ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,602, issued on June 3, was assigned to Sound Moderation Technologies LLC (Raleigh, N.C.).
"Firearm muzzle attachment apparatus" was invented by Todd A. Magee (Farmington, Utah) and Steven M. Pappas (Kamas, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mount for mounting a firearm sound suppressor or silencer to a firearm muzzle or muzzle device operates by using primary mounting lugs on the suppressor which engage sockets on the muzzle device. The primary lugs prevent the suppressor from axially moving with respect to the muzzle device, thus causing them to be fixed together as a unitary device. Angled bearing faces on the muzzle device and t...