ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,414, issued on Feb. 24.
"Impact distance scoring system for clay target shooting" was invented by Andrew West (Alvord, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An impact distance scoring system for clay target shooting includes a target embedded with a tracking sensor, a launching mechanism, a plurality of detection units, and a processing unit. The system is designed to determine the distance after launch at which a clay pigeon is struck by a shooter's projectiles, offering a quantifiable method for scoring in clay target shooting sports. The plurality of detection units is dispersed within a field of play at regular intervals. As the t...