Patents by Inventor Donald Dean Senchuk

Donald Dean Senchuk 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).

  • Tool for firearm selector removal and installation and method of firearm selector removal and installation
    Patent number: 10697725
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for replacing a selector switch of lower receiver of a firearm, the method including the steps of: removing an ancillary portion of the selector switch; inserting a sear spring and sear deflector block into the lower receiver such that a hook portion and an end portion of the sear spring engage a sear and a portion of a sear spring to cause the sear and the portion of a sear spring to be disengaged from the selector switch; inserting a detent deflector button into a side of the lower receiver such a spring biased detent is depressed and the selector switch extends from an opposite side of the lower receiver; removing the selector switch; inserting a new selector switch into the opposite side of the lower receiver such that the detent deflector button is dislodged from the side of the lower receiver; removing the sear spring and sear deflector block; and securing the removing the ancillary portion or a new ancillary portion to the new selector switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: COLT'S MANUFACTURING IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Scott Marshall Millar, Michael Richard Schroder, Donald Dean Senchuk, Arthur Felix Daigle
  • TOOL FOR FIREARM SELECTOR REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION AND MEHTOD OF FIREARM SELECTOR REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
    Publication number: 20200064097
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for replacing a selector switch of lower receiver of a firearm, the method including the steps of: removing an ancillary portion of the selector switch; inserting a sear spring and sear deflector block into the lower receiver such that a hook portion and an end portion of the sear spring engage a sear and a portion of a sear spring to cause the sear and the portion of a sear spring to be disengaged from the selector switch; inserting a detent deflector button into a side of the lower receiver such a spring biased detent is depressed and the selector switch extends from an opposite side of the lower receiver; removing the selector switch; inserting a new selector switch into the opposite side of the lower receiver such that the detent deflector button is dislodged from the side of the lower receiver; removing the sear spring and sear deflector block; and securing the removing the ancillary portion or a new ancillary portion to the new selector switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Scott Marshall Millar, Michael Richard Schroder, Donald Dean Senchuk, Arthur Felix Daigle