ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,624, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to AceXR LLC (Carrollton, Texas).

"Handgun simulation assembly using virtual reality controller and having a releasable magazine" was invented by Mann Howe Aaron Lee (London), David Spencer Clark (Saratoga Springs, Utah) and Brian Phillips (Neptune Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handgun simulation assembly that mates a virtual reality (VR) controller having a trigger finger button with a handgun grip and trigger in order to better simulate the feel of a typical handgun for a VR environment. The handgun simulation assembly includes a handgun body with a magazine release subassembly fo...