ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,282, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to DIAMONDBACK FIREARMS LLC (Cocoa, Fla.).

"Bolt stop actuator for use in a firearm" was invented by James Dean Stroda (Cocoa, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bolt stop actuator is disclosed. The actuator may include a lift arm, a first leg extending from a point proximate to an end of the lift bar and generally perpendicular therefrom, a second leg extending in the same direction from the lift bar as the first leg, and a projection extending from the lift bar and configured to contact a follower of an empty magazine when the bolt stop actuator is assembled into a firearm. Neither the first ...