Patents by Inventor Alexander M. Gottzmann

Alexander M. Gottzmann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Composite handguard for a firearm and mounting/attachment apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 10330433
    Abstract: An apparatus to couple a handguard to a firearm having a barrel nut, wherein the barrel nut includes a cylindrical portion and an outwardly protruding flange with a plurality of scalloped regions, the apparatus comprising at least one handguard mounting member, the handguard mounting member providing a collar configured to at least partially circumscribe the cylindrical portion of the barrel nut, and the least one handguard mounting member configured to fit in at least one of the scalloped regions of the plurality of scalloped regions of the barrel nut to inhibit rotation of the at least one handguard mounting member relative to the barrel nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: TROY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Andreas M. Gottzmann, Alexander M. Gottzmann
  • Rail segment for handguard of a firearm and assembly thereof
    Patent number: 10288376
    Abstract: A handguard assembly for a firearm is provided, comprising a handguard configured to overlie a barrel of the firearm in spaced relationship, the handguard comprising a plurality of apertures; a rail segment including a plurality of mounting bosses, each of the plurality of mounting bosses located in a different one of the plurality of apertures of the handguard; a plurality of rotatable fasteners to fasten the rail segment to the handguard, each of the rotatable fasteners located in a different one of the mounting bosses of the rail segment; and each of the rotatable fasteners comprising a mounting latch to mount the rail segment to the handguard, each mounting latch rotatable from an aperture insertion position overlying a top of the boss to a mounting position overlying the handguard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: TROY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Alexander M. Gottzmann, Gary R. Morin, Stephen P. Troy, Jr.
  • RAIL SEGMENT FOR HANDGUARD OF A FIREARM AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180058808
    Abstract: A handguard assembly for a firearm is provided, comprising a handguard configured to overlie a barrel of the firearm in spaced relationship, the handguard comprising a plurality of apertures; a rail segment including a plurality of mounting bosses, each of the plurality of mounting bosses located in a different one of the plurality of apertures of the handguard; a plurality of rotatable fasteners to fasten the rail segment to the handguard, each of the rotatable fasteners located in a different one of the mounting bosses of the rail segment; and each of the rotatable fasteners comprising a mounting latch to mount the rail segment to the handguard, each mounting latch rotatable from an aperture insertion position overlying a top of the boss to a mounting position overlying the handguard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander M. Gottzmann, Gary R. Morin, Stephen P. Troy, JR.
  • Rail segment for handguard of a firearm and assembly thereof
    Patent number: 9696112
    Abstract: A handguard assembly for a firearm is provided, comprising a handguard configured to overlie a barrel of the firearm in spaced relationship, the handguard comprising a plurality of apertures; a rail segment including a plurality of mounting bosses, each of the plurality of mounting bosses located in a different one of the plurality of apertures of the handguard; a plurality of rotatable fasteners to fasten the rail segment to the handguard, each of the rotatable fasteners located in a different one of the mounting bosses of the rail segment; and each of the rotatable fasteners comprising a mounting latch to mount the rail segment to the handguard, each mounting latch rotatable from an aperture insertion position overlying a top of the boss to a mounting position overlying the handguard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: TROY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Alexander M. Gottzmann, Gary R. Morin, Stephen P. Troy
  • Composite Handguard for a Firearm and Mounting/Attachment Apparatus Therefor
    Publication number: 20170023329
    Abstract: An apparatus to couple a handguard to a firearm having a barrel nut, wherein the barrel nut includes a cylindrical portion and an outwardly protruding flange with a plurality of scalloped regions, the apparatus comprising at least one handguard mounting member, the handguard mounting member providing a collar configured to at least partially circumscribe the cylindrical portion of the barrel nut, and the least one handguard mounting member configured to fit in at least one of the scalloped regions of the plurality of scalloped regions of the barrel nut to inhibit rotation of the at least one handguard mounting member relative to the barrel nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas M. Gottzmann, Alexander M. Gottzmann
  • RAIL SEGMENT FOR HANDGUARD OF A FIREARM AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160298925
    Abstract: A handguard assembly for a firearm is provided, comprising a handguard configured to overlie a barrel of the firearm in spaced relationship, the handguard comprising a plurality of apertures; a rail segment including a plurality of mounting bosses, each of the plurality of mounting bosses located in a different one of the plurality of apertures of the handguard; a plurality of rotatable fasteners to fasten the rail segment to the handguard, each of the rotatable fasteners located in a different one of the mounting bosses of the rail segment; and each of the rotatable fasteners comprising a mounting latch to mount the rail segment to the handguard, each mounting latch rotatable from an aperture insertion position overlying a top of the boss to a mounting position overlying the handguard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander M. Gottzmann, Gary R. Morin, Stephen P. Troy