ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,423, issued on April 21, was assigned to Manners Composite Stocks LLC (North Kansas City, Mo.).

"Two part bedding block for a firearm" was invented by Timothy John Ferrell (Sturgis, S.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm including a rear action screw pillar configured to mount in a stock of the firearm and receive a rear action screw therethrough to secure an action of the firearm to the rear action pillar. The firearm further includes a front action screw pillar configured to mount in the stock of the firearm forward of the rear action screw pillar and receive a front action screw therethrough to secure the action of the fir...