US Patent Issued on Nov. 3 for "Ball and blade trigger mechanism" (Oklahoma Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,074, issued on Nov. 3.

"Ball and blade trigger mechanism" was invented by James Shelton Farley Jr. (Oklahoma City), James Shelton Farley III (Oklahoma City) and Michael Alan Farley (Edmond, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hammerset device for a firearm incorporates a single quadrant, fixed point, modified Scotch Yoke mechanism between a trigger finger piece and a hammer such that linear movement of the trigger finger piece translates to releasing the hammer, and optionally, continued linear movement of the trigger cocks the hammer for a subsequent firing of the firearm."

The patent was filed on Jan. 27, 2025, under Application...