ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,361, issued on May 27, was assigned to Smith & Wesson Inc. (Springfield, Mass.).
"Muzzle mount assembly" was invented by Joseph DeJessa (West Brookfield, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mount assembly for attaching a firearm accessory to a muzzle of a firearm that promotes a more secure connection. The mounting assembly includes a front collar and a rear collar that are operable to clamp the mount assembly onto the muzzle. A detent ring mounted on the front collar yieldably biased by a spring against the rear collar to resist relative rotation of the front and rear collars. The mounting assembly is constructed so that the spri...