ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,571, issued on Aug. 19.
"Firearm with ambidextrous bolt catch" was invented by Christopher Matthew Maugham (Atlantis, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm with ambidextrous bolt catch has a frame, a bolt catch connected to the frame and movable between a retracted position and a restraint position, the bolt catch having exposed interface surfaces on a first side of the frame and configured to enable user contact to motivate the bolt catch to the retracted position and the restraint position, a secondary bolt catch interface assembly operable to motivate the bolt catch to the retracted position and to the restraint position, ...