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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8065961 | Less lethal ammunition In one embodiment, a less lethal munition including a ring airfoil projectile. The flight trajectory of the projectile has increased accuracy resulting from the aerodynamic stabilization of the projectile. In some embodiments, the projectile is both aerodynamically ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7987790 | Ring airfoil glider expendable cartridge and glider launching method My Ring Airfoil Glider Expendable Cartridge and Glider Launching Method is form launching a reduced caliber ring airfoil glider from a conventional grenade launcher barrel with preferred application for less lethal use. A caseless ammunition base contains a primer c... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7581500 | Payload delivering ring airfoil projectile A ring airfoil projectile is defined by an annular body which defines a central passage. The body is constructed so that a center of pressure is substantially coincident with a center of gravity thereof. The body is preferably constructed of a nose section and tail ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7500434 | Ring airfoil style paintball and launcher A ring airfoil style paintball comprises a ring airfoil carrying a visible marking agent. The marking agent is located in one more compartments in a nose portion of a body of the ring airfoil, or within one or more containers located in those compartments. The nose ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7430825 | Multi-shot ring airfoil projectile launcher The invention is a multi-shot launcher adapted to launch ring airfoil projectiles. Each ring airfoil projectile is coupled to a sabot, the ring airfoil projectile and sabot mounted to a housing in a cartridge form. The cartridge has a length which is less than its d... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7380504 | Telescoped projectile A projectile reconfigures in flight from a launch configuration, in which the center of gravity is aft of the center of pressure, to a flight configuration, in which the center of gravity is forward of the center of pressure. The projectile includes a forward portio... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7360491 | Firearm projectile apparatus, method, and product by process A firearm projectile assembly apparatus disclosed herein comprises: a bullet; a hollow core running completely through the bullet from a front of the bullet subassembly to a rear of the bullet; a core material within at least part of the hollow core; and an expansio... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7314006 | Nonlethal canister tank round A nonlethal canister tank round comprising a cartridge having a combustible case and containing propellant; a canister projectile attached to the cartridge, the canister projectile being generally cylindrical, comprising high density polyurethane foam and including ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311046 | Bullet for infantry ammunition The invention relates to a bullet for infantry ammunition comprising a bullet core (1), a bullet tip (13), and a metal case (2). The aim of the invention is to create a durable connection between the bullet core (1) and the metal case ( | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299750 | Partial fragmentation and deformation bullets having an identical point of impact Especially in hunting, the choice of bullets has to be such that it is in keeping with the wild animals to be hunted. According to the desired effect on the target, deformation bullets or partial fragmentation bullets are used. Since both types of bullets are differ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7252038 | Industrial ammunition A projectileless ammunition system (20; 320) includes a metallic case (22; 322). A propellant charge (26; 326) is carried by the case and covered by an over-powder member (24; 324) in the absence of a separate projectile. The ammunition i... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7178462 | Projectile with members that deploy upon impact A projectile includes members that deploy upon impact with a target. The projectile includes a nose piece with a portion that shears off upon impact with the target, causing the nose piece to be pushed inside the projectile. As the nose piece is pushed inside the pr... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7127996 | Dimpled projectile for use in firearms A projectile for use in firearms and of the type having on one end a hemispherical tip which communicates at its base with a nose segment which then attaches to a cylindrical body terminating in a surface whose width represents the diameter of the aforementioned cyl... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7069863 | Industrial ammunition A projectileless ammunition system (20; 320) includes a metallic case (22; 322). A propellant charge (26; 326) is carried by the case and covered by an over-powder member (24; 324) in the absence of a separate projectile. The ammunition i... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066092 | Industrial ammunition A projectileless ammunition system (20; 320) includes a metallic case (22; 322). A propellant charge (26; 326) is carried by the case and covered by an over-powder member (24; 324) in the absence of a separate projectile. The ammunition i... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7036433 | Ammunition projectile having enhanced aerodynamic profile A projectile 10 for gun ammunition of a size not greater than 50 caliber comprising a solid metal jacket 82 of generally cup-shaped geometry and having a closed end 102 and an open end 88, a core 84 formed from a mixture of metal p... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036434 | Kinetic energy projectile with in-flight extended length A length of a rod of an axial kinetic energy projectile is increased as the projectile flies to the target. The projectile includes a nose, a rear, and a base rod. The base rod has a forward member, a rearward member, and a connection between the forward member and ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6971315 | Reduced-contaminant deformable bullet, preferably for small arms Currently, 9 mm×19 mm caliber cartridges in the form of full-jacketed round-head bullets are used for small arms, especially for arms used by police. For safety reasons, efforts are being made to replace these bullets with a type of bullet that is prevented from pa... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6945088 | Multi-fragment impact test specimen A multiple fragment impact test specimen, and a method for using it in multiple fragment impact tests against a target, is disclosed. The test specimen comprises two or more fragments fixed to one or more connecting members so that the fragments are held at a fixed ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6823798 | Tungsten-containing articles and methods for forming the same Manufacturing processes for articles that are formed from compositions of matter that include powders containing tungsten and at least one binder, as well as articles formed thereby. In some embodiments, the processes include compacting the mixture of powders under ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6779461 | Industrial ammunition A projectileless ammunition system (20; 320) includes a metallic case (22; 322). A propellant charge (26; 326) is carried by the case and cover by an over-powder member (24; 324) in the absence of a separate projectile. The ammunition is ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6647890 | Self-contained round having ring airfoil projectile and launcher therefor A self-contained round of ammunition has a cartridge casing including a tubular body defining a cylindrical rifled bore and a base threadably attached to the casing body and forming a closure for a breech end of the rifled bore. A sabot which carries a ri... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6499407 | Packaging method for infrared special material A method of packaging a multiplicity of infrared decoy foils into a canister having an aft end and a drive screw extending therein. The present method allows for the controlled dispensing and dispersal of the decoy foils from within the canister and compr... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6453820 | Rotating tubular projectile A rotating tubular projectile for increasing the stability of the projectile and the accuracy of the firearm. The rotating tubular projectile includes a cylindrical body having an open first end. The cylindrical body has an axial passageway that extends t... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6360667 | Projectile for missile-repulsing machine guns or the like A projectile for missile intercepting machine guns or the like having a hollow projectile body which includes a front end part having an inside thereof shaved taperingly to make a wall thickness becoming smaller and smaller toward a front end, thereby for... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6257146 | Noise making projectile A projectile for firing from an ammunition shell. The projectile includes an elongated hollow body of a resilient material, the hollow body further having a trailing end, a mid-portion, and a leading end, the leading end being closed and the trailing end ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 5915694 | Decoy utilizing infrared special material An aerial decoy comprising a fuselage having forward and aft ends. Disposed within the fuselage are a plurality of decoy discs. Rotatably connected to the forward end of the fuselage is a ram air turbine which is cooperatively engaged to the decoy discs s... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5616884 | Propellant gas-generation system for canister ejection A propellant system is disclosed which includes a propellant applied to at least one surface of a substrate which is in the form of a strip. The propellant strip is adhesively attached to itself in a configuration which conceals propellant within the conf... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5544586 | Solid fuel ramjet tubular projectile A solid fuel ramjet tubular projectile has a generally tubular body fabried of dense material or suitable hardened material having a bore formed therethrough and having first and second ends. A plurality of partitions divide the bore into a plurality of ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5515787 | Tubular projectile An improved tubular projectile is described wherein an effective balance has been obtained between the design parameters of reduced mass/reduced aerodynamic drag, flight characteristics, and high energy transfer upon impact. An elongate tubular projectile... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5485787 | Gas gun launched scramjet test projectile A gas gun-launched, propulsion-assisted scramjet projectile adapted to be fired from a gun, preferably at velocities greater than Mach 5, includes a body with an external compression section, an internal compression section, a combustion section, a nozzle... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5381445 | Munitions cartridge transmitter A munitions cartridge transmitter capable of emitting an electromagnetic signal after discharge from a cartridge propelling device comprises a signal generator, an electromagnetic signal transmitter coupled to the generator, an antenna coupled to the tran... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5303632 | Projectile propelling system A projectile propelling system includes a gun barrel filled with a gaseous propulsive mixture, a projectile having a front cone wall and a rear cone wall, and a driver for initially propelling the projectile in the gun barrel to an initial velocity above ... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5275110 | Vented projectile A small arms projectile containing a series of vents or apertures in a geometric arrangement such that the projectile's leading edge is capable of penetrating the target without structural failure and depositing the majority of its residual energy in the ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5187325 | Cylindrical bullet There is described a cylindrical bullet or projectile having imbedded coaxially in lead or like bullet metal, a internal expansion control insert of copper or like bullet-jacketing metal. The insert has a cylindrical outer surface having a common cylindri... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5067406 | Supersonic, low-drag, solid fuel ramjet tubular projectile A low-drag supersonic tubular projectile with self-contained thrust augmetion and capable of simultaneous dual internal air flows. One is a centrally located supersonic flow for providing low-drag characteristics, and the other a subsonic flow annularly ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5014624 | Discarding sabots A sabot for use with a spin stabilized projectile comprises a closed front end portion having lines or strips of weakness running along sides of the sabot which meet at a front end surface of the sabot, thereby providing a continuously extending line or r... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4995318 | Internally rifled projectile A one piece interally rifled projectile having a cylindrical annular wing surrounding an teardrop-shaped axial core connected to such wing by three helical, canted, tapered vanes. The projectile has a smooth exterior surface, and may be equipped with an e... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4945836 | Rapid expansion bullet A high energy rapid expansion bullet for handguns, rifles and the like with greater killing power and protection from excessive gas pressures due to overloading of powder or obstruction in the gun barrel and without over penetration which could endanger b... | 08/07/1990 |
