ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,101, issued on May 13, was assigned to Crimson Trace Corp. (Columbia, Mo.).
"Weapon sight grip" was invented by William A. Planck (Columbia, Mo.), Tim Meissen (Columbia, Mo.), Michael Cottrell (Ashland, Mo.) and Shane Ball (Columbia, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A weapon sight grip and associated components and methods. The weapon sight can be a firearm sight, such as a red dot type sight. The firearm accessory includes a base configured to be connected to a weapon and a sighting portion configured to assist a user in aiming the weapon. The firearm accessory includes grip structure such as an elastomeric pad, ridge, or other st...