Patents by Inventor Frederick Frees

Frederick Frees 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).

  • Publication number: 20260298600
    Abstract: A multi-part firearms projectile includes a core extending along a central axis and having a distal end portion with a tip. A deformable component has a proximal end portion extending circumferentially around part of the core and a plurality of fingers extending distally along the distal end portion in a spaced-apart configuration. The fingers of the deformable component are configured to bend rearward upon impact with a target. The core can include a base portion that defines the caliber of the projectile, or the projectile can include a separate base component. A method of making the multi-part projectile is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2026
    Publication date: October 1, 2026
    Applicant: Sig Sauer, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick Frees
  • Publication number: 20250305804
    Abstract: A rimless cartridge comprising a case and a bullet mounted therein. In embodiments, the bullet comprises a jacket having a cylindrical body portion, an ogive portion, and a plurality of longitudinally extending paths of weakness formed in the ogive portion and defining petals there between and extending rearward from the mouth. The bullet includes a malleable core mounted within the jacket. The bullet further comprises a circumferential groove between forward and rearward circumferential indentations imparted in the body portion of the jacket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Frederick Frees, Richard D. Hurt, David M. Laska, Lawrence P. Head, Shawn D. Fitzsimonds
  • Patent number: 12259225
    Abstract: A rimless cartridge comprising a case and a bullet mounted therein. In embodiments, the bullet comprises a jacket having a cylindrical body portion, an ogive portion, and a plurality of longitudinally extending paths of weakness formed in the ogive portion and defining petals there between and extending rearward from the mouth. The bullet includes a malleable core mounted within the jacket. The bullet further comprises a circumferential groove between forward and rearward circumferential indentations imparted in the body portion of the jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Federal Cartridge Company
    Inventors: Frederick Frees, Richard D. Hurt, David M. Laska, Lawrence P. Head, Shawn D. Fitzsimonds
  • Publication number: 20220412704
    Abstract: A rimless cartridge comprising a case and a bullet mounted therein. In embodiments, the bullet comprises a jacket having a cylindrical body portion, an ogive portion, and a plurality of longitudinally extending paths of weakness formed in the ogive portion and defining petals there between and extending rearward from the mouth. The bullet includes a malleable core mounted within the jacket. The bullet further comprises a circumferential groove between forward and rearward circumferential indentations imparted in the body portion of the jacket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Frederick Frees, Richard D. Hurt, David M. Laska, Lawrence P. Head, Shawn D. Fitzsimonds
  • Patent number: 11268791
    Abstract: A rimless cartridge comprising a case and a bullet mounted therein. In embodiments, the bullet comprises a jacket having a cylindrical body portion, an ogive portion, and a plurality of longitudinally extending paths of weakness formed in the ogive portion and defining petals there between and extending rearward from the mouth. The bullet includes a malleable core mounted within the jacket. The bullet further comprises a circumferential groove between forward and rearward circumferential indentations imparted in the body portion of the jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Vista Outdoor Operations LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Frees, Richard D. Hurt, David M. Laska, Lawrence P. Head, Shawn D. Fitzsimonds