ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,339, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Blue Force Gear Inc. (Pooler, Ga.).
"Grenade pouch adapter" was invented by Ashley A. Burnsed Jr. (Savannah, Ga.) and Stephen G. Hilliard (Cainhoy, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grenade pouch adapter for receiving a grenade is provided. The grenade pouch adapter includes a curved body having a planar surface, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The inner surface extends perpendicularly from a first edge of the planar surface and defines an inner contour of the curved body. The outer surface extends perpendicularly from a second edge of the planar surface. A spoon slot is located at ...