ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,005, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to NEW REVO BRAND GROUP LLC (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Ball joint system and support device" was invented by Matt Morris (Minneapolis), Ryan Chernik (New Brighton, Minn.), Ryan Jacobson (Andover, Minn.) and Howard Tripp (Plymouth, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm maintenance aid can include a firearm vise and a firearm support device. Firearm vise can include vise jaws, a threaded rod connecting vise jaws together, and jaw pin holes in each jaw, the holes extending from an outer surface of a jaw through to an inner surface of each jaw, wherein the holes in the first jaw align with the ho...