Granted Patent B2

US 12,253,327 · App. 18/101,002 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Inventors: Brian Hedeen (Orono, MN); Mike Cisewski (Hutchinson, MN); Ethan Mork (Young America, MN)

Assignee: Laser Aiming Systems Corporation

F41A9/62F41A19/01F41C23/10F41G1/35

Abstract

Claims (12)

1. A firearm comprising:

a barrel portion adapted to discharge ammunition;

a slide movable relative to the barrel portion;

a frame coupled to the barrel portion and movably coupled to the slide, the frame comprising a grip, the grip comprising:

a magazine chamber adapted to detachably receive a magazine carrying a plurality of cartridges of ammunition;

at least one sensor carried by the grip, the at least one sensor adapted to sense a state of the magazine detachably received in the magazine chamber corresponding to a number of cartridges of ammunition remaining in the magazine, and the at least one sensor operable to send a signal corresponding to the number of cartridges of ammunition remaining in the magazine; and

a display carried by the frame, the display operatively coupled to the at least one sensor and operable to visually present the number of cartridges of ammunition remaining in the magazine.

2. The firearm of claim 1 , wherein the grip further comprises a detachable portion, and the at least one sensor is carried by the detachable portion.

3. The firearm of claim 1 , further comprising an activation sensor carried by the frame, the activation sensor being actuatable to send an activation signal to a controller, and the controller activating at least one of the display and the at least one sensor upon receiving the activation signal.

4. The firearm of claim 3 , wherein the activation sensor is a pressure switch.

5. The firearm of claim 1 , wherein the display is configured to provide a cumulative total of rounds fired over a period of time.

6. The firearm of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is configured to be activated by recoil of the firearm.

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Continuity (4)

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