Patents
US 12631427 B2: Firearm foregrip with illuminator
- Granted
- 2026-05-19
- Filed
- 2024-11-21 application 18954696
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A firearm accessory and associated components and methods. The firearm accessory can include a foregrip and/or an illuminator (e.g., light and/or laser). The firearm accessory can include a support body selectively operatively connectable to a support body receiver in a first orientation and in a second orientation. The support body can include an actuator configured to change an operational state of the illuminator and/or a port configured to connect a remote actuator to the support body.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 (ipgb20260519.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson Trace Corporation 110 patents | US company or organization | Columbia, MO | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Meissen | Columbia, MO | 32 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | |
| William A. Planck | Columbia, MO | 49 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | |
| Michael Cottrell | Ashland, MO | 114 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | |
| James Tayon | Moberly, MO | 107 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | |
| Ryan Donahue | Columbia, MO | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | ||
| John Oller | Columbia, MO | 23 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | |
| Shane Ball | Columbia, MO | 21 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | |
| Logan Garland | Columbia, MO | 3 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F41G | Weapon sights; aiming | F41G1/35 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MEISSEN, TIM signed 2021-11-09 PLANCK, WILLIAM A. signed 2021-11-09 COTTRELL, MICHAEL signed 2021-11-09 TAYON, JAMES signed 2021-11-09 DONAHUE, RYAN signed 2021-11-09 OLLER, JOHN signed 2021-11-09 BALL, SHANE signed 2021-11-15 GARLAND, LOGAN signed 2021-11-10 | CRIMSON TRACE CORPORATION COLUMBIA, MO | 69355/149 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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