ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,436, issued on April 21.
"System and method for recovery of undamaged frangible aerial targets" was invented by Jimmy Brooks Tyner (Camarillo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for recovery of undamaged frangible aerial targets at shooting ranges includes a net positioned horizontally above ground level to cover a target fall zone. The net has mesh openings sized to retain undamaged frangible aerial targets while allowing damaged targets to pass through. The net forms a closed loop around parallel elongated front and rear rollers supported above ground by a plurality of fixed caster assemblies. A motor operat...