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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:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis L Bean, Vicksburg, MS (US);
Charles Arthur Weiss, Jr, Clinton, MS (US);
Philip Garcin Malone, Vicksburg, MS (US);
Joe Gain Tom, Vicksburg, MS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ; B21K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
102514 ; 102336 ; 29-123 ;
Abstract
A bullet comprises a lead sheet and a zinc foil fixed to the lead sheet, the sheet and foil being rolled and pressure formed into a bullet having generally helical layers of the lead sheet and zinc foil. The bullet exhibits an improved environmental impact on soil, relative to all-lead bullets.