ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,325, issued on July 29, was assigned to DAWSON ENTERPRISES SPORT SHOOTING SUPPLIES LLC (Massillon, Ohio).

"Adjustable firearm butt assembly" was invented by Patrick McCarthy (Massillon, Ohio) and Curtis Eldred Dutton (Canton, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable firearm butt assembly comprises a base plate selectively attached to a buttstock of a firearm. The base plate has a base slot. An adjustment nut is aligned with, and transversely movable relative to, the base slot. A pad plate is selectively attached to the base plate with the base plate being interposed longitudinally between the pad plate and the adjustment nut...