Firearms and Ammunition Patent Grants

US12498190 - Drum-type magazine used in small firearm

The present invention relates to a drum-type magazine used in a small firearm. The drum-type magazine includes: a housing which includes a rear cover having an insertion space formed at the central portion, a pair of bullet guide parts formed below the insertion space, and a first storage space and a second storage space formed on both sides facing each other around the insertion space, and a front cover coupled in front of the rear cover; an insertion part inserted into the insertion space; a pair of bullet-moving members, each of which is rotatably installed with elastic force on a rotational shaft formed at the center of the first storage space and the second storage space and has seating grooves sequentially formed on the outer circumference thereof; and an operation member including a lifting portion having an operation lever, a long-hole bracket installed at a lower portion of the lifting portion, an operation rod of which one side is rotatably connected to the long-hole bracket and the other side is rotatably connected to the rotational shaft with elastic force to be rotated depending on the ascending of the lifting portion, and an operation portion installed inside an extended portion of the other side of the operation rod, rotatably installed at a predetermined angle with elastic force and pushing the an operation protrusion of the bullet-moving member to rotate the bullet-moving member in the clockwise direction.

US12498191 - Adjustable trigger assembly and method of adjusting pre-travel distance

A trigger assembly apparatus for a firearm which allows adjustment of the pre-travel distance a trigger travels before initiating a firing sequence and method of making the pre-travel adjustment using the apparatus disclosed herein. The apparatus generally comprises a trigger and a trigger bow, with the trigger bow having at least one threaded receptacle in a front lateral portion thereof. The pre-travel adjustment can be achieved by rotating a threaded fastener within the threaded receptacle and the method of adjusting the pre-travel can be accomplished without complete disassembly of the firearm.

US12498192 - Silencer for a handgun, with a displaceable attaching rail

The present invention relates to a silencer for mounting on a handgun having a barrel with a barrel extension and a frame with a mounting rail and a trigger guard, including a mounting portion provided and adapted to fixedly receive at least a part of the barrel of the handgun; and an attaching rail provided and adapted to support the silencer on the trigger guard of the handgun; the attaching rail is slidable relative to the mounting portion along a longitudinal direction of the silencer to adjust the silencer to a varying distance between the barrel extension and the trigger guard. The invention further relates to a method for adjusting a silencer on a handgun.

US12498193 - Archery bow and related apparatuses

An arrow rest for an archery bow can include a housing, a biasing element, and a member or wheel that rotates between states, configurations, or orientations. The member can be rotated from a first orientation to a second orientation when the archery bow is at least partially drawn. While the member is in the second orientation, the biasing element can apply a torque retaining the member in the second orientation. The member can be rotated to a third orientation and released to generate momentum. A relatively large momentum of the member causes the member to rotate from the third orientation, past the second orientation, to the first orientation. A relatively small momentum of the member can cause the member to rotate from the third orientation to the second orientation.

US12498194 - Archery bow riser with accessory cavity

In some embodiments, an archery bow comprises a riser, a first limb, a second limb and a bowstring. The riser comprises a first rail, a second rail and a plurality of connecting members extending between the first rail and the second rail. The riser comprises an accessory cavity comprising an aperture through the first rail. The aperture comprises an asymmetrical shape. In some embodiments, the aperture comprises a first aperture and the accessory cavity comprises a second aperture through the second rail. In some embodiments, the second aperture has the same shape as the first aperture.

US12498195 - Steady-field coilgun methods and devices

Steady-field coilgun methods and devices based on a steady-field coil(s). The fundamental operational basis is to leave the current running in the solenoid/coil during the operation of the gun or other projectile launcher, where the field must be built up only once—initially, when turning the gun or launcher on. Then firing involves loading a bullet or other projectile in the barrel and releasing it to be accelerated by the established magnetic field. To fire again, the system loads the next bullet into the barrel and releases it again to be accelerated by the same steady magnetic field. To stop the firing, simply prevent the next bullet from loading, or load it but do not release it in the barrel. To turn off the system, simply disconnect the DC voltage driving the current in the solenoid(s)/coil(s).

US12498196 - Water gun

A water gun is provided. On the water gun, when a liquid pump is turned on, liquid in a liquid storage device is injected into a first water tank through a water inlet hole. The liquid pump is used as a unique power source to synchronously perform two functions: In a first function, the liquid in the first water tank is extracted through the water outlet hole for being pressurized, thus forming a high-pressure jet water flow. In a second function, a dynamic pressure field is built inside the first water tank to force a part of the liquid to flow towards a second water tank through a water replenishment hole. The single-pump double-output design directly replaces a shooting water pump and a mist spray water pump that work independently in a traditional double-pump system, and fundamentally reduces power consumption.

US12498197 - Sling system used to carry and conceal a firearm

Disclosed is a sling system comprising a sling used to carry a firearm, a bag used to conceal the firearm attached to the sling, and a release device used to releasably attach the bag to the sling. In this way, a user can discreetly transport the firearm while maintaining the ability to rapidly deploy the firearm by simply detaching the bag concealing it.

US12498198 - Energetic material container having a heavy inert gas insulating layer

Heavy inert gas insulation layer(s) are provided for containers configured to contain components that include an energetic material. The heavy inert gas insulation layer delays desensitization or inhibits premature reaction of the energetic material due to high external temperatures. The layers may be formed in hollow walls of the container itself or as inserts that are attached to the container. An inert gas fills a sealed void space in the walls or the insert. The inert gas has a density of at least 1.5 Kg/m 3 and a thermal conductivity (Tcond_gas) of no greater than two-thirds of a thermal conductivity of air (Tcond_air) to form the heavy inert gas insulation layer. The inert gas may be Argon, Krypton, Xenon or a synthetic gas and is suitably held at a pressure of 760 Torr (1 atmosphere) or greater at sea level.

US12498199 - Reticle adjusting structure, multi-mode sighting device, and reticle adjusting method thereof

A reticle adjusting structure includes a reticle plate, a beam combination lens, and a relay lens assembly arranged in sequence along a visible-light optical axis, and a display module arranged outside of the visible-light optical axis. The beam combination lens includes a first light entry surface and a second light entry surface that are arranged opposite to each other and respectively face a visible light signal incidence direction and the display module. A visible light signal of a target field of view passes through the reticle plate to get incident on the first light entry surface of the beam combination lens, and is then transmitted to the relay lens assembly. The reticle plate, the beam combination lens, the relay lens assembly and the display module are interconnected together to form an integrated lens set that is collectively movable together, in order to realize collective adjustment during a reticle adjusting course.

US12498200 - Apparatus and method for displaying shooting area of guided missile in real time

An apparatus for displaying a shooting area of a guided missile is proposed. The apparatus may include a display, a memory, and a processor. The processor may display the shooting area of the guided missile and an indicator indicating whether the guided missile can hit a target on the display based on a size of the shooting area. The processor may display the indicator having an X-axis position calculated based on a yaw angle between a longitudinal axis line and the target and a horizontal distance from the center of the display to the shooting area, and a Y-axis position calculated based on a pitch direction angle between the longitudinal axis line and the target and a vertical distance from the center of the display to the shooting area. The indicator may indicate that the guided missile can hit the target when the indicator is displayed within the shooting area.

US12498201 - Ballistic protective material for the reduction of impact trauma

A ballistic protective material, characterized in that it comprises a laminate made of aramid fabric having one or more layers of thermoplastic or thermosetting matrix. The resulting composite can be produced by using a film, by applying powders or resins; the material is very flexible, in the form of a roll having the desired width and length.

US12498202 - Ballistic shield with remote viewing scope

Provided herein are remote viewing shields including a ballistic shield and a remote viewing scope mounted to the ballistic shield and including a viewing port located behind the shield and positioned to permit user viewing of threats in front of the shield by looking around the shield.

US12498203 - Electrode for a conducted electrical weapon

An electrode for a conducted electrical weapon may comprise an electrode body and an electrode head coupled to a first end of the electrode body. The electrode head may comprise one or more circumferential grooves. A filament may be stored in the electrode body and may be circumferentially wound into the one or more circumferential grooves to couple the filament to the electrode head. The electrode may comprise an absorber coupled to the electrode head. The absorber may comprise a core to provide rigidity and structure to the absorber. An impact spreader may be positioned forward the absorber. In response to an impact, the impact spreader may provide a force to the absorber to cause the absorber to expand radially outward.

US12498204 - Firearm cartridge with roll and tapered crimps and related methods for assembly

A cartridge for a firearm, including a projectile, a gas check, a case, a propellant, and a primer configured to ignite the propellant. The propellant is arranged between the gas check and an end surface of the case in which the primer is arranged. The case is crimped against the projectile. The case includes an open end with discrete roll crimps distributed along a circumference of the open end. The case further includes tapered crimps between the roll crimps along the circumference of the open and. The open end alternates between tapered and roll crimps along the entire circumference of the open end. Each of the roll crimps and tapered crimps are crimped to the projectile.

US12498205 - Broadhead

A broadhead includes a body, a blade member, and a plunger. The body defines a target penetrating end. The blade member is positioned partially within an inner volume of the body. The blade member is configured to rotate and translate relative to the body by a pin that is fixedly coupled with the body being received through a slot of the blade member. The blade member is transitionable between a retracted position and a deployed position. The plunger is bias by a spring in a longitudinal direction towards the target penetrating end. The plunger is configured to be received within a recess of the blade member when the blade member is in the retracted position.

US12498206 - Primer placement with shuttle

An apparatus, system, computer-readable medium, process, or combination thereof to seat a primer in a projectile casing. For example, a primer may be seated according to a depth indexed from a bottom of a projectile casing. A user, programmer, or control can seat, place, adjust, or otherwise determine a depth to seat a primer from a projectile casing bottom. A method to index a depth to seat a primer from a base of a projectile casing.

US12498207 - Magazine carrier

A magazine carrier has a frame insert that includes a bottom frame wall, a right frame wall, and a left frame wall. The bottom frame wall connects to the right frame wall and the left frame wall. A retainer plate has a retainer plate lower edge opposite the retainer plate upper edge, and a retainer plate right edge opposite a retainer plate left edge. The retainer plate further includes protrusions. The frame insert is retained within the outer portion and the retainer plate retains within the outer portion. The outer portion is formed as a flexible container with a carrier opening that receives the frame insert and retainer plate. The outer portion includes an outer portion right wall and an outer portion left wall. The outer portion right wall and the outer portion left wall join at an outer portion middle wall.

US12491975 - Shipboard gimbal trunnion

A shipboard platform is provided for azimuth and elevation pivoting of a targeting payload. The platform is coupled to a ship and includes a pedestal, an azimuth drive trunnion, a yoke having first and second struts, an elevation drive trunnion and an elevation support trunnion. The pedestal is disposed on the ship. The azimuth drive trunnion is disposed in the pedestal. The yoke is rotatably disposed on the azimuth drive trunnion. The elevation drive and support trunnions are rotatably disposed in their respective first and second struts. The payload is mountable to the elevation drive and support trunnions. Further, a gimbal trunnion is provided for pivoting a payload along an axis. The trunnion includes an annular shaft, an interface mounting plate, an annular rotor, an annular stator, and inner and outer annular housings. The shaft turns the payload along the axis. The interface mounting plate is axially disposed between the payload and the shaft. The annular rotor extends radially outward from the shaft for turning the mounting plate. The annular stator extends radially outward from the rotor to laterally constrain the rotor. The inner and outer annular housings extending radially outward from the stator for encasing the axially tandem bearings.

US12492873 - Delayed blowback system for a firearm

Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for delayed blowback mechanisms for use in or with firearms. The delayed blowback mechanism includes a housing having an internal chamber, where the housing comprises a cam pathway. The delayed blowback mechanism also includes a pivoting latch disposed at least partially within the internal chamber, where the pivoting latch is movable, with respect to the housing, along the cam pathway between a first position and a second position.

US12492874 - Charging handle for a firearm

The charging handle for a firearm includes a latch assembly and two levers, each operably and independently connected to the latch assembly. Additionally, each lever includes a biasing arm, the end portion of which is positioned in an overlapping arrangement with the end portion of the other biasing arm. In this way, the overlapping, or “nested,” end portions of the biasing arms contact substantially the same portion of the cam surface on the latch. This allows each lever to provide an even resistance to the user when pulled.

US12492875 - Rifles comprising a bolt catch device

Firearms including a bolt catch device, having a receiver comprising a duct, wherein the bolt catch device comprises a foot, a slider, and a spring, and the foot, on the leg thereof and on the magazine well side, has a groove for receiving the spring and, on the side facing the trigger device, has a socket; wherein the slider has, on the lower portion thereof, bearing bolts for being inserted into and pivoted in the socket, wherein the slider has, at the upper end thereof, a protrusion which protrudes in the direction of the magazine well beyond the contour of the duct, and wherein the receiver has an abutment that protrudes into the groove in order to prestress the spring of the bolt catch into the rest position.

US12492876 - Firearm safety feature

A novel firearm safety feature includes arresting surfaces for preventing the fall of a hammer in the event of a spontaneous failure of other firearm parts. In a particular embodiment a safety lug has an arresting surface and the hammer has a complementary arresting surface. In the event of a spontaneous failure, the arresting surface and the complementary arresting surface create a positive engagement and prevent the hammer from falling. In another embodiment, a grip safety includes an arresting surface and the hammer includes a complementary arresting surface. In the event of a spontaneous failure, the arresting surface and the complementary arresting surface create a positive engagement and prevent the hammer from falling.

US12492877 - Suppression device for rotary machine gun

A suppression device for a rotary machine gun includes a body; and a core configured to fit inside the body, wherein the core includes: a plurality of suppression tubes symmetrically oriented around the core with one each of the plurality of suppression tubes corresponding to one of a plurality of barrels of the rotary machine gun, and a redirector at a distal end of the core and including an angled surface to direct propellant gas emitted through a central channel of the core radially outward.

US12492878 - Recessed expansion chamber in a gun slide configured for improving recoil mitigation in firearms

A recessed expansion chamber in a gun slide is configured for improving recoil mitigation in firearms. The gun slide is for a pistol firearm with a barrel and includes a recessed expansion chamber. The recessed expansion chamber is positioned forward of the barrel end of the barrel. An expansion chamber opening is included through the gun slide in communication with the recessed expansion chamber. The recessed expansion chamber is configured to allow gases leaving the barrel at the barrel end to expand and be directed out of the gun slide through the expansion chamber opening.

US12492879 - Foldable support bench

The present invention discloses a foldable support bench comprising a support plate and a base. The support plate is provided with at least one piece, and the support plate is hingedly provided on the base. The base is provided with at least one first threaded connection hole, and the support plate is provided with at least one second threaded connection hole. In the present invention, the support plate is rotatable relative to the base. During use, the support plate is expanded relative to the base, allowing the two to be in a parallel state. When not in use, the support plate is rotated and folded relative to the base, and the two are in a perpendicular state to each other. Compared to existing technology, the present invention has the advantages of a simple and reasonable structure, foldability, reduced storage space, and ease of storage and transportation.

US12492880 - Accessory mount

Disclosed is an accessory mount configured for attachment to a rail interface system, such as the MIL-STD 1913 Picatinny rail. In particular, the accessory mount is a multi-position sliding mount that can be used to attach an accessory, such as a bipod or a tripod, to a handguard equipped with a compatible rail interface system. The accessory mount includes a spring-loaded push-button recoil lug that allows it to be quickly repositioned on a rail interface system. The accessory mount also includes an adjustment knob configured to facilitate attachment and removal without the need to slide the accessory mount on or off the end of the rail interface system. Additionally, the adjustment knob is configured to set sliding tension for the accessory mount and, if desired, to fix the accessory mount in position on the rail interface system.

US12492881 - Gas cylinder piercing mechanism for an airgun

A gas cylinder piercing mechanism for an airgun includes a housing, a piercing needle, and a trigger assembly. The housing includes an expansion channel, a gas supply channel, and a receiving space for receiving a cylinder of a compressed gas. The trigger assembly, connected to the housing, drives the piercing needle in the expansion channel to pierce the gas cylinder. The piercing needle includes a head portion having an internal gas passage and an oblique cutting surface. The gas passage includes a gas inlet in the oblique cutting surface and a gas outlet spaced from the oblique cutting surface that links the gas passage to the gas supply channel via the expansion channel so that compressed gas flows from the cylinder into the expansion channel and on to the gas supply channel upon operation of the trigger.

US12492882 - Butt stock for firearm stabilization

The disclosure is related to a butt stock for a firearm, the butt stock having a spherical body, the butt stock configured and sized to attach to a buffer tube of a firearm.

US12492883 - Holster

A holster for carrying a handgun of the type having a front section including a muzzle, a middle section including a trigger guard, and a back section including a grip, includes a holster upper section with walls configured to substantially enclose the middle section of a handgun when the handgun is carried in the holster. The holster also includes a generally open holster web portion that extends forward from the holster upper section and that defines a window through which is visible a substantial portion of the front section of a handgun when the handgun is carried in the holster.

US12492884 - Accessory mount system

An accessory mount system for connection to a rear sight block (RSB) of a Kalashnikov pattern firearm includes a locking insert that has a projection which extends in a first direction. The projection is adapted to be received within a first recess of the RSB for connection thereto. An adapter body is connected to the locking insert and has a projection that extends in a second direction opposite the first direction. The projection of the adapter body is adapted to be received within a second recess of the RSB for connection thereto. A mount body is connected to the adapter body and has an accessory interface which is adapted to connect to an accessory. An adapter body is secured with a push-pivot pin securely wedging the projection of the adapter against an internal wall of the RSB.

US12492885 - Systems and methods for providing a mobile expandable ballistic barrier apparatus

Embodiments of the disclosure can provide systems and methods for providing a mobile expandable ballistic barrier apparatus. The apparatus can include a trailing panel with a front side, an opposing rear side, a trailing side, and a leading side; a trailing frame with one or more wheels, the trailing frame configured to support the trailing side of the trailing panel; a leading panel comprising a respective front side, an opposing rear side, a trailing side, and a leading side; a leading frame with one or more wheels, the leading frame configured to support the leading side of the leading panel; and one or more intermediate panels, each of the one or more intermediate panels comprising a respective front side, an opposing rear side, an leading side, and a trailing side.

US12492886 - Non-lethal projectile construction and launcher

A nonlethal projectile includes a debilitating material for immobilizing a target. The projectile is capable of self-separating or otherwise opening after launch by a launcher to release the debilitating material prior to impact with a target. The launcher is capable of initiating separation of the projectile. Opening may also be accomplished by a control circuit with a radio-frequency identification (RFID), where an RFID tag in the projectile causes the projectile to open at a user-specified distance from the launcher or by the force of launch on the projectile. A magazine may holds a plurality of projectiles and the various projectiles of the magazine may be configured to open at different distances and/or times after launch. The launcher may include a trigger and/or a safety switch to prevent the projectile from becoming armed until a certain parameter is met. The debilitating material may also be released through pores in the projectile.

US12492887 - Miniature electronic safe arm device

Disclosed is a miniature electronic safe arm device (MESAD) kit. The MESAD kit comprises a munition adapter. a high explosive booster charge. a low energy exploding foil initiator (LEEFI) detonator, and a warhead initiation module. The munition adapter comprises a male threaded portion configured to thread into a female threaded portion at an end of a munition shell. The MESAD kit enables conversion of existing stockpiles of inventoried legacy munitions in the field. into UAS payloads by replacing legacy mechanical and electro-mechanical fuzes used on these legacy munitions with a MESAD assembly.

US12493328 - Phone case to hold a concealed defense system

A cell phone case to hold a concealed defense system, comprising, a concealed defense system, a cell phone case, and an attachable means to removably attach the concealed defense system to the back of the cell phone case to form a flat foot that stabilizes and directs the defense system toward the danger or a target. The concealed defense system can be a flat mini pepper spray canister or a flat defense projectile device.

USD1105329 - Stock for firearm

USD1105330 - Sling attachment for a rifle

US12485344 - Triggering mechanism

A triggering mechanism for a weapon may include a moveably arranged trigger; an actuator slidably arranged along a path; and a releasable coupling. The releasable coupling member may be configured to couple the actuator with the trigger such that when a pulling motion is exerted on the trigger, the actuator moves in a first direction along the. An adjustable stop member may be configured to stop the movement of the actuator in the first direction at an adjustable stop position, such that further pulling motion on the trigger causes the actuator to be released from the trigger and to be moved in a second direction along the path. The second direction is different than the first direction. A sensor may be configured to detect movement of the actuator in the second direction and in response to the detection transmit a trigger signal.

US12485679 - Method of creating a projectile launcher by depositing ink on shell parts

A non-lethal projectile launcher toy that comprises a full-colour, high DPI, printed aggregate coating on an outer shell ( 101, 301 ); the decal coating is not limited to flat surfaces, allowing for substantially unrestricted product design, and is substantially undisturbed visual continuity when crossing part lines between discrete parts that make up the outer shell. Methods of producing the decal-coated toy gun using inkjet printing technology are also provided, allowing for high-detail and comprehensive colour range aggregate coatings that may be programmatically controlled to maximise the visual quality of the applied decal.

US12487040 - Firearm

An upper receiver is disclosed. The upper receiver contains a first inner surface configured to abut a first magazine protrusion, and a second inner surface configured to abut a second magazine protrusion.

US12487041 - Magazine base pad

A firearm magazine base pad comprises a base pad body adapted to be removably secured to a lower end of a magazine body, the base pad body including a front portion, a rear portion, a pair of opposed side portions, and a lower portion. The lower portion of the base pad body, when viewed in a cross-sectional plane parallel to and medially of the opposed side portions and in a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the opposed side portions and medially of the front and rear portions, is convex. The front portion of the base pad body, when viewed in a cross-sectional plane parallel to and medially of the opposed side portions, is concave.

US12487042 - Mechanical magazine

A mechanical magazine, including a casing and a mechanical driver. The casing includes an ammunition inlet, an ammunition outlet, and an ammunition passage extending from the ammunition inlet to the ammunition outlet. The mechanical driver is disposed on one side of the casing and is configured to drive ammunition pills to move from the ammunition inlet to the ammunition outlet. The mechanical driver includes a rotation disc and an energy storage unit; the rotation disc is rotationally connected to the casing to push the ammunition pills to move along the ammunition passage; the energy storage unit is disposed on the rotation disc and is subjected to elastic deformation to store or release energy when the rotation disc rotates relative to the casing; when the rotation disc rotates in a direction towards the ammunition inlet, the energy storage unit is compressed to save energy.

US12487043 - Device for disassembling a firearm

This disclosure concerns a pistol having an anti-disassembly protection device, which includes a disassembly key arranged rotatably in a frame, and which can be manually turned between an angular locking position and an angular disassembly position, and which disassembly key may occupy a transverse resting position and a transverse rotation position. The disassembly key has blocking means that cooperate with additional blocking means on the frame in order to prevent rotation of the disassembly key into the angular disassembly position when the disassembly key occupies the transverse resting position.

US12487044 - Weapon usage monitoring system having discharge event monitoring directed toward quick change barrel

A system for providing discharge monitoring of a firearm includes an event detection module, an event detection module housing, and a signal processing module. The event detection module has a sensor that senses an acceleration and generates an acceleration signal. The event detection module housing houses the event detection module. The signal processing module receives the acceleration signal and determines whether the acceleration signal is a discharge event and generates an event detection signal based on the determination, the signal processing module is further configured to maintain a shot count of the firearm based on the determination that the event detection signal is a discharge event. The event detection module is coupled to a quick change barrel of the firearm. The event detection module generates the event detection signal specific to the quick change barrel of the firearm; and determines a shot count of the quick change barrel.

US12487045 - Firearm suppressor

A suppressor assembly for a firearm includes a rear mount, a rear cap, at least one baffle on a forward side of the rear cap, and a front cap on a forward side of the at least one baffle. The rear mount includes an inner bore, a rear attachment interface, and a forward attachment interface. The rear cap is attached to the rear mount through the forward attachment interface. The rear attachment interface connects the suppressor assembly to the firearm. The front cap includes a plurality of exit holes that allow propellant gases to exit the suppressor assembly through the front cap.

US12487046 - Suppressor

A suppressor comprising a cylindrical housing ( 1 ) and a core ( 2 ) with radially located disk partitions ( 3 ) arranged along it, wherein the thickness of the disk partitions ( 3 ) decreases in the direction from the rear to the front of the suppressor, a number of gas openings ( 4 ) are provided along the core, a sound-absorbing material is placed in working chambers between two adjacent disk partitions ( 3 ), and clamping grooves ( 6 )—offset from each other—are provided in the core ( 2 ) yielding a torque to the core when gas escapes therethrough, the sound-absorbing material being a cooling mesh ( 7 ) formed in a structured package ( 8 ) with an annular shape, consisting of two folded accordion-like strips, one of said strips being folded radially and the other being folded axially in relation to the axis of the compressor.

US12487047 - Bowmar nose button

A method for aiming an archery bow includes the steps of 1) providing an archery bow having a bow string, 2) providing an aiming apparatus in which the aiming apparatus may include a beam having a longitudinal slit configured to engage the bow string along a longitudinal axis of the beam, and a portion of the beam may further include a projection having a curved surface. The projection may also include a frustum. The steps may further include 3) inserting the bow string into the longitudinal slit and positioning the aiming apparatus to a first point on the bow string so that when drawn the aiming apparatus contacts a point on an archer's nose, 4) drawing the bow string to a firing position, and 5) positioning the bow string so that the aiming apparatus contacts the archer's nose.

US12487048 - Archery arrow rest cord tensioning system

A fall away arrow rest system for use with an archery bow. The arrow rest system includes a launcher that is adapted to support a shaft of an arrow prior to firing the arrow. Upon firing the arrow, the launcher rotates from an upright position to a lowered position to move out of the way by the time the tail region of the arrow passes by the launcher. The arrow rest system includes a rest cord coupled to the arrow rest, the effective length and tension of which determines the timing of the launcher rotating out of the way. The arrow rest system includes a system for adjusting the effective length of and tension in the rest cord to adjust the timing as desired.

US12487049 - String-unloading apparatus of a crossbow

A crossbow includes a string, a trigger assembly, a safety and a string-unlocking apparatus. Only one hand is required to use a cocking device to operate the string-unlocking apparatus to move the safety to an unlocking position from a locking position and to pivot the trigger assembly to a releasing position from a hooking position.

US12487050 - Air gun

An air gun, includes: a cartridge including a launching chamber, a cylinder including an air chamber, an air valve, a first pin, and a second pin. The air valve is disposed in the air chamber and partially extends out of the cylinder to connect to the cartridge; the air valve is an integrally-formed structure and includes an air passage comprising an air inlet and an air outlet; the air inlet is connected to the air chamber, the air outlet is connected to the launching chamber; the first pin is movable relative to the cylinder to open and close the air inlet, and the second pin is movable relative to the cylinder to open and close the air outlet.

US12487051 - Assembled electric toy gun having function of rapidly connecting and terminating electric signal

An assembled electric toy gun having a function of rapidly connecting and terminating an electric signal includes a first gun body disposed with two first conductive sheets and a second gun body disposed with two second conductive sheets. The second gun body rotates relative to the first gun body in two opposite directions to respectively form a rotating assembly way and a bending detach way, each of the second conductive sheets is correspondingly in contact with each of the first conductive sheets at a terminal end of the rotating assembly way to establish an electric conduction, and each of the second conductive sheets is correspondingly separated with each of the first conductive sheets at a terminal end of the bending detach way to terminate the electric conduction.

US12487052 - Stock for a firearm

A stock for a firearm includes a mount, a first member, and a second member. The mount is configured to be coupled to a main body of the firearm. The first member is configured to move along a longitudinal axis defined by the firearm relative to the mount. The second member is configured to move along the longitudinal axis relative to the first member.

US12487053 - Gun light that is easy to replace with batteries

A gun light that facilitates battery replacement is provided, which includes a housing, a light-emitting module, a seat module, and a fixing mechanism. The housing is provided with a battery compartment, and the battery compartment is slidably fitted with a battery module; one side of the light-emitting module is rotatably connected to one end of the housing, and the other side of the light-emitting module is provided with a light-emitting locking groove. The seat module is connected to the other end of the housing. The fixing mechanism includes a locking component, which includes a locking elastic sheet and a light-emitting locking rod. The locking elastic sheet is fixedly connected to the housing. This application has the effect of reducing the risk of accidental contact causing the battery module to detach from the housing.

US12487054 - Bore sighting target mount

A system and method for calibrating a weapon using a precision barrel mount calibration system, wherein one or more components of the precision barrel mount calibration system are self-centering, and the system is configured to prevent scratching of an inner surface of the barrel.

US12487055 - Sight-assist system for a firearm, and related methods and components

A system for assisting one's vision while aiming a firearm, includes a scope (but may also not include a scope) that is operable to capture light from an object downfield, and an optical collar that is operable to divert some or all of the light captured, and generate an image of the object. The scope has a first end and a second end. The first end captures light from the object located downfield from the first end, and looking through the second end, one receives the light captured by the first end, and generates an image of the object from the captured light. The optical collar includes a camera operable to generate an image from light that the camera receives, a beam-splitter optically aligned with the second end of the scope and operable to reflect a portion of the light captured by the scope's first end toward the camera, and a display operable to show the image generated by the camera from the light that the camera receives.

US12487056 - Sensor farm

An apparatus that includes at least two types of sensors arranged on a projectile, each type of sensor including a plurality of sensors with overlapping ranges.

US12487057 - Mounting rail assembly for a crossbow

A crossbow includes a stock, a riser, a barrel rail coupled between the stock and the riser and defining a projectile axis, a limb assembly coupled to the riser, and a mounting rail assembly. The mounting rail assembly includes a mounting rail defining a first axial end and a second axial end, a first mounting bar coupled to the barrel rail and the first axial end of the mounting rail, and a second mounting bar coupled to the barrel rail and the second axial end of the mounting rail.

US12487058 - Firearm accessories attachment

An apparatus implementable on a firearm includes an accessories attachment device. The accessories attachment device is configured to attach to the firearm. The accessories attachment device includes physical features that are configured to accommodate mounting of accessories capable of mounting by a first design and a second design different than the first design onto the accessories attachment device.

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A firearm optic assembly has a body, the body having a first mounting facility configured to removably connect the body to the firearm, the body having a first receptacle configured to receive a first accessory, the body having a second mounting facility configured to removably receive a second mount portion associated with a second accessory offset from the medial plane, the second mounting facility including a pocket defined by one of the body and the second mount portion, the second mounting facility including a protrusion on the other of the body and the second mount portion, the protrusion being configured to be slidably or loosely received in the pocket, the protrusion having a free end and an opposed base end, the second mounting facility having an alignment facility including flared surfaces at the base end, and the flared surfaces being on opposing sides of the protrusion.

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A cover for soft armor has a mantle extending from front waist to rear waist, with a head/neck opening and formed of an outer fabric layer and an inner liner secured to the outer fabric layer at particular locations. An additional liner is positioned between the outer fabric layer and the inner liner and secured to the inner liner to produce a sling along with the inner liner, positioned to receive and support portions of the soft armor at front and back of the mantle. The sling is openable and closable at a bottom of the sling for insertion of soft armor portions. At front and back the inner liner is split along a vertical center line providing for opening left and right portions upwardly and outwardly, for convenient loading of the armor.