Devices, systems and methods for firearms training, simulation and operations

• US 20090253103A1
• Filed: 03/25/2009
• Published: 10/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Richard Russell Jr. Hogan
• Original Assignee: Richard Russell Jr. Hogan
• Inventors: Hogan, Richard Russell JR.
• Granted Patent: US 8,827,706 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/24
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 17/08 for inhibiting firing in a specified direction, e.g. at a friendly person or at a protected area F41A27/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 19/58 Electric firing mechanisms F41A17/10, F41A17/12 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 33/02 Light- or radiation-emitting guns ; Light- or radiation-sensitive guns; Cartridges carrying light emitting sources, e.g. laser
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 33/06 Recoil simulators
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 9/61 Magazines
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 11/50 Magazines for compressed-gas guns; Arrangements for feeding or loading projectiles from magazines
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 11/57 Electronic or electric systems for feeding or loading F41B11/53 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 11/71 Electric or electronic control systems, e.g. for safety purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for providing firearms training without using traditional firearms. Replicas of firearms have control systems in communication with magazines inserted into the replicas to control the number of rounds that can be fired for each magazine. The control systems can also monitor, record and communicate data relating to all use of the replica to centralized control units. Additionally, the control systems can include location sensors to monitor the location of the replicas and only authorize firing of the replicas in approved locations.

Claims

1. A firearm replica comprising:

a control processing unit in the replica;

a magazine designed to be received by the replica;

a processing unit in the magazine;

communications systems providing communication between the processing unit in the magazine and the control processing unit of the replica when the magazine is inserted into the replica.

2. The firearm replica of claim 1 wherein:

the control processing unit is provisioned to receive data from the processing unit in a magazine inserted into the replica and adjust the firing operations of the replica in response to the data received from the processing unit in the magazine.

3. The firearm replica of claim 2 wherein the firing operations adjusted includes the firing rate of the replica.

4. The firearm replica of claim 2 wherein the firing operations adjusted includes the number of times the replica is authorized to be fired while the magazine is in the replica.

5. The firearm replica of claim 2 wherein the data received includes the identity of an authorized operator for the replica.