Patents by Inventor Joe Stenzel

Joe Stenzel 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).

  • Rifle with hybrid receiver, modified trunnion, gas block and ambidextrous bolt stop
    Patent number: 11340029
    Abstract: A modified AK-style rifle including a receiver body with a back end having a first threaded cylindrical cavity and a second cylindrical cavity located below the first threaded cylindrical cavity. A lower portion below the first threaded cylindrical cavity has a width that is narrower than the upper receiver section to allow for passage of a pair of parallel and opposing telescoping bars on each side. A trunnion is connected to the receiver front end and an ambidextrous bolt stop is attached to the receiver body. A removable stock is coupled to the first threaded cylindrical cavity. A first bolt carrier rail is attached to a first side wall of the receiver body and a second bolt carrier rail is attached to a second side wall of the receiver body. A bolt carrier slidingly bears on the first bolt carrier rail and the second bolt carrier rail. A gas block includes a short stroke gas piston aligned with the bolt carrier section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventor: Joe Stenzel
  • RIFLE WITH HYBRID RECEIVER, MODIFIED TRUNNION, GAS BLOCK AND AMBIDEXTROUS BOLT STOP
    Publication number: 20220018618
    Abstract: A modified AK-style rifle including a receiver body with a back end having a first threaded cylindrical cavity and a second cylindrical cavity located below the first threaded cylindrical cavity. A lower portion below the first threaded cylindrical cavity has a width that is narrower than the upper receiver section to allow for passage of a pair of parallel and opposing telescoping bars on each side. A trunnion is connected to the receiver front end and an ambidextrous bolt stop is attached to the receiver body. A removable stock is coupled to the first threaded cylindrical cavity. A first bolt carrier rail is attached to a first side wall of the receiver body and a second bolt carrier rail is attached to a second side wall of the receiver body. A bolt carrier slidingly bears on the first bolt carrier rail and the second bolt carrier rail. A gas block includes a short stroke gas piston aligned with the bolt carrier section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventor: Joe Stenzel