IP Library Granted Patent US 12,578,157
Granted Patent B2
US 12,578,157 · App. 17/500,752 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Ammunition magazine

Inventors: Kevin Philbin (Glenview, IL); Scott Richard Gherardini, Jr. (Hoffman Estates, IL)
F41A9/70
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,578,157
App. No.
17/500,752
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides ammunition magazines for bottom-loading a 5.7×28 mm ammunition round or a 4.6×30 mm ammunition round into a standard AR-15 or M16 upper receiver.

Claims (15)

1 . A magazine follower comprising:

a cartridge-shaped protrusion on a top surface,

a concave surface on the top surface and disposed adjacent to the cartridge-shaped protrusion,

a front leg including a front ridge disposed vertically along the front leg,

a rear leg disposed generally opposite the front leg,

a pair of lateral recesses configured to slidably mate with two opposing lateral tines of a corresponding magazine housing, and

a tail fin disposed adjacent the rear leg and configured to slidably mate with a tail recess of the corresponding magazine housing,

wherein the concave surface is sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of a 5.7×28 mm ammunition round or a 4.6×30 mm ammunition round.

2 . The magazine follower of claim 1 , wherein the concave surface is sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of a 5.7×28 mm ammunition round.

3 . The magazine follower of claim 1 , wherein the concave surface is sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of a 4.6×30 mm ammunition round.

4 . The magazine follower of claim 1 , wherein the tail fin has a width of about 25% to about 50% of an overall width of a corresponding magazine housing.

5 . The magazine follower of claim 1 , wherein a lateral side of the front leg is configured to contact an inner surface of the corresponding magazine housing.

6 . The magazine follower of claim 1 , wherein a lateral side of the front ridge is configured to contact an inner surface of the corresponding magazine housing.

7 . The magazine follower of claim 6 , wherein the lateral side is configured to contact a region of the inner surface of the corresponding magazine housing between two slots configured to enable passage of bullet tips stored within the corresponding magazine housing.

8 . The magazine follower of claim 1 , wherein one or more lateral sides of the rear leg are configured to contact an inner surface of the corresponding magazine housing.

Assignments (2)
LIEN Recorded Sep 30, 2023
From: PERFETTO PERFORMANCE, INC.
To: INCUBATE IP
Reel/Frame 065082/0833 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: PHILBIN, KEVIN; GHERARDINI, SCOTT RICHARD, JR.
To: PERFETTO PERFORMANCE INC.
Reel/Frame 057785/0195 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17076341 · Oct 21, 2020
Provisional Application 62924165 · Oct 21, 2019
Related Publication 20220065567A1 · Mar 3, 2022
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