Patents by Inventor William MacNeill

William MacNeill 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).

  • Patent number: 11415382
    Abstract: A firearm reliability system may include a charging handle insert and a variable bolt weight assembly. Other components of a firearm reliability system may include, but are not limited to, a buffer pressure plug, extractor springs, firing pin springs, one or more firing pins, and bolt buffers. The firearm reliability system may address weaknesses in the common rimfire AR bolt system. Using the firearm reliability system, malfunctions may be essentially eliminated. Each component of the firearm reliability system plays a part and interfaces with the others (i.e., the bolt weight spreads the impact on the buffer into a larger area, while reducing the speed at which the bolt impacts the backplate, which then reduces the energy transferred to the buffer pressure plug and thus the impact with the lower receiver).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventor: William MacNeill
  • Publication number: 20210116192
    Abstract: A firearm reliability system may include a charging handle insert and a variable bolt weight assembly. Other components of a firearm reliability system may include, but are not limited to, a buffer pressure plug, extractor springs, firing pin springs, one or more firing pins, and bolt buffers. The firearm reliability system may address weaknesses in the common rimfire AR bolt system. Using the firearm reliability system, malfunctions may be essentially eliminated. Each component of the firearm reliability system plays a part and interfaces with the others (i.e., the bolt weight spreads the impact on the buffer into a larger area, while reducing the speed at which the bolt impacts the backplate, which then reduces the energy transferred to the buffer pressure plug and thus the impact with the lower receiver).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventor: William MacNeill