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Nov 4, 2025

US12460885 - Smart firearm safety device

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for implementing a smart firearm safety device. The safety device attaches to a firearm having a trigger and a slot for receiving a magazine. The safety device includes a locking mechanism that attaches to the trigger to preclude depressing a trigger of the firearm and a sensor that determines an orientation of the firearm or a relative motion of the firearm to indicate detected movement of the firearm. The safety device also includes a radio device that receives parameter signals from the sensor indicating movement of the firearm. The radio device communicates with a component of a property monitoring system to receive a command to engage the locking mechanism to preclude depressing the trigger of the firearm based on parameter signals indicating a particular type of detected movement of the firearm.

The patent describes a smart firearm safety device that includes a locking mechanism to prevent trigger depression, a biometric scanner to verify ownership, and a movement sensor to monitor the firearm’s activity. It enables the locking mechanism to engage or disengage based on the registered owner’s proximity and detected movement, enhancing firearm safety.

Claim 1

1 . A system for controlling a safety device for attaching to a firearm, the system comprising: a locking mechanism configured to attach to an area of the firearm that includes a trigger to preclude depressing the trigger of the firearm; a biometric scanning device configured to detect a biometric attribute of an individual and determine that the individual is a registered owner authorized to discharge the firearm based on the biometric attribute; a movement sensor configured to capture movement data of the firearm; one or more computers and one or more storage devices on which are stored instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising: i) processing parameter signals generated by the biometric scanning device indicating the individual is a registered owner authorized to discharge the firearm; ii) computing location data and usage data about the firearm using the movement data captured by the movement sensor, the usage data including a detected number of times the firearm was likely discharged and the location data indicating an approximate location of the discharge; iii) engaging the locking mechanism to preclude depressing the trigger of the firearm based on the parameter signals, the location data, and the usage data; and iv) disengaging the locking mechanism to permit discharge of the firearm when the registered owner of the firearm is within a threshold proximity of the firearm. a locking mechanism configured to attach to an area of the firearm that includes a trigger to preclude depressing the trigger of the firearm; a biometric scanning device configured to detect a biometric attribute of an individual and determine that the individual is a registered owner authorized to discharge the firearm based on the biometric attribute; a movement sensor configured to capture movement data of the firearm; one or more computers and one or more storage devices on which are stored instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising: i) processing parameter signals generated by the biometric scanning device indicating the individual is a registered owner authorized to discharge the firearm; ii) computing location data and usage data about the firearm using the movement data captured by the movement sensor, the usage data including a detected number of times the firearm was likely discharged and the location data indicating an approximate location of the discharge; iii) engaging the locking mechanism to preclude depressing the trigger of the firearm based on the parameter signals, the location data, and the usage data; and iv) disengaging the locking mechanism to permit discharge of the firearm when the registered owner of the firearm is within a threshold proximity of the firearm. i) processing parameter signals generated by the biometric scanning device indicating the individual is a registered owner authorized to discharge the firearm; ii) computing location data and usage data about the firearm using the movement data captured by the movement sensor, the usage data including a detected number of times the firearm was likely discharged and the location data indicating an approximate location of the discharge; iii) engaging the locking mechanism to preclude depressing the trigger of the firearm based on the parameter signals, the location data, and the usage data; and iv) disengaging the locking mechanism to permit discharge of the firearm when the registered owner of the firearm is within a threshold proximity of the firearm.

Google Patents

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