ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,438, issued on April 21, was assigned to Crossbullet LLC (Nunnelly, Tenn.).

"Projectile and firearm system" was invented by Paul K. Maurer (Nunnelly, Tenn.), Brett E. Maurer (Rochester, N.Y.), Todd F. Maurer (Franklin, Tenn.), Paul Della Torre (Nunnelly, Tenn.), Robert Tuchrelo (Williamson, N.Y.), Nathan E. Smith (Hamlin, N.Y.) and Richard T. Aab (Fairport, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge is disclosed with a casing and a projectile, wherein external ballistic stability is provided by a center of pressure of the projectile being rearward of a center of mass of the projectile. The projectile includes flight control sur...