ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,285, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Smith & Wesson Inc. (Maryville, Tenn.).
"End cap muzzle control" was invented by Joe DeJessa (West Brookfield, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm accessory and an end cap useful with the firearm assembly. The firearm assembly handles exhaust gas expelled with a round fired from a firearm and includes a fitting, a sleeve, a fluid pressure dissipation structure, and an end cap assembly located at a distal end of the fluid dissipation structure. The sleeve defines an internal volume that at least partially receives the fluid dissipation structure. The end cap assembly and the fluid dis...