ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,893, issued on July 15, was assigned to JAK Technologies Pty Ltd. (Maudsland, Australia).
"Rail system for a firearm" was invented by Daniel Jakstas (Southport, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rail system for a firearm includes an elongate body that is fastenable to the firearm to at least partially enclose a barrel of the firearm. A series of substantially parallel mounting ribs projects laterally from the elongate body. Each mounting rib has an outward facing surface and opposed sides that taper towards each other from the outward facing surface to the elongate body, such that a space between consecutive mounting ribs co...