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Ammunition and explosives October listing of patent apps 10/07

20070245918 - Ignition unit for aerosol fire-retarding delivery device: An ignition unit for a fire extinguishing assembly has an ignition unit housing with a firing pin disposed within the housing. A spring is coupled to the firing pin, and a restraining device holds the pin in place in the housing, A formed eutectic holds the restraining device in place... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20070245919 - Non-lethal projectiles for delivering an inhibiting substance to a living target: Projectile systems are provided herein employing an inhibiting and/or marking substance for impairing/marking a living target, such as a human or animal target. In some embodiments, the projectile system includes a generally frangible projectile that is optimally filled to greater than about 50% with the substance to be delivered to... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070245920 - Impact cartridge unit for military exercise: An impact cartridge unit for military exercise including a cartridge including a propulsive agent and on top thereof a grenade simulating member simulating a low velocity grenade to be fired by a firearm or the like. The grenade simulating member includes an arrangement adapted to simulate a detonation of a... Agent: Venable LLP

20070240598 - Blasting system and programming of detonators: A blasting system which includes a control unit, a communications bus which is connected to the control unit, a plurality of detonators which are connected in sequence to the communications bus along its length, and a daisy chain connection between the control unit and the detonators, and wherein, within the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070240599 - High density perforating gun system producing reduced debris: A perforating system has a perforating module comprising a unitary body of explosive. The explosive is contained within a non-explosive casing, or liner, having formed indentations and a cover thereover. The indentations, which will transform into explosively formed penetrators (EFP's) upon detonation, have a perimeter shape that allows for improved... Agent: Paul S Madan Madan, Mossman & Sriram, PC

20070240600 - Thermally initiated venting system and method of using same: An apparatus includes a thermally-activated, deflagration initiation device, a deflagration-to-detonation transition manifold, a first transfer line connecting the deflagration initiation device and the deflagration-to-detonation transition manifold, and a linear shaped charge coupled with the first transfer line. An apparatus includes a heat-to-detonation transition manifold, a heat pipe connected to the... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, PLLC

20070240601 - Biodegradable bb pellet: The invention relates to a biodegradable BB pellet and preparation thereof.... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20070234920 - Shock tube tip tester: A shock tube tip tester determines reliability of a shock tube tip used in a blasting machine. The blasting machine, using shock tubes for non-electric firing, relies on a shock tube tip to initiate the blast. The shock tube tip tester measures the amount of wear and indicates when a... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070234921 - Heat insulating container for a detonator: An apparatus for use in a wellbore comprises a heat insulating container having an inner space and having a structure defining a hollow containing a vacuum. The apparatus further comprises a reflective layer arranged on a surface of the heat insulating container to reflect heat for reducing radiated heat originated... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20070234922 - Countermeasures radiation source for missile decoys: A missile decoy countermeasures radiation source that provides a controlled radiation source that emulates jet aircraft engines, wherein the radiation generating elements utilizes specific catalysts, dopings and fuel additives burned within a reticulated ceramic matrix. Further a variable speed multi-element rotating blade structure is incorporated to provide the chopping of... Agent: Kurt D. Van Laar

20070234923 - Cartridge for a firearm: A cartridge for firearms includes a bullet connected to a casing. The casing includes a cylindrical wall that extends to an end member opposite the bullet, a hollow interior formed by the wall and the end member, and a receptacle for receiving a priming composition. Anvils or projections are provided... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070234924 - Electricity-inducing immobilization cartridge attachment: An attachment to an electricity-inducing immobilization cartridge has a body with a plurality of converging sections, a strike plate affixed at a front end of the body and a plurality of hinges formed on each of the converging sections. The hinges serve to allow the plurality of converging sections to... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070234925 - Sabot allowing .17-caliber projectile use in a .22-caliber weapon: An improved shell, projectile and discarding sabot for converting a .22 caliber weapon for use with a smaller caliber projectile comprising: a rim-fire .22 caliber shell casing holding a quantity of propellant; a discarding sabot inserted into the casing and above the propellant, the discarding sabot being cylindrical in shape;... Agent: NationalIPRights Center, LLC Scott J. Fields, Esq.

20070227390 - Shaped charges, lead-free liners, and methods for making lead-free liners: A liner for a shaped charge may consist essentially of dendritic copper powder compressed under sufficient pressure to cause the dendritic copper powder to behave as a nearly solid mass. A shaped charge may include a housing and a quantity of explosive provided in the housing. A liner is positioned... Agent: Fennemore Craig, P.C.

20070227391 - Non-lethal ammunition projectile: The present invention relates to a projectile (1) for non-lethal ammunition of a body that is composed of a first portion (2) and a second portion (4). Said first portion (2) has a larger mass that the second portion (4), so as to increase the stability of the projectile (1).... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070227392 - Projectile, such as a shell, which is equipped with a bulkhead shield: The present invention relates to a bulkhead shield particularly of a projectile with a pyrotechnic charge, situated between the pyrotechnic portion and the command and control portion. The bulkhead shield comprises at least: one wall pierced by a duct; an end-cap consisting of a support portion and a portion engaged... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP