# Richard J. Gatling — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Richard J. Gatling has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How the Gatling Gun's Rotating Barrel Mechanism Works](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/36836/gatling-gun) — granted 1862
  Richard Gatling's 1862 patent for a multi-barrel firearm that used a hand-cranked rotating mechanism to fire bullets in rapid succession.

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