Patents
US 10295290 B2: Firearm barrel
- Granted
- 2019-05-21
- Filed
- 2018-08-03 application 16054862
- Type
- Utility · 30 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A firearm barrel has an elongated body defining a bore and defining a bore axis, the body defining a breech end and an opposed muzzle end, a chamber defined in the breech end and contiguous with the bore; the bore having an interior surface having a plurality of alternating lands and grooves, the grooves being surfaces separated from the bore axis by first radius, the lands being surfaces separated from the bore axis by second radius less than the first radius and the lands and grooves being straight elements parallel to the bore axis, such that no spin is imparted to a projectile propelled down the bore. The lands and grooves may extend from the chamber to the muzzle end. The bore may have a constant cross-sectional profile along its length.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190521.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN ARMORY HOLDINGS, INC. 27 patents | US company or organization | Minden, NV | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Paul Fellows | Hollister, CA | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jay Leonard Jacobson | Minden, NV | 19 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F42B | Explosive charges, e.g. for blasting, fireworks, ammunition | F42B10/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F41A | Functional features or details common to both smallarms and ordnance, e.g. cannons; mountings for smallarms or ordnance | F41A21/18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JACOBSON, JAY LEONARD signed 2018-07-31 | FRANKLIN ARMORY HOLDINGS, INC. MINDEN, NV | 46865/436 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-08-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FELLOWS, RYAN PAUL signed 2018-07-31 | FRANKLIN ARMORY HOLDINGS, INC. MINDEN, NV | 46554/490 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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