ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,214, issued on Oct. 21.

"Hybrid ambidextrous receiver" was invented by James Matthew Underwood (Kennesaw, Ga.) and Larry Cullen Underwood (Canton, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm receiver assembly includes a receiver body, a threaded mount at a rear portion of the receiver body, a magazine release assembly including a magazine release portion on at least one side of the receiver body, a bolt release assembly including a bolt release central portion and a bolt release portion on at least one side of the receiver body, and a safety selector assembly including a safety portion on at least one side of the receiver body. The ...