Ammunition and explosives inventions 06/08

20080148982 - Low energy exploding foil initiator chip with non-planar switching capabilities: An initiator that includes a substrate, an exploding foil initiator and a first switch. The exploding foil initiator coupled to the substrate and includes a bridge and a first bridge contact. The first switch has a first contact and a first insulator. The first contact is coupled to the substrate... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080148983 - Assembly method for device employing electric ignition:

20080148984 - Accelerometer mounting for a penetrator and method thereof: A fuze for a weapon configured as a projectable device is provided to reduce the mechanical amplification of impact and penetration shock to a fuze-mounted accelerometer when a projectable device including the fuze encounters a target. The fuze includes a fuze housing having an outer surface, a flange extending radially... Agent: Traskbritt, P.c./ Alliant Tech Systems

20080148985 - Fuze mounting for a penetrator and method thereof: A fuze mounting assembly for a penetrating weapon configured as a projectable device, the assembly having fasteners, a fuze well and a fuze. The fuze includes an integral bolt flange for securing to the fuze well with the fasteners, wherein an amplification of acceleration of less than 3.0 is satisfied... Agent: Traskbritt, P.c./ Alliant Tech Systems

20080148986 - Kinetic energy penetrator and method of using same: A kinetic energy penetrator includes a plurality of penetrator segments, a penetrator segment sleeve for storing the plurality of penetrator segments, and means for moving the plurality of penetrator segments from the penetrator segment sleeve to locations substantially aligned along an axis of attack. A method includes storing a plurality... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, Pllc

20080141890 - Method for enhancement of the flight path of an ammunition projectile and product: Method and apparatus for the production of an ammunition projectile having enhanced properties relating to delivery of the projectile along its flight path from a weapon to, and upon striking, a target by reason of the formation of a meplat cavity in the leading end thereof which, from projectile to... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20080141889 - Method of enhancing the external ballistics and ensuring consistent terminal ballistics of an ammunition projectile and product obtained: A method for geometrically enhancing of the flight of a projectile fired from a weapon to an intended target, including development of a flat annular face on the outermost end of the ogive portion of the projectile, such flat annular face being oriented in a plane that is substantially perpendicular... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20080141891 - Method for reducing the amount of ammunition types to be used and an ammunition device: A method for reducing the amount of ammunition types to be used against a wide set of targets. At least two explosive charges are made use of in cooperation. Each of the explosive charges has changeable characteristics and is arranged to mutually cooperate in different ways depending on the particular... Agent: Venable LLP

20080141892 - Rubber shot packing: A rubber shot packing (10) comprises a predetermined or approximately predetermined number of hard rubber elements (11) that are arranged in a dense packing. In this case, the hard rubber elements (11) are altogether surrounded by a plastic film (13). Such a rubber shot packing (10) is intended for firing... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080134921 - Energetic material initiation device having integrated low-energy exploding foil initiator header: An initiator that includes a header body, an insulating spacer, an initiator chip, a plurality of terminals and a plurality of contacts. The insulating spacer is coupled to the header body. The initiator chip that forms at least a portion of an exploding foil initiator and includes a plurality of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080134922 - Thermally activated well perforating safety system: An explosives safety system includes an explosive component, a blocking member displaceable to selectively permit and prevent detonation of the explosive component, and a thermal actuator responsive to temperature change and configured to displace the member in response to the temperature change. Another explosives safety system includes a thermal actuator... Agent: Smith Ip Services, P.c.

20080134923 - Electronic blasting system: An electronic blasting system (1) comprising a control unit (3), a surface harness and electronic detonators (4) connected to the surface harness by a 2-wire lead, the detonators (4) being adapted to provide information to the control unit (3) in response to command signals transmitted by the control unit (3)... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080134924 - Controllable digital solid state cluster thrusters for rocket propulsion and gas generation: A thruster stack assembly and method for manufacturing the same is provided. The thruster stack assembly includes a plurality of grain elements having a common core region (e.g., a channel or passageway), where each grain element comprises a volume of electrically ignitable propellant. The thruster stack assembly further includes electrodes... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080134925 - Shaped charge assembly and method of damaging a target: A shaped charge assembly (10) comprises a housing (20), first shaped charge (24), a wave shaping relay charge (44) and a second shaped charge (30) located in the housing. The assembly (10) is configured such that a first active element formed by initiation of the first shaped charge (24) causes... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.a.

20080134926 - Flares including reactive foil for igniting a combustible grain thereof and methods of fabricating and igniting such flares: Flares include grain assemblies comprising a combustible grain and a reactive foil positioned at least proximate to the grain and configured to ignite combustion of the grain upon ignition of the reactive foil. The reactive foil may include alternating layers of reactive materials. Methods of fabricating flares include at least... Agent: Traskbritt, P.c./ Alliant Tech Systems

20080134927 - Projectile with dispersible contents and method of manufacturing the same: A projectile with a frangible shell having both an exterior surface and an inner cavity. The exterior surface is made up of a plurality of polygonal panels. The inner cavity contains a dispersible substance. The frangible shell may have a spherical configuration formed by fusing together two hemispherical shells. Also,... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080134928 - Muzzleloading firearm projectile: A muzzle loading firearm projectile is disclosed that is composed of a multi diameter, hollow base solid copper bullet, the rear cavity filled with a material of low-density, and a gas pressure seal that separates the bullet from the powder charge. The majority of the bullet shank has a diameter... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.c.

20080127850 - Bullet with aerodynamic fins and ammunition using same: An ammunition cartridge includes a tubular blank having a tail section in a shape of tail fins; a cap mated to a front section of the tubular blank; a solid core in a shape of a rod inside the tubular blank between the front and tail sections; and a casing... Agent: Bardmesser Law Group, P.c.