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US 12,023,949 B2Granted
Method and item for identifying serialized parts
AssigneeSilencerCo, LLC
InventorsCasey Brandol, Jacob Turnblom, Jared Hansen, James Torgersen, Joshua Sensinger
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Abstract
Serialized firearm parts, such as silencers, are identified using plates permanently affixed to the parts by welding, brazing, riveting, pinning and welding or other permanent techniques. Methods of effecting repair or replacement of silencers and silencer parts employ removing the plates by drilling or machining the welds and permanently affixing the plate to a replacement part.
Claims39
A method of identifying a serialized part of a silencer, the method comprising:
- inlaying a plate bearing an engraved serial number into a recessed portion of an outer surface of the serialized part, wherein an outer surface of the plate is flush with the outer surface of the serialized part when the plate is inlaid in the recessed portion of the outer surface of the serialized part;
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- permanently affixing, based at least in part on inlaying the plate into the recessed portion of the outer surface of the serialized part, the plate to the recessed portion of the outer surface of the serialized part.
A method of effecting repair of a serialized silencer, comprising:
- an owner of the serialized silencer releasing the serialized silencer to a manufacturer thereof, wherein the serialized silencer comprises:
- an original essential part, wherein an outer surface of the original essential part comprises a recessed portion;
- and
- a serialized plate bearing an engraved serial number, wherein the serialized plate is inlaid in the recessed portion of the outer surface of the original essential part and is permanently affixed to the recessed portion of the outer surface of the original essential part, and wherein an outer surface of the serialized plate is flush with the outer surface of the original essential part;
- the manufacturer removing the serialized plate from the original essential part and permanently affixing the serialized plate to a replacement essential part;
- the manufacturer releasing the serialized silencer, including the serialized plate and the replacement essential part to the owner;
- and
- the manufacturer retaining the original essential part.
5 more elements
A method of replacing an original essential part of a silencer, comprising:
- an owner of the original essential part releasing the original essential part to a manufacturer thereof, wherein:
- an outer surface of the original essential part comprises a recessed portion, and wherein a serialized plate bearing an engraved serial number is inlaid in the recessed portion of the outer surface of the original essential part and is permanently affixed to the recessed portion of the outer surface of the original essential part, and wherein an outer surface of the serialized plate is flush with the outer surface of the original essential part;
- the manufacturer removing the serialized plate from the original essential part and permanently affixing the serialized plate to a replacement essential part;
- the manufacturer releasing the serialized plate permanently attached to the replacement essential part to the owner;
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- the manufacturer retaining the original essential part.
3 more elements
A method of effecting repair of a serialized silencer, comprising:
- an owner of the serialized silencer releasing the serialized silencer to a holder of a Federal Firearms License, wherein the serialized silencer comprises:
- an original essential part, wherein an outer surface of the original essential part comprises a recessed portion;
- and
- a serialized plate bearing an engraved serial number, wherein the serialized plate is inlaid in the recessed portion of the outer surface of the original essential part and is permanently affixed to the recessed portion of the outer surface of the original essential part, and wherein an outer surface of the serialized plate is flush with the outer surface of the original essential part;
- the holder of the Federal Firearms License removing the serialized plate from the original essential part and permanently affixing the serialized plate to a replacement essential part;
- the holder of the Federal Firearms License releasing the serialized silencer, including the serialized plate and the replacement essential part to the owner;
- and
- the holder of the Federal Firearms License retaining the original essential part.
5 more elements
A method of replacing an original essential part of a silencer, comprising:
- an owner of the original essential part releasing the original essential part to a holder of a Federal Firearms License, wherein:
- an outer surface of the original essential part comprises a recessed portion, and wherein a serialized plate bearing an engraved serial number is inlaid in the recessed portion of the outer surface of the original essential part and is permanently affixed to the recessed portion of the outer surface of the original essential part, and wherein an outer surface of the serialized plate is flush with the outer surface of the original essential part;
- the holder of the Federal Firearms License removing the serialized plate from the original essential part and permanently affixing the serialized plate to a replacement essential part;
- the holder of the Federal Firearms License releasing the serialized plate permanently attached to the replacement essential part to the owner;
- and
- the holder of the Federal Firearms License retaining the original essential part.
3 more elements
A silencer, comprising:
- an essential part, wherein an outer surface of the essential part comprises a recessed portion;
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- a plate bearing an engraved serial number, wherein the plate is inlaid in the recessed portion of the outer surface of the essential part and is permanently affixed to the recessed portion of the outer surface of the essential part, and wherein an outer surface of the plate is flush with the outer surface of the essential part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.