ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,787, issued on July 14.

"Protective cover for sighting device" was invented by Alan Nathan Lin (Arcadia, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective cover for a device installed on a firearm includes a cover body having a housing portion and a base portion integrally and inwardly extended from the housing portion; wherein the cover body includes an inner surface having at least one securing protrusion configured to match with an outer surface of the device for tightly securing the cover body on the device."

The patent was filed on Nov. 20, 2024, under Application No. 18/954,241.

*For further information, including images, ch...