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For Billings inventors, patents are key to making ideas pay – Tracer Technology Systems

The inspiration came to Allan Overcast when he heard about the 2010 shooting death of a young Montana State Patrol trooper in a remote spot near Three Forks.

The trooper, 23-year-old David DeLaittre, was found dead by another law enforcement officer following a shootout during a traffic stop with a man who later killed himself.

The murder sent shockwaves through Montana’s law-enforcement community and caused Overcast http://www.tracertechnologysystems.com/ , an engineer and radio system consultant for police, to wonder if he could design a better alert system and make a difference.

Three years ago, Tracer Technology Systems http://www.tracertechnologysystems.com/ was born on Billings South Side. And, in August 2014, the company got a major shot in the arm when Overcast obtained an international patent for his invention, which can detect gunshots and immediately send a message through a cellular network to emergency personnel.

By ERIK OLSON [email protected]

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