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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110290141 | Subsonic small-caliber ammunition and bullet used in same A bullet for use with a small caliber rifle comprises a jacket and a lead core provided within the jacket. The jacket is drawn from a copper alloy material. A bearing surface portion of the jacket has a nominal thickness less than about .010″ and the copper alloy mate... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110056404 | Jacketed Bullet with Bonded Core A jacketed bullet comprising a dense core of a first material substantially surrounded by and bonded to a jacket of a second material, wherein the thickness of the jacket varies.... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20100275804 | Plastic ammunition casing and method Ammunition having an integrally formed, polymeric casing is provided. Plastic casings for ammunition may be made using injection molding processes for combat ammunition, target ammunition and blanks. The casings, in one embodiment, include a hollow tubular member with a... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100043662 | DIFFUSION ALLOYED IRON POWDER A diffusion alloyed iron powder is provided wherein tungsten W is bonded to the surfaces of the particles of an iron or iron-based powder, and wherein the diffusion alloyed iron powder comprises by weight-%: 30-60 W, with the balance being essentially only iron and unav... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100024676 | Structural metallic binders for reactive fragmentation weapons A munition is described including a reactive fragment having an energetic material dispersed in a metallic binder material. A method is also described including forming a energetic material; combining the energetic material with a metallic binder material to form a mixt... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090151591 | WARHEAD CASING A casing for warhead components, and a warhead including such a casing. The casing includes a laser sintered material. The laser sintered material may include metal powder such as aluminium powder and binder particles. The casing may be include a lacquer coating, and op... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090151592 | BULLET SHELL FOR SMOOTHBORE AND RIFLED CHOKE HUNTING GUNS Disclosed is a bullet shell for hunting guns, preferably those having barrels with “rifled choke” rifling. The shell comprises a bullet made of a solid material and a thin-wall plastic envelope. On its surface, the bullet has a trapezoidal groove delimiting nose and... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20080156222 | JACKET BULLETS This invention relates to ammunition. More specifically, this invention is related to rimfire ammunition cartridges with heeled bullets, such as 0.22 long rifle ammunition cartridges. The invention extends to a heeled bullet for use in such ammunition.... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080141889 | Method of Enhancing the External Ballistics and Ensuring Consistent Terminal Ballistics of an Ammunition Projectile and Product Obtained A method for geometrically enhancing of the flight of a projectile fired from a weapon to an intended target, including development of a flat annular face on the outermost end of the ogive portion of the projectile, such flat annular face being oriented in a plane that ... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080141890 | METHOD FOR ENHANCEMENT OF THE FLIGHT PATH OF AN AMMUNITION PROJECTILE AND PRODUCT Method and apparatus for the production of an ammunition projectile having enhanced properties relating to delivery of the projectile along its flight path from a weapon to, and upon striking, a target by reason of the formation of a meplat cavity in the leading end the... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20070204758 | Lead-free projectile A small-bore projectile comprises a ductile outer jacket, a hard core, and a hollow jacket core. Kinetic energy of the projectile is substantially transmitted to the hard core when a target is hit such that said hard core penetrates the target. The outer jacket is suppo... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070163459 | Jacketed one piece core ammunition A jacketed projectile having one-piece steel core provides good performance regarding chamber pressure, barrel wear and accuracy by separating the jacket from a central tapered portion of the core by providing an encircling air gap that facilitates engraving of the jack... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20060278117 | Rifle cartridge with bullet having resilient pointed tip A firearm cartridge with a bullet including a body and a nose element. The body has a forward end, and an opposed rear end, with an intermediate cylindrical portion between the ends. The front end of the body defines a cavity that may have a cylindrical shape. The nose ... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060090665 | Bullet A plated hallow point bullet has a metallic plating which completely encapsulates a metallic core. A core precursor is formed having a nose compartment. A metallic coating is applied to the precursor to completely encapsulate the precursor. The coated precursor is mecha... | 05/04/2006 |
| 20060027128 | Firearms projectile having jacket runner A projectile for small munitions is provided having a bullet with an integral jacket runner formed from a resilient, shape-retaining material. The projectile comprises a bullet having a tapered front section, a cylindrical middle section and a tapered end section. The m... | 02/09/2006 |
| 20060011091 | Non-discarding sabot projectile system This present invention relates to a non-discarding sabot projectile system. One embodiment of the present invention relates to coupling the sabot to the core at one or both of an upper sidewall region and a bottom region. The upper sidewall coupling between the sabot an... | 01/19/2006 |
| 20050183617 | Jacketed ammunition A jacketed projectile, preferably with a unique geometry one-piece steel core to improve penetration of hard targets, provides good performance regarding chamber pressure, barrel wear and accuracy by separating the jacket from a central tapered portion of the core by pr... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050066846 | Bullet jacket and method for the manufacture thereof A bullet jacket, and method of making a bullet jacket are disclosed, wherein bullets placed therein will, when fired, expand at low velocities, while maintaining high weight retention at higher velocities. The bullet jacket is preferably made of a copper based material,... | 03/31/2005 |
| 20050000385 | 5.56 Small arms ammunition Described herein is a round of ammunition for firing from a gun having a rifled barrel, especially a small arms weapon. The round comprises a body core (7) which has a plurality of knurl lines (9) and associated grooves (6) formed over a portion of ... | 01/06/2005 |
