Oct 27, 2026
An attachment system for attaching a holder to a carrier includes a platform having an outwardly facing side, an opposite back side, and laminated layers of any of a variety of materials and having a plurality of slits therethrough defined and bound by edges of the layers fused together to have increased stiffness, wear and abrasion resistance, the slits arranged in a predetermined pattern of aligned and spaced apart rows, the slits being configured to receive straps therethrough between the outwardly facing side and the back side to attach the holder to the carrier. As an exemplary embodiment the carrier can be configured for carrying the holder on a user's body, for instance as a vest, a cummerbund, a shirt, pants, a backpack, or a belt, and the holder can be configured for holding a variety of useful articles, accessories, and the like.
Oct 27, 2026
The present invention provides a tissue sealing plug comprising a substrate comprising foamed gelatin impregnated with polyethylene glycol that is liquid at room temperature, wherein the weight ratio of polyethylene glycol to foamed gelatin in the substrate is about 4:1 to about 6.8:1 and the substrate is substantially free of air, along with methods of using the plug for closing tissue punctures in the lung.
Oct 27, 2026
A reciprocating bolt assembly has delayed blowback and a firing pin block. Features prevent out-of-battery firing, when the bolt assembly is not fully engaged to the firing chamber or barrel face, a movable member within a bolt body functions as a blocking member that blocks the firing pin and prevents the firing pin from striking a cartridge. In embodiments, the firing pin has two stop portions that the movable member can engage depending on the cycle status of the firearm. A reverse cam mechanism associated with the firing pin blocking provides a resistance to and delays blowback.
Oct 27, 2026
Jam-resistant drum magazines and related methods are disclosed. In some implementations, a jam-resistant drum magazine includes a drum, which may have a base, a body, and a top. Some implementations of the drum include a tiered component having a platform extending from a support, and some implementations have a channeled component having a channel configured to receive a round of ammunition. Some implementations include a transition drum, which may have a cylinder with a chamber configured to receive the round of ammunition from the channel. In some implementations, the tiered component is configured to rotate with respect to the channeled component, thereby causing the round of ammunition to move along the platform toward the transition drum.
Oct 27, 2026
The techniques described herein relate to methods and apparatus for firearm safety mechanisms, visual safety indicators, and related techniques. A firearm includes a handle comprising one or more buttons disposed at least partially within a surface of the handle, such that the one or more buttons can be in contact with an operator's hand when the operator grasps the handle; a safety mechanism in mechanical communication with the trigger. The safety mechanism comprises: a first position that blocks actuation of the trigger; and a second position that does not block actuation of the trigger; and at least one processor configured to: upon determining an input code matches a stored code, transmits a signal to the safety mechanism to change the safety mechanism from the first position to the second position so that the firearm can be fired by the operator.
Oct 27, 2026
A trigger device for mounting with a firearm receiver containing a firing mechanism has a trigger housing having a front face, a rear face and a top face extending between the front face and rear face. First and second fixation apertures to facilitate securing of the trigger housing with a firearm receiver are provided adjacent the top face, and front and rear faces respectively. An elongate pivoting sear arm has a pivot end pivotally connected with the housing adjacent the rear and top faces, and a distal end including a trigger sear. The sear arm includes a striker sear that projects upwardly and projects rearwardly.
Oct 27, 2026
A trigger group apparatus directed toward use in striker-fired style pistols. The apparatus includes a trigger housing, a trigger bar, a striker with a firing pin which includes a leg at the rear of the striker, a cruciform sear with polyhedron appendage affixed to the sear, a safety plunger which interacts with the striker guiding the striker movement, a connector mounted on the trigger group and a binary disconnector interacting with the sear slidably mounted on a disconnect bar. The sear interacts with the connector and binary disconnector to facilitate release of and then capture of the striker with each movement of the trigger bar to assure limiting the pistol to semiautomatic operation while providing for firing one pistol round for the pull of the pistol trigger and one round when the pistol trigger is released.
Oct 27, 2026
Systems and apparatuses include a compact quiver assembly for a crossbow defining an envelope. The compact quiver assembly including a hood defining an interior cavity, a grabber received within the cover and structured to hold one or more arrows, and a cover moveable relative to the hood between an open position providing access to the grabber, and a closed position inhibiting access to the grabber. The compact quiver assembly is positioned substantially within the envelope of the crossbow.
Oct 27, 2026
Described herein are a shotgun optic plate cover, and methods for making and installing same as well as retrofitting existing shotguns to accommodate the shotgun optic plate cover, with an integrated rear sight to enable either optics enhanced, or non-optics enhanced aiming capabilities for shotguns.
Oct 27, 2026
A sight for a shooting system, including a transparent screen able to display an image, and a catadioptric optical device able to collimate an incident light beam coming from the image displayed on the transparent screen into a sighting window superimposed on the direct view of a scene.
Oct 27, 2026
The disclosure is related to an enclosed reflex sight for one or more firearms. The enclosed reflex sight may be provided as part of an assembly including a mounting interface. The enclosed reflex sight includes a rearward bottom portion that houses an adjustment assembly, wherein the rearward bottom portion includes a lowermost surface of the enclosed reflex sight. The enclosed reflex sight includes an upper bottom surface forward of the rearward bottom portion of the enclosed reflex sight, the upper bottom surface comprising an abutment surface for the mounting interface. When the assembly is secured to an upper mounting surface of a firearm then the lowermost surface of the rearward bottom portion of the enclosed reflex sight is closer to the upper mounting surface of the firearm than the upper bottom surface of the enclosed reflex sight.
Oct 27, 2026
A system includes a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) die that includes individually addressable VCSEL elements, the individually addressable VCSEL elements respectively including one or more lasing segments etched into the VCSEL die; a controller that designates a selected VCSEL element, of the individually addressable VCSEL elements of the VCSEL die, based on a spatial pattern to be projected from the system in a downfield direction toward a target; and a driver system that selectively applies a drive signal to the selected VCSEL element in response to the selected VCSEL element being designated by the controller.
Oct 27, 2026
Disclosed is an extension adapter and a shooting assembly. The extension adapter is configured for mounting a target on a target stand. The extension adapter comprises a connecting member and a target mounting seat interconnected with each other. The connecting member is configured for detachably connecting to the target stand, or being welded to the target stand, or being integrally formed with the target stand. The target mounting seat is configured for mounting the target; the shooting assembly comprises the aforementioned target stand. The present application solves the problems of poor adaptability and mounting stability between targets and target stand products having different sizes and specifications.
Oct 27, 2026
A method of determining a score of a dart in a dartboard play surface utilizes a plurality of cameras at a non-zero angle relative to the play surface, the method comprising: calculating a homography matrix for each camera for transforming a captured image from a camera view to a front-view of the dartboard; capturing a first image of the dartboard using each camera at a first time, and capturing a second image of the dartboard using each camera (with the dart being in the play surface) at a subsequent second time; producing differential scoring images by comparing each first image to the second image captured by the respective camera; using at least two of the differential scoring images with their respective homography matrices to determine a location of intersection between the dart and the play surface; and determining a score based on the determined location of intersection.
Oct 27, 2026
A method of detecting the location of a dart pin is disclosed by the present disclosure, of which at least one embodiment provides a method of detecting a location of a dart pin attached to a dart target plate, including generating refocused images for multiple preset focal planes based on plenoptic videos of the dart target plate, which are obtained by using one or more cameras disposed around the dart target plate, generating, based on the refocused images, an extracted image for an object dart pin located in one focal plane of the multiple preset focal planes, and determining an attachment location of the object dart pin based on the extracted image.
Oct 27, 2026
In some aspects there is described a handgun receiver having an integrated camera, data transmitter, and power source.
Oct 27, 2026
A training system includes shoot house walls connected to each other, each of the walls being constructed of a ballistic penetration-resistant material. The wall includes front and back surfaces extending from first and second edge connective structures. The first and second edge connective structures include an upright projection received in a crevice that allows for relative vertical motion between adjoining walls.
Oct 27, 2026
Launching an aeronautical system can comprise applying force or energy to the system in connection with accelerating the system. Responsive to the force or energy, an element of the system can move along a defined path within the system. The system can comprise a drive that converts motion along the defined path into rotational motion. The drive can rotate a mass within the system, which can be supported by a gas bearing. The rotating mass can comprise the moving element, a different system element, or the entire system. The rotating mass can produce angular momentum and can support gyroscopic stabilization of the aeronautical system. Rotational energy can be selectively imparted to and transferred between system elements in connection with stabilization management. System elements can moderate the system's response to impulsive stimuli associated with rotation and acceleration. A gas bearing can support an external surface of the system during launch.
Oct 27, 2026
An electrode for a conducted electrical weapon may comprise an electrode body and an electrode head coupled to a first end of the electrode body. A training attachment may be coupled to the electrode head. The training attachment may comprise an attachment elongated extension opposite an attachment base. The training attachment may comprise a plurality of wings coupled to a forward surface of the attachment elongated extension. The plurality of wings may be configured to operate from a first position to a second position responsive to an impact of the training attachment with a target. The plurality of wings may comprise mating surfaces configured to couple to the target.
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Oct 20, 2026
An undergarment protective against carried-weapon discomfort and injury for use with carrying or holstering of a hand weapon such as a handgun, a knife, or an electroshock weapon, providing an undergarment shell, a waistband attached to the undergarment shell, and a padded lining attached to the undergarment shell and waistband. In a holstering embodiment, the undergarment shell and padded lining form an enclosed space or pocket, with an access opening in the undergarment shell. The undergarment protective against carried-weapon discomfort and injury is made of materials and with construction methods allowing frequent and easy laundering, and providing a low cost to allow a person to obtain several units.
Oct 20, 2026
Serialized parts, such as silencers, are identified using serialized plates permanently affixed to the parts by welding, brazing, riveting, pinning and welding, or by other permanent techniques. Methods of effecting repair or replacement of silencers and silencer parts involve removing the serialized plate by drilling or machining out the welds, and permanently affixing the serialized plate to a replacement part.
Oct 20, 2026
A gas generator includes a gas generating agent that generates gas by combustion, a housing made of metal and accommodating the gas generating agent therein, the housing having a gas discharge port formed therein, through which the gas is emitted to an exterior of the housing, an ignition device configured to ignite the gas generating agent by actuation; and a temperature rise suppressing member provided in contact with an outer surface of a housing to cover at least a part of the outer surface. The temperature rise suppressing member includes an endothermic agent that absorbs heat of the housing by undergoing a chemical change or a state change by the heat of the housing when a temperature of the housing rises due to combustion of a gas generating agent, and a binder agent present together with the endothermic agent such that the temperature rise suppressing member has flexibility.
Oct 20, 2026
Systems and methods include an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a body and a plurality of propulsion systems, a gimbal system having a plurality of targeting sensors and a warhead mount configured to carry and deploy a warhead, and a logic device. The logic device is configured to detect a target along a UAV flight path, track the target using sensed data from the targeting sensors, calculate an attack vector for the UAV to intercept the target, calculate a detonation angle for the warhead with respect to the attack vector and a selected location on the target, and instruct the gimbal system to orient the warhead at the detonation angle.
Oct 20, 2026
A firearm comprising of a chassis, a barrel, a slide, and a reciprocating block connected to the chassis. The reciprocating block is operable to reciprocate with respect to the barrel between a chamber open position in which a face portion of the block is spaced apart from the breech end of the barrel and a chamber closed position in which the face portion of the block is proximate the breech end of the barre. A locking element selectively engages the slide and the block and operable to prevent rearward movement of the block when the slide is in the battery position, and to enable rearward movement of the block when the slide has moved rearward with respect to the block by a limited distance to an intermediate position forward of the recoil position.
Oct 20, 2026
Improvements in a ballistic with a multi-part chamber locking assembly is disclosed to allow the casing ejection and reloading sequence to be temporarily slowed down to capture the optimum amount of ignited gun powders expanding gas, prior to the round exiting the barrel. Large slide component(s) of a firearm are replaced with a multi-part chamber locking assembly. This negates the requirement for a round to move laterally after moving vertically. The round only moves vertically thus mitigating the requirement for any forward motion. The multi-part chamber reduces the weight and materials needed to actuate all components of the ejecting and reloading process, so more energy is available to transfer movement of casing ejecting. The round is fired with a hammer or striker through impingement or a firing pin actuated action on a primer to ignite the propellant.
Oct 20, 2026
A firearm system includes an upper receiver and a barrel mounted to the upper receiver and configured to fire projectiles. The firearm system further includes a bolt carrier arranged within the upper receiver for reciprocation during firing. The firearm system further includes a gas-piston system for transferring firing force to the bolt carrier for reloading after each projectile is discharged from the barrel.
Oct 20, 2026
A floorplate assembly with a tactile round-count indicator is disclosed. The assembly includes a floorplate, a tactile indicator, a plunger, and first and second spring elements. The floorplate is configured to be secured to a floor end of an ammunition magazine and includes a slot through which the tactile indicator moves between a retracted position and a protruding position. The plunger is operatively coupled to the tactile indicator and moves the tactile indicator to the protruding position when the plunger is depressed. The first spring element is configured to bias the tactile indicator toward the retracted position. The second spring element is configured to bias the plunger relative to the tactile indicator.
Oct 20, 2026
A safety signaling system comprises a panel including an HMI for setting first operator safety condition to one of VOTE and NO VOTE, a first optical transceiver for connection to a first optical fiber and a second optical transceiver for connection to a second optical fiber. Panel control circuitry connected between HMI and first transceiver activates first transceiver to transmit continuous wave (CW) light signal into first optical fiber only while HMI sets first operator safety condition to VOTE. A remote interface includes a third optical transceiver for connection to first optical fiber, a fourth optical transceiver for connection to second optical fiber, and remote interface control circuitry connected to third transceiver. The interface control circuitry sets a first received safety condition to VOTE only while CW light signal is received by third transceiver and uses the first received safety condition to determine a current first remote safety condition.
Oct 20, 2026
A water gun is provided. On the water gun, when a first mating position and a second mating position are in alignment fit, a plug-in member is detachably plugged into a plug-in hole, so that a reset clamping member is movably clamped to the plug-in member, thus achieving quick assembling and disassembling of a storage device and a gun body, and enhancing disassembling convenience. Furthermore, when the first mating position and the second mating position are in alignment fit, a first conductive component and a second conductive component are also in detachable fit, so that an electrical element or a power source on the storage device can be mated and electrically connected with a circuit on the gun body, thus eliminating an additional circuit mating and assembling step and further simplifying an assembling process.
Oct 20, 2026
Apparatus and methods relate to barrel arrangements for use with paintball guns. The barrel arrangement includes an insert that may be tubular and selectable by a user to have an inside bore diameter to provide desired fit with a paintball. An external barrel receives the insert and is attachable to a frame of the paintball gun. An externally mounted resilient band around an outside circumference of the external barrel facilitates centering and retention of the insert within the external barrel. Specifically, the external barrel includes a set of apertures through which extensions on an inside surface of the resilient band protrude into biasing contact with an outside surface of the insert.
Oct 20, 2026
A tire deflation system, comprising of a body that is attached to the bottom of the brush guard of the police car and an opening to place a magazine with barbs meant to deflate the tire. The system is operated by a remote. The barb is sharp and circular and is placed inside the body and is deployed at the push of a button to prevent the culprit from escaping. The system is designed to blend seamlessly with the color of the brush guard, ensuring it remains discreet and is not easily visible during routine operations.
Oct 20, 2026
In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, an adjustable stock system for weapons and/or other suitable devices incudes an adjustable stock, a mounting box defining an interior cavity and a mounting feature configured to mount the adjustable stock to a device, and a moveable assembly including one or more moveable components configured to move relative to the mounting box. The moveable assembly comprises, at least, a rack and pinion assembly configured to bias a buttpad toward an extended position, and a rack stop configured to hold the rack and pinion assembly in place at a desired position.
Oct 20, 2026
A firearm accessory and associated components and methods. In one embodiment, a firearm accessory is configured to mount to a shotgun. The firearm accessory is configured to emit light to illuminate a target. The firearm accessory includes an accessory body that is removable from the shotgun and permits convenient battery replacement.
Oct 20, 2026
A holster allowing a handgun to be stowed includes an outside surface of a sticky rubber coating applied in a plurality of spaced areas. The sticky rubber coating is incapable of adhering to human skin and clothing. Each area of the plurality of spaced areas is separate from other areas of the plurality of spaced areas to expose an uncoated area of the substrate. The plurality of spaced areas of sticky rubber coating are capable of temporarily frictionally coupling the holster to a selected garment to transport the handgun when stowed in the holster.
Oct 20, 2026
Rifle case convertible into a shooting bench, which, when the weapon is to be used, can be placed on the ground by deploying its supports to form a shooting bench on which to rest the rifle in order to aim with greater accuracy, consisting of a conventional rigid rifle case with two flaps joined on one side by a hinged system, which incorporates an articulated and extendable metal arm for the stock seat equipped with a recoil-absorbing bag, a rigid handle to manually support the rifle case and two equal, extendable, articulated metal arms for front support and balance.
Oct 20, 2026
The disclosure is related to an enclosed reflex sight for one or more firearms. The enclosed reflex sight may be provided as part of an assembly including a mounting interface. The enclosed reflex sight includes a rearward bottom portion that houses an adjustment assembly, wherein the rearward bottom portion includes a lowermost surface of the enclosed reflex sight. The enclosed reflex sight includes an upper bottom surface forward of the rearward bottom portion of the enclosed reflex sight, the upper bottom surface comprising an abutment surface for the mounting interface. When the assembly is secured to an upper mounting surface of a firearm then the lowermost surface of the rearward bottom portion of the enclosed reflex sight is closer to the upper mounting surface of the firearm than the upper bottom surface of the enclosed reflex sight.
Oct 20, 2026
Various embodiments described herein include an adjustment turret coupled to an end of a system erector, the adjustment turret operable to pivot the system erector about a pivot point, a main tube to house the pivotable system erector, the main tube characterized in that it has a main tube mounting diameter of less than thirty five millimeters and an interior of the main tube includes: a cavity section, and an additional section located rearwardly of the cavity section; wherein at least part of the end of the system erector is movable along a path terminating at one end in a cavity of the cavity section, wherein a total length of the path from the one end to another end of the path is greater than an interior diameter of the additional section of the main tube. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
Oct 20, 2026
Provided is a telescope range finder based on thermal image-wind speed-noise, which includes a range finder body, a wind speed measuring device, a noise measuring device, and a thermal image display device. The range finder body includes a processor. The wind speed measuring device includes a wind wheel, the wind wheel is connected to a tachometer, and the tachometer is connected to the processor. The noise measuring device includes a microphone, and the microphone is connected to an amplification-filtering-rectification circuit. The amplification-filtering-rectification circuit is connected to the processor. The microphone is configured to convert a noise into an electrical signal for entering the processor through the amplification-filtering-rectification circuit. The thermal image display device includes a thermal image sensor. The thermal image sensor is disposed in the range finder body. The thermal image sensor is connected to a display through the processor.
Oct 20, 2026
A firearm training system for retrofitting an existing rifle to allow for repeated dry firing of the rifle without having to manually reset the trigger after each shot. In some embodiments the system includes a bolt carrier group trigger resetter and a magazine battery pack. In some embodiments, the magazine battery pack is rechargeable. In some embodiments, the bolt carrier group trigger resetter includes a motor. In some embodiments, the bolt carrier group trigger resetter includes a laser.
Oct 20, 2026
A modular illumination and aiming apparatus, an example of which includes an optical head module, mounting module, and an end cap module. The modular illumination and aiming apparatus is configured to be quickly and intuitively adjusted by a user in response to changing target and environmental conditions. The modular illumination and aiming apparatus is configured to be ergonomically supportive such that a user may maintain a consistent firing grip while activating the illumination and aiming functions. The optical head module is configured to allow the user to change radiation types by adjusting an end cap. The alignment mechanism in the optical head module for the radiation source and optics is configured to provide a robust and zero-play optical mount in order to resist recoil and general physical shock.
Oct 20, 2026
A system for mission planning of a military vehicle includes a military vehicle operable according to different modes and having a controller. The system includes processing circuitry that obtains a starting location and a destination for the military vehicle and obtains data associated with a geographic area. The processing circuitry determines a mission plan based on the data, the starting location, and the destination. The mission plan includes a route between the starting location and the destination, and a selection of one of the modes that the military vehicle should be operated according to, along portions of the route. The processing circuitry provides the mission plan to the military vehicle for use by the military vehicle. The controller uses the mission plan operate the military vehicle to transport along the route. The controller also transitions the military vehicle between modes based on the mission plan.
Oct 20, 2026
A stabilized probe for a remote-acting electroshock weapon comprises a current conducting or non-current conducting non-deformable or elastic casing with a device for attaching to a target, which is in the form of a barbed needle, inside which casing is a conducting wire arrangement in the form of a multi-layered self-supported coil with a conducting wire, and a weighting head made of a high-density metal, which is configured in the form of a tubular shell and to which at least one device for attaching to a target is radially attached. The conducting wire is arranged in layers with the coils touching one another. One end of the conducting wire is attached to the firing part of the electroshock weapon, and the other end of the conducting wire is disposed near to or is attached to the front face of the casing or to the device for attaching to a target. The end of the conducting wire extending out of the last upper layer of the arrangement is attached to the casing or to the head or is disposed near the head. The invention makes it possible to increase the precision with which the probes hit a target during firing.
Oct 20, 2026
A high strength polymer-based cartridge having a polymer case with a first end having a mouth. A body can be formed below the mouth and having a propellant chamber and a longitudinal axis. A back end can be formed opposite the first end and formed below the body, with a first snap ridge comprising a first ridge angle at approximately at 90° to the longitudinal axis; and a second snap ridge, positioned closer to the first end than the first snap ridge, comprising a second ridge angle at approximately at 90° to the longitudinal axis. Further, an insert is configured to engage the back end.
Oct 20, 2026
A separation device assembly with efficiency that allows for multi-fault-tolerance. The separation device assembly comprising an inflation device that applies force to a shear plate assembly. The shear plate assembly focuses force in the optimal leg locations for efficient shearing of the frangible portions. The separation device assembly further comprising a means for limiting excess movement after fracture so that residual energy from the inflation device is applied to non-fractured portions of the assembly.
Oct 20, 2026
A connection system is provided for releasably connecting a first component and a second component in a first direction parallel to a reference longitudinal axis, including one or more locking devices and an actuator. Each locking device has a geometrically locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. In the geometrically locked configuration the locking device is capable of reversibly geometrically locking together the first component and the second component in a mutually clamped relationship along the first direction, each locking device comprising at least two linkage elements pivotably mounted to one another about a common clamp axis. The actuator device is configured for transitioning each locking device from the geometrically locked configuration to the unlocked configuration by selectively applying to each respective locking device an unlocking force directly to the respective linkage elements at the respective common clamp axis, in a second direction parallel to a reference transverse axis.
Oct 20, 2026
According to the present disclosure, there is provided a fuze system for attaching to a munition body, the fuze system comprising: a body comprising a foremost section; a fuze located in the body; a power generator, attached to the body, for generating electrical power and providing it to the fuze system, the power generator configured to generate electrical power by interacting with an airstream around the fuze system, wherein at least a part of the power generator is located behind the foremost section, the at least a part of the power generator being arranged to rotate relative to the foremost section of the body.
Oct 20, 2026
A multi-atmospheric safe firing control circuit for wireless detonators and initiators is disclosed. A low-voltage switch can transition from an open state to a closed state. An oscillating circuit activates when the low-voltage switch transitions to the closed state and the oscillating circuit provides alternating current to primary coils of a transformer. A doubling circuit coupled to a capacitor receives direct current from secondary coils of the transformer and multiples voltage for storage in the capacitor. A gas discharge tube coupled to the capacitor acts as a high-voltage switch by completing a voltage transfer from the capacitor to coupled electrical contacts upon reaching a preset voltage threshold.
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Oct 13, 2026
A selectively adjustable and lockable utility mount is used to mount a device to a stable structure. The utility mount includes a hydraulic lock that applies the locking force that maintains the locked condition of the utility mount. Mounting brackets for utility mounts have spaced-apart mount elements that engage a surface of a stable structure. Some configurations of mounting bracket include mount elements that are movable between stored conditions and deployed conditions. The stored conditions reduce the size of the device to make it more convenient to pack. A climbing stick uses the storable mount elements.
Oct 13, 2026
A high pressure cartridge case is fabricated by: providing a wire or rod; cold forming a cartridge case into a drawn blank or a tubular component from sheared lengths of the wire or rod; annealing the cartridge case using a belt furnace, flame furnace, induction furnace, or a batch furnace; performing a machine ejector slot and trim on the cartridge case; forming the shoulder and neck of the cartridge case; performing a heat treatment of the cartridge case; and tempering the cartridge case.
Oct 13, 2026
The present invention belongs to the field of shielding mechanics for personal protective equipment and more specifically relates to the external shielding of a transparent glass or armor curved and laminated on its periphery, which has an argon chamber for automobile windows that does not requires modification of door or window frames; since it proposes a new solution with a reinforced flange that is established in the armor and not in the frame of the vehicle, made up of a perimeter steel flange, glass of different sizes, reinforcing polycarbonates and an argon chamber that makes it light, thin, which does not fog up due to temperature changes and blocks external bullet impacts but is permissive to the passage of bullets towards the outside of the vehicle due to internal impact.
Oct 13, 2026
Spray dispensers for spraying a stream of chemical irritant, and methods of use. Such a spray dispenser resembles a lipstick case and is configured to spray a chemical irritant. The dispenser includes a lid that is pivotally attached to a body adapted to contain a canister that contains the chemical irritant, and also preferably includes an anti-rotation actuator for dispensing the chemical irritant.
Oct 13, 2026
A method of forming an activated coating composition is disclosed. The method includes providing (a) boron nitride, (b) carbon, (c) aluminum oxide and (d) a liquid carrier. Each of the boron nitride, carbon and aluminum oxide are in particulate form. The coating composition is activated to form an activated coating composition. The activated coating composition includes active components having from about 60.0 wt % to about 90.0 wt % boron nitride, from about 16 wt % to about 24 wt % carbon and from about 4 wt % to about 6 wt % aluminum oxide. A coating method, coated substrate and activated coating composition are also disclosed.
Oct 13, 2026
Various well-perforating systems and methods are disclosed incorporating a self-shunting detonator. The detonator may include an electrically-conductive detonator body. A resistor initiator inside the detonator body includes first and second leads. A grounding element inside the detonator body couples the detonator body to the first lead. An electrically-conductive clip coupled to the second lead includes an arm biased to electrical contact with an external surface of the detonator body to shunt the detonator. The arm is moveable away from the detonator body to un-shunt the detonator, such as automatically in response to insertion into a detonator housing.
