ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,455,150, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Federal Cartridge Co. (Anoka, Minn.).
"Extended range bullet" was invented by Justin A. Carbone (Anoka, Minn.), Jared Kutney (Cambridge, Minn.), Shawn Fitzsimonds (St. Francis, Minn.), Lawrence P. Head (Cambridge, Minn.), Bryan Peterson (Isanti, Minn.), Richard Hurt (Clear Lake, Minn.) and Joel J. Foley (Lewiston, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge with an expanding bullet that has advantageous terminal effects over an extended range. The expanding bullet including a bullet body including a metal jacket extending from a tail portion to a nose portion and surrounding an interior so...