Patents by Inventor David Hewes

David Hewes 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).

  • Patent number: 10422594
    Abstract: A CNC milling machine and broaching tool for forming a magazine well in a firearm lower receiver, the magazine well having a forward end and a rearward end with a plurality of corners in the forward end and a plurality of corners in the rearward end. The CNC milling machine and broaching tool including a CNC milling machine for shaping a blank into a lower receiver having a guide hole with a length and a width and a broaching tool having a length less than the length of the guide hole and a width less than the width of the guide hole. The broaching tool having a single cutting edge for each of the plurality of corners in the forward end and the plurality of corners in the rearward end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Inventors: David A. Hewes, Craig Huppe
  • Patent number: 10113830
    Abstract: A butt stock for a firearm including the butt stock arrangeable in a first configuration to fold toward a first side of a receiver of the firearm into a first folded position along the first side of the receiver, and unfoldable away from the first side of the receiver of the firearm into an unfolded position rearward of the receiver; and the butt stock arrangeable in a second configuration to fold toward a second side of the receiver of the firearm into a second folded position along the second side of the receiver, and unfoldable away from the second side of the receiver of the firearm into the unfolded position rearward of the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: TROY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Sergey Monveldt, Stephen P. Troy, David Hewes, James P. Demaree
  • Patent number: 10088268
    Abstract: A stock assembly for a firearm, the stock assembly comprising a buffer catch comprising a movable buffer catch body; a receiver extension comprising a buffer tube; the buffer tube comprising a buffer tube body and a tubular passage within the buffer tube body; the buffer tube body comprising a buffer catch receptacle extending through a wall of the buffer tube body extending along a longitudinal axis of the buffer tube; the buffer catch receptacle configured to receive the buffer catch body therein; the buffer catch body configured to move within the buffer catch receptacle from a home position to a depressed position; and, in the depressed position, the buffer catch body blocks at least a portion of the tubular passage of the buffer tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: TROY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: David A. Hewes, Thomas A. Gray, Stephen P. Troy, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20180216903
    Abstract: A CNC milling machine and broaching tool for forming a magazine well in a firearm lower receiver, the magazine well having a forward end and a rearward end with a plurality of corners in the forward end and a plurality of corners in the rearward end. The CNC milling machine and broaching tool including a CNC milling machine for shaping a blank into a lower receiver having a guide hole with a length and a width and a broaching tool having a length less than the length of the guide hole and a width less than the width of the guide hole. The broaching tool having a single cutting edge for each of the plurality of corners in the forward end and the plurality of corners in the rearward end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: David A. Hewes, Craig Huppe
  • Publication number: 20180156568
    Abstract: A buttstock assembly including a buttstock, a stock body removably couplable to a buffer tube of a firearm, and a pair of extension rods each having a first end coupled to the buttstock and a second end slidably received through the stock body. The extension rods are movable between a retracted position and an extended position. A stop element is carried by the stock body and movable between an engaged position engaging the extension rods and preventing sliding movement therethrough and a disengaged position disengaging the extension rods and permitting sliding movement thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen P. Troy, David A. Hewes
  • Publication number: 20170328672
    Abstract: A stock assembly for a firearm, the stock assembly comprising a buffer catch comprising a movable buffer catch body; a receiver extension comprising a buffer tube; the buffer tube comprising a buffer tube body and a tubular passage within the buffer tube body; the buffer tube body comprising a buffer catch receptacle extending through a wall of the buffer tube body extending along a longitudinal axis of the buffer tube; the buffer catch receptacle configured to receive the buffer catch body therein; the buffer catch body configured to move within the buffer catch receptacle from a home position to a depressed position; and, in the depressed position, the buffer catch body blocks at least a portion of the tubular passage of the buffer tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: David A. Hewes, Thomas A. Gray, Stephen P. Troy, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160349001
    Abstract: A butt stock for a firearm including the butt stock arrangeable in a first configuration to fold toward a first side of a receiver of the firearm into a first folded position along the first side of the receiver, and unfoldable away from the first side of the receiver of the firearm into an unfolded position rearward of the receiver; and the butt stock arrangeable in a second configuration to fold toward a second side of the receiver of the firearm into a second folded position along the second side of the receiver, and unfoldable away from the second side of the receiver of the firearm into the unfolded position rearward of the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen P. Troy, Sergey Monveldt, David Hewes, James P. Demaree
  • Patent number: 9476661
    Abstract: A suppressor for reducing muzzle blasts in firearms includes mounting apparatus with a rear end designed to mate with a firearm barrel. A blast cap includes aligning and joining features mating the blast cap with the mounting apparatus. A plurality of baffles each includes aligning and joining features mating one baffle with the blast cap and the remaining baffles to each other. Each baffle includes a plate having gas ports therethrough positioned within a cylindrically shaped sidewall. The gas ports are positioned intermediate a central aperture and an outer edge of the plate. An end cap includes aligning and joining features mating the end cap with the adjacent baffle. The mounting apparatus, the blast cap, the plurality of baffles, and the end cap are affixed together using the aligning and joining features to form a suppressor and each includes a central aperture longitudinally aligned with the firearm barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen P. Troy, David A. Hewes
  • Patent number: 9347737
    Abstract: A firearm comprising a barrel, a handguard disposed around the barrel; a manually operated pump-action reload mechanism, the pump-action reload mechanism comprising a hand-held actuation arrangement and a fore-end body, the fore-end body disposed around the barrel between the handguard and the barrel, and the hand-held actuation arrangement coupled to the fore-end body to operate the pump-action reload mechanism. In addition, or alternatively, the firearm may include a bolt carrier locking mechanism and/or a butt stock that may be folded on either side of the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: TROY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Troy, Sergey Monveldt, David Hewes, James P. Demaree
  • Patent number: 9316459
    Abstract: A stock and recoil system for a firearm includes a lower receiver, a bolt carrier, and a stock assembly. The bolt carrier is reciprocally movable along an axis within an upper receiver carried by the lower receiver and includes a tubular rearward end defining a cavity with a rearwardly directed opening. The stock assembly is coupled the lower receiver and includes a receiver extension coupled to the lower receiver and aligned on the axis. An action spring is carried within the receiver extension and extends therefrom into the tubular rearward end of the bolt carrier. The action spring is movable between a compressed configuration and an expanded configuration during the firing cycle of the firearm. A butt plate is adjustably coupled to the receiver extension and is movable between an extended position and a collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Troy Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Troy, Thomas Gray, David A. Hewes
  • Publication number: 20160025447
    Abstract: A stock and recoil system for a firearm includes a lower receiver, a bolt carrier, and a stock assembly. The bolt carrier is reciprocally movable along an axis within an upper receiver carried by the lower receiver and includes a tubular rearward end defining a cavity with a rearwardly directed opening. The stock assembly is coupled the lower receiver and includes a receiver extension coupled to the lower receiver and aligned on the axis. An action spring is carried within the receiver extension and extends therefrom into the tubular rearward end of the bolt carrier. The action spring is movable between a compressed configuration and an expanded configuration during the firing cycle of the firearm. A butt plate is adjustably coupled to the receiver extension and is movable between an extended position and a collapsed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen P. Troy, Thomas Gray, David A. Hewes
  • Publication number: 20150285585
    Abstract: A hand guard comprising a hand guard body; a plurality of keys formed in the hand guard body, each of the keys comprising a hole portion and a slot portion intersecting the hole portion; each of the keys have a longitudinal axis; and each of the keys are arranged with the longitudinal axis of each of the keys extending around a circumference of the hand guard body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: David Hewes, Stephen P. Troy
  • Patent number: 9121663
    Abstract: A stock and recoil system for a firearm includes a lower receiver, a bolt carrier, and a stock assembly. The bolt carrier is reciprocally movable along an axis within an upper receiver carried by the lower receiver and includes a tubular rearward end defining a cavity with a rearwardly directed opening. The stock assembly is coupled the lower receiver and includes a receiver extension coupled to the lower receiver and aligned on the axis. An action spring is carried within the receiver extension and extends therefrom into the tubular rearward end of the bolt carrier. The action spring is movable between a compressed configuration and an expanded configuration during the firing cycle of the firearm. A butt plate is adjustably coupled to the receiver extension and is movable between an extended position and a collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Troy Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Troy, Thomas Gray, David A. Hewes
  • Publication number: 20150113848
    Abstract: A firearm comprising a barrel, a handguard disposed around the barrel; a manually operated pump-action reload mechanism, the pump-action reload mechanism comprising a hand-held actuation arrangement and a fore-end body, the fore-end body disposed around the barrel between the handguard and the barrel, and the hand-held actuation arrangement coupled to the fore-end body to operate the pump-action reload mechanism. In addition, or alternatively, the firearm may include a bolt carrier locking mechanism and/or a butt stock that may be folded on either side of the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Sergey Monveldt, Stephen P. Troy, David Hewes, James P. Demaree
  • Patent number: 8839544
    Abstract: A foregrip for use with a firearm having a handguard extending along the barrel and a mounting rail, with transverse spaced apart slots, extending longitudinally along a lower surface of the handguard parallel with the barrel and including slots spaced there along. The foregrip including a member formed to engage the mounting rail and slide longitudinally there along. The member includes a transverse slot formed through an upwardly directed surface thereof. A gripping member has an upper end formed to engage the mounting rail engaging member. A bar clamp carried by the gripping member is positioned to slide into the slot in the mounting rail engaging member and extend into engagement with a slot in the mounting rail, whereby the foregrip is positioned at a selected position longitudinally along the mounting rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Troy Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Troy, David A. Hewes
  • Publication number: 20140190056
    Abstract: A stock and recoil system for a firearm includes a lower receiver, a bolt carrier, and a stock assembly. The bolt carrier is reciprocally movable along an axis within an upper receiver carried by the lower receiver and includes a tubular rearward end defining a cavity with a rearwardly directed opening. The stock assembly is coupled the lower receiver and includes a receiver extension coupled to the lower receiver and aligned on the axis. An action spring is carried within the receiver extension and extends therefrom into the tubular rearward end of the bolt carrier. The action spring is movable between a compressed configuration and an expanded configuration during the firing cycle of the firearm. A butt plate is adjustably coupled to the receiver extension and is movable between an extended position and a collapsed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen P. Troy, Thomas Gray, David A. Hewes
  • Publication number: 20140115939
    Abstract: A foregrip for use with a firearm having a handguard extending along the barrel and a mounting rail, with transverse spaced apart slots, extending longitudinally along a lower surface of the handguard parallel with the barrel and including slots spaced there along. The foregrip including a member formed to engage the mounting rail and slide longitudinally there along. The member includes a transverse slot formed through an upwardly directed surface thereof. A gripping member has an upper end formed to engage the mounting rail engaging member. A bar clamp carried by the gripping member is positioned to slide into the slot in the mounting rail engaging member and extend into engagement with a slot in the mounting rail, whereby the foregrip is positioned at a selected position longitudinally along the mounting rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen P. Troy, David A. Hewes
  • Patent number: 8707604
    Abstract: A bipod foregrip includes a longitudinally extending mounting base constructed to slidingly engage a mounting rail of a firearm. A fixed gripping portion is affixed to the base adjacent the rear end. A movable gripping portion has a first end pivotally attached adjacent a lower extremity and pivotal between a stored orientation and an extended orientation. The opposed end is positioned in abutting engagement with a lower surface of the mounting base in the stored orientation. Two legs form the movable gripping portion in the stored orientation and extend angularly outwardly and downwardly into a bipod rest in the extended orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Troy Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Troy, David A. Hewes, Atilla Michael Troy
  • Patent number: 8707610
    Abstract: Scope mounting apparatus including a base designed to mate with a dovetail mounting rail on a firearm, and a mounting ring including arcuate elements pivotally joined together and movable between an open and a closed orientation. The ring is designed to receive a scope body in the open orientation and to enclose the scope body in the closed orientation. Mounting elements are fixed to the ring and positioned together in the closed orientation. A mounting block receives mounting elements therein. A mounting screw extends upwardly through the mounting block and into threaded engagement with a nut carried by the mounting elements. In the threadedly engaged orientation, the mounting screw and nut firmly hold the ring in the closed orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Troy Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Troy, David A. Hewes
  • Patent number: 8695261
    Abstract: An insert grip is used in cooperation with a firearm handguard having a plurality of regularly spaced holes therethrough. The insert grip includes a plurality of tubular flexible inserts, each having a tubular body extending through one of the openings. An upper collar extends radially outwardly around the outer end of the body of each insert. The inserts are affixed together in a regular pattern designed to be coaxial engaged with the holes in the handguard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Troy Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Troy, David A. Hewes