter of the projectile. The one or more sections provide flat, concave, or convex surfaces.

US12345516 - Locking arrangement for a destruction system

The present disclosure relates to a destruction system, and particularly to a locking arrangement arranged to improve an interconnection between a first and a second vessel portion of the destruction system.

US12347395 - Adaptive display backlight control system and method for controlling the backlight

An adaptive display backlight control system and a method for controlling the backlight are provided. The system includes a microcontroller unit, a human presence sensor, a human attention sensor and a backlight regulation module. The microcontroller unit determines a driving signal applied to a backlight module of a display according to a signal relating to if a person is present in front of the display as provided by the human-presence sensor, and a signal relating to if the person pays attention to the display as provided by the human attention sensor. Further, the microcontroller unit can obtain information of ambient light around the display from an ambient light sensor, and then relies on the information of ambient light to regulate the driving signal applied to the backlight module.

US12347615 - Side firearm magnet mount and method of securely holding firearm and preventing accidental discharge

The present invention provides a magnet mount for securely holding a firearm. The magnet mount includes a side mounting plate, one or more magnets are affixed to the side mounting plate, and a firearm holder. The firearm includes (a) a firearm seat, (b) a connector extending upwardly from the firearm seat and connecting to the side mounting plate, and (c) a trigger shield extending upwardly from the firearm seat. The trigger shield is configured for blocking at least 50% of a trigger accessing area of the firearm to prevent accidental discharge. Also provided is a method of securely holding a firearm using the magnet mount.

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US12337511 - Combustible containers manufactured using reactive injection molding of azido polymers

Small-, medium-, and large-caliber combustible cartridge cases and propellant combustible containers that are manufactured using reactive injection molding of azido polymers. An injection process for a single propellant combustible charge including the steps of: providing a quantity of azido bearing polymer; providing a quantity of curing agent; optionally providing a quantity of chemical blowing agent; optionally providing a quantity of fibers; optionally providing a quantity of additives and catalysts; and providing a mold defining a male cavity, a female cavity, and an injection port. The injection process further includes mixing together the azido bearing polymer, the curing agent, the optional chemical blowing agent, the optional fibers, the optional additives and catalysts, and injecting the resulting mixture into the mold.

US12338717 - Downhole ignition assembly

A downhole ignition assembly is described herein. The downhole ignition assembly has a switch container having a longitudinal axis, the switch container having a first portion that accommodates a switch circuit in an orientation transverse to the longitudinal axis, and a second portion that contacts an igniter disposed in the second portion, the first portion having a contact that makes electrical contact with a tool coupled to the downhole ignition assembly.

US12338718 - Orienting perforation gun assembly

A perforating gun assembly that orients one or more shaped charges within a well includes a housing and an orienting internal assembly configured to be disposed within a longitudinal bore of the housing. The orienting internal assembly may include at least one shaped charge holder or charge tube, a rotation support system, a detonator holder and/or a detonator. The rotation support system may be configured so that the detonator holder and/or detonator rotate together as a whole with the at least one shaped charge holder or charge tube. The rotation support system may include at least one bearing assembly, a plurality of rollers, or combinations thereof. The orienting internal assembly may be configured for gravitational orientation.

US12339079 - Firearm

A firearm is proposed, with an optical safety marking ( 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6 ) provided on the firearm ( 1 ) for clearly indicating the safety state of the firearm ( 1 ). In order to increase the safety of the firearm ( 1 ), it is proposed for the safety marking ( 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6 ) to be embodied as phosphorescent and/or fluorescent and/or radioluminescent and/or bioluminescent.

US12339080 - Safety mechanism for a pistol

The present disclosure relates to an automatic or semiautomatic pistol including a slide and a magazine. The magazine feeder includes an actuator that controls a slide stop. The slide stop, located rearward of the magazine, is designed to switch from a low to a high position. In its high position, the slide stop locks the slide in a rearward position. The pistol also includes a control lever for the slide stop, which is attached at one end to rotate about a pin forward of the magazine. The control lever includes a feeler that is lifted by the control actuator when the magazine is empty, causing the slide stop to switch from its low to high position. The slide stop may have ambidextrous manual releases rigidly connected to each other across the pistol.

US12339081 - AK fire control mechanism

In some embodiments, a fire control mechanism comprises a hammer, a trigger and a safety. The hammer is rotatable about a hammer axis. The trigger is rotatable about a trigger axis and arranged to contact the hammer. The safety is arranged to interfere with rotation of the trigger. The safety comprises a second portion moveable with respect to a first portion.

US12339082 - Suppressor attachment system

A disclosed attachment system for a energy suppression device may include an energy suppression device and an attachment mechanism secured to the energy suppression device. The attachment device may include a first lever and a second lever, the first lever may be rotatable with respect to the second lever such that the first lever may apply a force against the second lever when in a locked position and the force may be reduced when the first lever is moved to an unlocked position. The first lever may have a slot having a width that tappers from a first end of the slot to a second end of the slot. The slot may be configured to receive a tool to apply additional force to move the first lever from the locked position to the unlocked position.

US12339083 - Firearm, an upper receiver and a bolt carrier

A firearm, comprises a bolt carrier group comprising a bolt carrier and a bolt, an upper receiver configured to carry the bolt carrier; a magazine well configured to receive a magazine; wherein the magazine is configured to house cartridges and comprise a spring exerting a force to the cartridges from the magazine towards the bolt carrier group; and a reverse movement of the bolt carrier group is configured to unload a used cartridge from the bolt and a forward movement of the bolt carrier group is configured to load a new cartridge from the magazine. The upper receiver comprises at least two receiver contact surfaces at a region defined by the bolt carrier group trajectory and the magazine well; a first receiver contact surface is at a first positive inclined angle against the force exerted by the spring, via the cartridge, to the bolt carrier group.

US12339084 - Firearm platform and method of connecting upper and lower receivers

A firearm platform and method of connecting an upper receiver to a lower receiver. The upper receiver has a pivot lug and a takedown lug with perimeter openings in opposite directions. The lower receiver has a locking member that pushes against the takedown lug which causes the upper receiver to displace forward. As a result of the forward displacement, a pivot pin in the lower receiver exerts an opposing force against the pivot lug. The locking member is displaced between a locked and unlocked position through a lever located on an exterior surface of the lower receiver. When the locking member is in the locked position, the lower receiver and uppers receiver form a connection that is tight and free from slop.

US12339085 - Customizable firearm system

A customizable firearm system includes a chassis. A barrel assembly is disposed in the chassis. The barrel assembly including a trunnion and a barrel nut assembly. The barrel nut assembly includes an outer barrel nut sleeve and an inner barrel nut sleeve receiving a barrel. The barrel nut assembly is removably disposed in the trunnion. A bolt carrier assembly is disposed in the chassis. The bolt carrier assembly includes a backplate assembly and a pair of guide rods. Each of the guide rods have a first end disposed in the backplate assembly, and a second end disposed in the trunnion. A bolt carrier slidably disposed on the guide rod.

US12339086 - Hydraulic dampened high mass rotary barrel recoil system for handgun

A hydraulically dampened rotary barrel locking system for a handgun is provided which preferably includes a receiver, a barrel and a spring-loaded moveable slide. The barrel comprises one or more axially aligned locking lugs configured to allow the slide to travel down the barrel axis when the lugs align with a keyway slot in an extended lug boss at the discharge end of the slide. Felt recoil is reduced and accuracy is improved due to a more balanced slide-to-barrel mass ratio than prior art and hydraulic dampening between the barrel and slide due to improved journal bearing action.

US12339087 - Gas block for a firearm

A gas block for a firearm may include a body, a barrel bore extending from a first end to a second end of the body and configured to receive a portion of a barrel therein, a gas tube bore extending from the first end toward the second end and configured to receive a portion of a gas tube therein, a gas port extending from the barrel bore to the gas tube bore, and an alignment aperture extending from the gas tube bore to a top side of the body and coaxial with the gas port, with the alignment aperture being configured to allow visualization of alignment of the gas port with a barrel gas port of the barrel.

US12339088 - Spool valve assembly for air gun

An air gun includes a barrel through which a projectile is fired, and a chamber fluidly connected to the barrel. The air gun also includes a valve assembly including a valve body, a primary spool, and a secondary spool.

US12339089 - Line launchers

A line launcher includes a launcher body extending along a longitudinal axis between a rear end and a front end. The line launcher further includes a handle, a trigger, and a removable battery. The line launcher further includes a compressed gas charge assembly. The line launcher further includes an elongated barrel coupled to the body at the front end. The line launcher further includes a throwline assembly, the throwline assembly including a projectile and a throwline, the projectile insertable into and ejectable from the elongated barrel.

US12339090 - Device for fixation of tension of resilient elements of a compound bow

A tension fixation device for a compound bow. The tension fixation device includes an engagement device, a hitch lock, and a retainer stopper. The engagement device is formed as a disk, fixed to pulleys of the compound bow, and rotatable therewith. The disk includes a recess and a protrusion. The hitch lock is configured, during tensioning of the compound bow, to engage and disengage from the engagement device. Upon storing a desired tension in a resilient element of the compound bow, the hitch lock is configured to engage the recess in the engagement device thereby to prevent rotation of the pulleys to release the tension in the bow. The retainer stopper is mounted onto the body of the bow, and is configured to prevent motion of the hitch lock, until the retainer stopper is released.

US12339091 - Crossbow with movable trigger latch block

A crossbow with a movable trigger latch block. The crossbow has a trigger latch block slidingly connected to the flight track. The trigger latch block is configured to engage and retain the bowstring. A cocking mechanism is configured to draw the trigger latch block with the bowstring from an initial position near a forward end of the flight track to a cocked position. A one-way retention mechanism is configured to immobilize the trigger latch block against linear movement in a forward direction along the flight track. A trigger-traverse mechanism is configured to slide the trigger latch block in a forward direction to its initial position after the bowstring is released.

US12339092 - Arrow rest with decoupled launch assembly

An arrow rest with a decoupled launch assembly comprises a rest rotatably mounted to a shaft and coupled to the shaft via a biasing device. An actuator connects the shaft to a portion of a bow allowing movement of the bow to actuate the decoupled launch assembly between a raised state and dropped state by rotation of the shaft. The biasing device flexibly couples movement of the rest and shaft permitting the shaft to further rotate after a dropped state has been achieved.

US12339093 - Recoil pad assembly

A recoil pad for a firearm including at least two distinct lattice layers wherein at least one of the lattice layers is comprised of a gyroid structure designed to optimize the dissipation, redirection, absorption, and other effect of the felt recoil generated by shooting a firearm, and a protector for the recoil pad to minimize pressure placed on the recoil pad and prevent deformation, misalignment, warping, undesired compression, and damage when the firearm that the recoil pad is coupled with is transported and/or stored without removing the recoil pad.

US12339094 - Attaching a grip attachment or other attachment in a recoil environment at threadless region(s)

In various embodiments, an apparatus to operate in a recoil environment includes an attachment configured to slidable couple to a firearm, the attachment including a threadless region to couple to one or more corresponding threadless regions of at least one part: wherein the attachment includes: a slidable attachment interface to restrict a coupling movement of the attachment relative to the at least one part, to a fore/aft movement; and an additional interface associated with a plunger or other retaining part, the additional interface to restrict a fore/aft position of the attachment relative to the at least one part. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

US12339095 - Sling-attached squeeze bags, slings for sling- attached squeeze bags, shoulder-fired projectile weapons that utilize sling-attached squeeze bags, and related methods

Sling-attached squeeze bags, slings for sling-attached squeeze bags, shoulder-fired projectile weapons that utilize sling-attached squeeze bags, and related methods. The squeeze bags include a cover material that defines an enclosed bag volume. The squeeze bags also include a sling-receiving region that is sized to receive a sling strap of a sling of the shoulder-fired projectile weapon and a particulate fill-material positioned within the enclosed bag volume. The slings include a sling strap that defines a bag-receiving strap region configured to be received within a sling-receiving region of a sling-attached squeeze bag, a first attachment strap extending from a first end region of the sling strap, and a second attachment strap extending from the first end region of the sling strap. The slings also include a first sling-attachment structure operatively attached to the first attachment strap and a second sling-attachment structure operatively attached to the second attachment strap.

US12339096 - Apparatus for storing and dispensing propellant, a bullet, and a primer for a muzzleloader

A quick loader includes a propellant tube, a main loader body, a funnel valve, and a funnel tube. The funnel valve features a channel that connects the main loader body to the funnel tube, allowing propellant to flow therethrough when open. The funnel valve is coupled to the main loader body by a hinge on a metal pin that enables free rotation around a fixed axis. The funnel valve further features a gasket that covers an outlet of the main loader body when not in use and prevents water from entering the propellant tube. In some embodiments, the quick loader further includes a bullet compartment and a primer holder, configured respectively to hold a bullet and a primer that are accessible with one hand for quick and silent use in the field.

US12339097 - System and method of digital focal plane alignment for imager and weapon system sights

A weapon system has an optical sight mounted to a weapon and a frame with a sight window that is configured to superimpose a reticle that is visible through the sight window in a first focal plane. An optoelectronic device is mounted to the weapon and includes an imager with a sensor array and a display device. An image processor is configured to receive image data captured by the sensor array and process the image data to generate a subset image that is received from a select region of the sensor array. The select region of the sensor array defines a second focal plane. A controller is configured to receive an input from an operator, and in response to the input, to select the select region of the sensor array for aligning the second focal plane with the first focal plane.

US12339098 - Enclosed reflex sight for firearms, assembly, system and method

The disclosure is related to an enclosed reflex sight for one or more firearms. The enclosed reflex sight may be provided as part of an assembly including a mounting interface. The enclosed reflex sight includes a rearward bottom portion that houses an adjustment assembly, wherein the rearward bottom portion includes a lowermost surface of the enclosed reflex sight. The enclosed reflex sight includes an upper bottom surface forward of the rearward bottom portion of the enclosed reflex sight, the upper bottom surface comprising an abutment surface for the mounting interface. When the assembly is secured to an upper mounting surface of a firearm then the lowermost surface of the rearward bottom portion of the enclosed reflex sight is closer to the upper mounting surface of the firearm than the upper bottom surface of the enclosed reflex sight.

US12339099 - Point blank delta scope reticle

A point blank delta scope reticle, wherein all range and yardage solutions (horizontal x) may be removed and/or ignored and only the vertical Y component is utlized. A vital zone of a target is viewed as a Y value and a ballistic curve can be calculated that will pass thru the determined Y value. The Y value becomes a constant in all calculations. The constant then yields one or more unique ratios that all ammunition follows since the vertical Y component is the constant. The aiming reticle includes a reticle and one or more subsequent or successive reference marks formed in an aligned fashion between the reticle and a last reference mark, wherein a relative distance between each adjacent pair of the subsequent or successive reference marks decreases as the subsequent or successive reference marks are formed from the reticle to the last of the subsequent or successive reference marks.

US12339100 - Auxiliary aiming device

An auxiliary aiming device includes a main body, a digital sight with a digital rearsight, and a ballistic compensation system. The digital sight and the ballistic compensation system are arranged at the main body. The ballistic compensation system includes a range finder, a main control unit, an image processor, an image sensor and a display device. The range finder is configured to measure the target distance data of a shooting target and send the target distance data to the main control unit. The main control unit is configured to calculate a ballistic compensation based on the target distance data and a calibrated data scale, send the ballistic compensation to the image processor, and superimpose a recommended aiming position from the image processor onto a target image which is displayed on the display device. The image sensor is configured to obtain a target image.

US12339101 - Device to capture pressure data from a weapon's foregrip during live fire

A device to capture pressure data from a weapon's foregrip during live fire, the weapon having a Picatinny accessory rail, the device comprising a plurality of sensor bodies that are mountable to the Picatinny accessory rail, each sensor body having a pressure sensitive region that can capture pressure data placed on the pressure sensitive region, each sensor body having channels that correspond to the Picatinny accessory rail, retention latch system that attaches the sensor body to the weapon; and, a communication assembly that allows data communication between the plurality of sensor bodies and a computer.

US12339102 - Monocular scope device displaying virtual shooting targets

Shooting scopes displaying virtual shooting targets are envisaged. When a virtual shooting target is visualized and shot using the shooting scope attached to a firearm, a pre-programmed computer-based processing element cooperating with the shooting scope determines a theoretical gunshot trajectory based on the position and orientation of the firearm. The processing element correlates the theoretical gunshot trajectory with the information indicative of the positioning of the virtual shooting target and thereby determines the accuracy with which the virtual gunshot was fired. The processing element also determines the shooter's consistency based on the proximity between the points of impact for a predetermined number of shots fired by the shooter and the center of the virtual shooting target. Based on the shooter's accuracy and consistency, the complexity associated with the virtual shooting targets are varied, and such virtual shooting targets having varying complexities are presented to the shooter for target shooting practice.

US12339103 - Multilayer ballistic barrier and a method of making the multilayer ballistic barrier

A multilayer ballistic barrier comprising at least one barrier plate ( 1 ) having a thickness of up to 250 mm, made of an elastomeric material containing butadiene and a binder, and a fill ( 2 ) having a minimum thickness of 50 mm in the form of mineral aggregates of various fractions ranging from 0.5 to 80 mm. The application also relates to a method of making the multilayer ballistic barrier and its use for the construction of bullet-proof walls and floors intercepting projectiles with a kinetic energy up to 50 000 J.

US12339104 - Aerosol self-defense spray canister container

An aerosol self-defense spray canister container including a pistol grip shaped housing configured to house an aerosol self-defense spray canister. The housing defines a finger-receiving opening thorough which a user's pointer finger can securely grasp the container for use, and a grip handle around which one or more of the user's other fingers can grasp the container for use. The container also includes an aerosol dispenser housed within the housing and movable between an inactivated position and an activated position to selectively dispense an aerosol self-defense spray from the housed aerosol self-defense spray canister.

US12339105 - Target apparatus and method

A target apparatus including: a base; a V-shaped member having first and second ends, the second end connected to the base; a first cleat, configured to connect to one or more inflated balloons, fixed to the V-shaped member; wherein the V-shaped member includes first and second members; the first member having first and second edges; wherein the second member has a first and second edges; wherein the first edges of the first and second members are fixed together; wherein the second edges of the first and second members are separated by a gap; and wherein the first cleat is fixed to the V-shaped member so that at least part of the first cleat is between the first and second members. The target apparatus further includes a first ring fixed to the first V-shaped member so that at least part of the first ring is between the first and second members.

US12339106 - Fiber reinforced bullet and method of manufacture

Bullet constructed from FRP, preferably basalt. The method includes the step of forming pultruded basalt strands positioned co-axially before milling to form a conventional bullet shape. The process uses a 10 mm FRP rod held by a revolving collet that is interfaced with an upper diamond OD grinder and a lower diamond profile wheel. Gravity allows the rod to rest on a Teflon coated cut off wheel. The upper grinder draws the rod to an exact outer dimension and the lower grinder cuts the bullet to a perfect dimension. Linear slides move the cut off wheel and grinders in for the cutting process and out to allow the finished bullet to pass.

US12339107 - Metallic, non-leaded projectile for muzzle-loading firearms and methods of making and using the same

A projectile for muzzle-loading firearms is made completely from a non-lead metal or alloy. It includes a pair of grooves to incorporate O-rings around a circular cylinder. A threaded well may be bored into the forward facing of the cylinder to facilitate insertion and/or removal of the projectile from the barrel via a cooperating ramrod. The projectile is then wrapped in a cloth patch to cover the sidewalls and bottom facing of the cylinder. A method of forming a plurality of the projectiles from standardized bar stock is also contemplated.