ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,358, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to AXON ENTERPRISE INC. (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

"Repositioning during deployment of a conducted electrical weapon from a vehicle" was invented by Patrick W. Smith (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Magne Nerheim (Paradise Valley, Ariz.), Brandy Shaffer (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Gabriel Othman (Seattle), Matthew Carver (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Brian Slaughter (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Brian Fairbanks (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Mark Eastwood (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Jackson Dewitt (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Oleg Nemtyshkin (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A payload conducted electrical weapon ("CEW") may include a housing con...