Method of coating bullets to reduce the leading effect thereof on the bores of firearms
Patent 4196670 Issued on April 8, 1980. Estimated Expiration Date: 
February 9, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
February 9, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2772634 3267035 3356029 InventorApplicationNo. 05/876330 filed on 02/09/1978US Classes:102/511, Lubricating102/514, Having jacket427/335, Solvent vapor treatment of coating427/419.7Boride, carbide, nitride, phosphide, silicide, or sulfide-containing coatingExaminersPrimary: Pendegrass, Verlin R.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesF42B 12/00 (20060101)F42B 12/80 (20060101) AbstractA method is disclosed for coating bullets to reduce the "leading effect" thereof on the gun bores of firearms by coating each bullet, prior to loading, with a dry film lubricant composition, the lubricant composition including molybdenum disulfide dispered in a suitable carrier such as a synthetic resin dissolved in a volatile hydrocarbon solvent which evaporates on exposure to the atmosphere leaving a thin coating on each bullet. The lubricant coating has a further advantage in that it does not clog the mechanism of automated machines for loading bullets into shell casings therefor. | |
