US Patent Issued to FN Herstal on Nov. 3 for "Device and method for sealing a firearm gas key" (South Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,068, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to FN Herstal S.A. (Herstal, Belgium).

"Device and method for sealing a firearm gas key" was invented by Maxwell Reichard (Columbia, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas key gasket and method seals a firearm's gas system at the interface between the bolt carrier body and the gas key. In various embodiments, the gasket is metallic with an embossment at the gas hole. In embodiments, the embossment compresses and provides one or more contact rings at the interface. The contact ring(s) promote a method of sealing the irregular surfaces around the gas path, which provides a level of consistency to t...