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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2007
Paul M. Ciesiun, Joliet, IL (US);
Ronnie Bayless, Plant City, FL (US);
Paul M. Ciesiun, Joliet, IL (US);
Ronnie Bayless, Plant City, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A Bioluminescent Paintballincludes a shelldefining an interior cavity, a liquefied substancedisposed within the interior cavity, a phosphorescent materialdisbursed throughout the shellfor providing a visible 'tracing' effect when the bioluminescent paintballis ejected from a paintball discharge device, a neutralizing agentdisbursed throughout the liquefied substancefor neutralizing calcium disbursed throughout the liquefied substancethereby preventing light emission before the paintballimpacts a target, and a photoproteindisbursed throughout the liquefied substancefor reacting with calcium disposed upon a target after the bioluminescent paintballimpacts the target, thereby rupturing the shelland allowing the liquefied substanceto engage the calcium to produce visible light. A paintballincludes a shelldefining an interior cavity, an insoluble coatingdisposed upon an inner surfaceof the shell, and an aqueous materialdisposed within the cavitysuch that the aqueous materialengages the insoluble coating, thereby preventing the aqueous materialfrom dissolving the shell, and promoting the marking of a target via the aqueous materialwhen the paintballforcibly engages the target and ruptures the shell