Ammunition and explosives inventions

20090277354 - Blasting air tube with sleeve, and method: An inflatable air tube includes a sleeve member arranged concentrically about the upper end portion of the air tube to define a receptacle chamber for receiving a quantity of bulk explosive blasting powder, thereby to add weight to the air tube for positioning and stabilizing the same in the bulk... Agent: Vincent T. Robert

20090272288 - Linear incendiary strand and method for prescribed fire ignition: An elongate, flexible, incendiary device for producing a nearly instantaneous source of flaming combustion along a linear pathway of indeterminate length. The incendiary device is provided in the form of a solid, continuous strand, such as, for example, a ribbon, tape, cord, filament, rope or tube. The device is comprised... Agent: Antoinette M. Tease

20090266259 - Flat electric match: A flat electric match includes a substrate having a surface. A first electrical lead and a second electrical lead each having an end, are carried by the substrate on the surface. The ends of the electrical leads are spaced apart on the surface. A bridge wire is coupled between the... Agent: Robert A. Parsons

20090266260 - Energetic material initiation device: 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

20090266261 - Incendiary compound comprising a combustible from group ivb of the period table, and projectile containing said incendiary compound: Disclosed is an incendiary compound comprising spherical zirconium, titanium, or hafnium powder having an average grain size of 50 to 250 μm as well as a thermosetting or thermoplastic micronized organic binder which is added to the powder at a quantity of less than 1 percent by weight. The incendiary... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090266262 - Stabilized non-lethal projectile systems: Projectiles and projectile systems are provided herein employing an inhibiting and/or marking substance for impairing/marking a living target. In some embodiments, the systems include a first part being non-spherical and having an exterior, a plurality of stabilizing fins secured with the exterior of at the first part, and a second... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20090266263 - Advanced muzzle loader ammunition: A fixed round of ammunition for a muzzle loader firearm. The round has a bullet within a sabot that is engaged to a consumable cartridge case. The case is filled with propellant that is precisely calibrated to provide optimal ballistic properties with the particular bullet it is engaged to. The... Agent: Atk C/o Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20090266264 - Bullet for black powder firearms: A projectile for cap and ball revolvers and black powder rifles including but not limited to muzzleloaders, black powder cartridges etc. A soft lead body, cylindrical in form and having a front band designed to hold the projectile firmly in place prior to firing. During it's travel in the rifled... Agent: Andrew Wayne Hill

20090266265 - Ignition device, gas generator for air bag and gas generator for seat belt pretensioner: The invention provides an ignition device having a high shielding-performance from electro-magnetic wave noise and the like, while being compact in size and enabling electric current securely to flow through electric circuits built in the ignition device. The ignition device includes a metal cup and a metal header for holding... Agent: Peters Verny , L.L.P.

20090260532 - Method for assigning a delay time to electronic delay detonators: In the method for assigning a delay time to an electronic delay detonator. The detonator includes a data register (24) into which a desired delay time value, supplied by a controller, is written. Subsequently, over a predetermined time period (t) the contents of the data register (24) is repetitively added... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090260533 - Fuse for a projectile: A fuse for a projectile has a primary firing assembly and a secondary firing assembly. The secondary firing assembly, which is separated from the primary firing assembly by a barrier, has a firing relay with a relay explosive in a sleeve component and a firing booster. When using insensitive explosive... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090260534 - Underwater grenade: An underwater grenade and a method for using an underwater grenade. A depth activated, hand emplaced ordnance utilizing safe and arm technology to address underwater threats (such as enemy swimmers) while providing a safe interface with personnel. The grenade is armed after a sequence of events have occurred including reaching... Agent: Navairwd Counsel Group (code K0000d)

20090260535 - Shotgun cartridge for shotgun shooting and method in shotgun shooting: The invention relates to a shotgun cartridge for shotgun shooting. The shotgun cartridge includes a case and a case head in it, in the vicinity of a primer arranged in which, a propelling charge is arranged. Inside the case is a shot wad with shot pellets arranged inside it, which... Agent: Fildes & Outland, P.C.

20090260536 - Paintball and method of manufacture: The present invention relates to a paintball comprising a shell containing an inner filler composition. The shell comprises a mixture of gelatin and mineral oil; the inner filler composition comprises a mixture of starch, oil, an emulsifying agent and a spreading and surfacting agent. The shell further comprises a non-crystallizing... Agent: Mila Shvartsman