ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,343, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Fourth Arrow LLC (Comstock Park, Mich.).

"Shooting rest and support system" was invented by Robert M. Wynalda Jr. (Comstock Park, Mich.) and Mark Wynalda (Comstock Park, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shooting rest for different weapons provides ends that are offset from the central portion of the rest to provide a space that accommodates a portion of the weapon being used with the rest. The shooting rest can be used with one or two supports that engage the weapon being used with the rest. Each support includes pliable arms that can be configured by the user to a custom shape. Each arm ...