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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Vista Outdoor Operations Llc, Clearfield, UT (US);
Inventor:
Scott E. Moore, Elk River, MN (US);
Assignee:
Vista Outdoor Operations LLC, Farmington, UT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 5/26 (2006.01); F42B 5/30 (2006.01); F42B 33/00 (2006.01); F42B 12/78 (2006.01); F42B 33/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 33/001 (2013.01); F42B 12/78 (2013.01); F42B 33/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention in some aspects is directed to small arms ammunition and programmed upset characteristics thereof imparted to them using high energy beams. More particularly, the invention relates to ammunition and methods of making ammunition having predetermined patterns of engraving and/or cutting or hardening and/or annealing imparted in the ammunition's forward portion using a programming laser or electron beam system adapted for treating projectiles to effect predetermined and consistent upset configurations.