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US 12,680,770 · App. 18/973,517 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Slide assembly for a firearm

Inventors: Anthony Joseph Ribic (Richardson, TX); Richard Trevor Simpson Roe (Plano, TX)
Assignee: SHADOW SYSTEMS LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,680,770
App. No.
18/973,517
Filed
Dec 9, 2024
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3641
USPC
42/25
Abstract

A slide assembly for a firearm can include a slide having a top side, a proximal end, a mounting recess about the top side of the slide, a housing recess about the proximal end of the slide, and a retaining hole intersecting the housing recess; an extractor assembly mounted within the housing recess; and an optic sight positioned at least partially in the mounting recess, the optic sight coupled to the slide by a fastener received by the retaining hole, the fastener extending at least partially through the housing recess.

Claims (29)

1 . A slide assembly for a firearm comprising:

a slide having a top side, a proximal end, a mounting recess about the top side of the slide, a housing recess about the proximal end of the slide, and a retaining hole intersecting the housing recess;

an extractor assembly mounted within the housing recess, wherein the extractor assembly comprises a stop located at a mid-portion of the housing recess thereby leaving a rear region of the housing recess clear of any components of the extractor assembly; and

an optic sight positioned at least partially in the mounting recess, the optic sight coupled to the slide by a fastener received by the retaining hole.

2 . The slide assembly of claim 1 , wherein the retaining hole terminates at about a bottom side of the slide.

3 . The slide assembly of claim 1 , wherein the retaining hole extends completely through the housing recess, and wherein the retaining hole is threaded.

4 . The slide assembly of claim 1 , wherein the extractor assembly is positioned distal from an intersection between the retaining hole and the housing recess.

5 . The slide assembly of claim 1 , wherein the slide defines a stopper bore intersecting the housing recess distal from the retaining hole.

6 . The slide assembly of claim 5 , wherein a stop is positioned within the stopper bore, and wherein the extractor assembly contacts the stop.

7 . The slide assembly of claim 5 , wherein the stopper bore is located at one of: a vertical orientation, a horizontal orientation and at an angle to a surface of the slide.

8 . The slide assembly of claim 1 , wherein the extractor assembly further comprises a plunger positioned between the extractor and a biasing member.

9 . A firearm comprising the slide assembly of claim 1 .

10 . A slide assembly for a firearm comprising:

a slide having a top side, a proximal end, a mounting recess about the top side of the slide, a housing recess about the proximal end of the slide, and a retaining hole intersecting the housing recess;

an extractor assembly mounted within the housing recess, wherein the extractor assembly comprises a stop located at a mid-portion of the housing recess, wherein the stop is formed with screw threads; and

an optic sight positioned at least partially in the mounting recess, the optic sight coupled to the slide by a fastener received by the retaining hole.

11 . The slide assembly of claim 10 , wherein a first retaining hole of the plurality of retaining holes intersects the mounting recess.

12 . The slide assembly of claim 10 , wherein a stop is positioned within a stopper bore of the slide, and wherein the stop is positioned between the first retaining hole and the extractor assembly.

13 . The slide assembly of claim 10 , wherein a second retaining hole of the plurality of retaining holes intersects the mounting recess.

14 . The slide assembly of claim 10 , wherein the retaining hole is clear of any components of the extractor assembly.

15 . A firearm comprising the slide assembly of claim 10 .

16 . A slide assembly for a firearm comprising:

a slide having a top side, a proximal end, a mounting recess about the top side of the slide, a housing recess about the proximal end of the slide, a retaining hole intersecting the housing recess, a stopper bore, and a tooling slot;

an extractor assembly mounted within the housing recess, wherein the extractor assembly comprises a stop located within the stopper bore, wherein the stop is located at a mid-portion of the housing recess thereby leaving a rear region of the housing recess clear of any components of the extractor assembly; and

an optic sight positioned at least partially in the mounting recess, the optic sight coupled to the slide by a fastener received by the retaining hole.

17 . The slide assembly of claim 16 , wherein the tooling slot is configured to receive a tool to install the stop.

18 . The slide assembly of claim 16 , wherein an installed optic sight prevents the stop from escaping upwardly.

19 . The slide assembly of claim 16 , wherein the extractor assembly further comprises a plunger positioned between an extractor and a biasing member.

20 . A firearm comprising the slide assembly of claim 16 .

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2026
From: SHADOW SYSTEMS LLC
To: PATHWARD, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 073438/0357 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2024
From: RIBIC, ANTHONY JOSEPH; ROE, RICHARD TREVOR SIMPSON
To: SHADOW SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 069540/0381 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 18368615 · Sep 15, 2023
Continuation 17339313 · Jun 4, 2021
Continuation 16746468 · Jan 17, 2020
Related Publication 20250102249A1 · Mar 27, 2025
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