IP Library Granted Patent US 10,845,142
Granted Patent B2
US 10,845,142 · App. 16/453,407 · Granted Nov 24, 2020

Methods, systems, apparatuses and devices for facilitating counting and displaying of an ammunition count of a magazine of a firearm

Inventor: Victor Flood (Birmingham, AL)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,845,142
App. No.
16/453,407
Granted
Nov 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a system to facilitate counting and displaying of an ammunition count of a magazine of a firearm. Further, the system may include a sensory device configured to generate a sensory data related to a movement of ammunition in the magazine. Further, the system may include a processing device communicatively connected with the sensory device configured for analyzing the sensory data to generate an ammunition data. Further, the ammunition data may include a number of ammunition rounds in the magazine. Further, the system may include a presentation device communicatively connected with the processing device configured for displaying the ammunition data. Further, the system may include a storage device configured for storing the ammunition data.

Claims (32)

1. A system to facilitate counting and displaying of an ammunition count of a magazine of a firearm, the system comprising:

a sensory device configured to generate a sensory data related to a movement of ammunition in the magazine;

a processing device communicatively connected with the sensory device configured for analyzing the sensory data to generate an ammunition data, wherein the ammunition data comprises a number of ammunition rounds in the magazine;

a presentation device communicatively connected with the processing device configured for presenting the ammunition data;

a storage device configured for storing the ammunition data;

the sensory device is positioned at feed lips of the magazine;

the sensory data relates to an insertion of one or more ammunition rounds into the magazine; and

the sensory device comprising at least one of an infrared sensor, a photoelectric sensor, an electro-optical sensor and a laser sensor.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensory data relates to a movement of the ammunition from the magazine to a firing chamber of the firearm.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the processing device is configured for analysing the sensory data for generating an ammunition usage data comprising a usage of one or more rounds of ammunition.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the sensory device comprises a location sensor, wherein the sensory data comprises a location data, wherein the processing device is further configured for generating the ammunition usage data based on the location data, wherein the storage device is configured for storing the ammunition usage data along with the location data.

5. The system of claim 4 further comprising at least one actuator configured to interact with a firing mechanism of the firearm, wherein the processing device is configured for generating an actuating signal based on the location data, wherein the at least one actuator is configured to control the firing mechanism of the firearm based on the actuating signal.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing device is configured for updating the ammunition data based on the sensory data, wherein the presentation device is configured for presenting the ammunition data based on the updating.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the presentation device comprises a digital display device configured to display the ammunition data.

8. The system of claim 1 further comprising an input mechanism configured for receiving a user input corresponding to a desired ammunition data, wherein the processing device is further configured for updating the desired ammunition data based on the sensory data to generate an updated ammunition data, wherein the presentation device is further configured for presenting each of the desired ammunition data and the updated ammunition data respectively.

9. The system of claim 8 further comprising at least one actuator configured to interact with a firing mechanism of the firearm, wherein the processing device is configured for generating an actuating signal based on each of the desired ammunition data and the updated ammunition data, wherein the at least one actuator is configured to control the firing mechanism of the firearm based on the actuating signal.

10. A magazine of a firearm configured for counting and displaying of an ammunition count of the magazine, the magazine comprising:

a sensory device configured to generate a sensory data related to at least one of a movement of ammunition in the magazine, and a movement of the ammunition from the magazine to a firing chamber of the firearm;

a processing device communicatively connected with the sensory device configured for analyzing the sensory data to generate an ammunition data, wherein the ammunition data comprises a number of ammunition rounds in the magazine;

a presentation device communicatively connected with the processing device configured for presenting the ammunition data;

a storage device configured for storing the ammunition data;

the sensory device is positioned at feed lips of the magazine;

the sensory data relates to an insertion of one or more ammunition rounds into the magazine; and

the sensory device comprising at least one of an infrared sensor, a photoelectric sensor, an electro-optical sensor and a laser sensor.

11. The magazine of claim 10 , wherein the magazine is configured for feeding the ammunition to at least one of a shotgun, a rifle, a pistol, a machine gun, and a submachine gun.

12. The magazine of claim 10 , wherein the processing device is configured for analysing the sensory data for generating an ammunition usage data comprising a usage of one or more rounds of ammunition.

13. The magazine of claim 12 , wherein the sensory device comprises a location sensor, wherein the sensory data comprises a location data, wherein the processing device is further configured for generating the ammunition usage data based on the location data, wherein the storage device is configured for storing the ammunition usage data along with the location data.

14. The magazine of claim 13 further comprising at least one actuator configured to interact with a firing mechanism of the firearm, wherein the processing device is configured for generating an actuating signal based on the location data, wherein the at least one actuator is configured to control the firing mechanism of the firearm based on the actuating signal.

15. The magazine of claim 10 , wherein the processing device is configured for updating the ammunition data based on the sensory data, wherein the presentation device is configured for presenting the ammunition data based on the updating.

16. The magazine of claim 10 , wherein the presentation device comprises a digital display device configured to display the ammunition data.

17. The magazine of claim 10 further comprising an input mechanism configured for receiving a user input corresponding to a desired ammunition data, wherein the processing device is further configured for updating the desired ammunition data based on the sensory data to generate an updated ammunition data, wherein the presentation device is further configured for presenting each of the desired ammunition data and the updated ammunition data respectively.

18. The magazine of claim 17 further comprising at least one actuator configured to interact with a firing mechanism of the firearm, wherein the processing device is configured for generating an actuating signal based on each of the desired ammunition data and the updated ammunition data, wherein the at least one actuator is configured to control the firing mechanism of the firearm based on the actuating signal.

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