Patents Assigned to Privada Corporation
  • Armor penetrating bullet
    Patent number: 5440994
    Abstract: The invention relates to armor penetrating bullets suitable for use with a wide range of weaponry from automatic shoulder arms to hand guns. The invention provides a bullet which comprises a cartridge containing a propellant charge, a casing attached to the cartridge, and a plurality of individual flechettes contained in the casing. The bullet provides high penetration through stiff materials such as body armor made of interwoven fibers but the individual flechettes are most easily stopped in softer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Privada Corporation
    Inventor: William Alexander