ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,884, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to CHD Holdings LLC (Nashville, Tenn.).

"Spade grip attachment assembly for a minigun" was invented by Kristopher Lee Paulson (Hendersonville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spade grip attachment assembly for securing a spade grip to a minigun clutch includes a first adapter member and a second adapter member. The first adapter member is on the spade grip. The second adapter member is on the clutch. The first and second adapter members are configured such that one is receivable in the other. Each adapter member can define a pair of coaxially aligned pin holes that align to form a passage in ...