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US 9,791,231 B1Granted
Firearm with user authentication to remove or add components
OwnerPhilip Scott Lyren, James Alexander Eugene Lyren +1inventors
InventorsPhilip Scott Lyren, James Alexander Eugene Lyren, William Christopher Lyren
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Abstract
A method authenticates a user before the user can remove or attach a component to a firearm. When the user is authenticated, the user can remove or attach a component to the firearm. The firearm prevents the removal or attachment of the component when the user is not authenticated.
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A method to authenticate a user to remove a module from a handgun, the method comprising:
- providing a handgun assembly that includes a handgun, first module that includes electronics that make the handgun a smart-gun, and a second module that does not include electronic components and when connected to the handgun makes the handgun a traditional handgun that does not include the electronics;
- receiving, at the handgun when the first module is connected to the handgun, a request from a user to remove the first module from the handgun;
- unlocking, by the handgun, the first module from the handgun when the user is authenticated so the user is able to remove the first module from the handgun;
- and
- maintaining, by the handgun, the first module locked to the handgun when the user is not authenticated so the user is unable to remove the first module from the handgun.
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A handgun assembly, comprising:
- a handgun that includes a frame with a hand grip, a barrel through which a bullet travels, an action that fires the bullet, and a trigger that activates the action to fire the bullet;
- a first module that removably attaches to an underside of the barrel, includes electronics of a power supply and an authentication unit that authenticates a user of the handgun, and transforms the handgun into a smart-gun when connected to the handgun;
- a second module that removably attaches to the underside of the barrel to replace the first module, does not include any electronics, and transforms the handgun into a tradition handgun without electronic components when connected to the handgun.
A method to authenticate a user to remove a component from a handgun, the method comprising:
- providing a handgun that includes a body with an action and a trigger, a barrel connected to the body, and a grip connected to the body;
- receiving, at the handgun, a request from a user to remove the grip from the body of the handgun;
- unlocking, by the handgun, the grip from the body of the handgun when the user is authenticated so the user is able to remove the grip from the handgun;
- maintaining, by the handgun, the grip locked to the body of the handgun when the user is not authenticated so the user is unable to remove the grip from the handgun;
- generating a timestamp that indicates a date and time when the grip is removed from the handgun;
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- wirelessly transmitting the timestamp from the handgun to an electronic device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.