Patents by Inventor Steven R. Schaefer

Steven R. Schaefer 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).

  • Fire control assembly for a semi-automatic rifle
    Patent number: 11946711
    Abstract: A fire control assembly and a method are disclosed. The fire control assembly contains a pivotable shaft containing a first end and a second end, and a first selector member removably coupled with the first end of the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is movable between a first position relative to the pivotable shaft and a second position relative to the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is configured to rotate the pivotable shaft from a safe position to a firing position and back to the safe position when the first selector member is in the first position relative to the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is configured to prevent the pivotable shaft from rotating into the firing position when the first selector member is in the second position relative to the pivotable shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: PBS LLC
    Inventors: Eric G. Schmid, Paul T. Noonan, Steven R. Schaefer
  • FIRE CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR A SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE
    Publication number: 20230175800
    Abstract: A fire control assembly and a method are disclosed. The fire control assembly contains a pivotable shaft containing a first end and a second end, and a first selector member removably coupled with the first end of the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is movable between a first position relative to the pivotable shaft and a second position relative to the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is configured to rotate the pivotable shaft from a safe position to a firing position and back to the safe position when the first selector member is in the first position relative to the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is configured to prevent the pivotable shaft from rotating into the firing position when the first selector member is in the second position relative to the pivotable shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Eric G. Schmid, Paul T. Noonan, Steven R. Schaefer
  • Fire control assembly for a semi-automatic rifle
    Patent number: 11441866
    Abstract: A fire control assembly and a method are disclosed. The fire control assembly contains a pivotable shaft containing a first end and a second end, and a first selector member removably coupled with the first end of the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is movable between a first position relative to the pivotable shaft and a second position relative to the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is configured to rotate the pivotable shaft from a safe position to a firing position and back to the safe position when the first selector member is in the first position relative to the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is configured to prevent the pivotable shaft from rotating into the firing position when the first selector member is in the second position relative to the pivotable shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: PBS LLC
    Inventors: Eric G. Schmid, Paul T. Noonan, Steven R. Schaefer
  • FIRE CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR A SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE
    Publication number: 20210148666
    Abstract: A fire control assembly and a method are disclosed. The fire control assembly contains a pivotable shaft containing a first end and a second end, and a first selector member removably coupled with the first end of the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is movable between a first position relative to the pivotable shaft and a second position relative to the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is configured to rotate the pivotable shaft from a safe position to a firing position and back to the safe position when the first selector member is in the first position relative to the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is configured to prevent the pivotable shaft from rotating into the firing position when the first selector member is in the second position relative to the pivotable shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Eric G. Schmid, Paul T. Noonan, Steven R. Schaefer
  • Fire control assembly for a semi-automatic rifle
    Patent number: 10837729
    Abstract: A fire control assembly and a method are disclosed. The fire control assembly contains a pivotable shaft containing a first end and a second end, and a first selector member removably coupled with the first end of the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is movable between a first position relative to the pivotable shaft and a second position relative to the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is configured to rotate the pivotable shaft from a safe position to a firing position and back to the safe position when the first selector member is in the first position relative to the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is configured to prevent the pivotable shaft from rotating into the firing position when the first selector member is in the second position relative to the pivotable shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: PBS LLC
    Inventors: Eric G. Schmid, Paul T. Noonan, Steven R. Schaefer