Stroke inducing bullet

• US 8,997,653 B1
• Filed: 06/06/2014
• Issued: 04/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SIB Associates, Trustee For Stroke Inducing Bullet Crt Trust
• Original Assignee: SIB Associates
• Inventors: Calvert, S. Mill
• Primary Examiner(s): Bergin, James S
• Application Number:
  US14/298,674
• Time in Patent Office: 305 Days
• Field of Search: 102/439, 102/459, 102/501, 102/512, 102/513, 102/516, 102/517
• US Class Current: 102/439
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 12/36 for dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling ; for transmitting information
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 12/46 for dispensing gases, vapours, powders or chemically-reactive substances F42B12/70 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 12/54 by implantation, e.g. hypodermic projectiles
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 12/58 Cluster or cargo ammunition, i.e. projectiles containing one or more submissiles F42B12/32 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 30/02 Bullets
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 5/02 Cartridges, i.e. cases with charge and missile
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 5/145 for dispensing gases, vapours, powders, particles or chemically-reactive substances from projectiles F42B12/46
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 7/046 Pellets or shot therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 7/10 Ball or slug shotgun cartridges

Abstract

A bullet is formed with a hollow interior compartment which contains particles. The bullet side-wall surrounding the hollow interior compartment breaks after impact with the target to release the particles from the hollow interior compartment. Preferably, each particle in the hollow interior compartment has a core substance and a coating surrounding the core substance. The coating is designed to release the core substance after the bullet contacts a target. The core substance swells when in contact with blood, which may be time delayed in order to enter the blood stream.

Claims

1. A bullet within a cartridge, the cartridge configured to be discharged from a firearm, the bullet formed with a hollow interior compartment, the bullet comprising:

a plurality of particles within the hollow interior compartment, wherein at least one particle in said plurality of particles comprises;

a core substance;

a coating surrounding the core substance, the coating configured to release the core substance after contact with a target; and

the core substance swelling when in contact with a fluid; and

a side-wall surrounding the hollow interior compartment, the side-wall comprising a portion that breaks after impact with the target to release the plurality of particles from the hollow interior compartment.

2. The bullet of claim 1, wherein the coating is configured to release the core substance after contact with the target and when the coating is wetted with blood.

3. The bullet of claim 1, wherein the coating is configured to release the core substance after contact with the target and when the particle is warmed within the target.