Patents
US 12455132 B2: Pistol having a plurality of operating conditions
- Granted
- 2025-10-28
- Filed
- 2024-08-19 application 18808457
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Pistols having a plurality of operating conditions have a frame having a trigger, an elongated slide connected to the frame and having a rear end facing a user, a moving control element on the elongated slide and positioned in a first position when the pistol is in a first operating condition, and positioned in a second condition when the pistol is in a second operating condition, an indicator on the moving control element visible to the rear, indicia on the elongated slide having a first element associated with the first operating condition and a second element associated with the second operating condition, and the indicator being registered with the first element of the indicia when the moving control element is in the first position, and the indicator being registered with the second element of the indicia when the moving control element is in the second position.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251028.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Harrison Haas | Carson City, NV | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ryan Paul Fellows | Hollister, CA | 25 | 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 | F41A19/10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FELLOWS, RYAN PAUL signed 2024-08-09 HAAS, JOSEPH HARRISON signed 2024-08-13 | FRANKLIN ARMORY HOLDINGS, INC. MINDEN, NV | 68327/144 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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