ZeroEyes, creators of a proactive artificial intelligence (AI)-based gun detection video analytics platform, has announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a patent to the company.

ZeroEyes say that the patent covers its method of identifying brandished guns and dispatching alerts to first responders as fast as three to five seconds from the moment the gun is detected.

The company also says that their technology includes a training database populated with frames of actual video of guns taken in relevant environments across diverse industries such as K-12, casinos, retail, healthcare, etc. ZeroEyes used hundreds of thousands of proprietary images and videos to train its AI to be a comprehensive gun detection technology. The AI does not perform any facial recognition, nor receive, record, store or share any biometric data, videos or images of any kind.

“We’re honored to receive the USPTO’s verification of our unique methodology for proactively preventing gun-related violence,” said Marcus Day, Senior Vice President of Research and Development, ZeroEyes. “Our rapidly growing team remains committed to engineering effective, scalable solutions to keep our customers safe.”