ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,405,090, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to KIHO MILITARY ACQUISITION CONSULTING INC. (Vienna, Va.).

"Composite telescopic sight and sight mount" was invented by Oliver Zang (Leesburg, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mount to be permanently bonded to an optical sighting apparatus. The mount includes a mount body having a first end portion and a second end portion with a central axis extending therebetween and formed of a first composite material and configured to be permanently bonded to the optical sighting apparatus. The mount further includes a rail receiver portion for receiving a mounting rail, wherein the rail receiver portion...