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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350465 | Extended range less lethal projectile An extended range munition including a projectile having a generally cylindrical body includes a forward end and rearward end. The forward end includes a protruding member extending therefrom, thereby increasing the weight of said body and said forward end. The body... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7278358 | Non-lethal marking bullet for related training cartridges A projectile of non-lethal composition includes an outer casing that is substantially sealed prior to impact with a target both when the projectile is in a static condition and when the projectile is in a dynamic condition. A marking material is encapsulated within ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7262394 | Mortar shell ring tail and associated method There is provided a ring tail for a ballistic projectile and an associated method that facilitate maneuverability of the ballistic projectile. The ring tail comprises a ring member having a generally cylindrical wall and at least one rod joined to an aft section of ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7143699 | Liquid filled less lethal projectile A less lethal projectile to be fired from a launcher comprising a body having a concentric cavity to hold a fluid payload, a nose cap attached to the body, said nose cap having a plurality of slits therein, which will spread open upon impact, allowing the fluid to e... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7089863 | Non-Lethal cartridges with dense powder ballast A non-lethal cartridge having sufficient discharge energy for use, without modification, in conventional firearms. When used with a firearm with a rifled barrel, the cartridge comprises a non-lethal projectile having a grooved outer surface and a dense powder ballas... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7036419 | Adapter device for projectile fired from a launching tube An adapter device (10) is used in order to allow a projectile (12), such as missile, to be launched from a standard launching tube (14), without having to modify the latter. This device comprises an adapter tube (24) in which the projecti... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7000524 | Method for manufacture of a multi-part projectile for gun ammunition and product produced thereby A method for the manufacture of a projectile for small-bore weapons ammunition comprising the steps of producing a compact from a mixture of a heavy metal powder and a light metal powder at room temperature, and without further treatment of the compact, introducing ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6973879 | Monolithic high incapacitation small arms projectile A small arms projectile for an increase in accuracy, incapacitation effects, and penetration of light material targets. The projectile includes a monolithic heat-treated steel core with a plated on jacket for strong adherence. A swaged or machined cannelure groove t... | 12/13/2005 |
| 5469650 | Aerodynamic projectile and means for propelling same An aerodynamic planar projectile carries an exposed propellant charge. The projectile is loaded into a specially designed gun that has a firing chamber and a barrel designed to receive and guide the projectile. When the trigger is pulled, an electric curr... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5469790 | Aerodynamic projectile and means for propelling same An aerodynamic planar projectile carries an exposed propellant charge. The projectile is loaded into a specially designed gun that has a firing chamber and a barrel designed to receive and guide the projectile. When the trigger is pulled, an electric curr... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5020438 | Bladed projectile A projectile includes a body having one of a number of geometric shapes which have a plurality of blades. The projectile may be divisible into two substantially equal portions. The portions have a number of blades disposed across their respective surfaces... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4996924 | Aerodynamic air foil surfaces for in-flight control for projectiles Aerodynamical air foil surface and subsurface expressions and/or impressions of varied geometrics, angles of attack, heights and depths, comprising part of a projectile surface itself to create McClain effect molecular friction/pressure/temperature reacti... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4932306 | Method and apparatus for launching a projectile at hypersonic velocity A projectile is accelerated to hypersonic velocity in an initially closed barrel of a diameter considerably larger than the projectile diameter which is filled with a compressed fuel-oxidizer mixture. The projectile comprises a conical nose portion, an in... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4887534 | Ignition system for high intrusion projectile An improved ignition system for a fin-stabilized, high intrusion projectile (10) comprises an elongated boom (14) and a hollow fin assembly (16) which extends rearwardly into an external cartridge case (28) containing a consumable containment bag (30) fil... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4858511 | Superconductive levitated armatures for electromagnetic launchers An electromagnetic railgun launcher and armature. The armature is made from superconducting material and is levitated between the rails of the launcher by the Meissner effect. The Meissner effect is created by cooling the armature and subjecting it to a m... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4683824 | Cartridge launched - disk deployed chaff A cartridge launched spin stabilized disk for deploying chaff (radar countermeasure dipoles) or other expendable materials or substances from a moving aircraft. The disk, containing the expendable material is ejected from the aircraft at some elevation an... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4653403 | Cartridge-launched, disk-deployed chaff Apparatus for ejecting and dispersing a payload of passive radiation interference material into the near vicinity of a tactical aircraft comprises a cartridge case adapted for carrying and launching at least one cylindrical payload disk, the cartridge cas... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4327884 | Advanced air-to-surface weapon An unconventional advanced air-to-surface weapon of monowing configuration, and having a symmetrical, high lift fuselage of lenticular (i.e., biconvex or oblate) cross section, with a width-to-thickness fineness of approximately 2.5. The longitudinal prof... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4091730 | Gas generating charge for open chamber gas powered tool An ignitable charge for producing pressurized gas to power industrial tools, that is made of plentiful, common materials at a very low cost, lower in cost than conventional charges by orders of magnitude. The charge is comprised of a hollow plastic jacket... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4063511 | Spinning shot gun projectile A spinning shot gun projectile comprises a cylindrical body having radially projecting vanes arranged with respect to the longitudinal axis of the body at an angle predetermined for air impingement during the flight of the projectile, thereby imparting a ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4026212 | Open chamber gas powered tool and gas generating charge therefor An open chamber gas powered tool and gas generating charge for the tool. The charge has a hollow open-ended plastic jacket of uniform noncircular cross-section from end to end containing a propellant, such as nitrocellulose, which may be electrically igni... | 05/31/1977 |
