ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,665, issued on Aug. 25.
"Firearm" was invented by Matthew Earl Herd (Malvern, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm having a straight pull bolt action operating mechanism. The firearm has a lower receiver housing a trigger assembly, an upper receiver having a longitudinal axis, and a bolt carrier assembly within the upper receiver. The bolt carrier assembly has a bolt carrier, a bolt, a follower element, and an operating component. The bolt is received by the bolt carrier and is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis. The operating component is configured to be manually operated by a user."
The patent was filed on O...