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Pardip K. Vaid — 15 Patents

SWSmith & Wesson: 15 patents #9 of 90Top 10%
Northampton, MA: #6 of 96 inventorsTop 7%
Massachusetts: #8,211 of 88,656 inventorsTop 10%
Overall (All Time): #307,048 of 4,157,543Top 8%
15 Patents All Time
Pardip K. Vaid has been granted 15 US patents while listed as an inventor at Smith & Wesson. The first was granted in 1995 and the most recent in November 2006. Pardip K. Vaid ranks #307,048 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 7.4%). Patent records list Pardip K. Vaid in Northampton, MA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1995 to 2006Bar chart with a peak of 6 patents in 2002.peak 61995: 3 patents19951996: 2 patents19961997: 1 patents19972002: 6 patents20022003: 1 patents20032005: 1 patents20052006: 1 patents2006

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–15 of 15 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7140141 Apparatus and method for removing the slide of a semi-automatic pistol 2006-11-28 $6,006,000
6865979 Apparatus and method for removing the slide of a semi-automatic pistol 2005-03-15 $1,066,000
6519887 Magazine safety Scott F. Allen 2003-02-18 $826,000
6457271 Magazine safety Jason Pinsonnault, Hubert Krieger, Horst Wesp 2002-10-01
6430860 Method of assembling a firearm having a security apparatus Robert L. Constant, John Klebes, Lee M. Lenkarski, David J. Petig 2002-08-13
6425199 Trigger assembly for use in a firearm having a security apparatus Robert L. Constant, John Klebes 2002-07-30
6405473 Slide assembly for a firearm David J. Petig, John Klebes, Lee M. Lenkarski, Robert L. Constant 2002-06-18
6397508 Electric firing probe for detonating electrically-fired ammunition in a firearm Robert L. Constant, John Klebes, Lee M. Lenkarski, David J. Petig 2002-06-04
6357156 Authorization module for activating a firearm and method of using same John Klebes, Lee M. Lenkarski 2002-03-19
5615505 Magazine cartridge guide 1997-04-01
5566487 Integral butt plate with latch and catch mechanisms for pistol magazine Philip H. Stevens 1996-10-22
D371591 Two-piece trigger Lee M. Lenkarski 1996-07-09
5438784 Magazine safety Lee M. Lenkarski 1995-08-08
5402593 Safety trigger for a firearm Lee M. Lenkarski 1995-04-04
5386659 Fire control mechanism for semiautomatic pistols Lee M. Lenkarski, Kevin G. Foley 1995-02-07