ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,953, issued on May 13, was assigned to FatBoy Tripods LLC (Harlan, Iowa).

"Adjustable clamping device and leveling base with multidirectional adjustment" was invented by Casey Cornwell (Harlan, Iowa) and Jeffrey Connor Sharp (Harlan, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a ball head based leveling base for use with an adjustable clamping device that works in conjunction with commonly available accessory rails for photographic equipment and/or firearms."

The patent was filed on May 16, 2024, under Application No. 18/665,875.

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