Patents
US 12209841 B2: Firearm accessory
- Granted
- 2025-01-28
- Filed
- 2022-04-26 application 17730180
- Type
- Utility · 64 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A firearm accessory and associated components and methods. In one embodiment, a firearm accessory is configured to mount to a shotgun. The firearm accessory is configured to emit light to illuminate a target. The firearm accessory includes an accessory body that is removable from the shotgun and permits convenient battery replacement.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250128.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson Trace Corporation 110 patents | US company or organization | Columbia, MO | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Ball | Columbia, MO | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| William Garland | Columbia, MO | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| William A. Planck | Columbia, MO | 49 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tim Meissen | Columbia, MO | 32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Cottrell | Ashland, MO | 114 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James Tayon | Moberly, MO | 107 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ryan Paul Donahue | Columbia, MO | 30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Oller | Columbia, MO | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Curtis Smith | Columbia, MO | 60 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F41C | Smallarms, e.g. pistols, rifles ; accessories therefor | F41C27/00 | 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 | F41A9/72 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F41G | Weapon sights; aiming | F41G1/35 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BALL, SHANE signed 2021-04-30 GARLAND, WILLIAM signed 2021-04-28 PLANCK, WILLIAM A. signed 2021-05-03 MEISSEN, TIM signed 2021-05-05 COTTRELL, MICHAEL signed 2021-05-04 TAYON, JAMES signed 2021-05-05 DONAHUE, RYAN signed 2021-05-03 OLLER, JOHN signed 2021-05-04 SMITH, CURTIS signed 2021-04-28 | CRIMSON TRACE CORPORATION COLUMBIA, MO | 59728/729 | 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.
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