Frangible nonlethal projectile
Patent 5035183 Issued on July 30, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 12, 2010. 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.
March 12, 2010. 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 3028808 3144827 3170405 3326133 3650213 3785293 3865038 Cartridge projectile for smoothbore firearms Patent #: 4742776 InventorApplicationNo. 491697 filed on 03/12/1990US Classes:102/502, Nonlethal or deterrent102/447, Reduced charge102/506, Fragmenting102/513, Target marking102/529, Practice or cleaning473/577Scattershot, material dispensing upon impact, openable to expose interior chamber, or having parts adapted to move away from, or be separated from, one another upon impactExaminersPrimary: Tudor, Harold J.Foreign Patent References
International ClassF42B 008/14AbstractA nonlethal frangible projectile for delivering fluids and the like to a target is composed of a soft cap portion, and a stronger base portion which plugs the rearward end of the cap. Scoring and a thinned nose region facilitates rupture upon impact. | |
