초록

Ammunition casings are described that include a base, a body coupled to the base, and one or more patterns on the body.

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1. An ammunition casing comprising: a base;a body coupled to the base to create an ammunition casing; anda two-dimensional pattern on a majority of the body for increasing visibility of the casing relative to a solid pattern under selected conditions of use, wherein at least a portion of the two-dim

1. An ammunition casing comprising: a base;a body coupled to the base to create an ammunition casing; anda two-dimensional pattern on a majority of the body for increasing visibility of the casing relative to a solid pattern under selected conditions of use, wherein at least a portion of the two-dimensional pattern is glow-in-the-dark,wherein the portion of the two-dimensional pattern that is glow-in-the-dark is photoluminescent and is not fluorescent. 2. The ammunition casing of claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional pattern is two or more straight parallel stripes. 3. The ammunition casing of claim 2, wherein one or more of the straight parallel stripes is glow-in-the-dark and one or more of the straight parallel stripes is not glow-in-the-dark. 4. The ammunition casing of claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional pattern is two or more spiral stripes. 5. The ammunition casing of claim 4, wherein one or more of the spiral stripes is glow-in-the-dark and one or more of the spiral stripes is not glow-in-the-dark. 6. The ammunition casing of claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional pattern is not a trademark. 7. The ammunition casing of claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional pattern increases visibility related to specific conditions of vegetation, season, or soil coloration. 8. The ammunition casing of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the two-dimensional pattern is a different color from the portion that is glow-in-the-dark. 9. The ammunition casing of claim 1, wherein the glow-in-the-dark portion of the two-dimensional pattern comprises photoluminescent pigment. 10. The ammunition casing of claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional pattern is created by extruding or co-extruding the two-dimensional pattern in plastic. 11. The ammunition casing of claim 1, wherein the ammunition casing is a loaded ammunition casing. 12. An ammunition casing comprising: a base;a body coupled to the base to create a loaded ammunition casing; anda two-dimensional striped pattern on a majority of the body for increasing visibility of the casing relative to a solid pattern under selected conditions of use, wherein one or more stripes are glow-in-the-dark and one or more stripes are not glow-in-the-dark,wherein the portion of the two-dimensional pattern that is glow-in-the-dark is photoluminescent and is not fluorescent. 13. The ammunition casing of claim 12, wherein the two-dimensional pattern is two or more straight parallel stripes. 14. The ammunition casing of claim 12, wherein the two-dimensional pattern is two or more spiral stripes. 15. The ammunition casing of claim 12, wherein the glow-in-the-dark portion of the two-dimensional striped pattern comprises photoluminescent pigment. 16. An ammunition casing comprising: a base;a body coupled to the base to create an ammunition casing; anda two-dimensional striped pattern on a majority of the body for increasing visibility of the casing relative to a solid pattern under selected conditions of use,wherein at least a portion of the two-dimensional striped pattern is glow-in-the-dark,wherein the portion of the two-dimensional pattern that is glow-in-the-dark is photoluminescent and is not fluorescent. 17. The ammunition casing of claim 16, wherein the two-dimensional pattern is two or more straight parallel stripes.