ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,455,129, issued on Oct. 28.

"Reciprocating ambidextrous magazine release system" was invented by Kyung Tae Kim (Laguna Niguel, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm ambidextrous magazine release utilizing a reciprocating action mechanism. In some embodiments a firearm ambidextrous magazine release configured to be utilized in Glock type firearms."

The patent was filed on Aug. 21, 2024, under Application No. 18/811,760.

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