ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,899, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Polarstar Engineering & Machine LLC (Newark, Del.).

"Pneumatic projectile launching system" was invented by Benjamin Noji (Landenberg, Pa.) and Rodd Rambo (Smyrna, Del.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pneumatic assembly for a projectile launching system including a body defining a continuous bore. A nozzle is positioned within the bore adjacent the forward end of the body and is moveable between a rearward position wherein the nozzle facilitates passage of a projectile through a projectile port and a forward position wherein the nozzle blocks the projectile port to prevent passage of a projectil...