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Nick Ballard — 14 Patents

SPSpringfield: 14 patents #2 of 16Top 15%
Galva, IL: #1 of 10 inventorsTop 10%
Illinois: #6,113 of 84,256 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
Nick Ballard has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at Springfield. The first was granted in 2019 and the most recent in July 2025. Nick Ballard ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list Nick Ballard in Galva, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
D1086349 Firearm Benjamin Boyd McKelvain, Stephen H. McKelvain, Charles David Williams, Peter J. Leach, Christopher Martin Baumbach +1 more 2025-07-29
12298104 Firearm sights and assemblies Dennis J. Reese, Stephen H. McKelvain, Peter J. Leach 2025-05-13
D1072996 Firearm Benjamin Boyd McKelvain, Stephen H. McKelvain, Charles David Williams, Peter J. Leach, Hasan Kepez 2025-04-29
12104878 Rifle stock Christopher Martin Baumbach, Charles David Williams 2024-10-01
12066267 System for pivoting a buffer tube assembly Charles David Williams, Nathan A. Brinkmeyer, Benjamin Boyd McKelvain 2024-08-20
12025404 System for pivoting a buffer tube assembly Charles David Williams, Benjamin Boyd McKelvain 2024-07-02
D1025275 Optic for a firearm Stephen H. McKelvain, Peter J. Leach 2024-04-30
11959714 Bolt assembly Charles David Williams, Christopher Martin Baumbach 2024-04-16
11846491 Firearm sights and assemblies Dennis J. Reese, Stephen H. McKelvain, Peter J. Leach 2023-12-19
D1002781 Optic for a firearm Dennis J. Reese, Stephen H. McKelvain 2023-10-24
11747112 Firearm sights and assemblies Dennis J. Reese, Stephen H. McKelvain, Peter J. Leach 2023-09-05
11624568 Bolt assembly Charles David Williams, Christopher Martin Baumbach 2023-04-11
D963780 Optic for a firearm Stephen H. McKelvain, Peter J. Leach 2022-09-13
D865897 Pistol Dennis J. Reese, Charles David Williams, Christopher Martin Baumbach 2019-11-05