Patents by Inventor Floyd Swiggett

Floyd Swiggett has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for displacing material and projectile thereof
    Publication number: 20050188889
    Abstract: Hard material can be displaced by firing a frangible projectile from a firing device. The projectile has a rear portion that engages the bore of the barrel of the firing device and a front portion that is rotatably journaled to the rear portion. The front portion can be frangible to allow maximum displacement of the hard material. Specifically, the front portion has a core and a plurality of fins extending from the core. At impact, as the fins penetrate the target, the fins separate from the core and spread radially outwardly from the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Mark Machina, Kenneth Mitchell, Floyd Swiggett, Michael Burke