US Patent Issued to Kammok Holdings on Aug. 25 for "Telescoping component unlocking system and follower" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,443, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Kammok Holdings LLC (Austin, Texas).

"Telescoping component unlocking system and follower" was invented by Sean Leese (Austin, Texas), Henry Parker (Austin, Texas), Chris Eddy (Austin, Texas) and Greg McEvilly (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A follower device is disclosed which includes a friction surface, a neck, and at least one shelf. The at least one friction surface and the at least one shelf may extend from the neck, and the slot may be adjacent to the neck. The follower may be disposed in a telescoping tube and allow closure or retraction of the telescoping tube automatical...