Patents
US 12560397 B2: Rifle bipod assembly
- Granted
- 2026-02-24
- Filed
- 2023-01-31 application 18162102
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A bipod assembly includes a first yoke configured to be attached to a firearm. A second yoke is pivotably attached to the first yoke. Right and left legs are pivotably connected to the second yoke and movable between an open position and a closed position. The bipod assembly is movable between a stowed and locked position, a stowed and unlocked position, a deployed and unlocked position, and a deployed and locked position. In a locked position, part of each leg engages the first yoke to maintain the leg's open or closed position as well as the leg's deployed or stowed position. The bipod assembly enables one-hand deployment from a stowed state.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 (ipgb20260224.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Sauer, Inc. 212 patents | US company or organization | Newington, NH | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner J. Landis | Dover, NH | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 | ||
| Andrew P. Loriot | Somersworth, NH | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 | ||
| Rich Curley | Dover, NH | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 | ||
| Christoper B. D'Alfonso | Exeter, NH | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 | ||
| Zachary A. Amico | Danville, NH | 4 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 |
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 | F41A23/08 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-21 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SIG SAUER INC. signed 2024-08-21 | TD BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT BOSTON, MA | 68353/124 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-01-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LANDIS, TANNER J. signed 2022-01-31 LORIOT, ANDREW P. signed 2022-01-31 CURLEY, RICH signed 2022-01-31 D'ALFONSO, CHRISTOPHER B. signed 2022-01-31 AMICO, ZACHARY signed 2022-01-31 | SIG. SAUER, INC. NEWINGTON, NH | 62547/95 | 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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