ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,192, issued on Dec. 16.
"Silencer for a handgun, with a displaceable attaching rail" was invented by Oliver Fischer (Lochau, Austria) and Karl-Heinz Plankel (Dornbirn, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a silencer for mounting on a handgun having a barrel with a barrel extension and a frame with a mounting rail and a trigger guard, including a mounting portion provided and adapted to fixedly receive at least a part of the barrel of the handgun; and an attaching rail provided and adapted to support the silencer on the trigger guard of the handgun; the attaching rail is slidable relative to the moun...