Patents Assigned to Q, LLC
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Patent number: 12618626Abstract: A charging handle assembly for a firearm may include a charging handle body including a handle portion and a shaft portion, a first actuation wing rotatably coupled to the handle portion and configured to rotate about a first rotational axis between a first position and a second position, and a biasing mechanism engaging the first actuation wing and biasing the first actuation wing to the first position. The first actuation wing may include a latch configured to selectively engage an upper receiver assembly of the firearm, and the first actuation wing may have a center of mass disposed along the first rotational axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2024Date of Patent: May 5, 2026Assignee: Q, LLCInventors: Mitch Brusie, Ethan Lessard, Nicholas Schafer
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Patent number: 12553681Abstract: A dynamically balanced trigger system for a firearm. The dynamically balanced trigger has a specific design, orientation, weights, and cutouts such as to provide a balanced trigger, where the chances of accidental discharge due to drops, shocks, and impacts are dramatically reduced. Unlike other triggers, the dynamically balanced trigger system has a trigger with a center of gravity near the center point of the trigger, which weights the trigger components against itself to prevent movement, such as may be caused by dropping the firearm, thereby helping prevent an unintentional discharge of the firearm.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2024Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Assignee: Q, LLCInventors: Ethan Lessard, Nicholas Schafer
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Patent number: 12553680Abstract: A dynamically balanced trigger system for a firearm. The dynamically balanced trigger has a specific design, orientation, weights, and cutouts such as to provide a balanced trigger, where the chances of accidental discharge due to drops, shocks, and impacts are dramatically reduced. Unlike other triggers, the dynamically balanced trigger system has a trigger with a center of gravity near the center point of the trigger, which weights the trigger components against itself to prevent movement, such as may be caused by dropping the firearm, thereby helping prevent an unintentional discharge of the firearm.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2023Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Assignee: Q, LLCInventors: Ethan Lessard, Nicholas Schafer
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Publication number: 20260016248Abstract: A charging handle assembly for a firearm may include a charging handle body including a handle portion and a shaft portion, a first actuation wing rotatably coupled to the handle portion and configured to rotate about a first rotational axis between a first position and a second position, and a biasing mechanism engaging the first actuation wing and biasing the first actuation wing to the first position. The first actuation wing may include a latch configured to selectively engage an upper receiver assembly of the firearm, and the first actuation wing may have a center of mass disposed along the first rotational axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2025Publication date: January 15, 2026Applicant: Q, LLCInventors: Ethan Lessard, Mitch Brusie, Nicholas Schafer
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Publication number: 20260016247Abstract: A charging handle assembly for a firearm may include a charging handle body including a handle portion and a shaft portion, a first actuation wing rotatably coupled to the handle portion and configured to rotate about a first rotational axis between a first position and a second position, and a biasing mechanism engaging the first actuation wing and biasing the first actuation wing to the first position. The first actuation wing may include a latch configured to selectively engage an upper receiver assembly of the firearm, and the first actuation wing may have a center of mass disposed along the first rotational axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2025Publication date: January 15, 2026Applicant: Q, LLCInventors: Ethan Lessard, Mitch Brusie, Nicholas Schafer
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Patent number: 11181331Abstract: A rifle includes a receiver and a bolt body at least partially disposed in the receiver and including a body axis. The bolt body is discretely (1) rotatable about the body axis within the receiver and (2) axially slidable along the body axis. The rife also includes a bolt handle coupled to the bolt body so as to discretely (1) rotate with the bolt body about the body axis and (2) move with the bolt body along the body axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Q, LLCInventor: Nicholas Schafer
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Patent number: 10533816Abstract: A rife includes a receiver and a bolt body at least partially disposed in the receiver and including a body axis. The bolt body is discretely (1) rotatable about the body axis within the receiver and (2) axially slidable along the body axis. The rife also includes a bolt handle coupled to the bolt body so as to discretely (1) rotate with the bolt body about the body axis and (2) move with the bolt body along the body axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Q, LLCInventor: Nicholas Schafer
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Patent number: 10514219Abstract: A bolt assembly for a bolt action firearm includes a bolt body, a handle coupled to the bolt body, and a shroud that receives the bolt body and the handle. Rotation of the shroud with respect to the bolt body allows the handle to be removed from the bolt assembly. A bolt handle for a firearm includes a shaft having a radial extension at one end and a knob at an opposite end, a radial protrusion extending from the radial extension, and prongs extending from the radial extension that define a space for coupling the handle to the bolt body without engaging a firing arm of the firearm.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Q, LLCInventor: Nicholas Schafer
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Patent number: 10436536Abstract: A modular suppressor kit includes a modular suppressor and suppressor tool. The modular suppressor includes a barrel attachment portion that has a central passage. The barrel attachment portion is configured to attach to a firearm barrel. The modular suppressor includes a cap portion that has a central passage. The modular suppressor includes a body portion that has an internal baffle structure and an expansion chamber. The body portion is attachable to, and separable from, the barrel attachment portion and the cap portion. The body portion defines a central passage that is alignable with the central passage of the barrel attachment portion and the central passage of the cap portion. The suppressor tool has an engagement feature for engaging with at least one of the barrel attachment portion, cap portion, and body portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Q, LLCInventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
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Patent number: 10408554Abstract: A modular suppressor kit includes a modular suppressor and suppressor tool. The modular suppressor includes a barrel attachment portion that has a central passage. The barrel attachment portion is configured to attach to a firearm barrel. The modular suppressor includes a cap portion that has a central passage. The modular suppressor includes a body portion that has an internal baffle structure and an expansion chamber. The body portion is attachable to, and separable from, the barrel attachment portion and the cap portion. The body portion defines a central passage that is alignable with the central passage of the barrel attachment portion and the central passage of the cap portion. The suppressor tool has an engagement feature for engaging with at least one of the barrel attachment portion, cap portion, and body portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Q, LLCInventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
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Patent number: 10401111Abstract: A modular suppressor kit includes a modular suppressor and suppressor tool. The modular suppressor includes a barrel attachment portion that has a central passage. The barrel attachment portion is configured to attach to a firearm barrel. The modular suppressor includes a cap portion that has a central passage. The modular suppressor includes a body portion that has an internal baffle structure and an expansion chamber. The body portion is attachable to, and separable from, the barrel attachment portion and the cap portion. The body portion defines a central passage that is alignable with the central passage of the barrel attachment portion and the central passage of the cap portion. The suppressor tool has an engagement feature for engaging with at least one of the barrel attachment portion, cap portion, and body portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Q, LLCInventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
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Patent number: D867511Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Q, LLCInventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
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Patent number: D868196Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Q, LLCInventor: Nicholas Schafer
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Patent number: D871536Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Q, LLCInventors: Ethan Lessard, Kevin Brittingham, Brian McDonald, Nicholas Schafer, Patrick Law
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Patent number: D872821Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Q, LLCInventors: Brian McDonald, Kevin Brittingham
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Patent number: D879905Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Q, LLCInventor: Nicholas Schafer
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Patent number: D886229Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Q, LLCInventors: Brian McDonald, Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard
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Patent number: D898857Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Q, LLCInventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
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Patent number: D931402Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Q, LLCInventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
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Patent number: D1038312Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2022Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Q, LLCInventors: Ethan Lessard, Nicholas Schafer