Alfred Vincent Carbone

US Patent:

53617002, Nov 8, 1994

Filed:

Dec 10, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/165776

Inventors:

Alfred V. Carbone - Hopkinton NH

Assignee:

Academy of Applied Science - Concord NH

International Classification:

F42B 502
F42B 1406

US Classification:

102439

Abstract:

A novel cartridge for conventional shot gun and other weapons, suitable for training and other applications, and containing a thin-walled ball encapsulating a substance to be ejected upon the ball hitting the target, provided with a folded fan enclosure for the ball and its holder within the cartridge which, upon expulsion of the ball-holder-fan unit upon firing, causes the ball to separate and continue to the target, while the folded fan segments spring open in free flight into an air-resistant disc and then pinwheel with the holder harmlessly to the ground within a short distance of the gun.

US Patent:

56524072, Jul 29, 1997

Filed:

Feb 13, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/600621

Inventors:

Alfred Vincent Carbone - Londonderry NH

Assignee:

Academy of Applied Science - Concord NH

International Classification:

F42B 503
F42B 812

US Classification:

102438

Abstract:

A non-lethal incapacitating ammunition round and technique is disclosed using a bundle of adjacent flat-faced resilient cylindrical projectile plugs that, after firing, are set into tumbling motion in various orientations to slap and bruise the skin of a human or animal target at multiple locations of the body, with and without the simultaneous delivery of dye marking or subduing substances.

US Patent:

52954390, Mar 22, 1994

Filed:

Jul 7, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/909785

Inventors:

Alfred Carbone - Boscawen NH

Assignee:

Academy of Applied Science - Concord NH

International Classification:

F42B 503

US Classification:

102438

Abstract:

A novel multi-slug bullet or round is provided that, through the use of flat-faced abutting end walls of successive cylindrical slugs, tightly packed above the powder charge in the cartridge casing, and appropriate fast-burning powder charge tailored to the weight of the multiple slugs, achieves multiple-hit stopping power within self-defense ranges and the like with greatly reduced penetration and thus minimal chance of lethality or collateral damage. With a single firing, multiple hits over a controlled area are achieved, materially lessening the requirement for precise aiming, reducing the amount of ammunition and the number of firings required in use, and reducing recoil, while eliminating ricochet effects.