ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,841, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Crimson Trace Corp. (Columbia, Mo.).
"Firearm accessory" was invented by Shane Ball (Columbia, Mo.), William Garland (Columbia, Mo.), William A. Planck (Columbia, Mo.), Tim Meissen (Columbia, Mo.), Michael Cottrell (Ashland, Mo.), James Tayon (Moberly, Mo.), Ryan Donahue (Columbia, Mo.), John Oller (Columbia, Mo.) and Curtis Smith (Columbia, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm accessory and associated components and methods. In one embodiment, a firearm accessory is configured to mount to a shotgun. The firearm accessory is configured to emit light to illuminate a target. The firearm a...