ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,022, issued on June 17.
"Optics mount and riser system for a firearm" was invented by Slade Cutrer (Grant Pass, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optic mount modular system includes a bridge portion that is mounted on the top rail of a firearm. The bridge portion can have either an integral optics riser on which a sight can be mounted, or a top rail section. The bridge portion has a front end and a rear end, each of which have a vertical face in which there is a horizontal bore. At the top of the bridge portion at the front and rear ends there are horizontal interfaces or surfaces in which there are vertically oriented threaded ...