Patents by Inventor James Dean Stroda

James Dean Stroda 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).

  • Publication number: 20240230258
    Abstract: A bolt stop actuator is disclosed. The actuator may include a lift arm, a first leg extending from a point proximate to an end of the lift bar and generally perpendicular therefrom, a second leg extending in the same direction from the lift bar as the first leg, and a projection extending from the lift bar and configured to contact a follower of an empty magazine when the bolt stop actuator is assembled into a firearm. Neither the first leg, nor the second leg, include apertures positioned distal to the lift arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventor: James Dean STRODA
  • Patent number: 11940239
    Abstract: A bolt stop actuator is disclosed. The actuator may include a lift arm, a first leg extending from a point proximate to an end of the lift bar and generally perpendicular therefrom, a second leg extending in the same direction from the lift bar as the first leg, and a projection extending from the lift bar and configured to contact a follower of an empty magazine when the bolt stop actuator is assembled into a firearm. Neither the first leg, nor the second leg, include apertures positioned distal to the lift arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: DIAMONDBACK FIREARMS LLC
    Inventor: James Dean Stroda
  • Publication number: 20230052688
    Abstract: A bolt stop actuator is disclosed. The actuator may include a lift arm, a first leg extending from a point proximate to an end of the lift bar and generally perpendicular therefrom, a second leg extending in the same direction from the lift bar as the first leg, and a projection extending from the lift bar and configured to contact a follower of an empty magazine when the bolt stop actuator is assembled into a firearm. Neither the first leg, nor the second leg, include apertures positioned distal to the lift arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventor: James Dean Stroda
  • Patent number: 11486665
    Abstract: A bolt stop actuator is disclosed. The actuator may include a lift arm, a first leg extending from a point proximate to an end of the lift bar and generally perpendicular therefrom, a second leg extending in the same direction from the lift bar as the first leg, and a projection extending from the lift bar and configured to contact a follower of an empty magazine when the bolt stop actuator is assembled into a firearm. Neither the first leg, nor the second leg, include apertures positioned distal to the lift arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: DIAMONDBACK FIREARMS LLC
    Inventor: James Dean Stroda
  • Publication number: 20210372719
    Abstract: A bolt stop actuator is disclosed. The actuator may include a lift arm, a first leg extending from a point proximate to an end of the lift bar and generally perpendicular therefrom, a second leg extending in the same direction from the lift bar as the first leg, and a projection extending from the lift bar and configured to contact a follower of an empty magazine when the bolt stop actuator is assembled into a firearm. Neither the first leg, nor the second leg, include apertures positioned distal to the lift arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: James Dean Stroda
  • Patent number: 11085715
    Abstract: A bolt stop actuator is disclosed. The actuator may include a lift arm, a first leg extending from a point proximate to an end of the lift bar and generally perpendicular therefrom, a second leg extending in the same direction from the lift bar as the first leg, and a projection extending from the lift bar and configured to contact a follower of an empty magazine when the bolt stop actuator is assembled into a firearm. Neither the first leg, nor the second leg, include apertures positioned distal to the lift arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: DIAMONDBACK FIREARMS LLC
    Inventor: James Dean Stroda
  • Publication number: 20210018284
    Abstract: A bolt stop actuator is disclosed. The actuator may include a lift arm, a first leg extending from a point proximate to an end of the lift bar and generally perpendicular therefrom, a second leg extending in the same direction from the lift bar as the first leg, and a projection extending from the lift bar and configured to contact a follower of an empty magazine when the bolt stop actuator is assembled into a firearm. Neither the first leg, nor the second leg, include apertures positioned distal to the lift arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventor: James Dean Stroda