IP Library Granted Patent US 10,690,431
Granted Patent B2
US 10,690,431 · App. 16/120,491 · Granted Jun 23, 2020

Monolithic noise suppression device with purposely induced porosity for firearm

Inventors: Richard Ryder Washburn, III (Ridgewood, NY); Michael Berkeypile (Ridgewood, NY); Richard Ryder Washburn, II (Ridgewood, NY)
Assignee: CENTRE FIREARMS CO., INC.
F41A21/30B33Y80/00
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Patent No.
US 10,690,431
App. No.
16/120,491
Granted
Jun 23, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A noise suppression device for use with a firearm includes a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device, an internal portion, a first end, and a second end; and a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body, wherein the noise suppression device includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or the core, and a porosity of a first portion of the body that is adjacent to the first end is different than a porosity of a second portion of the body that is adjacent to the second end. Alternatively, the core includes a plurality of baffles, and a porosity of a first baffle that is adjacent to the first end is different than a porosity of a second baffle that is adjacent to the second end.

Claims (28)

1. A noise suppression device for use with a firearm, the noise suppression device comprising:

a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device, an internal portion, a first end, and a second end; and

a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body, wherein

the noise suppression device includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or the core, and

a porosity of a first portion of the body that is adjacent to the first end is different from a porosity of a second portion of the body that is adjacent to the second end, wherein

the porosity is a fraction of a volume of pores per volume of mass in a material of the noise suppression device.

2. The noise suppression device of claim 1 , wherein a porosity of the body increases between the second end and the first end.

3. The noise suppression device of claim 1 , wherein a porosity of the first end and a porosity of the second end are less than the porosity of the first portion of the body and the porosity of the second portion of the body.

4. The noise suppression device of claim 1 , further comprising a baffle, wherein a porosity of the baffle is a same porosity as a portion of the body directly adjacent to the baffle.

5. The noise suppression device of claim 4 , wherein the baffle includes a bleed hole.

6. The noise suppression device of claim 1 , wherein the noise suppression device is made of a plastic.

7. The noise suppression device of claim 1 , wherein the noise suppression device is made of a metal or a metal alloy.

8. The noise suppression device of claim 1 , wherein the noise suppression device is a three-dimensional-printed structure.

9. A noise suppression device for use with a firearm, the noise suppression device comprising:

a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device, an internal portion, a first end, and a second end; and

a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body, wherein

the noise suppression device includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or the core,

the core includes a plurality of baffles that separate a plurality of chambers, and

a porosity of a first baffle of the plurality of baffles that is adjacent to the first end is different from a porosity of a second baffle of the plurality of baffles that is adjacent to the second end, wherein

the porosity is a fraction of a volume of pores per volume of mass in a material of the noise suppression device.

10. The noise suppression device of claim 9 , wherein a porosity of a first portion of the body that is adjacent to the first end is greater than a porosity of a second portion of the body that is adjacent to the second end.

11. The noise suppression device of claim 9 , wherein a porosity of a first portion of the body that is adjacent to the first end is less than a porosity of a second portion of the body that is adjacent to the second end.

12. The noise suppression device of claim 9 , wherein a porosity of a first portion of the body that is adjacent to the first end, a porosity of a second portion of the body that is adjacent to the second end, and a porosity of a third portion of the body that is between the first portion and the second portion of the body are different from each other.

13. The noise suppression device of claim 12 , wherein the porosity of the first baffle, the porosity of the second baffle, and a porosity of a third baffle of the plurality of baffles are different from each other.

14. The noise suppression device of claim 9 , wherein the porosity of the first baffle, the porosity of the second baffle, and a porosity of a third baffle of the plurality of baffles are different from each other.

15. The noise suppression device of claim 9 , wherein the noise suppression device is made of a metal or a metal alloy.

16. The noise suppression device of claim 9 , wherein the noise suppression device is made of a plastic.

17. The noise suppression device of claim 9 , wherein the noise suppression device is a three-dimensional-printed structure.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2020
From: CENTRE FIREARMS CO.
To: CF FINANCE LLC
Reel/Frame 053486/0749 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2018
From: WASHBURN, RICHARD RYDER, III; BERKEYPILE, MICHAEL; WASHBURN, RICHARD RYDER, II
To: CENTRE FIREARMS CO., INC.
Reel/Frame 047007/0088 →
Continuity (1)
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