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Inventor

Edward P. Schmitter

Inventor
Blythewood, SC, US

Overview

13→
Patents
1995–2017
Patent span
Mechanical engineering
Primary field (CPC F)

Patents· 13 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

F41Aprimary
F41AFunctional features or details common to both smallarms and ordnance, e.g. cannons57%
F41CSmallarms, e.g. pistols, rifles29%
F41GWeapon sights14%
PatentTitleYear
9,683,800'Semi-automatic rifle'20178,291,633'Bipod for light-weight machine gun'20127,793,453'Rapidly-adjustable butt stock assembly'20107,356,959'Firearm authorization system with piezo-electric disabler'20086,735,897'Fire control authorization system for a firearm'20046,223,460'Trigger safety'20015,907,921'Ballistic optimizing system for rifles'19995,806,225'Fire control mechanism for an automatic pistol'19985,669,169'Handgun having metallic rails within a polymeric frame'19975,640,794'Fire control mechanism for an automatic pistol'19975,590,484'Universal mount for rifle'19975,437,118'Frame plug for semi-automatic handguns'19955,404,667'Front sight retention means for handguns'1995

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1995Patents assigned to SMITH & WESSON CORP (2)· patent assignee history
1995Based in Easthampton, MA, US· patent location history
1997–2001Patents assigned to FN MFG INC (5)· patent assignee history
1997–2001Based in Blythewood, SC, US· patent location history
2004–2017Based in Eastover, SC, US· patent location history
2008–2010Patents assigned to FN HERSTAL SA (2)· patent assignee history
2010Patents assigned to FN MFG (1)· patent assignee history
2017Patents assigned to FN AMERICA LLC (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
FN MFG INC51997–2001
FN HERSTAL SA22008–2010
SMITH & WESSON CORP21995
FN AMERICA LLC12017
FN MFG12010
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Blythewood, SC, US61997–2001
Eastover, SC, US52004–2017
Easthampton, Massachusetts, US21995