ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,090, issued on July 28, was assigned to Jamie McWilliam (Hamilton, Mont.).

"Active firearm recoil reduction system" was invented by Jamie George McWilliam (Hamilton, Mont.) and Charles Edmond McWilliam Sr. (Hamilton, Mont.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an active system configured to apply an active force to a portion of a firearm designed to contact a body of the firearm's operator, to reduce the perceived recoil of the firearm. The active system includes an actuation element capable of generating an active force, and systems for powering and selectively operating the actuation element."

The patent ...