ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,093, issued on July 28, was assigned to HUKR LLC (Cedar Hills, Utah).

"Hunting and carrying devices, assemblies, systems, and related methods" was invented by Michael Swensen (Cedar Hills, Utah), Kendall Hal Seymour (Pleasant Grove, Utah), Devin Miller (Eagle Mountain, Utah), Joshua Reinholdt Bladh (Provo, Utah) and Gavin Wallin (Eagle Mountain, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device may include a back plate comprising one or more clip receivers and a plurality of slots. A plurality of straps may be included and may be configured to pass through the slots to releasably secure the back plate to a backpack. The one or more clip r...