ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,186, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to HECKLER & KOCH GMBH (Oberndorf, Germany).

"Adjustable sight assembly" was invented by Markus Hetzel (Epfendorf, Germany) and Stefan Thimm (Hardt, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one example, the disclosure relates to adjustable flip up sight assembly that can be adjusted vertically and laterally in particular, for an automatic firearm, comprising a front sight support element that is supported by an axle on a mount, in particular such that they can pivot thereon, wherein the front sight support element has an adjustment element supported on a spring element and releasably connected to a...