Patents by Inventor James E. Kimmel

James E. Kimmel 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).

  • Handguard systems for firearms
    Patent number: 8739448
    Abstract: A hand guard assembly for attachment to a firearm includes an anchor member and a sleeve. The anchor member is coupled to the firearm and defines an inner bore through which a barrel of the firearm extends when the anchor member is coupled to the firearm. The sleeve surrounds a portion of the barrel of the firearm in an overlying relationship. The sleeve is coupled to the anchor member at a first end so that when the assembly is attached to the firearm, the sleeve is cantilevered from the anchor member with an inner surface of the sleeve and an outer surface of the barrel being radially spaced apart from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Apex Machining Company, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Kimmel, Joseph A. Ivory
  • HANDGUARD SYSTEMS FOR FIREARMS
    Publication number: 20110192066
    Abstract: A hand guard assembly for attachment to a firearm includes an anchor member and a sleeve. The anchor member is coupled to the firearm and defines an inner bore through which a barrel of the firearm extends when the anchor member is coupled to the firearm. The sleeve surrounds a portion of the barrel of the firearm in an overlying relationship. The sleeve is coupled to the anchor member at a first end so that when the assembly is attached to the firearm, the sleeve is cantilevered from the anchor member with an inner surface of the sleeve and an outer surface of the barrel being radially spaced apart from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: James E. Kimmel, Joseph A. Ivory
  • Firearm handguard
    Patent number: D637684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Apex Machining Company, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Kimmel, Joseph A. Ivory