ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,384, issued on May 27, was assigned to Eight Holdings LLC (Coeur D'Alene, Idaho).
"Less-lethal projectiles and cartridges" was invented by Teodor Puha (Coeur D'Alene, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A less-lethal projectile includes a cylindrical flexible body. The body includes a nose, a conical tail, and a tubular sidewall. The tail and sidewall extend rearwardly away from the nose. The sidewall defines an interior space around the tail. A flowable medium is received in the interior space around the tail. The flowable medium is configured to deform the sidewall upon impact of the nose with a target such that a portion of the s...