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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas G Kotsiopoulos, Northfield, IL (US);
Gary E Gibson, Wheeling, IL (US);
Assignee:
Perfect Circle Paint Ball, Inc., Wheeling, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
473577 ; 428 341 ; 428 3692 ; 428910 ; 428 43 ; 4283211 ; 4283215 ; 428500 ; 428 357 ; 102501 ; 102502 ; 102506 ; 102513 ; 473609 ;
Abstract
A paint ball including a paint ball shell and an axis extending through the shell to define first and second poles. The paint ball shell fractures in a predetermined pattern upon the receipt of a fracturing force to form fracture lines from the point of impact circumferentially toward the first pole and from the point of impact circumferentially toward the second pole.