Patents by Inventor Nick Ballard
Nick Ballard 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).
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Patent number: 11959714Abstract: A method of assembling a bolt handle to a bolt assembly of a firearm includes inserting the bolt handle through a handle opening defined by a bolt body. A distal end of the bolt handle is inserted through the handle opening until the distal end extends past an outer perimeter of the bolt body. At least a portion of a bolt shroud is inserted through a first portion of an aperture defined by the bolt handle. A force is applied to the bolt shroud while the bolt handle is retracted within the handle opening of the bolt body so that the bolt shroud is positioned within a second portion of the aperture. The bolt shroud is held in connection with the bolt handle when the bolt shroud is positioned within the second portion of the aperture to secure the bolt handle to the bolt body.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Springfield, Inc.Inventors: Nick Ballard, Charles David Williams, Christopher Martin Baumbach
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Publication number: 20240093965Abstract: Sights of the present disclosure comprise a housing supporting an optical sighting element, such as one or more lenses or iron sights. A first lateral side of the housing has a laterally-extending protrusion and a lead-in portion forward of the laterally-extending portion. In some arrangements the lead-in portion is laterally-inward of an outermost surface of the laterally-extending protrusion and has a surface roughness of less than 50 ?m. In some instances, the laterally-extending protrusion has a width of at least 1 mm and the lead-in portion has a length of at least five times the width of the laterally-extending protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Springfield, Inc.Inventors: Dennis J. Reese, Stephen H. McKelvain, Nick Ballard, Peter J. Leach
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Patent number: 11846491Abstract: Sights of the present disclosure comprise a housing supporting an optical sighting element, such as one or more lenses or iron sights. A first lateral side of the housing has a laterally-extending protrusion and a lead-in portion forward of the laterally-extending portion. In some arrangements the lead-in portion is laterally-inward of an outermost surface of the laterally-extending protrusion and has a surface roughness of less than 50 ?m. In some instances, the laterally-extending protrusion has a width of at least 1 mm and the lead-in portion has a length of at least five times the width of the laterally-extending protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Springfield, Inc.Inventors: Dennis J. Reese, Stephen H. McKelvain, Nick Ballard, Peter J. Leach
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Patent number: 11747112Abstract: Sights of the present disclosure comprise a housing supporting an optical sighting element, such as one or more lenses or iron sights. A first lateral side of the housing has a laterally-extending protrusion and a lead-in portion forward of the laterally-extending portion. In some arrangements the lead-in portion is laterally-inward of an outermost surface of the laterally-extending protrusion and has a surface roughness of less than 50 ?m. In some instances, the laterally-extending protrusion has a width of at least 1 mm and the lead-in portion has a length of at least five times the width of the laterally-extending protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Springfield, Inc.Inventors: Dennis J. Reese, Stephen H. McKelvain, Nick Ballard, Peter J. Leach
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Publication number: 20230213294Abstract: A method of assembling a bolt handle to a bolt assembly of a firearm includes inserting the bolt handle through a handle opening defined by a bolt body. A distal end of the bolt handle is inserted through the handle opening until the distal end extends past an outer perimeter of the bolt body. At least a portion of a bolt shroud is inserted through a first portion of an aperture defined by the bolt handle. A force is applied to the bolt shroud while the bolt handle is retracted within the handle opening of the bolt body so that the bolt shroud is positioned within a second portion of the aperture. The bolt shroud is held in connection with the bolt handle when the bolt shroud is positioned within the second portion of the aperture to secure the bolt handle to the bolt body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: Springfield, Inc.Inventors: Nick Ballard, Charles David Williams, Christopher Martin Baumbach
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Patent number: 11624568Abstract: A method of assembling a bolt handle to a bolt assembly of a firearm includes inserting the bolt handle through a handle opening defined by a bolt body. A distal end of the bolt handle is inserted through the handle opening until the distal end extends past an outer perimeter of the bolt body. At least a portion of a bolt shroud is inserted through a first portion of an aperture defined by the bolt handle. A force is applied to the bolt shroud while the bolt handle is retracted within the handle opening of the bolt body so that the bolt shroud is positioned within a second portion of the aperture. The bolt shroud is held in connection with the bolt handle when the bolt shroud is positioned within the second portion of the aperture to secure the bolt handle to the bolt body.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Springfield, Inc.Inventors: Nick Ballard, Charles David Williams, Christopher Martin Baumbach
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Publication number: 20220244016Abstract: Sights of the present disclosure comprise a housing supporting an optical sighting element, such as one or more lenses or iron sights. A first lateral side of the housing has a laterally-extending protrusion and a lead-in portion forward of the laterally-extending portion. In some arrangements the lead-in portion is laterally-inward of an outermost surface of the laterally-extending protrusion and has a surface roughness of less than 50 ?m. In some instances, the laterally-extending protrusion has a width of at least 1 mm and the lead-in portion has a length of at least five times the width of the laterally-extending protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Dennis J. Reese, Stephen H. McKelvain, Nick Ballard, Peter J. Leach
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Publication number: 20220170718Abstract: Sights of the present disclosure comprise a housing supporting an optical sighting element, such as one or more lenses or iron sights. A first lateral side of the housing has a laterally-extending protrusion and a lead-in portion forward of the laterally-extending portion. In some arrangements the lead-in portion is laterally-inward of an outermost surface of the laterally-extending protrusion and has a surface roughness of less than 50 ?m. In some instances, the laterally-extending protrusion has a width of at least 1 mm and the lead-in portion has a length of at least five times the width of the laterally-extending protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Dennis J. Reese, Stephen H. McKelvain, Nick Ballard, Peter J. Leach
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Publication number: 20220163275Abstract: A method of assembling a bolt handle to a bolt assembly of a firearm includes inserting the bolt handle through a handle opening defined by a bolt body. A distal end of the bolt handle is inserted through the handle opening until the distal end extends past an outer perimeter of the bolt body. At least a portion of a bolt shroud is inserted through a first portion of an aperture defined by the bolt handle. A force is applied to the bolt shroud while the bolt handle is retracted within the handle opening of the bolt body so that the bolt shroud is positioned within a second portion of the aperture. The bolt shroud is held in connection with the bolt handle when the bolt shroud is positioned within the second portion of the aperture to secure the bolt handle to the bolt body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: Springfield, Inc.Inventors: Nick Ballard, Charles David Williams, Christopher Martin Baumbach
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Publication number: 20220099406Abstract: A stock assembly for a firearm including an integrally molded accessory attachment housing and a method of forming the accessory attachment housing. The integrally molded accessory attachment housing is formed by molding a material in the form of a stock assembly around the accessory attachment housing. A stock slot is formed through the material around the accessory attachment housing and an opening corresponding to the position of the stock slot is defined through the accessory attachment housing. The stock assembly may additionally or alternatively include a cheek riser that has an adjustable cheek rest. The cheek rest may be configured to be adjustable in at least four different directions including rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Christopher Martin Baumbach, Nick Ballard, Charles David Williams
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Patent number: D865897Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Springfield, Inc.Inventors: Dennis J. Reese, Charles David Williams, Christopher Martin Baumbach, Nick Ballard
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Patent number: D963780Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Springfield, Inc.Inventors: Stephen H. McKelvain, Peter J. Leach, Nick Ballard
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Patent number: D1002781Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Springfield, Inc.Inventors: Dennis J. Reese, Stephen H. McKelvain, Nick Ballard
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Patent number: D1025275Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Springfield, Inc.Inventors: Stephen H. McKelvain, Peter J. Leach, Nick Ballard