ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,753, issued on June 23, was assigned to Blue Origin Manufacturing LLC (Huntsville, Ala.).

"Modular bore polishing devices, and associated systems and methods" was invented by Nicolaas K. Seamons (Bellingham, Wash.) and Jordan Avery Wagner (Bellevue, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A representative tool system for polishing and/or finishing a surface can include an arbor portion and an interchangeable (i.e., modular) head portion. The arbor portion can include a body portion, one or more media collection elements, a rotation mechanism positioned to rotate the one or more media collection elements relative to the body portion, and...