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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7302892 | Sabot and shotshell combination A sabot and shotshell combination includes a bullet, a shotshell hull, propellant, a shotshell primer, wadding, and a sabot comprising a molded member having a base portion and a plurality of petal portions each extending from a proximal base root to a distal tip, t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7207273 | Buckshot round A buckshot round for use in large, smooth-barreled weapons, such as an M203 or M79 grenade launcher, wherein the round itself acts as the firing barrel. In particular, a lethal buckshot round is provided, wherein an inner metal cylinder (barrel portion) is encased i... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201104 | Lead attached sabot slug A sabot and a firearm round for a firearm. The sabot includes a compression section defining a payload receiving chamber. The payload chamber receives a slug to form the firearm round. Additionally, the sabot includes a solid section connected to the compression sec... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7150229 | Projectile wad for ammunition cartridges An ammunition cartridge includes: a basewad disposed within a tube proximate the aft end of the tube; a projectile wad disposed within the tube proximate a fore end of the tube; a propellant charge disposed within a chamber formed between the projectile wad and the ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7007609 | Sabot for a bullet A plastic, cup-shaped, multi-petal sabot housing a sub-caliber projectile for use such as in shotgun cartridges. The sabot engages the rifling of the shotgun barrel and transfers the spin to the projectile. A reinforcement disk is advantageously at least partially e... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6164209 | Shotshell basewad An ammunition cartridge has a tube extending along a central longitudinal axis from an aft end to a fore end. The tube has an interior surface and an exterior surface. A metallic head has a sleeve portion secured to the tube along an aft section of the tu... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5792979 | Two-element wad with pneumatic damping Two-element wad with pneumatic damping designed for the cartridge industry formed by two interchangeable elements connected to each other and which consist of a case and a damper-shutter. The case incorporates a series of foldable flaps and a valve that r... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5361701 | Shotgun slug tracer round and improved shotgun slug A plastic cartridge has a base with a primer pocket and a primer mounted therein. A propellant charge is located within the cartridge and a plastic, collapsible wad is positioned within the cartridge above the propellant charge. A strawlike fusing channel... | 11/08/1994 |
| 4970959 | Collapsible basewad In combination with a cartridge case having a tubular wall and a head closing one end of the wall, a primer disposed through the head and a propellant charge in the case, a collapsible basewad is disclosed which comprises a unitary body between the charge... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4825767 | Wad for shotgun shotshell A wad for shotgun shotshell having front and rear discs having a radius substantially identical to a radius of a barrel bore of an associated shotgun, and a connector arranged between and interconnecting the front and rear discs, the connector including t... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4782759 | Dual sealed composite wad structure A dual sealed composite wad structure for use within a cartridge for a firearm. The wad structure comprises the following described integrally joined components: a shot column which has at least two separate, pliable petals; a shot column gas seal which f... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4733613 | Adjustable volume shot wad structure and method of assembling the same An improved shot wad structure has a longer outer wad cup, a shorter inner wad cup and a plastic wad insert, and is useful in a shotshell with hard shot pellets, such as steel or tungsten shot. The outer cup, formed of a soft, low tensile strength materia... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4307664 | Plastic shot shell wad A plastic shot shell wad incorporating an improved cushioning mechanism. A cushioning effect is provided by connecting a wad with a shot cup by means of two levels of parallel walls separated by an intermediate planar member. A lower level of walls is con... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4164903 | Shotgun wad for use as a practice projectile A novel shotgun wad is disclosed for use in a practice cartridge which includes a conventional tubular casing having a closed end and an open opposite end, the wad having a first cup portion facing a detonable primer charge at the closed end of the casing... | 08/21/1979 |
