US Patent Issued to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy on June 17 for "Inert launch control simulator" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,011, issued on June 17, was assigned to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Arlington, Va.).

"Inert launch control simulator" was invented by Christopher D. King (Spotsylvania, Va.), Taylor Richard Courtney (King George, Va.), Amanda Nolan Dearhart (King George, Va.), Robert William Love III (King George, Va.), Timothy Roy Collins (King George, Va.), Douglas Gerald Gross (Fredericksburg, Va.) and Jeremiah W. Mosse (Bedford, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device (210) is provided for simulating launch activation of a missile. The missile has a rocket motor and a payload. The device ...