ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,308, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to AGENCY ARMS LLC (Ventura, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for firearm sight mounting plates" was invented by Max Yedor (Caldwell, Idaho) and Eric Chang (Caldwell, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm mounting plate assembly is provided. The firearm mounting plate assembly includes a firearm slide with a first side, a second side, and a top side. A recess defined by a first slide wall and a recess base surface is disposed on the firearm slide top side. The recess includes a rib. The firearm mounting plate assembly includes a mounting plate with a top surface, a bottom surface, a front ...