ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,182, issued on Aug. 5.
"Air rifle device" was invented by Ryan Pasquale (New Brighton, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air rifle device for using a cylinder of carbon dioxide as a propellant includes a housing having a front end, a rear end, a top side, and a bottom side defining a chamber extending through the housing. A barrel coupled to the front end is in fluid communication with the chamber. A clip removably couplable to the housing holds a plurality of projectiles. A canister removably mounted to the housing holds a propellant. The canister comprises a neck and a body. A collar configured to receive the neck is mounted to ...