ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,468, issued on April 15, was assigned to SilencerCo Weapons Research LLC (West Valley City, Utah).
"Firearm sound suppressor" was invented by Brent Edward Murray (Herriman, Utah) and Jonathon Mccarn Shults (Alpine, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm accessory may include an elongate body having an end that is positioned adjacent to a firing end of a barrel of a firearm. The firearm accessory may also include a piston assembly that is located at least partially within the elongate body. A first end of the piston assembly may be configured to be secured to the barrel of the firearm. The piston assembly may also include an ind...