Patents by Inventor Kyle A. Masinelli

Kyle A. Masinelli 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).

  • Hollow point bullet
    Patent number: 10914560
    Abstract: An improved hollow point bullet has a core of a soft, dense metal having a generally cylindrical rear section, a tapering front section, and an open forward end opening to a cavity. A jacket of a harder metal than the core surrounds at least the rear and front sections of the core, and extends at least partially into the cavity. An expander of a rigid polymer is disposed in the cavity, substantially filling the cavity and providing at least one passage through to the bottom of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: OLIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle A. Masinelli, Charles Willis Moore
  • Hollow Point Bullet
    Publication number: 20200182596
    Abstract: An improved hollow point bullet has a core of a soft, dense metal having a generally cylindrical rear section, a tapering front section, and an open forward end opening to a cavity. A jacket of a harder metal than the core surrounds at least the rear and front sections of the core, and extends at least partially into the cavity. An expander of a rigid polymer is disposed in the cavity, substantially filling the cavity and providing at least one passage through to the bottom of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Kyle A. Masinelli, Charles Willis Moore
  • HOLLOW POINT BULLET
    Publication number: 20150362303
    Abstract: A bullet having a metal jacket, having a generally cylindrical aft section, a tapering forward section, and an open front. A soft, dense, metal core is disposed in the metal jacket. The core has a cavity generally aligned with the open front of the jacket, with a plurality of blades extending forwardly into the cavity, each terminating in a front face at or spaced rearwardly of the forward edge of the metal jacket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventor: Kyle A. Masinelli
  • Hollow point bullet
    Patent number: 9194676
    Abstract: A bullet having a metal jacket, having a generally cylindrical aft section, a tapering forward section, and an open front. A soft, dense, metal core is disposed in the metal jacket. The core has a cavity generally aligned with the open front of the jacket, with a plurality of blades extending forwardly into the cavity, each terminating in a front face at or spaced rearwardly of the forward edge of the metal jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: OLIN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kyle A. Masinelli
  • Bullet
    Patent number: 9046333
    Abstract: A bullet having a jacket, having a rear section, and a front section, having an open front end; a rear core disposed in the rear section of the jacket and bonded thereto; and a front core, separate from the rear core, disposed in the front section of the jacket, adjacent the open front end. The front section of the jacket can expand after impact with the target and release the front core to form an initial volume of disruption, while the rear core and at least the rear section of the jacket penetrate, past the initial volume of disruption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Olin Corporation
    Inventor: Kyle A. Masinelli
  • Jacketed bullet with bonded core
    Patent number: 8646389
    Abstract: A jacketed bullet comprising a dense core of a first material substantially surrounded by and bonded to a jacket of a second material, wherein the thickness of the jacket varies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Olin Corporation
    Inventor: Kyle A. Masinelli
  • JACKETED BULLET WITH BONDED CORE
    Publication number: 20130092042
    Abstract: A jacketed bullet comprising a dense core of a first material substantially surrounded by and bonded to a jacket of a second material, wherein the thickness of the jacket varies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventor: Kyle A. Masinelli
  • Jacketed bullet with bonded core
    Patent number: 8256352
    Abstract: A jacketed bullet comprising a dense core of a first material substantially surrounded by and bonded to a jacket of a second material, wherein the thickness of the jacket varies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Olin Corporation
    Inventor: Kyle A. Masinelli
  • FULL METAL JACKET BULLETS WITH IMPROVED LETHALITY
    Publication number: 20120180690
    Abstract: An improved pistol bullet comprises a jacket having a generally cylindrical body portion and a tapering nose portion; a first material disposed in the tapering nose portion of the jacket, and a second material, having a higher density than the first material, disposed in the jacket behind the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Kyle A. Masinelli, Gerald T. Eberhart
  • BULLET
    Publication number: 20120067245
    Abstract: A bullet having a jacket, having a rear section, and a front section, having an open front end; a rear core disposed in the rear section of the jacket and bonded thereto; and a front core, separate from the rear core, disposed in the front section of the jacket, adjacent the open front end. The front section of the jacket can expand after impact with the target and release the front core to form an initial volume of disruption, while the rear core and at least the rear section of the jacket penetrate, past the initial volume of disruption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventor: Kyle A. Masinelli
  • Jacketed Bullet with Bonded Core
    Publication number: 20110056404
    Abstract: A jacketed bullet comprising a dense core of a first material substantially surrounded by and bonded to a jacket of a second material, wherein the thickness of the jacket varies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventor: Kyle A. Masinelli
  • REINFORCED CORE BULLET
    Publication number: 20100018430
    Abstract: A jacketed bullet has a core of a dense metal or metal alloy, an inner jacket at least partially surrounding and bonded to the core; and an outer jacket at least partially surrounding the inner jacket and core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Kyle A. Masinelli, Gerald T. Eberhart, Brian D. Roberts
  • Shell casing with surface treatment
    Patent number: D753259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: OLIN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kyle A. Masinelli
  • Shouldered round nose bullet
    Patent number: D764624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: OLIN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kyle A. Masinelli
  • Bullet
    Patent number: D885516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Olin Corporation
    Inventors: Kyle A. Masinelli, Charles Willis Moore
  • Cartridge
    Patent number: D897484
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Olin Corporation
    Inventors: Kyle A. Masinelli, Charles Willis Moore