ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,548, issued on Feb. 10.

"Charging handle assembly for pistol slide" was invented by Dallas Evans (Bristol, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some examples, a charging handle assembly for a pistol slide includes a base including at least one connecting feature to facilitate connection of the base adjacent a lateral side of a pistol slide and a charging handle including a base portion and a lever portion, the charging handle having a length extending from a proximal end at the base portion to a distal end of the lever portion, wherein the base portion of the charging handle is connected to the base to permit the charging handle to...