ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,377, issued on April 15.
"Modular mounting system" was invented by Greg Foutz (Mesa, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular mounting system includes a panel with a hexagonal array of primary apertures each of which has at least three planes of symmetry. Each of the primary apertures is separated from an adjacent primary aperture by a secondary aperture comprising an elongated opening having a length that is greater than the width of a PALS strap. A mounting system comprising a backing plate, an optional separate indexing plate and a front mounting bracket can be assembled to the panel to provide a rigid attachment between the ...