ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,006, issued on June 17.
"Firearm magazine retention system with positive positioning feature" was invented by Brandon Vitulli (Thomasville, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm magazine retention and release system providing a motion-limiting engagement between a firearm and a magazine. The magazine is provided with a catch opening. The firearm is provided with a magazine catch having a protrusion positioned to engage the catch opening. The protrusion includes one or more sloping surfaces that provide a greater vertical engagement as the protrusion is urged further into the catch opening. The result is that the protrusion eng...