ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,547,790, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Surefire LLC (Fountain Valley, Calif.).
"Firearm sound suppressor with peripheral venting" was invented by Barry William Dueck (Fountain Valley, Calif.), Michael Standen (Fountain Valley, Calif.), Eric Hung Leung Chow (Fountain Valley, Calif.), Ryan Steven Glasby (Fountain Valley, Calif.) and Douglas Lawrence Stefanski (Fountain Valley, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and methods are provided for a suppressor to be coupled with a muzzle end of a barrel of a firearm to reduce muzzle blast and muzzle flash. The suppressor comprises a housing having a proximal end and a distal e...