ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,172, issued on April 29, was assigned to GSTC LLC (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

"Composite case having retaining bag including bead refill mechanism" was invented by Gideon P. Searle (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Theodore Bobrick Root Jr. (Charlotte, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective carrying case for a firearm is disclosed, wherein the protective carrying case includes a top component, a bottom component, and semi-hexagonal ends, wherein the top component and the bottom component are constructed from carbon fiber. The protective carrying case additionally includes a retaining element with vacuum split functionality to retain elements...