ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,360, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Harold Beal (Luling, Texas).
"Carbon fiber ammunition casing" was invented by Harold F. Beal (Luling, Texas), Jordan Tyler Dishman (Lenoir City, Tenn.) and Connie Diane Jackson (Harriman, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carbon fiber reinforced ammunition casing consists of a singular piece or two complementary longitudinal half sections coupled together. The half sections are formed with radial edges having complementary tongues and grooves to allow coupling of the half sections to complete the casing. A weld is applied along each seam where the half sections couple together and excess w...