US Patent Issued to Killer Innovations on Sept. 8 for "Handguard with barrel nut locking mechanisms" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,930, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Killer Innovations Inc. (Tumwater, Wash.).

"Handguard with barrel nut locking mechanisms" was invented by Michael Allyn Miller (Tenino, Wash.) and Richard Olsen (Rainier, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handguard system of a firearm includes a barrel nut, a handguard, and an adjustable barrel nut locking mechanism. The barrel nut is configured to secure a barrel to the firearm. The handguard includes a pathway, which extends transversely across the handguard. The pathway is configured to receive the adjustable barrel nut locking mechanism. The adjustable barrel nut locking mechanism incl...