ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,493, issued on July 1, was assigned to Kimber IP LLC (Troy, Ala.).
"Tool-less takedown bushing/compensator device for pistol" was invented by Michael Withey (Brundidge, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bushing/compensator device for a firearm is provided that includes a compensator member having a first aperture having an axis that is coaxial with the axis of the barrel. A second aperture has an axis that is coaxial with the axis of the guide rod when the device is mounted on the slide. A quarter turn bayonet mount is disposed at a rear end of the first aperture that mates with a bayonet mount aperture in the slide. When the bayo...