IP Library Granted Patent US 1,114,927
Granted Patent S1
US 1,114,927 · App. 29/964,396 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Handguard

Inventors: William H. Geissele (Lower Gwynedd, PA); Frank E. Robinson (Schwenksville, PA)
Assignee: WHG PROPERTIES, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,114,927
App. No.
29/964,396
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a handguard as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2024
From: GEISSELE, WILLIAM H.; ROBINSON, FRANK E.
To: WHG PROPERTIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 068666/0470 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 29872880 · Mar 21, 2023
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