John Mark Hafen

US Patent:

20200300568, Sep 24, 2020

Filed:

Jun 5, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/894565

Inventors:

John Hafen - Woodinville WA, US

International Classification:

F41A 17/06
F41A 17/64

Abstract:

One aspect includes a smart-gun configured to communicate with user device via a communication network. The smart-gun can be configured from an unlocked configuration where the smart-gun is operable to fire, to a locked configuration where the smart-gun is inoperable to fire, the configuring to the locked configuration in response to a locking signal; and configured from the locked configuration where the smart-gun is inoperable to fire, to the unlocked configuration where the smart-gun is operable to fire, the configuring to the unlocked configuration in response to an unlocking signal.

US Patent:

20190178595, Jun 13, 2019

Filed:

Feb 13, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/274700

Inventors:

John Hafen - Woodinville WA, US

International Classification:

F41A 17/06
F41A 17/64

Abstract:

One aspect includes a method of configuring a smart-gun that includes maintaining a smart-gun in an unlocked configuration, where the smart-gun is operable to file, in response to a first unlock ping being received at the smart-gun; determining by the smart-gun that a second subsequent unlock ping has not been received within a timeout limit; and configuring the smart-gun from an unlocked configuration to a locked configuration, where the smart-gun is inoperable to fire, in response to the determining that the second subsequent unlock ping has not been received within the timeout limit.

US Patent:

20190178596, Jun 13, 2019

Filed:

Feb 13, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/274765

Inventors:

John Hafen - Woodinville WA, US

International Classification:

F41A 17/06
F41A 17/64

Abstract:

One aspect includes a smart-gun configured to communicate with user device via a communication network. The smart-gun can be configured from an unlocked configuration where the smart-gun is operable to fire, to a locked configuration where the smart-gun is inoperable to fire, the configuring to the locked configuration in response to a locking signal; and configured from the locked configuration where the smart-gun is inoperable to fire, to the unlocked configuration where the smart-gun is operable to fire, the configuring to the unlocked configuration in response to an unlocking signal.

US Patent:

20190178597, Jun 13, 2019

Filed:

Feb 13, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/274791

Inventors:

John Hafen - Woodinville WA, US

International Classification:

F41A 17/06
F41A 17/64

Abstract:

One aspect includes a smart-gun enablement device. The smart-gun enablement device can communicate with a plurality of smart-guns via a network; configure each of the smart-guns of the plurality of smart-guns from a checked-in state to a checked-out state; and configure each of the smart-guns of the plurality of smart-guns with a set of functionality parameters while the smart-gun is in the checked-out state.

US Patent:

20170234636, Aug 17, 2017

Filed:

Feb 10, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/430354

Inventors:

John Hafen - Woodinville WA, US

International Classification:

F41A 17/06
F41A 17/64

Abstract:

One aspect includes a method of configuring a smart-gun that includes configuring a smart-gun from a locked configuration where the smart-gun is inoperable to fire, to an unlocked configuration where the smart-gun is operable to fire, the configuring in response to authenticating unlock data at the smart-gun; receiving an unlock ping at the smart-gun; maintaining the smart-gun in the unlocked configuration in response to the unlock ping being received; determining by the smart-gun that a second subsequent unlock ping has not been received within a timeout limit; and configuring the smart-gun from the unlocked configuration to the locked configuration in response to the determining that the second subsequent unlock ping has not been received within the timeout limit.