ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,883, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Safariland LLC (Jacksonville, Fla.).

"Holster" was invented by David Kennedy (Jacksonville, Fla.), Dylan Vaccaro (Jacksonville, Fla.), William H. Rogers (St. Augustine, Fla.) and Gary Grochowski (Middleburg, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holster for carrying a handgun of the type having a front section including a muzzle, a middle section including a trigger guard, and a back section including a grip, includes a holster upper section with walls configured to substantially enclose the middle section of a handgun when the handgun is carried in the holster. The holster also includes a genera...