ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,377, issued on May 27.
"Rifle scope mount" was invented by Bart David Steadman (Little Rock, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting assembly enabled to adhere a sighting scope to a rifle is provided including a mounting rail attached to an upper edge platform of a rail mount and an extension bar attached at a lower edge of the rail mount at one end. A first ring clamp and a second ring clamp spaced apart and attached at a second end of the extension bar is provided, distal to the one end, and the first and second ring clamps are enabled to be secured to the rifle via tightening bolts enabling secure positioning of a sighting ...