Patents by Inventor Ethan Lessard

Ethan Lessard 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: 12618626
    Abstract: A charging handle assembly for a firearm may include a charging handle body including a handle portion and a shaft portion, a first actuation wing rotatably coupled to the handle portion and configured to rotate about a first rotational axis between a first position and a second position, and a biasing mechanism engaging the first actuation wing and biasing the first actuation wing to the first position. The first actuation wing may include a latch configured to selectively engage an upper receiver assembly of the firearm, and the first actuation wing may have a center of mass disposed along the first rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Mitch Brusie, Ethan Lessard, Nicholas Schafer
  • Patent number: 12553681
    Abstract: A dynamically balanced trigger system for a firearm. The dynamically balanced trigger has a specific design, orientation, weights, and cutouts such as to provide a balanced trigger, where the chances of accidental discharge due to drops, shocks, and impacts are dramatically reduced. Unlike other triggers, the dynamically balanced trigger system has a trigger with a center of gravity near the center point of the trigger, which weights the trigger components against itself to prevent movement, such as may be caused by dropping the firearm, thereby helping prevent an unintentional discharge of the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Lessard, Nicholas Schafer
  • Patent number: 12553680
    Abstract: A dynamically balanced trigger system for a firearm. The dynamically balanced trigger has a specific design, orientation, weights, and cutouts such as to provide a balanced trigger, where the chances of accidental discharge due to drops, shocks, and impacts are dramatically reduced. Unlike other triggers, the dynamically balanced trigger system has a trigger with a center of gravity near the center point of the trigger, which weights the trigger components against itself to prevent movement, such as may be caused by dropping the firearm, thereby helping prevent an unintentional discharge of the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Lessard, Nicholas Schafer
  • Publication number: 20260016248
    Abstract: A charging handle assembly for a firearm may include a charging handle body including a handle portion and a shaft portion, a first actuation wing rotatably coupled to the handle portion and configured to rotate about a first rotational axis between a first position and a second position, and a biasing mechanism engaging the first actuation wing and biasing the first actuation wing to the first position. The first actuation wing may include a latch configured to selectively engage an upper receiver assembly of the firearm, and the first actuation wing may have a center of mass disposed along the first rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Applicant: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Lessard, Mitch Brusie, Nicholas Schafer
  • Publication number: 20260016247
    Abstract: A charging handle assembly for a firearm may include a charging handle body including a handle portion and a shaft portion, a first actuation wing rotatably coupled to the handle portion and configured to rotate about a first rotational axis between a first position and a second position, and a biasing mechanism engaging the first actuation wing and biasing the first actuation wing to the first position. The first actuation wing may include a latch configured to selectively engage an upper receiver assembly of the firearm, and the first actuation wing may have a center of mass disposed along the first rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Applicant: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Lessard, Mitch Brusie, Nicholas Schafer
  • Publication number: 20250237447
    Abstract: A charging handle assembly for a firearm may include a charging handle body including a handle portion and a shaft portion, a first actuation wing rotatably coupled to the handle portion and configured to rotate about a first rotational axis between a first position and a second position, and a biasing mechanism engaging the first actuation wing and biasing the first actuation wing to the first position. The first actuation wing may include a latch configured to selectively engage an upper receiver assembly of the firearm, and the first actuation wing may have a center of mass disposed along the first rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Mitch Brusie, Ethan Lessard, Nicholas Schafer
  • Publication number: 20240401896
    Abstract: A dynamically balanced trigger system for a firearm. The dynamically balanced trigger has a specific design, orientation, weights, and cutouts such as to provide a balanced trigger, where the chances of accidental discharge due to drops, shocks, and impacts are dramatically reduced. Unlike other triggers, the dynamically balanced trigger system has a trigger with a center of gravity near the center point of the trigger, which weights the trigger components against itself to prevent movement, such as may be caused by dropping the firearm, thereby helping prevent an unintentional discharge of the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Ethan Lessard, Nicholas Schafer
  • Publication number: 20230280120
    Abstract: A dynamically balanced trigger system for a firearm. The dynamically balanced trigger has a specific design, orientation, weights, and cutouts such as to provide a balanced trigger, where the chances of accidental discharge due to drops, shocks, and impacts are dramatically reduced. Unlike other triggers, the dynamically balanced trigger system has a trigger with a center of gravity near the center point of the trigger, which weights the trigger components against itself to prevent movement, such as may be caused by dropping the firearm, thereby helping prevent an unintentional discharge of the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Ethan Lessard, Nicholas Schafer
  • Patent number: 10436536
    Abstract: A modular suppressor kit includes a modular suppressor and suppressor tool. The modular suppressor includes a barrel attachment portion that has a central passage. The barrel attachment portion is configured to attach to a firearm barrel. The modular suppressor includes a cap portion that has a central passage. The modular suppressor includes a body portion that has an internal baffle structure and an expansion chamber. The body portion is attachable to, and separable from, the barrel attachment portion and the cap portion. The body portion defines a central passage that is alignable with the central passage of the barrel attachment portion and the central passage of the cap portion. The suppressor tool has an engagement feature for engaging with at least one of the barrel attachment portion, cap portion, and body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
  • Patent number: 10408554
    Abstract: A modular suppressor kit includes a modular suppressor and suppressor tool. The modular suppressor includes a barrel attachment portion that has a central passage. The barrel attachment portion is configured to attach to a firearm barrel. The modular suppressor includes a cap portion that has a central passage. The modular suppressor includes a body portion that has an internal baffle structure and an expansion chamber. The body portion is attachable to, and separable from, the barrel attachment portion and the cap portion. The body portion defines a central passage that is alignable with the central passage of the barrel attachment portion and the central passage of the cap portion. The suppressor tool has an engagement feature for engaging with at least one of the barrel attachment portion, cap portion, and body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
  • Patent number: 10401111
    Abstract: A modular suppressor kit includes a modular suppressor and suppressor tool. The modular suppressor includes a barrel attachment portion that has a central passage. The barrel attachment portion is configured to attach to a firearm barrel. The modular suppressor includes a cap portion that has a central passage. The modular suppressor includes a body portion that has an internal baffle structure and an expansion chamber. The body portion is attachable to, and separable from, the barrel attachment portion and the cap portion. The body portion defines a central passage that is alignable with the central passage of the barrel attachment portion and the central passage of the cap portion. The suppressor tool has an engagement feature for engaging with at least one of the barrel attachment portion, cap portion, and body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
  • Patent number: 10401108
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a firing mechanism for a firearm, wherein the firing mechanism includes: a housing having a central bore, a cam surface, and a striker sear slot; a striker sear pivotally connected to the housing and positioned within the striker sear slot, the striker sear having a striker head engagement surface; and a striker head movably positioned within the central bore, the striker head having a striker sear engagement surface configured to interface with the striker head engagement surface of the striker sear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Schafer, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
  • Publication number: 20190154384
    Abstract: A modular suppressor kit includes a modular suppressor and suppressor tool. The modular suppressor includes a barrel attachment portion that has a central passage. The barrel attachment portion is configured to attach to a firearm barrel. The modular suppressor includes a cap portion that has a central passage. The modular suppressor includes a body portion that has an internal baffle structure and an expansion chamber. The body portion is attachable to, and separable from, the barrel attachment portion and the cap portion. The body portion defines a central passage that is alignable with the central passage of the barrel attachment portion and the central passage of the cap portion. The suppressor tool has an engagement feature for engaging with at least one of the barrel attachment portion, cap portion, and body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
  • Patent number: 10234229
    Abstract: An accessory mount includes a barrel connector and multiple accessory connectors. The barrel connector removably assembles the accessory mount to the barrel of the firearm in axial alignment with the firing axis of the firearm. The accessory mount includes one or more of the accessory connectors to securely and removably assemble accessories to thereto. The accessory connectors include axial alignment features to axially align accessories with the firing axis and/or rotational alignment features to align the accessory alignment with the firing axis. Accessory connectors also include that enable an accessory to be securely assembled to the accessory mount in different rotational orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Sig Sauer, Inc.
    Inventor: Ethan Lessard
  • Patent number: D867511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
  • Patent number: D871536
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Lessard, Kevin Brittingham, Brian McDonald, Nicholas Schafer, Patrick Law
  • Patent number: D886229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Brian McDonald, Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard
  • Patent number: D898857
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
  • Patent number: D931402
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Brittingham, Ethan Lessard, Brian McDonald
  • Patent number: D1038312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Q, LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Lessard, Nicholas Schafer