ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,095, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Crossbullet LLC (Nunnelly, Tenn.).

"Fin stabilized projectile" was invented by Nathan E. Smith (Hamlin, N.Y.), Robert Tuchrelo (Williamson, N.Y.), Paul K. Maurer (Nunnelly, Tenn.) and Richard T. Aab (Fairport, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a fin stabilized projectile which can accommodate subsonic and supersonic flight velocities, wherein flight performance characteristics of the projectile are stabilized. The projectile is configured to be incorporated into a sabot free cartridge, wherein the projectile can be launched from a smooth bore barrel. The projecti...