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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096243 | High velocity ammunition round A sub-caliber bullet with an aerodynamic shape has long-range accuracy due to a high muzzle velocity and reduced time of flight to a target. The bullet has a forward portion, a mid-portion and an aft portion. The forward portion has a density in excess of 10/cm... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7891298 | Guided projectile A non-propulsive projectile and method of maneuvering the non-propulsive projectile. The non-propulsive projectile includes a divert system with a multiple of valves to maneuver the projectile in response to a control system. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7849800 | Hybrid spin/fin stabilized projectile A hybrid spin/fin stabilized projectile. The novel projectile includes a body, a first mechanism for spin stabilizing the body during a first mode, and a second mechanism for fin stabilizing the body during a second mode. In an illustrative embodiment, the projectil... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7752977 | Deceleration apparatus for projectile A decelerating apparatus includes a sleeve having a forward end and a rear end. A plurality of helical grooves formed in the sleeve. Each helical groove begins at the forward end of the sleeve and has a depth that decreases from the forward end of the sleeve towards... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7730839 | Interfacial stress reduction and load capacity enhancement system An article and a process are provided for reducing the shear stress on an interface of a structural member in intimate contact with a compressive load. The article is in the form of a wedge that is forcibly placed against the sidewall of one end or both ends of the ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7484459 | Firearm ammunition projectile An ammunition projectile for a firearm comprising a projectile having a nose and a cap which is designed to slow down sufficiently, when traveling through air so as to be stopped by a bulletproof vest while the projectile still has a precise and reliable trajectory.... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7431237 | Guided projectile with power and control mechanism A projectile has the ability to generate and provide power to components located in two sections of the projectile which have relative rotation to each other. The projectile has a pair of generators allowing the powering of components in two sections. The projectile... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428871 | Pellet for pneumatic and spring-piston operated weapons A pellet for at least one of a compressed gas and spring operated weapon includes a forward head portion and a cylindrical rearward tail portion which is disposed about a common centerline with the head portion and which has an air pocket formed therein. A frustocon... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7395762 | Projectile for rapid fire gun An ammunition system for a rapid fire gun. The ammunition system includes a bullet having a tip that is stored in a retracted position and during flight is deployed to create an aerodynamic shape. Another aspect of the ammunition system is that the bullet has a cyli... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7380505 | Muzzleloading firearm projectile A muzzle loading firearm projectile is disclosed that is composed of a multi diameter, hollow base solid copper bullet, the rear cavity filled with a material of low-density, and a gas pressure seal that separates the bullet from the powder charge. The majority of t... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7354017 | Projectile trajectory control system Trajectory is controlled by a control system having fins that de-spin a section of the control system relative to a projectile or missile. The control system also includes aero-surfaces that produce a lift when brought to rotation speed of about 0 Hz relative to a r... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353755 | Deconfinement device for the casing of a piece of ammunition A deconfinement device for the casing of a piece of ammunition enclosing an explosive load able to be ignited by a priming fuse, device including at least one vent enabling the explosive load to communicate with the free air, device where the vent opens into a chamb... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350465 | Extended range less lethal projectile An extended range munition including a projectile having a generally cylindrical body includes a forward end and rearward end. The forward end includes a protruding member extending therefrom, thereby increasing the weight of said body and said forward end. The body... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347147 | Braking device for a trajectory-correctable spin-stabilized artillery projectile In order to move a textile braking element (16) which is in the form of an annular disk and which is deployed radially under the effect of centrifugal force rapidly into a contour which is stable in respect of shape and which is always properly defined even u... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341002 | Missile countermeasure device, and methods of using same A countermeasure for luring an incoming hostile missile away from a vehicle is provided. The countermeasure includes a housing, an infrared-emission body containing a sublimation compound in a solid state, a heating source for converting the sublimation compound int... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337725 | Non-lethal ammunition projectile The present invention relates to a projectile (1) for non-lethal ammunition of a body that is composed of a first portion (2) and a second portion (4). Said first portion (2) has a larger mass that the second portion (4), so as to ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331294 | Rifled slug A rifled slug is provided with a metal head (1) and a plastic rear part (2), which is made as a single piece from a pin-shaped front part (5), with a rod-shaped middle part (6) joined to the rear of the front part, and with a plunger-shap... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328658 | Slug for industrial ballistic tool A frangible projectile for expelling from an industrial ballistic tool may be formed by a powder metallurgy process. A preferred embodiment of slug consists essentially of compacted and optionally sintered material and comprises up to 35% ferrotungsten in particulat... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327549 | Systems and methods for target impact An apparatus for impact with a target includes electrodes deployed after contact is made between the apparatus and the target. Spacing of deployed electrodes may be more accurate and/or more repeatable for more effective delivery of an immobilizing stimulus signal. | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7318428 | Paint ball gun having paint ball dispenser with threaded connector A paint ball gun is disclosed including a dispenser having a locking connector designed to lockingly engage a locking connector on a gun feed tube or one end of a hollow connecting member. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310902 | Personal safety device A personal safety device (10) includes at least one housing containing a quantity of a marking substance (30), an explosive charge (36), and a triggering apparatus (22) which is operative to detonate the explosive charge (36) to pr... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7287474 | Consumer pyrotechnics support apparatus A reusable pyrotechnics support device for securely holding consumer ground-based fireworks (for example, fountains, mortars, multiple aerials, and the like) in a vertical and upright position, using a sufficiently wide base that is resistant to tipping over. In cer... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278358 | Non-lethal marking bullet for related training cartridges A projectile of non-lethal composition includes an outer casing that is substantially sealed prior to impact with a target both when the projectile is in a static condition and when the projectile is in a dynamic condition. A marking material is encapsulated within ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270060 | Sleeve for structurally supporting a penetrator of a kinetic energy projectile A rod sleeve made of smart material sleeves and/or steel sleeves with smart material rings surrounds the rod of a kinetic energy projectile. The rod may be made of DU, tungsten, or other material. Smart materials are materials such as nickel-titanium (nitinol) and c... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261037 | Pyrotechnic animal dispersal device The pyrotechnic animal dispersal device includes an aerodynamic stabilizer for attachment to a pyrotechnic rocket cartridge and a connector sleeve for joining an explosive cartridge to the rocket cartridge. The connector sleeve has an annular disc disposed therein s... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262394 | Mortar shell ring tail and associated method There is provided a ring tail for a ballistic projectile and an associated method that facilitate maneuverability of the ballistic projectile. The ring tail comprises a ring member having a generally cylindrical wall and at least one rod joined to an aft section of ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255044 | Projectile having circumferential members for varying a base cone angle of the projectile as a function of speed A method for enhancing an aerodynamic performance of an unmanned projectile. The method including at least one of the following: (a) morphing a cross-sectional shape of the projectile after launch thereof; (b) morphing a longitudinal shape of the projectile after la... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7231876 | Projectiles possessing high penetration and lateral effect with integrated disintegration arrangement A highly effective and also inert active penetrator, an active projectile, an active airborne body or an active multipurpose projectile with a constructively adjustable or settable relationship between penetrating power and lateral effect. The end ballistic total ef... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228802 | Reuseable projectile A projectile comprising a shaft hollowed at one end with a male thread at the outer, or head, end. A plurality of fins are secured around the circumference adjacent the first shaft end or base, the fins being slightly canted to cause the projectile to spin as it lea... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225741 | Reduced energy training cartridge for self-loading firearms A two piece, two-stage, rechargeable, reusable, reduced-energy mechanically operating cartridge is provided for launching a bullet of various compositions from a dedicated or modified firearm. The cartridge unit is comprised of a primary case, a piston sleeve, a pro... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222573 | Aerodynamic air gun projectile A projectile for an air arm is integrally formed from a single piece of dense malleable material formed as a body of revolution about a longitudinal axis having a head portion dimensioned for free sliding in the bore of an air arm and a skirt-like portion of frusto-... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219607 | Firearm projectile Projectiles for firearms, specifically bullets, are discussed that include a rear thin-walled counter bore. The counter bore is designed to be a first size and shape when the bullet is loaded into the firearm and expand upon discharge of the firearm so as to force t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210411 | 4.6 mm small arms ammunition A round of ammunition for firing from a gun having a rifled barrel, especially a small arms weapon. The projectile (1) forming a part of the round is of steel or other material having a Vickers Hardness value not less than 550, and has a coating (13) o... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210409 | Modular explosives cartridge and novel spider construction A modular explosives cartridge comprises a tubular body having lockable coupling members secured on opposite ends thereof to form a bayonet coupling between opposite ends of respective cartridges to form an elongate tubular explosives cartridge. The lockable couplin... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207272 | Identifiable bullet which is unduplicatable This identifiable bullet which is unduplicatable by a third party places plural (two or more) sets of identification codes onto or into a bullet and to make the identification codes in concordance. Thus, the bullet remains identifiable. At least one set of the ident... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207274 | Sticky polymer lethal agent tracer A monitoring device and method comprising providing a projectile comprising a sticky medium, one or more sensors embedded therein, and a data transmitter receiving input from said one or more sensors, and firing the projectile at a target to which the medium will at... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207275 | Firearm projectile Projectiles for firearms, specifically bullets, are discussed that include a rear thin-walled counter bore. The counter bore is designed to be a first size and shape when the bullet is loaded into the firearm and expand upon discharge of the firearm so as to force t... | 04/24/2007 |
