US Patent Issued to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy on Sept. 30 for "Trigger arrangement for manual and remote firing" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,297, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Arlington, Va.).

"Trigger arrangement for manual and remote firing" was invented by Matthew D. Lehr (King George, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for discharging a weapon includes a combination trigger that includes both a manual trigger and a remote trigger. The weapon may be discharged using either the manual trigger or remote trigger. The apparatus may also include a remote and/or manual safety to prevent the weapon from being discharged."

The patent was filed on Aug. 14, 2023, under Application No. 18/...