US 8,756,845 C2 (12,802nd)
Method and device for converting firearm with detachable magazine to a firearm with fixed magazine
Courtney Harris, San Diego, CA (US); Sean Thomas, Allen, TX (US); and Robert Bernard, McKinney, TX (US)
Filed by Courtney Harris, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to EVOLUSION CONCEPTS, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/015,229, May 9, 2023.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 8,756,845, issued Jun. 24, 2014, Appl. No. 13/803,966, Mar. 14, 2013.
Reexamination Certificate C1 8,756,845, issued Apr. 12, 2023.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Dec. 12, 2024.
Int. Cl. F41A 3/66 (2006.01); F41A 9/64 (2006.01); F41A 9/65 (2006.01); F41A 17/38 (2006.01)
CPC F41A 3/66 (2013.01) [F41A 9/64 (2013.01); F41A 9/65 (2013.01); F41A 17/38 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49716 (2015.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
Attention is directed to the decision of Evolusion Concepts, Inc. v. HOC Events, Inc., U.S. CAFC, Jan. 14, 2022; Evolusion Concepts, Inc. v. HOC Events, Inc. U.S. District Court for the Central California, Oct. 28, 2022; Evolusion Concepts, Inc. v. Cross Engineering, LLC, U.S. District Court Southern California, May 21, 2019; Evolusion Concepts, Inc. v. Juggernaut Tactical, Inc. U.S. District Court central CA., Apr. 5, 2021 relating to this patent. This reexamination may not have resolved all questions raised by these decisions. See 37 CFR 1.552(c) for ex parte reexamination and 37 CFR 1.906(c) for inter partes reexamination.
 
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 2, 3 and 8-10 is confirmed.
Claim 1 is cancelled.
New claims 21-23 are added and determined to be patentable.
Claims 4-7 and 11-20 were not reexamined.
8. A device for converting a firearm with a detachable magazine into a firearm with a fixed magazine comprising
A magazine catch bar securely attached to the lower receiver of said firearm, said magazine catch bar resting within the magazine side-locking recess
An upper tension bar which extends towards and contacts the upper receiver.
[ 21. The firearm as in claim 1, wherein the upper tension bar is located outside the lower receiver and contacts an exterior surface of the upper receiver.]
[ 22. The device as in claim 8, wherein the firearm comprises a magazine permanently fixed to the firearm in such a manner that it cannot be removed without disassembly of the firearm.]
[ 23. The device as in claim 8, wherein the upper tension bar is located outside the lower receiver and contacts an exterior surface of the upper receiver.]