US Patent Issued to Vance Thompson on Sept. 22 for "Trackable ammunition" (South Dakota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,620, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Vance Thompson (Sioux Falls, S.D.).

"Trackable ammunition" was invented by Vance Thompson (Sioux Falls, S.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are ammunition and ammunition tracking systems. The ammunition and ammunition tracking system may include a first projectile and a marker. The marker may be associated with the first projectile. The marker may contain a unique signature such that the first projectile may be identifiable from a second projectile."

The patent was filed on April 30, 2024, under Application No. 18/651,252.

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