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US 12,398,986 · App. 18/600,856 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Firearm projectile device

Inventor: Thomas Martin (Emmett, ID)
F42B10/42F42B12/76F42B30/02
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Patent No.
US 12,398,986
App. No.
18/600,856
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A firearm projectile device is provided. The device is comprised of a projectile body with a partially hollow area that allows air to travel through the projectile and reduces the projectile's coefficient of drag. Both ends of the device are preferably pointed to further reduce the coefficient of drag of the device. In addition, the second end attaches to a fitted gas block that seals the projectile from a propellant within the casing of the device.

Claims (14)

1. A firearm projectile device comprising:

a body comprised of a pointed first end comprised of a first angle and a pointed second end comprised of a second angle, wherein the first angle is 1.74 degrees;

a gas block attached to the pointed second end;

a primer;

a propellant; and

a casing.

2. The firearm projectile device of claim 1 , wherein the body is comprised of a lead, copper, a steel, a tungsten, a depleted uranium, a bismuth, a tin, a polymer, a rubber, or an aluminum.

3. The firearm projectile device of claim 1 , wherein the body is comprised of a .22 LR bullet, a 9 MM Parabellum bullet, a .45 ACP bullet, a .380 ACP bullet, a .357 Magnum bullet, a .308 Winchester bullet, a .223 Winchester bullet, a 5.56×45 mm NATO bullet, a 7.62×9 mm bullet, a 7.62×51 mm bullet, a 12 gauge slug, a .50 BMG bullet, a 20 mm projectile, a 105 mm Howitzer projectile, a 155 mm Howitzer projectile, an 88 mm projectile, or a 40 mm projectile.

4. The firearm projectile device of claim 1 , wherein the body is comprised of a hollow area.

5. The firearm projectile device of claim 4 , wherein the hollow area begins at the first end and terminates at the second end.

6. The firearm projectile device of claim 4 , wherein the hollow area extends from the first end to the second end.

7. The firearm projectile device of claim 1 , wherein the second angle is 1.74 degrees.

8. The firearm projectile device of claim 1 , wherein the second end fixedly attaches to the gas block.

9. The firearm projectile device of claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the gas block is equal to the diameter of the body.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63584942 · Sep 25, 2023
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