ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,431, issued on May 27, was assigned to Core-Arms LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Mounting system, devices, methods and uses thereof" was invented by David Roth (Laguna Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present specification discloses systems, devices, and methods provide a mounting system which includes rail and a bracket which is selectively secured to the rail. The bracket is selectively and/or automatically locked to the rail when positioned on the rail, and may be removed from the rail by activating one or more buttons or actuators. The disclosed mounting systems, devices, and methods enable a device to be protected from im...