ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,657, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Ambitec Inc. (Miami Beach, Fla.).

"Configurable cummerbund for a tactical vest" was invented by Shiloh Christopher McBee (Bozeman, Mont.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A configurable cummerbund for a tactical vest can include a cummerbund front tip anchor located at the first end and having a first side and a second side; two or more webs attached to the cummerbund front tip anchor and extending along a length from the first end to the second end; a side panel attached to the webs; a cummerbund rear tip anchor located at the second end; and a cummerbund web slider located at the webs between th...