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Ammunition and explosives August inventions list 08/10

20100212527 - Selective control of wireless initiation devices at a blast site: Disclosed herein are methods for selective control of groups of wireless initiation devices such as wireless electronic boosters at a blast site. Such methods may be applied to a wide variety of blasting techniques that would benefit from the use of wireless control and initiation of explosive charges at the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100212528 - Safety and arming device for high-g munitions: A representative embodiment of the invention provides a MEMS-based safety and arming (S&A) device having a shuttle movably connected to a frame by one or more bowed springs. The device has an electrical path adapted to electrically connect the frame and a contact pad. In the initial state, the electrical... Agent: Mendelsohn, Drucker, & Associates, P.C.

20100212529 - Drag minimizing projectile delivery system: A modified cartridge assembly including a projectile having a gas generator proximate its aft end. The projectile includes an aft closure having a cavity filled with gas generating material. The gas generating material is ignited around the time the projectile exits the weapon's muzzle. The gas generating material then burns... Agent: J. Wiley Horton, Esquire Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A.

20100212530 - Cartridge for a firearm: Ammunition with structural and functional features such as to optimise the propellant combustion process when the weapon is fired, resulting in accelerated delivery of the combustion gases. For this purpose, advantageously, the ammunition at issue is fitted with an innovative firing system (4), the incendiary operation of which allows to... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20100212531 - Flechette cartridge: A flechette cartridge is provided, containing a plurality of flechettes, capable of firing the flechettes in a concentrated and accurate spread pattern upon firing. In particular, both low and high velocity flechette cartridges are provided, which accurately disperse flechettes in a concentrated spread pattern. The flechette cartridge minimizes the parasitic... Agent: Townsend & Banta C/o Portfolio Ip

20100212532 - Hand grenade: Building on a modular construction of a hand grenade (10), the invention provides a module (1) that can be integrated in the hand grenade (10) and can be equipped with a hollow charge insert (3) in order to act as an armor-penetrating part. The module (1), including the hollow charge... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20100212533 - Flare-bang projectile: A flare-bang projectile is comprised of a weighty ballast in the front leading edge, a flash-bang charge, a transfer charge and a flare charge that is lit by a starter composition located at the rear of the flare charge. When the flare charge is ignited such that it burns during... Agent: Edward M. Weisz, Esq. Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20100212534 - Projectile with a flared tailpiece: An existing projectile is adapted to a fire control computer instead of adapting the fire control computer to the ammunition, as has been the customary approach. The adaptation is carried out by providing the projectile with a different propellant charge powder but at least increasing the diameter of the flare... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20100212535 - Traceable frangible projectile: A frangible projectile useful in a round of gun ammunition wherein, upon striking a target, the projectile selectively disintegrates, leaving intact at least one portion or appurtenance of the projectile which is recoverable for purpose of identification of rifling markings thereon and/or other analysis.... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20100212536 - Tungsten-iron projectile: A projectile includes a compacted and sintered mixture of a plurality of tungsten particles that are from about 8 microns to about 30 microns in size; a plurality of iron particles that are from about 40 microns to about 200 microns in size; and a material additive. At least a... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20100206195 - Actuators for gun-fired projectiles and mortars: Projectiles are provided having a shell and; one or more actuators for providing thrust disposed inside of a wall of the shell; one or more ring portions forming at least a portion of the shell, the one or more ring portions having one or more actuators formed therein for providing... Agent: Thomas Spinelli

20100199872 - Shaped feed-through element with contact rod soldered in: A feed-through element of an ignition device for igniters of airbags or seatbelt tighteners is provided. The feed-through element has a metal support body, at least one first access opening in which a metal rod is arranged in an electrically insulating fixing material, and at least one second access opening... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20100199873 - Methods and devices for enabling safe/arm functionality within small weapons: A method for enabling safe/arm functionality in weapons. The method including: attaching the weapon to an airframe; providing an elastic element in the weapon; releasing the weapon from the airframe to release a stored energy in the elastic element; converting the stored energy to an electrical energy; and providing the... Agent: Thomas Spinelli, Esq.

20100199874 - Irritation body with additional effect: An irritation body (1) is proposed that has a container (5) and a first effect charge as well as an ignition mechanism (3) and an ignition cap (4), which now has in the free area on the floor (8) of the irritation body (1) an additional body (10) provided with... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20100199875 - Projectile or warhead: The aim of the invention is to obtain great final ballistic effectiveness of fragmentation bullets and warheads regardless of the impact speed while using as little explosive material as possible. Said aim is achieved by combining explosive shell (3) with a damming inner member (4) in connection with an accelerated... Agent: Flindt Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20100192794 - Shotshell wad with shot confinement feature: A wad for ammunition cartridges, including shotshell cartridges, includes a wad body having a series of separable fingers. A shot confinement tube is located within the wad body, surrounded by the separable fingers. The confinement tube extends longitudinally along the wad body and defines a recess in which an ammunition... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20100192795 - Adjustable explosive output: An explosive component includes a first storage container holding a fuel, a second storage container holding an oxidizer, a mixer to mix the fuel and the oxidizer together into an energetic mixture, and a third storage container to hold the energetic mixture.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20100192796 - Munition containing sub-munitions that disperse in a circular delta grid impact pattern and method therefor: A method is disclosed for packaging sub-munitions within stacks of same, in a cylindrical payload space, such that the sub-munitions emerge into a circular delta grid pattern when deployed.... Agent: Lockheed Martin C/o Demont & Breyer, LLC

20100192797 - Warhead: The invention relates to a warhead (10) for attacking particularly half-hard and/or soft targets, wherein the warhead comprises a splinter-forming casing (1) and an explosive material positioned in the casing (1). The warhead (10) further has a front plate (2) having a splinter formation, into which a distance sensor (3)... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20100192798 - Buoyancy dissipater and method to deter an errant vessel: Embodiments of a buoyancy dissipater and method for deterring an errant vessel are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a volume of gas is generated from a propellant and diffused below a waterline of a vessel. The resulting gas bubble dissipates the buoyancy of the vessel providing a non-lethal deterring... Agent: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner / Raytheon