ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,795, issued on Feb. 3.

"Modular scope mounting system with serrated interfaces for mounting components" was invented by Theodore Karagias (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Firearms and accessories are disclosed herein. The firearm can carry a scope mounting assembly configured to couple to a firearm and includes serrated interfaces configured to engage a complementary serrated interface of a component such that the component is rotationally and translationally fixed to the scope mounting assembly. The interlocked serrated interface maintains positional relationships between the component and another component, such as a scope, a...