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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:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2004
Applicants:
Gerald T. Eberhart, Bethalto, IL (US);
Richard A. Hayes, Brighton, IL (US);
Inventors:
Gerald T. Eberhart, Bethalto, IL (US);
Richard A. Hayes, Brighton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Olin Corporation, Clayton, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 12/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bullet includes a frontward facing aperture. Contained within the aperture is a relatively hard bullet frontal element that provides advantageous bullet impact performance. In one embodiment, the frontal element is a steel sphere that provides advantageous penetration and weight retention when the bullet impacts laminated glass, such as an automobile windshield.