ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,556, issued on April 14, was assigned to LMT Advanced Technologies LLC (Eldridge, Calif.).

"Firearm suppressor" was invented by Daniel John Reints (Shell Rock, Iowa), Michael Anthony Conger (Davenport, Iowa) and Michael Neff (Moline, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm suppressor including a first baffle segment with a cylindrical outer wall and a conical baffle core that defines a central opening, where a longitudinal length of the cylindrical outer wall is longer than a longitudinal length of the conical baffle core; and a second baffle segment comprising a cylindrical outer wall and a conical baffle core that defines a ...