US Patent Issued to Federal Cartridge on April 14 for "Rifle cartridge with improved bullet upset and separation" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. RE50,863, issued on April 14, was assigned to Federal Cartridge Co. (Anoka, Minn.).

"Rifle cartridge with improved bullet upset and separation" was invented by Bryan P. Peterson (Isanti, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rifle cartridge with a bullet has desirable penetration capabilities and controlled separation of components upon terminal impact. In embodiments of the invention, the bullet comprises a forward component, a lead core, and a copper jacket. The lead jacket having a leading edge portion that extends to the cylindrical mid portion. The forward component may have a forward pointed ogive portion, a cylindrical mid portion,...