ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,560, issued on April 14, was assigned to Wilcox Industries Corp. (Newington, N.H.).
"Buffer tube apparatus" was invented by James W. Teetzel (Portsmouth, N.H.) and Gary M. Lemire (Lee, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A buffer tube apparatus for a weapon includes an outer tube defining a longitudinal axis, the outer tube having a first end configured to be coupled to the weapon and a second end opposite the first end, the second end configured to be coupled to a stock. A buffer assembly includes a shock absorber and is disposed within the outer tube. The buffer assembly is configured to absorb an impact of recoil generated by the...