ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,974, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to GO PLAY HOLDINGS INC. (Austin, Texas).

"Toy projectile shooter firing mode assembly and system" was invented by Eric Davis (Austin, Texas) and Colin Guinn (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toy projectile shooter that includes a housing defining a housing interior, a barrel, a trigger movable between a firing position and a non-firing position, a firing motor, a plunger sensor, a plunger disposed in the housing interior, and a shot firing mode system configured to activate the firing motor when the trigger is moved from the non-firing position to the firing position, move the plung...