ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,405,079, issued on Sept. 2.

"Rifle buttstock support" was invented by Ryan Cheney (Conway Springs, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A buttstock support including a base plate having first and second ends; a first flexible sheet having first and second ends respectively fixedly attached to the base plate's first and second ends; a body of particulate material overlying the base plate and underlying the first flexible sheet; an air bag overlying the base plate and underlying the body of particulate material; and an air pump for injecting air into the air bag. The buttstock support includes a second flexible sheet overlying the airbag an...