ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,253, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Applied Physics Inc. (New York).
"Launch acceleration system" was invented by Gianni Martire (New York) and David Morgan Wirth (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A launch acceleration system can include a passage, a plurality of magnetic components, and a control system. The passage can include an entry region, a projectile acceleration pathway, and an exit region for a moving projectile having a magnetically susceptible portion. The magnetic components can be arranged around the projectile acceleration pathway such that the moving projectile travels through the magnetic components. The ...