ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,885, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Alarm.com Inc. (Tysons, Va.).
"Smart firearm safety device" was invented by Colby Kevin Clark (Provo, Utah), Robert Nathan Picardi (Herndon, Va.), Matthew Daniel Correnti (Newtown Square, Pa.), Michael Kelly (Washington) and Stephen Scott Trundle (Falls Church, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for implementing a smart firearm safety device. The safety device attaches to a firearm having a trigger and a slot for receiving a magazine. The safety device includes a locking mechanism that...