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Granted Patent B2
US 10,921,080 · App. 16/512,817 · Granted Feb 16, 2021

Suppressor design

Inventors: John McCartney Hibbitts (Laurens, SC); Robert Randall Mace, Jr. (Laurens, SC)
Assignee: Gladius Suppressor Company, LLC
F41A21/30F41A21/44
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Patent No.
US 10,921,080
App. No.
16/512,817
Granted
Feb 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An improved design for a suppressor which suppresses sound from a gun report as well as reduces heat transference therefrom.

Claims (48)

1. A suppressor comprising:

a muzzle endcap on a proximal end of the suppressor;

a muzzle end cap insulation disc located in an interior of the suppressor positioned distally from the muzzle end cap;

an inner tube adjacent the insulation tube in the interior of the suppressor;

an outer tube, wherein an insulating material is located between the inner tube and the outer tube, which circumferentially surrounds the interior of the suppressor;

an inner blast baffle spacer toward the proximal end of the suppressor and a main baffle toward the distal end of the suppressor, all encircled by the inner tube;

a main expansion chamber toward the distal end of the suppressor, wherein the main expansion chamber contains the main baffle;

an exit end cap insulation disc in the interior of the suppressor proximal to the exit end cap;

an exit end cap on a distal end of the suppressor, which engages the outer tube;

wherein the muzzle end cap insulation disc, the exit end cap insulation disc and the insulating material between the inner and outer tube comprise the same insulation.

2. The suppressor of claim 1 , wherein the insulating material comprises fibrous silica.

3. The suppressor of claim 1 , wherein the insulating material comprises a silica fiber reinforced microporous foam comprised of fumed silica, metal oxides, and reinforcement fibers.

4. The suppress or claim 3 , wherein foam is covered by a fabric comprised of the same material as the foam, wherein the fabric has a greater proportion of reinforcement fibers than the foam.

5. The suppressor of claim 1 , wherein the insulating material comprises a flexible fabric that covers a condensed powder, wherein both the flexible fabric and the condensed powder comprise alumina-magnesia-carbon flexible ceramic.

6. The suppressor of claim 1 , wherein a vacuum is formed between the inner tube and the outer tube.

7. The suppressor of claim 1 , wherein the suppressor has a diameter of substantially 2 inches.

8. The suppressor of claim 1 , wherein the outer tube is covered by a carbon fiber wrap.

9. A method for forming a suppressor comprising:

forming an outer tube of the suppressor which circumferentially surrounds an interior of the suppressor;

placing a muzzle endcap on a proximal end of the suppressor, which engages the outer tube;

placing a muzzle end cap insulation disc in the interior of the suppressor positioned distally from the muzzle end cap;

placing an exit end cap on a distal end of the suppressor, which engages the outer tube;

placing an exit end cap insulation disc in the interior of the suppressor proximal to the exit end cap;

placing an insulation tube in the interior of the suppressor adjacent to the outer tube;

placing an inner tube adjacent the insulation tube in the interior of the suppressor;

forming an inner blast baffle spacer toward the proximal end of the suppressor and a main baffle toward the distal end of the suppressor, all encircled by the inner tube;

forming a main expansion chamber toward the distal end of the suppressor, wherein the main expansion chamber contains the main baffle; and

forming a bullet path extending longitudinally through the suppressor and through a body of the main baffle.

10. The suppressor of claim 9 , wherein insulating material for the muzzle end cap insulation disc, the exit end cap insulation disc, and the insulation tube comprises fibrous silica.

11. The suppressor of claim 9 , wherein insulating material for the muzzle end cap insulation disc, the exit end cap insulation disc, and the insulation tube comprises a silica fiber reinforced microporous foam comprised of fumed silica, metal oxides, and reinforcement fibers.

12. The suppress or claim 11 , wherein foam is covered by a fabric comprised of the same material as the foam, wherein the fabric has a greater proportion of reinforcement fibers than the foam.

13. The suppressor of claim 9 , wherein insulating material for the muzzle end cap insulation disc, the exit end cap insulation disc, and the insulation tube comprises a flexible fabric that covers a condensed powder, wherein both the flexible fabric and the condensed powder comprise alumina-magnesia-carbon flexible ceramic.

14. The suppressor of claim 9 , wherein a vacuum is formed between the inner tube and the outer tube.

15. The suppressor of claim 9 , wherein the suppressor has a diameter of substantially 2 inches.

16. The suppressor of claim 9 , further including covering the outer tube with a carbon fiber wrap.

17. A suppressor comprising:

a muzzle endcap on a proximal end of the suppressor;

a muzzle end cap insulation disc located in an interior of the suppressor positioned distally from the muzzle end cap;

an inner tube adjacent the insulation tube in the interior of the suppressor;

an outer tube, wherein an insulating material is located between the inner tube and the outer tube, which circumferentially surrounds the interior of the suppressor;

an inner blast baffle spacer toward the proximal end of the suppressor and a main baffle toward the distal end of the suppressor, all encircled by the inner tube;

a main baffle;

a main expansion chamber toward the distal end of the suppressor, wherein the main expansion chamber contains the main baffle;

an inner tube;

an exit end cap insulation disc in the interior of the suppressor proximal to the exit end cap;

an exit end cap on a distal end of the suppressor, which engages the outer tube;

wherein the insulating material comprises a silica fiber reinforced microporous foam comprised of fumed silica, metal oxides, and reinforcement fibers; and

the microporous foam is covered by a fabric comprised of the same material as the foam, wherein the fabric has a greater proportion of reinforcement fibers than the foam.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2019
From: HIBBITTS, JOHN MCCARTNEY; MACE, ROBERT RANDALL, JR.
To: GLADIUS SUPPRESSOR COMPANY, LLC
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 15876397 · Jan 22, 2018
Provisional Application 62448412 · Jan 20, 2017
Related Publication 20200096279A1 · Mar 26, 2020
Cited By (3)
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