ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,296, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Tippmann Arms Co. LLC (Fort Wayne, Ind.).
"Firearm with forward charging handle" was invented by Dennis J. Tippmann Jr. (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Jonathan Ridgway Finch (Roanoke, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm having a forward charging handle that allows a shooter to cycle the bolt without significant change in posture or stance. This allows the shooter to overcome ammunition related difficulties without needing to reach to a rear charging handle to cycle the firearm. The forward charging handle may be located near the shooter's support hand on the foregrip/handguard, which reduce...