US Patent Issued to National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia on March 25 for "Actuated flywheel projectile launcher" (New Mexico Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,210, issued on March 25, was assigned to National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC (Albuquerque, N.M.).

"Actuated flywheel projectile launcher" was invented by Kevin J. Dullea (Albuquerque, N.M.), Noah R. Jackson (Edgewood, N.M.) and David K. Novick (Albuquerque, N.M.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments include an actuated projectile launcher, including: a base structure; a projectile support, and a holding area from which a projectile launches; propulsion wheels selectively driven to rotate; and support arms, each supporting at a first end thereof a separate one of the propulsion wheels and being supp...