ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,238, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Rankin Labs LLC (Williamsport, Ohio).
"Devices, systems, and methods for rendering ammunition inert in a non-invasive manner" was invented by John Rankin (Williamsport, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods for rendering ammunition inert in a non-invasive manner are provided. Ultrasonic waves are emitted by way of one or more ultrasonic emitters toward an area with the ammunition sufficient to agitate propellant of the ammunition. Positron waves are generated and emitted by way of one or more positron emitters toward the area sufficient to bond at least a majority ...