ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,552, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Shadow Systems LLC (Plano, Texas).

"Quick-connect muzzle accessory" was invented by Richard Trevor Simpson Roe (Plano, Texas) and Benjamin Ni Ye (North Richland Hills, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A muzzle accessory for coupling to a firearm barrel, the firearm barrel including a chamber for receiving a firearm round, a firing tube extending distally from the chamber to a distal end of the firearm barrel, the muzzle accessory can comprise a main body having a proximal end, a distal end, a through-channel extending longitudinally between the proximal end and the distal end, and a keyed r...