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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7658137 | Method of manufacturing a frangible slug Methods and articles are provided for frangible slugs. A method of manufacturing a frangible slug includes heating substantially spherical metallic powdered particles, where substantially all of the powdered particles have diameters larger than 125 microns and small... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7597037 | 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 t... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7406906 | 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... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7322297 | Cannelured frangible projectile and method of canneluring a frangible projectile A method of canneluring a frangible projectile includes the steps of rotating the projectile at a high speed, and cutting the cannelure into the projectile to form a frangible cannelured projectile. To ensure that the body is not damaged during cutting, the cutting ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7299733 | Bullet with spherical nose portion A bullet includes a frontward facing aperture. Contained within the aperture is a relatively hard bullet frontal element that provides advantageous bullet impact performance. In one embodiment, the frontal element is a steel sphere that provides advantageous penetra... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7243588 | Power-based core for ammunition projective A powder-based core having an outboard end, for a gun ammunition projectile, comprising a compressed quantity of a first powdered metal having a first melting point and a first density, and a second powdered metal having a melting point lower than the melting point ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7225742 | Arrow-shaped bullet, ammunition cartridge using same, and method of manufacturing same The invention relates to ammunition for fire and pneumatic smoothbore weapon and can be used for producing bullets for hunting and sporting guns. The inventive method consists in deforming the rear part of a tubular blank in such a way that an aerodynamic empennage ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7162942 | 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 m... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7073425 | Method of making an environmentally safe substitute for lead shot A shot pellet that, has an inner core of a material such tungsten carbide, that is coated with a layer of bismuth. This coating is molecularly bonded to the tungsten carbide and is not an alloy. The unique properties of the shot pellet allow its density to be tailor... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069834 | Tapered powder-based core for projectile A powder-based projectile useful in the manufacture of gun ammunition comprising a jacket having an inner volume which is tapered from a maximum diameter adjacent the open end of the jacket to a minimum diameter adjacent the closed end of the jacket and a core forme... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059234 | Ammunition articles and method of making ammunition articles A method of manufacturing an ammunition article, includes forming a projectile of an ammunition article at a first station of an apparatus, transporting the projectile within the apparatus to a second station of the apparatus, and injection molding at the second sta... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7013786 | Method of making an environmentally safe substitute for lead shot A shot pellet that, has an inner core of a material such tungsten carbide, that is coated with a layer of bismuth. This coating is molecularly bonded to the tungsten carbide and is not an alloy. The unique properties of the shot pellet allow its density to be tailor... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000525 | Method of making an environmentally safe substitute for lead shot A shot pellet that, has an inner core of a material such tungsten carbide, that is coated with a layer of bismuth. This coating is molecularly bonded to the tungsten carbide and is not an alloy. The unique properties of the shot pellet allow its density to be tailor... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6935217 | Projectile jacket having frangible closed end and method of manufacture A frangible projectile for gun ammunition wherein the projectile includes a core 96 formed from one or more metal powders which are pressed into a self-supporting compact and incorporated into a metal jacket 10. The metal jacket is initially cup-shaped... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935243 | Bullet A plated hollow-point bullet has a metallic plating which completely encapsulates a metallic core. A core precursor is formed having a nose compartment with an inwardly extending cavity. A metallic coating is applied to the precursor to completely encapsulate the pr... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6874402 | Projectile and method for producing it A projectile, having a casing, a projectile base, which closes the casing off at the rear, a receiver coil for receiving electromagnetic signals, an energy source which is put into contact with the receiver coil, and a logic module. The casing is made from a plastic... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6840149 | In-situ formation of cap for ammunition projectile A method of forming a gun ammunition projectile 52 including a leading end defined by an ogive 53 including the steps of admixing a quantity of a first powdered metal having a first melting point and a first density, with a quantity of a second powdere... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6837165 | Bullet with spherical nose portion A bullet includes a frontward facing aperture. Contained within the aperture is a relatively hard bullet frontal element that provides advantageous bullet impact performance. In one embodiment, the frontal element is a steel sphere that provides advantageous penetra... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6629485 | Method of making a non-lead hollow point bullet The method of making a non-lead hollow point bullet has the steps of a) compressing an unsintered powdered metal composite core into a jacket, b) punching a hollow cavity tip portion into the core, c) seating an insert, the insert having a hollow point ti... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6591730 | Cap for a multi-component ammunition projectile and method Method of manufacture of a multi-component projectile 14 for gun ammunition 16 including the steps of providing a uniformly spherical ball 18 of a ductile metal, either solid metal or a self-supporting pressed compact of metal powder particles, inserting ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6581503 | Method of manufacturing a soft point bullet A method of manufacturing a soft point bullet and the bullet resulting there from. The method comprises forming a bullet core of a first material plated with a second material; providing a cavity in one end of the plated core of preferably polygonal shape... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6561070 | Bullet, bullet jacket and methods of making A bullet, bullet jacket, and method of making the bullet and bullet jacket. The bullet jacket comprises a predominantly copper outer shell and a predominantly zinc lining. The bullet comprises the bullet jacket and a bullet core. The bullet jacket is made... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6371029 | Powder-based disc for gun ammunition having a projectile which includes a frangible powder-based core disposed within a metallic jacket A disc for use in the manufacture of gun ammunition and a round of gun ammunition which includes the disc. A preferred disc comprises a mixture of metal powders compressed into self-supporting deformable disc that is incorporated along with a core into a ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6115894 | Process of making obstacle piercing frangible bullet The present invention relates generally to small arms bullets and relates in particular to frangible bullets and ordinance which fragments following penetration of a variety of obstacles prior to encountering the intended target zone. The disclosure relat... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5894645 | Method of forming a non-toxic frangible bullet core A method of forming a frangible metal bullet core comprising providing an elongated inner heart member made up initially of a bundle of parallel zinc wires, twisting a plurality of zinc wires tightly around that bundle in a spiral path to cause the wires ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5852858 | Non-toxic frangible bullet A non-toxic highly frangible training round bullet, and a method of making same, in which a plurality of segments of non-toxic metal selected from a group including zinc, iron, steel and copper are grouped or arranged within pressure-molding equipment and... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5794320 | Core bullet manufacturing method The invention relates to a highly accurate core bullet with a massive core (2) and a jacket (1) for a fire arm. The core (2) extends over the entire length of the bullet and has a diameter along at least the largest portion of its length which is signific... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5698816 | Identifiable bullet and method for manufacturing the same The identifiable bullet includes a jacket having sidewalls and a rear base; a bullet core contained within the jacket, the bullet core comprising a rear end; and, an identification member positioned between the rear base and the rear end. The invention pr... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5641937 | Bullet A soft nose, bonded lead core bullet for rifles and pistols and a method of making the bullets is disclosed. The bullets have a Jacket of copper based material with a solid base portion and an upper nose portion having a cavity in which the lead core is l... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5621186 | Bullet A soft nose, bonded lead core bullet for rifles and pistols and a method of making the bullets is disclosed. The bullets have a jacket of copper based material with a solid base portion and an upper nose portion having a cavity in which the lead core is l... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5544398 | Method of making a coated bullet A full metal jacket hollow point bullet is disclosed which has a portion of the jacket extending within the hollow open front end of the bullet. The portion of the jacket in the hollow front end has a plurality of radial slits and reinforced pointed prong... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5404815 | Bullet and process for making same An improved process for fabricating an improved bullet is provided, with the bullet having a jacket characterized by enhanced structural integrity. As a result of the swaging process utilized to form the bullet jacket, the jacket has less likelihood of in... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5394597 | Method for making high velocity projectiles A lighter and faster bullet with a copper jacket and an aluminum core which is formed by first folding or rolling sheets of a thin metal such as aluminum foil into a cylinder and then inserting the cylinder into the jacket. The cylinder is then compressed... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5131123 | Methods of manufacturing a bullet A bullet is manufactured by providing a slug of metal having an end face and applying an axial force against the end face of sufficient magnitude to form an axially outwardly opening first cavity. Thereafter a second force is applied against the first cav... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5105514 | Method of making a low cost penetrator projectile A low cost penetrator projectile is disclosed having a hard metal penetrator core with a generally hollow conical shape. The core is formed from low carbon steel in a series of progressive dies. The formed cores are then carburized and tempered to achieve... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5079814 | Method of manufacturing a hollow point bullet A method of manufacturing a hollow point bullet and the product resulting therefrom. A core is first formed from a deformable first metal and the entire core is electroplated with a second metal. A partially electroplated cavity is then formed within one ... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4928368 | Method of diffusion bonding copper and titanium alloys to produce a projectile A method of diffusion bonding copper to titanium alloy employing hot isosic pressure by an inert gas in a sealed chamber. Use of niobium metal as an interfoil between the copper and titanium alloy and the application of the method to the manufacture of a... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4879790 | Method of making a projectile having a driving band An ammunition round has a plastic molded driving band on a projectile. The driving band is mechanically attached to the projectile by opposing curved hooks bent toward one another and defining a restraining area therebetween. The seating area for the driv... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4878434 | Penetrating projectile with hard core and ductile guide and method of making it A penetrating projectile of a caliber less than or equal to 40 mm includes a core (1) provided with a front point (2). The core is made of a hard and/or high density metal or metallic alloy and has a portion (4) to the rear of the point that is surrounded... | 11/07/1989 |
