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US 10,845,173 B2Granted
Dissolvable projectiles
AssigneeGenics Inc.
InventorsWesley Wall, Adam Wall, Ray Whitaker, Wade Chute, Shekaib Adab
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Abstract
A dissolvable glass projectile for a firearm is molded from dissolvable glass for the ammunitions and firearms industry. The dissolvable glass projectile may be molded into different sizes or geometry based on firearm and user preference. A mixture of chemicals components are heated and melted and then poured into a mold and is allowed to cool to a solid that can be handled.
Claims13
A cartridge for a firearm prepared by a process comprising the steps of:
- forming a dissolvable borate projectile by:
- melting one or more borates by heating to a temperature of between about 340° F. and about 1900° F. to form a moldable anhydrous boron fluid;
- molding the moldable anhydrous boron fluid in a mold, the mold being maintained at a mold temperature that is above an ambient temperature;
- cooling the moldable anhydrous boron fluid to form an anhydrous boron solid by maintaining the mold at the mold temperature for at least 1 minute;
- removing the anhydrous boron solid from the mold;
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- cooling the anhydrous boron solid to the ambient temperature over a period of at least 4 hours to form the dissolvable borate projectile;
- and
- attaching the dissolvable borate projectile to a casing or shell containing a propellant.
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