Patents Assigned to WHG Properties, LLC
  • Sear mechanism for a firearm
    Patent number: 10393460
    Abstract: A sear mechanism for a firearm includes a trigger element having one or more contact surfaces on which one or more movable or pivotable components of the sear mechanism selectively contacts or slides. In some embodiments, the trigger element is made by producing an intermediate workpiece of the trigger element by a manufacturing process, and electric discharge machining the intermediate workpiece of the trigger element to provide the contact surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Geissele
  • Firearm accessory mount
    Patent number: 10371486
    Abstract: A firearm accessory includes a firearm attachment portion that is configured to attach to a firearm. The firearm attachment portion defines a barrel passage that defines a barrel passage axis. The barrel passage is configured to receive at least a portion of a firearm barrel. The firearm accessory includes an accessory mounting portion that is pivotally attached to the firearm attachment portion. The accessory mounting portion is movable between an open position and a closed position. When in the open position, the accessory mounting portion is positioned away from the barrel passage, and when in the closed position, the accessory mounting portion is positioned at least partially around the barrel passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventors: William H. Geissele, Frank E. Robinson
  • Knife and sheath
    Patent number: 10363675
    Abstract: A sheath for a knife includes a main body that includes a top face, a front face and a pair of side faces. The front face is wider than the side faces. The sheath includes a cavity that is defined by the main body. The cavity includes an opening in the top face and is configured to receive at least a portion of the knife. The sheath includes a latch that is disposed in the main body. The latch is spring loaded and has a projection as least partially positionable within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventors: Frank E. Robinson, William H. Geissele
  • Firearm accessory mount
    Patent number: 10359258
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a mount for attaching an accessory to a firearm including: a body having at least one firearm rail mounting feature; at least one mounting cap removably securable to the body, the at least one mounting cap capable of forming a generally cylindrical passage with a portion of the body; and an auxiliary accessory mount removably securable to the body over the at least one mounting cap, wherein the auxiliary accessory mount includes: an accessory mounting surface configured to receive a firearm accessory; and a mounting feature extending generally perpendicular to the accessory mounting surface, the mounting feature being removably securable to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Geissele
  • Buffer and spring assembly for a firearm
    Patent number: 10352637
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a buffer kit or assembly for an AR-15, M16, M4 carbine, SR-25, AR-10 and LR-308 type firearm with enhanced fatigue resistance. The buffer assembly includes a weighted buffer, a spring, and a buffer tube. The spring is helically shaped and is formed from multiple wire strands. The stranded wire spring has a greater nominal wire diameter, in comparison to prior art single wire springs, and thus the stranded wire spring itself has a smaller internal diameter. The shoulder of the weighted buffer is provided with a reduced diameter to accommodate the smaller internal diameter of the stranded wire spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventors: William H. Geissele, Kerry Cannon
  • Trigger mechanism for a firearm
    Patent number: 10337816
    Abstract: A trigger mechanism includes a hammer element that has a ready position, an intermediate position, and a fired position. The hammer element includes a hammer sear and a notch positioned at a front of the hammer element. The trigger mechanism includes a trigger element has a ready position that retains the hammer element in the ready position. The trigger mechanism also includes a fired position that releases the hammer element. The trigger element includes a trigger sear that includes a hammer sear engagement zone and a notch engagement zone. When the hammer element is in the ready position, the trigger sear at least partially engages the hammer sear at the hammer sear engagement zone. When the hammer element is in the intermediate position, the trigger sear at least partially engages the notch at the notch engagement zone and not at the hammer sear engagement zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Geissele
  • Firearm trigger safety assembly
    Patent number: 10317158
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a trigger assembly and related method for a firearm (e.g., an AR, SR-25, or M4 style rifle, or another type of firearm). The trigger assembly minimizes inadvertent discharge of the firearm by blocking the trigger from rearward pivoting until pressure is applied to the center portion of the trigger. The system and method employ a configuration wherein a camming surface is engaged with a machine portion of the lower receiver once the trigger assembly is connected to the lower receiver via pivot that extend through the trigger assembly and at least a portion of the lower receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Geissele
  • Buffer and spring assembly for a firearm
    Patent number: 10317152
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a buffer kit or assembly for an AR-15, M16, M4 carbine, SR-25, AR-10 and LR-308 type firearm with enhanced fatigue resistance. The buffer assembly includes a weighted buffer, a spring, and a buffer tube. The spring is helically shaped and is formed from multiple wire strands. The stranded wire spring has a greater nominal wire diameter, in comparison to prior art single wire springs, and thus the stranded wire spring itself has a smaller internal diameter. The shoulder of the weighted buffer is provided with a reduced diameter to accommodate the smaller internal diameter of the stranded wire spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventors: William H. Geissele, Kerry Cannon
  • Safety selector assembly
    Patent number: 10309741
    Abstract: A safety selector assembly for a firearm includes a cylinder sized and shaped to be rotatably received within a lower receiver. The cylinder includes a cylinder end having a recess defined therein, and a plunger disposed at least partially within the recess. The plunger is moveably secured within the recess. The safety selector assembly also includes a lever detachably coupled to the cylinder end by the plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Geissele
  • Trigger mechanism for a firearm
    Patent number: 10295289
    Abstract: A trigger mechanism for a firearm provides modified and/or adjustable trigger pull length, reduced sear pressure, reduced reset trigger slap, and/or improved engagement of the trigger safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Geissele
  • Knife
    Patent number: D844095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventors: Neal McKillips, Frank E. Robinson, William H. Geissele, Louis Goodman
  • Sheath
    Patent number: D845428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventors: Frank E. Robinson, William H. Geissele
  • Firearm accessory mount
    Patent number: D849871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventor: Neal McKillips
  • Muzzle brake
    Patent number: D851197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Geissele
  • Cam pin
    Patent number: D851198
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Geissele
  • Firearm safety lever
    Patent number: D855734
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Geissele
  • Firearm safety lever
    Patent number: D855735
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Geissele
  • Sheath
    Patent number: D856463
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventors: Frank E. Robinson, William H. Geissele
  • Bolt catch for a firearm
    Patent number: D859567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Geissele
  • Bolt catch for a firearm
    Patent number: D859569
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Geissele