ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,406,557, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to SHELLBACK SURVIVAL SYSTEMS LLC (League City, Texas).
"Mobile gunshot detection devices and systems" was invented by Taylor Wells (League City, Texas) and Lee David Buckland (Round Rock, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems and methods for identifying a gunshot occurrence. Microphone, location, and movement data are acquired from a mobile device and provided to a central server. Based on a criterion, a determination is made as to whether a gunshot has been produced and whether the user is in motion. Data from a plurality of sources is compiled and provided to a monitor for a sec...