Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
102431000 | Combustilbe, destructible, or caseless | 12 |
20090266263 | ADVANCED MUZZLE LOADER AMMUNITION - A fixed round of ammunition for a muzzle loader firearm. The round has a bullet within a sabot that is engaged to a consumable cartridge case. The case is filled with propellant that is precisely calibrated to provide optimal ballistic properties with the particular bullet it is engaged to. The consumable cartridge case can be more tailored to respectively increase or decrease the burn rate of the consumable cartridge case. The consumable cartridge case can be constructed out of nitrocellulose or other energetic materials. A wide range of propellant formulas can be used that are safe because the burn rate is precisely calibrated for the bullet used. The propellant can contain pyrotechnic material and/or other ingredients to reduce the burn rate of a smokeless propellant and can contain a stabilizer to increase the shelf life of the ammunition round. | 10-29-2009 |
20100071578 | Large calibre ammunition loaded via rear - A Large caliber ammunition constituted by a projectile attached to a combustible skirt and closed by a base, a linking dome being provided between the skirt and the base, wherein the linking dome incorporates a first lateral wall cooperating with the skirt and a second lateral wall extending the first one and cooperating with the base, and wherein said dome comprises means to ensure its joining with the skirt, such means being able to be bent back by the base onto the lateral wall of the combustible skirt. | 03-25-2010 |
20100229750 | Combustible cartridge cased ammunition assembly - A combustible cartridge assembly is described. The assembly of one embodiment includes a projectile, a body having a first end portion coupled to the projectile and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. The body is made of a combustible material configured to be consumed upon firing the ammunition round assembly. A sleeve is at least partially contained within the base. The sleeve has a free end portion radially to adjacent to and coupled to the second end portion of the body. The sleeve and the body defines an interior area configured to contain a combustible propellant. A non-combustible base at least partially is coupled to the sleeve and is adjacent to the second end portion of the body. | 09-16-2010 |
20110000391 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SHELL AND A SHELL WITH A SABOT PROJECTILE PRODUCED BY THIS METHOD - A method for producing a shell and a shell produced by this method, wherein the shell has a projectile, a combustible propellant charge casing, and a casing cover that joins the propellant charge casing with the projectile, such that the projectile has a sealing ring adjacent to the casing cover. To realize cost-effective assembly of a shell of this type, the casing cover is produced as an injection molded part made of an elastic plastic, such that the front end region of the casing cover facing the projectile forms the sealing ring. | 01-06-2011 |
20110174185 | PREMEASURED POWDER CHARGE ENCASED WITHIN CONSUMABLE CONTAINER - A consumable premeasured charge for use with an intended black powder firearm having barrel with a desired caliber, the consumable premeasured charge comprising a closed container defining an interior chamber and loose granular gunpowder filling a volume of the interior chamber to between 50 and approximately 100%. The closed container being sized to be loaded within a gun barrel of the intended firearm. A method of forming consumable premeasured charge is also disclosed. | 07-21-2011 |
20110192310 | AMMUNITION ASSEMBLY WITH ALTERNATE LOAD PATH - An ammunition round assembly with alternate load path is disclosed herein. The ammunition round assembly includes a projectile, a body engaging the projectile, and a non-combustible base at least partially enclosing the body. A structural member having first and second engagement portions opposite to each other is positioned inside an interior space defined by the body and the base. The first engagement portion firmly engages the base, and the second engagement portion firmly engages the projectile to provide an alternate load path between the projectile and the base. | 08-11-2011 |
20120060714 | PROPELLANT CHARGE BODY - A propellant charge body for insertion into a propellant charge chamber in a firearm for firing caseless ammunition has a base body which contains a propellant charge. The diameter of the base body is less than the internal diameter of the propellant charge chamber. Radial projections are formed in one or more subareas on the circumference of the base body and match the radius of the base body in these subareas to the internal radius of the propellant charge chamber. | 03-15-2012 |
20120260814 | Advanced Muzzle Loader Ammunition - A muzzle loaded ammunition round having a bullet and a consumable cartridge case. The cartridge case is hollow and is filled with at least one propellant composition, the cartridge case being constructed from a consumable material, such as foamed celluloid. The bullet is commonly engaged to the propellant composition at least via the cartridge case, the propellant composition having a charge weight. | 10-18-2012 |
20120291652 | AMMUNITION ASSEMBLY WITH ALTERNATE LOAD PATH - An ammunition round assembly with alternate load path is disclosed herein. The ammunition round assembly includes a projectile, a body engaging the projectile, and a non-combustible base at least partially enclosing the body. A structural member having first and second engagement portions opposite to each other is positioned inside an interior space defined by the body and the base. The first engagement portion firmly engages the base, and the second engagement portion firmly engages the projectile to provide an alternate load path between the projectile and the base. | 11-22-2012 |
20120291653 | COMBUSTIBLE CARTRIDGE CASED AMMUNITION ASSEMBLY - A combustible cartridge assembly is described. The assembly of one embodiment includes a projectile, a body having a first end portion coupled to the projectile and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. The body is made of a combustible material configured to be consumed upon firing the ammunition round assembly. A sleeve is at least partially contained within the base. The sleeve has a free end portion radially to adjacent to and coupled to the second end portion of the body. The sleeve and the body defines an interior area configured to contain a combustible propellant. A non-combustible base at least partially is coupled to the sleeve and is adjacent to the second end portion of the body. | 11-22-2012 |
20120318161 | CONSUMABLE AMMUNITION ASSEMBLY HAVING A NITROGUANIDINE CASE AND METHOD OF MAKING A CONSUMABLE AMMUNITION ASSEMBLY HAVING A NITROGUANIDINE CASE - The present disclosure describes various embodiments of nitroguanidine-based consumable ammunition assemblies and methods of producing and using these assemblies. In one embodiment, for example, a nitroguanidine-based consumable ammunition assembly can include a projectile, a Combustible Cartridge Cased body using nitroguanidine as the primary energetic material, and a composite case base interfacing with the CCC body. | 12-20-2012 |
20140216291 | COMBUSTIBLE CARTRIDGE CASED AMMUNITION ASSEMBLY - A combustible cartridge assembly is described. The assembly of one embodiment includes a projectile, a body having a first end portion coupled to the projectile and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. The body is made of a combustible material configured to be consumed upon firing the ammunition round assembly. A sleeve is at least partially contained within the base. The sleeve has a free end portion radially to adjacent to and coupled to the second end portion of the body. The sleeve and the body defines an interior area configured to contain a combustible propellant. A non-combustible base at least partially is coupled to the sleeve and is adjacent to the second end portion of the body. | 08-07-2014 |