Patents by Inventor Paul Sukho Hwang

Paul Sukho Hwang 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).

  • Firearm blast control system
    Patent number: 10145637
    Abstract: A blast control device for a firearm is disclosed. The blast control device may include a muzzle brake comprising a first end, a second end, a top, a bottom, a bore, one or more baffles, one or more gas openings disposed between the one or more baffles, an alignment channel disposed on the top, one or more gas holes disposed on the top within the alignment channel, an alignment groove disposed at an end of the alignment channel, and a latch notch. The blast control device also may include a blast shield attachable around the muzzle brake. The blast shield may include an alignment protrusion, a latch assembly, a plurality of internal ribs, and one or more gas ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Fortis Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Sukho Hwang, John J. Hwang, Richard Brady Olsen
  • Expansion barrel nut systems and methods for attaching a handguard to an upper receiver of a firearm
    Patent number: 10066897
    Abstract: A barrel nut assembly for a firearm is disclosed. The barrel nut assembly may include a barrel nut comprising a plurality of expansion flanges. The barrel nut assembly also may include an expansion plug comprising an expansion surface. The expansion surface may be configured to abut and expand the plurality of expansion flanges when the expansion plug is attached to the barrel nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Fortis Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Sukho Hwang, John J. Hwang, Richard Brady Olsen, Ronald Joseph Hertel
  • EXPANSION BARREL NUT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING A HANDGUARD TO AN UPPER RECEIVER OF A FIREARM
    Publication number: 20170199006
    Abstract: A barrel nut assembly for a firearm is disclosed. The barrel nut assembly may include a barrel nut comprising a plurality of expansion flanges. The barrel nut assembly also may include an expansion plug comprising an expansion surface. The expansion surface may be configured to abut and expand the plurality of expansion flanges when the expansion plug is attached to the barrel nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Fortis Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Sukho Hwang, John J. Hwang, Richard Brady Olsen, Ronald Joseph Hertel
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A BLAST CONTROL DEVICE FOR A FIREARM
    Publication number: 20170199002
    Abstract: A blast control device for a firearm is disclosed. The blast control device may include a muzzle brake comprising a first end, a second end, a top, a bottom, a bore, one or more baffles, one or more gas openings disposed between the one or more baffles, an alignment channel disposed on the top, one or more gas holes disposed on the top within the alignment channel, an alignment groove disposed at an end of the alignment channel, and a latch notch. The blast control device also may include a blast shield attachable around the muzzle brake. The blast shield may include an alignment protrusion, a latch assembly, a plurality of internal ribs, and one or more gas ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Fortis Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Sukho Hwang, John J. Hwang, Richard Brady Olsen