US Patent Issued to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy on Jan. 13 for "Pneumatic adjustable launcher" (Wisconsin, Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,386, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Arlington, Va.).

"Pneumatic adjustable launcher" was invented by Dalton J. Makovsky (Prentice, Wis.) and Johnathon D. Garcia (King George, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pneumatically powered launcher is provided for propelling a payload within an open ended envelope. The launcher includes a container, a valve mechanism and a firing mechanism. The container holds compressed gas and includes a release port. The valve mechanism transfers the gas from the container to the envelope as thrust against the payload. The valve ...