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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061274 | Less than lethal projectile and a method for producing the same A less than lethal projectile and method of producing the same comprising of a sealed filled polymeric pouch containing a shot within. The sealed filled polymeric pouch is formed in a form, fill, and seal machine. An automatic loading ammunition machine is fed empty... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7357082 | Modified shotgun and modified shotgun shell ammunition A shotgun which allows its operator to fire modified ammunition rounds as either slug rounds or rounds of shot. The shotgun is modified by the addition of components creating an electric circuit in the shotgun. The modified ammunition rounds contain a modified slug ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7243603 | Shot pattern control wad structure for shotshell A shot pattern control wad structure for use in a cartridge for shotgun wherein the cartridge includes a case having a tubular outer wall and a wad structure located in the case between gunpowder and a charge of pellets. The wad structure of the present invention is... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228801 | Ballistic tracer platform for shotgun ammunition A ballistic tracer platform for use with a shotgun shell to provide an aiming and training aid for shotgun shooting sports, which also can be used for military and police applications. The ballistic tracer platform carries a tracer element, which provides the shoote... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7174833 | Shotgun shell flight path indicator A shotgun shell flight path indicator is described which in general includes a shell casing having a primer end having a primer, a propellant disposed within the interior of the casing proximate to the primer adapted for ignition by the primer, and a non-combustible... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171904 | Shotgun shell flight path indicator A shotgun shell flight path indicator is described which in general includes a shell casing having propellant disposed within the interior of the casing proximate and a non-combustible indicator positioned within the casing. The indicator generally has a sufficient ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 6988450 | Anti-personnel ammunition Anti-personnel tank fired ammunition designed for attacking personnel at various ranges includes a hollow base member adapted with an electric primer and a plastic or aluminum canister containing a payload at one end thereof. In operation, the hollow cartridge is lo... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6886468 | Shotgun shell flight path indicator A shotgun shell flight path indicator is described which in general includes a shell casing having a primer end having a primer, a propellant disposed within the interior of the casing proximate to the primer adapted for ignition by the primer, and a non-combustible... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6860207 | Compressible shot shell A shot shell such as would be utilized in a shotgun or the like, wherein the cartridge forming the shell has a collapsible extension removably or permanently engaging the shot end of the cartridge, with the cartridge configured to provide a un-compressed length of, ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6701848 | Anti-personnel canister An anti-personnel canister includes a generally cylindrical container having side walls, the side walls defining an enclosure with a generally concave surface at one end and an opening at another end; the side walls having an outer surface, the outer surf... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6694887 | Shotgun shell flight path indicator A shotgun shell flight path indicator is described which in general includes a shell casing having a primer end having a primer, a propellant disposed within the interior of the casing proximate to the primer adapted for ignition by the primer, and a non-... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6539873 | Shotgun shell flight path indicator A shotgun shell flight path indicator is described which in general includes a shell casing having a primer end having a primer, a propellant disposed within the interior of the casing proximate to the primer adapted for ignition by the primer, and a non-... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6415719 | Shot cartridge with double pattern A shotgun cartridge includes a cartridge case having a primer, a propelling charge contained in the cartridge case disposed proximate to the primer and shot. A first wad shot grouping element has a travel direction side surface in contact with the shot an... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6258316 | Steel ballistic shot and production method A relatively high carbon, water-atomized, steel shot is softened via annealing to render it suitable for ballistic use. The annealing preferably includes decarburization from a surface layer or throughout and preferably provides the shot with a surface Kn... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6257147 | Frangible shotshell A method and an apparatus for suppressing muzzle blast, muzzle crack and/or over penetration in a weapon. A frangible shotshell payload comprising a cup having a portion divided into petals, a payload having a mass disposed in the cup and a cap disposed a... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6161482 | Multi-disk shell and wad The present invention is a multidisk shell and wad for use in a multidisk shell. The wad consists of a wad base, a cushioning section attached at a first end to a top section of the wad base, and at least three alignment arms attached to a second end of t... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6067909 | Sabot pressure wad A sabot pressure wad has a unitary sabot portion and an integrally formed pressure wad portion. The sabot portion has a payload receiving compartment which may receive a payload, such as a cylindrical slug, with an interference fit. The pressure wad porti... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5979330 | Integrated one-piece plastic shotshell wad A shotshell wad for use in a shotgun shell is provided. Three discs are disposed within a generally cylindrical tubular wail, and define a gas seal section, a middle section, a shot cup extension section, and a shot cup section. The third disc, which sepa... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5970878 | Universal shot wad The combination of a shot sleeve and a shot cup base form a universal shot wad that precisely fixes an adjustable volume for the shot column of a wide range of shot shell loads. The shot sleeve is a generally tubular member with an open end and a closed e... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5861572 | Universal shotgun shell wad The invention provides a universal shotgun shell wad that may be used by manufacturers to assemble a variety of shotgun shells with a wide variety of shot and powder loadings. Shotgun shells of the invention use casings of the type known in the art includ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5859090 | Injection-modulable, polycaprolactone-based, biodegradable plastic articles such as shotshell components, and method of manufacturing same Nontoxic, biodegradable injection-molded, plastic shotshell components, and method of manufacturing same, the components having a fused degradation composition comprising as its active ingredients polycaprolactone, amide stearate and vegetable oil, the la... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5837927 | Reversible pellet orienting wad for shotshell A pellet orienting member has a groove extending along a diameters of a disc for receiving a plurality of shot pellets of a first layer. The pellet orienting member may include at least one support surface adjacent to the first groove adapted to contact a... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5834682 | Radar signal cartridge A 12-gauge emergency radar rescue signal cartridge comprises bundles of high density chaff tuned to I-Band frequencies of 8-10 GHz and packaged in a projectile housed within a 12-gauge 3.0-3.5 inch magnum shot shell. The projectile is deployed ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5831205 | Reversible pellet orienting wad for shotshell A pellet orienting member has a groove extending along a diameters of a disc for receiving a plurality of shot pellets of a first layer. The pellet orienting member may include at least one support surface adjacent to the first groove adapted to contact a... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5644100 | Sabot for high-dispersion shot shell A shotgun shell includes a sabot with a tubular portion extending from a e, a chamber disposed within the tubular portion in communication with an opening in the base, a load of shot disposed within the tubular portion around the chamber, and a valve dis... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5596167 | Shot cartridge for a muzzle loading firearm and process for loading a muzzle loading firearm A multiple projectile cartridge for a muzzle loading firearm which comprises a plurality of projectiles, a plastic cup sized to fit into a bore of the muzzle loading firearm containing the projectiles and a top wad inserted into and retained in the open e... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5471931 | Water resistant shot wad A water resistant shotshell has an internal moisture seal to preclude moisture intrusion into the propellant charge. The seal is at least one flexible tapered lip on the plastic shot wad which is compressed against the inside surface of the shotshell tube... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5413050 | Pattern controller used with shotshell A pattern controller has a disc-like adjuster which can be snugly fitted in a case and a plurality of stays which integrally project in the axial direction from the adjuster. The adjuster is provided with a tapered surface adjacent to the stays to define ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5315932 | Ensnaring shot cartridge A shot cartridge is made to contain a projectile system for harmlessly ensnaring a fleeing person. The projectile system employs three or four buckshot paired with an equal number of twinned fish hooks. Each buckshot and fish hook pair is joined by a thin... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5299502 | Container for shot of shotshell A container of shot for a shotshell includes a container body comprised of a non-slit tube and a disc integral therewith and in contact with a wad. The disc is coaxial to the non-slit tube. The disc and the non-slit tube have a diameter slightly smaller t... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5192830 | Sabot for high dispersion shot shell A sabot for a shotgun shell provided with a recess in its base upon which opellant gases may act to radially expand and flatten the sabot thereby enhancing the dispersion of shot. In alternate embodiments the recess may be conoidal, parabolic, pyramidal, ... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5189251 | Sabot for high dispersion shot shell A sabot for a shotgun shell provided with a recess in its base upon which opellant gases may act to radially expand and flatten the sabot thereby enhancing the dispersion of shot. In alternate embodiments the recess may be conoidal, parabolic, pyramidal, ... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5171934 | Shortened shotshell with double-cupped wadding Shortened shotshells having a reduced length that allows one or more extra rounds to be carried in the magazine of a standard shotgun, and having substantially the same ballistic properties as standard shotshells, are obtained by using a reduced length sh... | 12/15/1992 |
| 4815388 | Shot charge and wad structure for a combat shotgun A shot charge and wad structure includes a thick-walled plastic shot wad cup having integrally connected base and continuous sidewall portions which together define a shot pocket with an open end for receiving and supporting a charge of shot. The structur... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4679505 | 00 buckshot shotshell Disclosed herein is a 12-gauge 00 buckshot shotshell having a definitely improved pattern accuracy because of the manner in which the pellets are stacked within the casing prior to firing. The 00 pellets are stacked within a relatively thick-walled casing... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4676170 | One-piece wad structure adapted for reloading of hard shot A one-piece, elongate, tubular shot shell wad structure, for use with ferrous metal and other hard shot, having a shot cup and obturating cup separated by a relatively small distance and yet having a cushioning capability for limiting peak powder chamber ... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4471699 | Projectiles for smooth bore shooting guns A projectile for a smooth bore gun includes a metal bullet, substantially de of lead, and a wad-flight control element of plastic material. The bullet is constituted by a metal body provided with an ogive with centering fins and comprises one or more cyli... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4291625 | Shot gun shell construction A shot gun shell is disclosed which employs a wad defining a shot cup, including closure means associated with the open end of the shot cup adapted to operate upon insertion of the wad into the shot gun shell casing to restrain the shot within the cup wit... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4290365 | Shotshells The present invention provides a shotshell including a cartridge case having a metal sidewall defining an open end of the case. A charge is contained in the case and retained by an overshot plug which is a friction fit in the case. The sidewall has a thic... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4233903 | Shotgun shell A shotgun shell is described which reduces recoil while increasing muzzle velocity. The shell comprises a first cylindrical base portion having an enlarged rim at its rearward end with a second cylindrical portion extending forwardly from the forward end ... | 11/18/1980 |
