ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,194, issued on Aug. 5.
"Polymer jacketed powder core projectile" was invented by Harold F. Beal (University Park, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is disclosed for coating a projectile for use in an ammunition cartridge. A polymer jacket is applied to an undersized projectile core of a first standard caliber to bring the outer dimensions of the jacketed projectile into compliance with those of a second, larger caliber projectile. The polymer jacket coating may produce a non-uniform outer diameter of the polymer jacketed projectile and may include a plurality of circular cavities defined therein. The polymer-jacketed proje...