FreshPatents.com: Ammunition and explosives - USPTO Class 102 Patent Applications Update http://www.freshpatents.com/Ammunition-and-explosives-dtnewntc102.php USPTO Class 102 - Ammunition and explosives en-us Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:28:07 -0800 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday FreshPatents.com 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif Hole covering and locator http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120017791.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:28:07 -0800 A covering that has a means for support, a means for abutment to a wall, and a means for retaining a sensing element. The covering includes a body portion and a perimeter portion with a plurality of radially extending fins. Fins with or without boss are useful for abutment to... Method of blasting http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120017792.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:28:07 -0800 A method of blasting a segment in a ground mass, the method comprising: forming an array of holes around a central portion of the ground mass segment; placing explosives in the array of holes; and detonating the explosives.... Reduced energy training cartridge for self-loading firearms http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120017793.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:28:07 -0800 A two piece, two-stage, rechargeable, reusable, reduced-energy mechanically operating cartridge is provided for launching a bullet of various compositions from a dedicated or modified firearm. The cartridge unit is comprised of a primary case, a piston sleeve, a propellant unit, and a bullet choice of a solid light weight material... Projectile that includes an umbilical interface cover http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120017794.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:28:07 -0800 Some embodiments pertain to an example projectile that includes an enclosure and an umbilical interface that is exposed on the enclosure. The projectile further includes an umbilical interface cover attached to the enclosure such that the umbilical interface cover protects the umbilical interface. The umbilical interface cover includes a casing... Projectile modification method http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120017795.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:28:07 -0800 A method of modifying a projectile includes removing material from an aft end of the projectile, and coupling a device to the aft end. The method may be used to convert a spin-stabilized projectile into a fin stabilized projectile, by modifying the aft end of a spin-stabilized projectile to accept...