ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,423, issued on July 22, was assigned to War Machine Inc. (Taylors, S.C.).
"Fuel powered paintball marker" was invented by Michael Wood (Taylors, S.C.) and Chris Vandenberghe (Taylors, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel powered paint marker having a first stage and a second stage comprising: a housing; a combustion chamber; a piston; a compression chamber; a fuel system; an oxidizing system; an oxidizing agent; a fuel assembly included in the fuel system; a separation assembly included in the fuel system and separating the oxidizing agent from the fuel assembly in the first stage; a bolt drive system; a fuel nozzle included in...