ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,732, issued on May 19, was assigned to AOB Products Co. (Columbia, Mo.).
"Firearm bore cleaner" was invented by Eric Smith (Columbia, Mo.), James Tayon (Moberly, Mo.), Michael Cottrell (Ashland, Mo.) and Jarrod Grove (Columbia, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm bore cleaner for cleaning a bore of a firearm includes a cleaning segment and a pulling segment. The cleaning segment cleans the bore of the firearm when the cleaning segment is moved along the bore. The cleaning segment includes a tail end connector adjacent a tail end portion. The pulling segment is sized and shaped to be inserted into the bore. The pulling segment...