ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,702, issued on March 24, was assigned to IMI Defense LTD (Ein Ayala, Israel).

"Grip module for handgun" was invented by Nisim Zusman (Ein Ayala, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grip module system for a handgun or other firearm may include a lower receiver, a pistol grip affixed to the lower receiver, a buffer tube attachment point affixed to a rear portion of the lower receiver, and an accessory rail removably attached to a top of the buffer tube attachment point. The grip module system may be configured to accept and engage the firing components of various semi-automatic and automatic pistols or rifles."

The patent was fil...