Patents
US 12298101 B2: Weapon sight grip
- Granted
- 2025-05-13
- Filed
- 2022-11-07 application 18053302
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A weapon sight grip and associated components and methods. The weapon sight can be a firearm sight, such as a red dot type sight. The firearm accessory includes a base configured to be connected to a weapon and a sighting portion configured to assist a user in aiming the weapon. The firearm accessory includes grip structure such as an elastomeric pad, ridge, or other structure configured to facilitate a user in gripping the sight, such as to rack a slide on which the sight is mounted.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250513.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Shane Ball | Columbia, MO | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F41G | Weapon sights; aiming | F41G1/06 | 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 | F41A3/72 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F41C | Smallarms, e.g. pistols, rifles ; accessories therefor | F41C3/00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PLANCK, WILLIAM A. signed 2021-11-10 MEISSEN, TIM signed 2021-11-09 COTTRELL, MICHAEL signed 2021-11-09 BALL, SHANE signed 2021-11-15 | CRIMSON TRACE CORPORATION COLUMBIA, MO | 61680/403 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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