ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,081, issued on June 16, was assigned to Center Mass Inc. (Livonia, Mich.).

"Firearm carrier element" was invented by Jeffrey Glenn Felts (Canton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm carrier element has a plate having a first side configured to face the supporter and an opposed second side configured to face the firearm, a connection facility configured to connect the plate to the supporter, and an aperture configured to receive at least one of the protrusions and the operating element. The operating element may be a bolt catch lever. The operating element may be movable between a ready position when the firearm is disconne...