ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,715, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to KORE OUTDOOR (US) INC. (Fort Wayne, Ind.).

"Compressed gas projectile launching devices" was invented by Louis Spicer (Sewell, N.J.), Mark Pearce (Lindenwold, N.J.), Robert W. Ambrose (Marlton, N.J.) and John Ronald Rice (Stoke-on-Trent, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various projectile launching devices are disclosed herein. In one aspect, the projectile launching device includes a gas-powered projectile agitator, an anti-jam assembly, and a compressed gas canister frame positioned below a body of the device. In another embodiment, the projectile launching device includes a rear-...