ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,875, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to GLOCK TECHNOLOGY GMBH (Ferlach, Austria).
"Rifles comprising a bolt catch device" was invented by Andreas Wutte (Ferlach, Austria) and Elmar Bilgeri (Klagenfurt, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Firearms including a bolt catch device, having a receiver comprising a duct, wherein the bolt catch device comprises a foot, a slider, and a spring, and the foot, on the leg thereof and on the magazine well side, has a groove for receiving the spring and, on the side facing the trigger device, has a socket; wherein the slider has, on the lower portion thereof, bearing bolts for being inserted into a...