US Patent Issued to Centre Firearms on June 16 for "Modular handguard system for AK-type rifles" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,080, issued on June 16, was assigned to Centre Firearms Co. Inc. (Ridgewood, N.Y.).

"Modular handguard system for AK-type rifles" was invented by Sean Carney (Ridgewood, N.Y.), Ryan Watts (Ridgewood, N.Y.), Greg Hayes (Ridgewood, N.Y.) and Danniel Day (Ridgewood, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handguard system for a firearm includes a lower handguard attached to the firearm by first mount providing an extension force between the lower handguard and a receiver of the firearm; and an upper handguard attached to the lower handguard."

The patent was filed on June 17, 2024, under Application No. 18/745,389.

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