US Patent Issued to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy on Nov. 25 for "Pneumatic rifle for alternative ammunition" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,736, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Arlington, Va.).

"Pneumatic rifle for alternative ammunition" was invented by Christopher J. Weiland (Fredericksburg, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand-held gun for interchangeably propel a round of one of solid and liquid consistency is provided. The gun includes a gas actuator, a firing module, a magazine, a loader and a barrel. The gas actuator stores and releases compressed gas. The firing module includes a chamber for receiving the gas to push forward a bolt in response to actuation by a trigger. The module is d...