# US 10,480,886 B2 · Suppressor design

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- Number: US 10,480,886 B2
- Document ID: US10480886B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/876,397
- Filed: 2018-01-22
- Published: 2018-07-26
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2017-01-20
- Assignees: Gladius Suppressor Company, LLC
- Applicants: Gladius Suppressor Company, LLC
- Inventors: John McCartney Hibbitts; Robert Randall Mace, Jr.
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10480886B2

## CPC

- F41A 21/30: Silencers
- F41A 21/44: Insulation jackets; Protective jackets
- F41A: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE

## Abstract

An improved design for a suppressor which suppresses sound from a gun report as well as reduces heat transference therefrom.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An insulated suppressor for a rifle comprising:
a blast baffle;
a monocore baffle stack; and
an insulating sleeve comprising;
a continuous cylindrical wall;
a distal end cap, comprising a first recess, wherein the first recess contains a distal end cap insulation disk;
a proximal end cap, comprising a second recess, wherein the second recess contains a proximal end cap insulation disc;
the insulating sleeve substantially covering the entirety of a suppressor a second continuous cylindrical wall of the suppressor.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The insulated suppressor of claim 1, further comprising wherein the insulating sleeve is made integral with the suppressor.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The insulated suppressor of claim 1, further comprising wherein the insulating sleeve defines only two orifices within an outer surface of the insulating sleeve.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The insulated suppressor of claim 3, further comprising wherein one orifice is defined in the distal end cap and one orifice is defined in the proximal end cap.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The insulated suppressor of claim 1, further comprising wherein the monocore baffle stack comprises a sinusoidal structure.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The insulated suppressor of claim 1, further comprising a void defined between the continuous cylindrical wall and the second continuous cylindrical wall.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The insulated suppressor of claim 6, wherein the void is filled with an insulating material.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The insulated suppressor of claim 7, wherein the void filled with insulating material substantially covers the entirety of an outer circumference and length of the second continuous cylindrical wall.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The insulated suppressor of claim 7, wherein the insulating material comprises a ceramic and silica mixture.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The insulated suppressor of claim 7, wherein the insulating material underlies the distal end cap and proximal end cap.

### Claim 11 (depends on 6)

The insulated suppressor of claim 6, wherein the void comprises a vacuum.

### Claim 12

A method for reducing noise and heat generated from a suppressor comprising;
integrally forming an insulating sleeve around a suppressor;
wherein the insulating sleeve comprises;
a continuous cylindrical wall;
a distal end cap, configured to form a recess, wherein the recess contains a distal end cap insulation disk;
a proximal end cap, configured to form a recess, wherein the recess contains a proximal end cap insulation disc;
forming the insulating sleeve to substantially cover an outer surface of the suppressor;
forming a void around at least a circumference of the suppressor; and
filling the void with an insulating material.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, wherein only two orifices are formed in the insulating sleeve.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, wherein a first orifice is formed in the proximal end cap and a second orifice is formed in the distal end cap.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, further comprising forming a vacuum within the void.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, wherein the insulating material comprises a ceramic and silica mixture.

### Claim 17 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, further comprising forming the void to substantially circumferentially cover an outer circumference of a second continuous cylindrical wall of the suppressor.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The method of claim 17, further comprising forming the void to extend at least a length of the second cylindrical wall.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The method of claim 17, wherein integrally forming the insulated sleeve comprises permanently affixing the continuous cylindrical wall to the distal end cap and proximal end cap.

### Claim 20

An insulated suppressor for a rifle comprising:
an inner insulating wall forming a continuous cylinder;
an outer insulating wall forming a continuous cylinder;
wherein the outer and inner insulating walls define a sealed void between the inner and outer insulating wall;
a distal end cap, configured to form a recess, wherein the recess contains a distal end cap insulation disk;
a proximal end cap, configured to form a recess, wherein the recess contains a proximal end cap insulation disc;
wherein the continuous cylinder of the inner insulating wall surrounds:
a blast baffle; and
a monocore baffle stack; and
wherein a carbon fiber wrap at least partially surrounds the outer insulating wall.