ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,780, issued on July 14, was assigned to Unit Solutions Inc. (Thompsons Station, Tunisia).
"Non-lethal gas operated gun" was invented by Sol Cody Snider (New York), Jamie Scott Snider (Culver City, Calif.), Zachary Christopher Lloyd (Akron, Ohio), Robert Brian Lane (Oceanside, Calif.), Kevin Lee Bokelman (Vista, Calif.), Nathan Thomas Balcom (Vista, Calif.), Mark Jonathon Gordon (Vista, Calif.) and Antonio S. Murcia (Vista, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A latching magazine including a latch member and a safety closure that engages the latch member and blocks movement of the latch member. An air gun including a barrel block wit...