Patents
US 11466951 B2: Conditional locking mechanism for handguns
- Granted
- 2022-10-11
- Filed
- 2022-01-28 application 17587156
- Type
- Utility · 1 claim
- Elsewhere
- Google Patents ↗ · USPTO patent document ↗ · USPTO Patent Center record ↗
Abstract
A pistol comprises a frame with a slide operable to reciprocate on the frame. A trigger movably connected to the frame to move between a forward position and rear position, and a block element selectably interfacing with the slide and movable between a released position in which the slide is enabled to reciprocate and a locked position in which the slide is prevented from reciprocation. The block element is operably engaged to the trigger to move to the locked position when the trigger is in the rear position, such that the slide does not recoil after discharge when the trigger is held to the rear position.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg221011.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Vaughan | Carson City, NV | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Michael Gockel | Carson City, NV | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F41A | Functional features or details common to both smallarms and ordnance, e.g. cannons; mountings for smallarms or ordnance | F41A17/42 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GOCKEL, DAVID signed 2022-01-26 VAUGHAN, GRANT signed 2022-01-27 | FRANKLIN ARMORY HOLDINGS, INC. MINDEN, NV | 58808/357 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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.
USPTO bulk data: PatentsView granted patents, disambiguated (PVGPATDIS) for patents, assignees, inventors, places and CPC categories; the USPTO Patent Assignment Dataset (ECORSEXC) for assignments and security interests. Patents filed in the last 20 years. No claims or full text. Links to other records are by name (and state): EXACT means the identical full name and state; FUZZY means a looser name match, with the confidence shown.