ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,883, issued on April 22, was assigned to HORNADY MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Grand Island, Neb.).
"Bullet with controlled fragmentation" was invented by David E. Emary (St. Paul, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bullet with controlled fragmentation has a core in the form of a generally cylindrical body having a forward end and a rear end and intermediate side portions extending there between, the forward end of the core defining a cavity, a jacket encompassing the rear end and at least selected portions of the sides of the core, the jacket having a sidewall having a first drive band portion having a first wall thickness, and a second ...