ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,708, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc..
"Safety for firearm electromagnetic firing system" was invented by John M. French (Meridian, Idaho), Louis M. Galie (Leander, Texas), Robert Gilliom (Conway, Ark.), Gary Hamilton (South Windsor, Conn.), John Klebes (New Franken, Wis.), Rafal Slezok (Newington, Conn.) and Scott Warburton (South Acworth, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic trigger system with safety mechanism for firearms includes a trigger unit comprising an electromagnetic actuator operably coupled to the firing mechanism and a programmable trigger mechanism microcontroller. The actuator is...