ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,720, issued on Aug. 12.

"Firearm magnet mount with barrel insert and method of securely holding firearm using the same" was invented by Ye Xu (Sugar Land, Texas) and Mingshun Xiong (Wuhan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a magnet mount for securely holding a firearm. The magnet mount includes a mounting plate, one or more magnets affixed to the mounting plate, and a barrel insert that is substantially in parallel with the surface of the mounting plate. The magnets are configured for providing a holding power to support at least a portion of the weight of the firearm. The barrel insert can be insert...