Patents
US 12760995 B2: Metal reinforced target sight
- Granted
- 2026-10-13
- Filed
- 2024-08-12 application 18801262
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for forming a base housing of a targeting sight for a firearm includes placing one or more metal components into an injection mold, injecting material in liquid form into the injection mold to contact the one or more metal components, curing the material injected into the injection mold, and removing the cured material from the injection mold. A target sight having a base housing including a metal frame and non-metallic material formed surrounding the metal frame is also described.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 (ipgb20261013.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIG SAUER, INC. 212 patents | US company or organization | Newington, NH | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew W. York | Portland, OR | 48 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 | |
| Drew A. Essig | Portland, OR | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F41G | Weapon sights; aiming | F41G1/30 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
| B29C | Shaping or joining of plastics; shaping of material in a plastic state, not otherwise provided for; after-treatment of the shaped products, e.g. repairing | B29C45/0001 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
| B29K | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses b29b, b29c or b29d, relating to moulding materials or to materials for ; moulds, ; reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts | B29K2077/00 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-24 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SIG SAUER INC. signed 2025-04-23 | TD BANK, N.A, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT BOSTON, MA | 71023/417 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-25 |
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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