Patents Assigned to Q, LLC
  • Patent number: 12618626
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Mitch Brusie, Ethan Lessard, Nicholas Schafer
  • Patent number: 12553681
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Lessard, Nicholas Schafer
  • Patent number: 12553680
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Lessard, Nicholas Schafer
  • Publication number: 20260016248
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Applicant: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Lessard, Mitch Brusie, Nicholas Schafer
  • Publication number: 20260016247
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Applicant: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Lessard, Mitch Brusie, Nicholas Schafer
  • Patent number: 11181331
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventor: Nicholas Schafer
  • Patent number: 10533816
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventor: Nicholas Schafer
  • Patent number: 10514219
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventor: Nicholas Schafer
  • Patent number: 10436536
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
  • Patent number: 10408554
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
  • Patent number: 10401111
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
  • Patent number: D867511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
  • Patent number: D868196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventor: Nicholas Schafer
  • Patent number: D871536
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Lessard, Kevin Brittingham, Brian McDonald, Nicholas Schafer, Patrick Law
  • Patent number: D872821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Brian McDonald, Kevin Brittingham
  • Patent number: D879905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventor: Nicholas Schafer
  • Patent number: D886229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Brian McDonald, Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard
  • Patent number: D898857
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
  • Patent number: D931402
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
  • Patent number: D1038312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Lessard, Nicholas Schafer