ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,978, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Pull Count LLC (Macclessfield, New Caledonia).

"Devices, systems, and computer program products for detecting gunshots and related methods" was invented by Gary Leonhardt (Macclessfield, N.C.), Jon Buttram (Raleigh, N.C.) and Andrew Starling (Farmville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, computer program products and methods for detecting gunshots is provided. The method and associated system can include a device which is coupled to a user or firearm. The device can include an accelerometer and a microphone for detecting movements and sounds, respectively. The device can be ...