ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,494, issued on July 1, was assigned to Guangdong Laitu Imaging Technology Co. Ltd. (Zhongshan, China).

"Tripod for rifle hunting" was invented by Tongling Deng (Zhongshan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention discloses a tripod for rifle hunting comprising a connecting head with legs hinged thereto. The legs can rotate inwardly or outwardly relative to the connecting head around a hinge axis, and a locking component is installed on the connecting head to limit inward rotation of the legs. Compared to existing technology, the locking component on the connecting head restricts the legs after they are extended, prev...