Oct 28, 2025

US12455151 - Multipurpose projectile apparatus, method of manufacture, and method of use thereof

Disclosed is a projectile comprising: (1) a metal core, such as a copper alloy core, including a base and a tip, where the base and the tip are separated by a core length along a z-axis running longitudinally through a center of the metal core; and (2) a jacket circumferentially attached to the metal core, the jacket surrounding at least fifty percent of the core length of the metal core, where the jacket includes: a polymer and a first jacket radial thickness along at least a section of an interquartile portion of the core length of greater than 0.03 inches.

Inventors: Austin Thomas Jones
Filing date: 2022-06-27

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The patent describes a multipurpose projectile featuring a metal core with a base and tip, separated by a core length, and a polymer jacket that covers at least fifty percent of the core length. The jacket has a radial thickness greater than 0.03 inches and constitutes less than twenty-five percent of the projectile’s total mass.

Claim 1

An apparatus, comprising: a projectile, comprising: (a) a metal core comprising a base and a tip, said base and said tip separated by a core length along a z-axis, said z-axis running longitudinally through a center of said metal core; and, (b) a jacket circumferentially attached to said metal core, said jacket surrounding at least fifty percent of the core length of said metal core, said jacket comprising a polymer, a first jacket radial thickness along at least a section of an interquartile portion of said core length of greater than 0.03 inches, and less than twenty-five percent of a total mass of said projectile. a projectile, comprising: (a) a metal core comprising a base and a tip, said base and said tip separated by a core length along a z-axis, said z-axis running longitudinally through a center of said metal core; and, (b) a jacket circumferentially attached to said metal core, said jacket surrounding at least fifty percent of the core length of said metal core, said jacket comprising a polymer, a first jacket radial thickness along at least a section of an interquartile portion of said core length of greater than 0.03 inches, and less than twenty-five percent of a total mass of said projectile. (a) a metal core comprising a base and a tip, said base and said tip separated by a core length along a z-axis, said z-axis running longitudinally through a center of said metal core; and, (b) a jacket circumferentially attached to said metal core, said jacket surrounding at least fifty percent of the core length of said metal core, said jacket comprising a polymer, a first jacket radial thickness along at least a section of an interquartile portion of said core length of greater than 0.03 inches, and less than twenty-five percent of a total mass of said projectile.

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