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David S. Findlay — 28 Patents

SWSmith & Wesson: 19 patents #7 of 90Top 8%
RCRemington Arms Company: 4 patents #3 of 50Top 6%
RLR A Brands L.L.C.: 2 patents #29 of 64Top 50%
KIKimber Ip: 1 patents #19 of 27Top 75%
Athol, MA: #1 of 21 inventorsTop 5%
Massachusetts: #3,526 of 88,656 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #134,628 of 4,157,543Top 4%
28 Patents All Time
David S. Findlay has been granted 28 US patents while listed as an inventor at Smith & Wesson. The first was granted in 1991 and the most recent in January 2021. David S. Findlay ranks #134,628 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.2%). Patent records list David S. Findlay in Athol, MA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1991 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 9 patents in 2017.peak 91991: 1 patents19911994: 1 patents1995: 2 patents19951996: 1 patents2001: 2 patents20012003: 1 patents2012: 1 patents20122013: 1 patents2015: 4 patents20152016: 1 patents2017: 9 patents20172018: 3 patents2021: 1 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 28 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10890397 Apparatus to minimize short stroke in a revolver Michael Bixby Villa, Ronald Richard Dudzic, Jr. 2021-01-12
10006731 Rotary ammunition magazine and follower Simon M. Muska 2018-06-26 $3,368,000
10006734 Trigger assembly with trigger block 2018-06-26 $3,368,000
9970723 Sear block trigger safety Sean O'Clair 2018-05-15 $6,275,000
D806201 Rifle stock Frank Gillette 2017-12-26
D806200 Rifle stock Frank Gillette 2017-12-26
D803345 Rifle stock Frank Gillette 2017-11-21
D802701 Rifle stock Frank Gillette 2017-11-14
9772153 Rotary ammunition magazine and follower Simon M. Muska 2017-09-26 $4,445,000
9631886 Sprung drop pendulum 2017-04-25 $12,201,000
D781391 Rifle stock Frank Gillette 2017-03-14
D779619 Rifle stock Frank Gillette 2017-02-21
9546834 Rifle having a fixed magazine 2017-01-17 $12,758,000
9341421 Rifle having a fixed magazine 2016-05-17 $12,943,000
9188399 Receiver catch David Findlay 2015-11-17 $8,416,000
9016187 Pump action rifle and action lock mechanism 2015-04-28 $7,778,000
8985005 Repeating firearm Jason Dubois 2015-03-24 $2,120,000
8966802 Trigger return and drop pendulum 2015-03-03 $7,480,000
8418803 Flash suppressor 2013-04-16 $7,043,000
8261652 Ambidextrous bolt stop 2012-09-11 $4,803,000
6647890 Self-contained round having ring airfoil projectile and launcher therefor 2003-11-18
6256917 Lockable safety for firearms 2001-07-10
6240670 Locking mechanism for firearms 2001-06-05
5551180 Firearm bolt lock mechanism Fred E. Martin, James W. Ronkainen 1996-09-03
5448939 Firearm with multiple sears Floyd H. Smith 1995-09-12