Muzzle brake
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The broken lines illustrate features of the muzzle brake that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a muzzle brake as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 2, 2021
Date of Patent: Jul 15, 2025
Assignee: WHG PROPERTIES, LLC (North Wales, PA)
Inventors: William H. Geissele (Lower Gwynedd, PA), Ralph E. DiLemmo (Norristown, PA)
Primary Examiner: Mojtaba Tehrani
Application Number: 29/801,924