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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric Grember, Bourges, FR;
Claude Boutet, Bourges, FR;
Assignee:
Giat Industries, Versailles Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
42100 ; 89 4103 ; 89 4106 ; 89 4117 ;
Abstract
A device for firing a small or medium caliber firearm includes a rangefinder, an infrared detector supplying an electrical signal, an electronic triggering assembly for controlling firing, and an electrical energy source. The triggering assembly is associated with percussion firing, using an electromagnet connected to the firing pin of the weapon. Firing of the firearm is activated by the detection of the heat signature of a target with the infrared detector.