ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,618, issued on Sept. 22.

"Target system" was invented by Tyler Bradford Niles (Tigard, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A target system may include a carrier. The carrier may include a housing, at least one wheel rotatably coupled to an interior of the housing, at least one gear coupled to the at least one wheel, a motor coupled to the at least one gear to drive the at least one wheel via the at least one gear, and a controller to activate the motor based on user input. The target system may also include at least one arm coupled to the carrier, and a coupling device to couple a panel to the at least one arm."

The patent was file...