FreshPatents.com: Firearms - USPTO Class 042 Patent Applications Update http://www.freshpatents.com/Firearms-dtnewntc042.php USPTO Class 042 - Firearms en-us Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:18:22 -0700 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday FreshPatents.com 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif Systems and methods for providing a hand guard and accessory mounting device for a firearm http://www.freshpatents.com/Systems-and-methods-for-providing-a-hand-guard-and-accessory-mounting-device-for-a-firearm-dt20080424ptan20080092422.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:18:22 -0700 Embodiments of the invention include systems and methods and apparatus for providing a hand guard and accessory mounting device for a firearm. In one embodiment, a system for providing a hand guard and accessory mounting device for a firearm can be provided. The system can include at least one barrel... Assault rifle back-up sight rib and support structure http://www.freshpatents.com/Assault-rifle-back-up-sight-rib-and-support-structure-dt20080424ptan20080092423.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:18:22 -0700 Back-up sights for use on a rifle configured with an optical sight aligned along a first sighting axis include a handguard or support carrying first and second attachment points that are substantially parallel with the central axis of the rifle's barrel but offset at a different angle than the first... Adjustable night sight for a pistol http://www.freshpatents.com/Adjustable-night-sight-for-a-pistol-dt20080424ptan20080092424.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:18:22 -0700 An adjustable night sight for a pistol includes a sight base, a vertical tilt member and a horizontal windage slide. The three components form the adjustable night sight which can be mounted on a slide of a pistol. Sources of luminescence are used to define a rear sight notch. The... Adjustable night sights for use on assault rifles or other instruments including tangent sight mounts http://www.freshpatents.com/Adjustable-night-sights-for-use-on-assault-rifles-or-other-instruments-including-tangent-sight-mounts-dt20080424ptan20080092425.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:18:22 -0700 A method and apparatus to optimize windage adjustment allows the user to leave the front sight post centered and adjust windage using a rugged, compact traversing leaf on the rear sight by replacing the traditionally non-moving rear sight notch with a click adjustable notch of a configuration similar to that...