ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,944, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Quantum Additive LLC (Cleveland).

"Thermoacoustic heat exchanger suppressor" was invented by Ernest R. Lazor (Cleveland), Todd Allen (Cleveland), Philip M. Henry (Cleveland) and Scott Kraemer (Cleveland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A silencer core for suppressing and dissipating at least one of a sound, a flame, or a quantity of heat of a projectile fired from a firearm includes a thermoacoustic organic structure (TOS) extending along a central axis from a first end to a second end. The TOS defines a central bore extending along the central axis from the first end to the second end. The central...