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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7810432 | Projectile cartridge wad A wad for a projectile cartridge comprises a holder for holding a projectile, such as a plurality of shot, a charge barrier, and a support for mounting the holder to the barrier. The wad is unitary and is formed from a biodegradable plastic material. The barrier is ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7707942 | 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 ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6899034 | Controlled energy release projectile A projectile is provided, in accordance with the present invention that includes a gas seal, a wad absorption zone, a core hull, a mass of projectile core particles within the hull and an actuator member. The hull is a cylindrical member having an open end and made ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6367388 | Ammunition cartridge with differently packed shotshell wad projectile chambers An ammunition cartridge for use with a gun which cartridge has a shotshell wad defining a rear charge receiving chamber and at least two forward shot or other projectile receiving chambers wherein a forward shot receiving chamber is formed of a solid disk... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6260484 | Shotgun cartridge and shotshell wad A sporting gun cartridge and wad therefor wherein such wad, generally taking the form of a shotshell wad for shotguns, for example, includes a first, forwardly oriented cylindrical portion and also a second, rearwardly oriented cylindrical portion, joinin... | 07/17/2001 |
| 5874689 | Shot pouch A one piece shot cup (also commonly known as a shot pouch) designed especially for use in protecting the bore of a shotgun barrel when shooting hard shot made of a material such as tungsten or non-annealed steel. The cup is characterized by the use of shi... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5263417 | Shot gun cartridges A shot-gun cartridge includes a main wad which is biodegradable. The wad is preferably formed from a composition including synthetic resin natural starch and chemically active prodegradents.... | 11/23/1993 |
| 4815389 | Shot cartridge A shot cartridge suitable for use in automatic and semi-automatic pistols, characterized by a metal case terminated in a hemispherical crimp and a wad that expands to fill the barrel diameter of a pistol.... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4669385 | Wad for shotgun shotshell A wad for a shotgun shotshell with a crimped case, comprising a seal member located adjacent to a propellant in the case and a rotor opposed to the seal member. The seal member and the rotor are interconnected for relative sliding and rotation and have op... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4635555 | Shot pattern controlling device An improved shot compressor for use in a shotgun cartridge containing shot. The improved compressor has a plurality of equally spaced fins disposed around and integral with a centrally disposed collapsing means for controlling the pattern of opening shot ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4627356 | Two-piece booster shot shell wad A two piece booster shot shell wad is disclosed which includes a one piece wad unit and a shot cup. The shot cup is received in a cup shaped cavity in the one piece unit. The shot cup has a non-circular stud on its bottom and is received in a non-circular... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4506605 | Shotgun cartridge and wad thereof A wad located in a case of a shotgun cartridge containing gunpowder, comprising a cylindrical body which comprises a plurality of explosive gas passages to rotate the wad about the axis of the cylindrical body by the explosive gas which is produced by the... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4452144 | Shotgun cartridge and wad thereof A wad which is adapted to be located in a case of a shotgun cartridge containing gunpowder, comprising a cylindrical wad body having an axial center hole and axial explosive gas passages, and a disc plate which has a plunger fitted in the center hole of t... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4295426 | Plastic wads and wad assemblies for shot cartridges A deformable plastic wad for shot cartridges for hunting and shooting inces a reticular cushioning structure symmetric with respect to the axis of the wad, including portions located on planes parallel and portions located on planes perpendicular to the ... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4173930 | Dimpled shotgun pellets Dimpled shotgun pellets for use in a standard shotshell load (hunting or target; factory load or reloaded) in which the pellets are generally spherical in configuration with a plurality of concave dimples arranged on the outer surfaces thereof. The dimple... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4103621 | Wad column for shotshells A shotshell wad column including a cup with a tapered peripheral wall and a dome-shaped bottom wall, the concave side of which faces the open mouth of the cup, and a card wad lying against the bottom wall and defining an air chamber between the card wad a... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4038923 | Expendable case ammunition Expendable case ammunition of the type which is expelled as a unit through the barrel of a firearm and whose case separates from contained projectiles in flight, comprises a body and a cap, and may include a separate projectile container. These parts are ... | 08/02/1977 |
| 3952659 | Flattened spherical shot Shot for use in ammunition with each shot pellet having six equally spaced, substantially flattened faces joined by spherical portions which can be randomly packed in a container with a density about 14 per cent greater than the packing density obtained w... | 04/27/1976 |
