Paul K Kim

6345464, Feb 12, 2002

Jan 13, 1999

09/229915

Paul Youngcho Kim - Westminster CA
John Wallace Matthews - Newport Beach CA

Surefire, LLC - Fountain Valley CA

F41G 134

42114, 362109, 200518, 200552, 429 99

Apparatus for firing projectiles at targets and for illuminating such targets include a projectile-firing elongate weapon having a fore-end structure and a target illuminator on that fore-end structure in a first quadrant between a vertical plane and a horizontal plane longitudinally through such elongate weapon in a firing position of that weapon. Additionally or alternatively, a target illuminator may include a housing in one piece with part of the fore-end structure. An electric lamp assembly for target illuminators, flashlights or other light sources has a support structure, a bezel structure on that support structure, and a shock-absorbed reflector structure inside that bezel structure. Such shock-absorbed reflector structure includes a reflector having a focal point, a first shock absorber between that reflector and the support structure and a second shock absorber between the bezel structure and that reflector. An electric light source has a luminous portion maintained on the focal point in the reflector by corresponding transverse and longitudinal luminous portion positioners at the light source and the shock absorbed reflector.

6378237, Apr 30, 2002

Nov 24, 1999

09/449306

John Wallace Matthews - Newport Beach CA
Paul Youngcho Kim - Westminster CA

Surefire, LLC - Fountain Valley CA

F41G 100

42124, 42146

Apparatus for firing projectiles at targets and for illuminating such targets combine a projectile-firing weapon and a target illuminator. A track-and-slide combination includes a slide on the target illuminator and a track structure on the weapon for that slide, and a releasable slide-in-track stop in such rack-and-slide combination. In the case of a firearm that has a trigger actuated by a bent trigger finger of a shooter for the firing thereof, a push-button or transverse slide switch for the target illuminator may be mounted within reach of a pad of such trigger finger prior to actuation of the trigger. For example, the shooter may draw the firearm with his or her trigger finger then outstretched for actuation of the target illuminator switch, and may then bend such trigger finger for firing of the weapon by actuation of the trigger. Such and other appliances may have a battery compartment, and a contact plate interconnecting batteries in such compartment. A contact plate retainer may be coupled to that contact plate, and a contact plate retainer receptacle may be provided therefor in the battery compartment.

D459881, Jul 9, 2002

May 1, 2001

29/141172

Paul T. Kim - Gardena CA, 90248

0301

D 3273, D3302

6439738, Aug 27, 2002

Aug 2, 2000

09/618346

John Wallace Matthews - Newport Beach CA
Paul Youngcho Kim - Westminster CA
Luc Pierre Benoit - La Cañada Flintridge CA

Surefire, LLC - Fountain Valley CA

F21L 400

362194, 362184, 362208

A battery powered portable electric light source has multiple sets of spare batteries contained in its battery compartment, whereby mixups between exhausted and fresh batteries are effectively avoided. A flashlight having a light output stronger than the mentioned electric light source is provided for use of batteries from the battery compartment of the mentioned portable container, and batteries are exchanged between that portable container and that flashlight. Apparatus for providing electric light have an electric light source requiring for energization a pair of batteries in series and a portable container for several pairs of these batteries connected each in series at a bottom of that container. Each of these several pairs of batteries includes a first battery having a first positive terminal and an opposite first negative terminal, and a second battery having a second positive terminal connected to that first negative terminal and an opposite second negative terminal. First positive terminals of first batteries of the several pairs of batteries and second negative terminals of second batteries of the several pairs of batteries are in substantially the same plane for selective application of the electric light source thereto for energization therefrom.

6508027, Jan 21, 2003

Oct 2, 2001

09/970396

Paul Y. Kim - Westminster CA

Surefire, LLC - Fountain Valley CA

F41G 138

42124, 42 7502, 42 90

An accessory mount for a firearm, that may be quickly, easily and firmly secured to a firearm, and quickly and easily removed from the firearm. In combination with a firearm including a receiver, a barrel longitudinally extending from the receiver, and a lug secured to the firearm above the barrel, the accessory mount includes a longitudinal mount body positioned along the barrel with the mount bodys rear end supported by the receiver, a lever pivotally secured to the mount bodys front end about a first transverse axis, the lever pivotally secured to the lug about a second transverse axis spaced along the lever from the first transverse axis, and a longitudinally adjustable member carried by the mount body for urging the lever to pivot about the second transverse axis to rearwardly urge the mounts rear end against the receiver.

6609810, Aug 26, 2003

Jan 15, 2002

10/050320

Paul Y. Kim - Irvine CA

Surefire, LLC - Fountain Valley CA

F41G 134

362110, 362184, 362206, 362394, 200 6 R, 200553, 439320, 439378

An electrical appliance having a removably securable switch device, a preferred embodiment of which is an illumination apparatus for being mounted to a firearm and which includes a switch device mechanically and electrically removable from an illuminator device. The removable switch device preferably includes two momentary switches which, when the switch device is mechanically and electrically secured to the illuminator device, may be manually actuated for causing energization of either of two light sources or of both light sources simultaneously.

6622416, Sep 23, 2003

Jun 11, 2001

09/878709

Paul Youngcho Kim - Westminster CA

Surefire, LLC - Fountain Valley CA

F41A 1500

42146, 42114, 362110, 362114

A firearm illuminator for selectively providing low intensity illumination to assist the firearm user to navigate his or her surroundings in dark environments, as well as for selectively providing high intensity illumination of a target. The preferred embodiment includes a vertical handgrip having a battery compartment in the handgrip. A battery retainer cap assembly for the battery compartment includes a battery enable/disable mechanism and a safety latch is provided on the handgrip or battery housing for assuring the retainer cap assemblys secure attachment to the battery housing.

6655069, Dec 2, 2003

Dec 12, 2001

10/021814

Paul Y. Kim - Westminster CA

Surefire, LLC - Fountain Valley CA

F41G 134

42114, 42115, 42148

Accessory mounts for firearms, including a combined handgrip and accessory mount for a shotgun, as well as detachably securable rails and modified Picatinny rails for mounting accessories to shotguns and other firearms.