Patents by Inventor Donald Ray Helms

Donald Ray Helms 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: 10852091
    Abstract: A suppressor for a firearm includes a casing and a plurality of baffles inside the casing. A retainer is releasably coupled to the casing downstream from the plurality of baffles, and the retainer has a downstream surface. A rear cap is releasably coupled to the casing upstream from the plurality of baffles, and the rear cap has an upstream surface and a downstream surface. A downstream rear cap surface feature is defined by the downstream surface of the rear cap and has a complementary shape to the downstream surface of the retainer. When the rear cap is removed from the casing, the downstream rear cap surface feature can engage with the downstream surface of the retainer to remove the retainer from the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Microtech Knives, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Ray Helms, Anthony Louis Marfione
  • Patent number: 10605558
    Abstract: A suppressor for a firearm includes a casing that defines a rear end opposed to a front end. A plurality of baffles are inside the casing. A rear cap is upstream from the plurality of baffles and releasably coupled to the rear end of the casing, and the rear cap includes an upstream surface. A rear cap surface feature is defined by the upstream surface of the rear cap. A front cap is downstream from the plurality of baffles and releasably coupled to the front end of the casing, and the front cap includes an upstream surface. A front cap surface feature is defined by the front cap, and the front cap surface feature has a complementary shape to the rear cap surface feature so the front cap surface feature can engage with the rear cap surface feature to remove the rear cap from the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Microtech Knives, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Louis Marfione, Donald Ray Helms
  • Patent number: D994329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: X-Ring Customs, LLC
    Inventors: Donald Ray Helms, Samuel Thomas Seelig