Degradable shotgun wad

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9528800
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14303496

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Herein we describe shotgun shells each having a degradable wad comprising a polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer, as well as methods for ensuring that such wad degrades quickly after landing in an aquatic environment. Plastic, aquatic debris has a negative economic and ecological impact, and thus it is advantageous to use implements that will degrade into environmentally benign compounds. Incorporating a degradable wad into shotgun shells provides an effective, economical solution. Suitable degradable shotgun wads and methods are described herein.

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COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARYPO BOX 8795 WILLIAMSBURG VA 23187-8795

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Angstadt, Kory T Gloucester, US 13 87
Bilkovic, Donna Marie Gloucester Point, US 10 71
Blackwood, Wade K Richmond, US 2 24
Havens, Kirk J Plainview, US 13 87
Stanhope, David M Hayes, US 23 789

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