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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7475846 | Fin retention and deployment mechanism A fin retention and deployment mechanism that has the advantage of providing for the deployment of aerodynamic control surfaces on command without the need for an additional actuation device or control circuitry separate from the actuator that controls the angle of ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7255304 | Tandem motor actuator The invention relates to an actuator system for a projectile having a first and second pair of opposing steering fins disposed in a transverse plane of the projectile. The first pair of opposing steering fins includes a first fin and second fin. The second pair of o... | 08/14/2007 |
| 6880780 | Cover ejection and fin deployment system for a gun-launched projectile A fin cover release and deployment system designed for high G forces of gun-launched missiles. In one embodiment, a pyrotechnic actuator drives actuator arms to first release and eject the fin slot covers, followed by deployment of the fins radially outward to the s... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6857370 | Primer body A primer assembly including an ignition element assembly, a primer head assembly and a tubular body, is presented. The primer head assembly has an exterior diameter and an internal chamber containing the ignition element assembly. The tubular body has an open head e... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6854394 | Fin-stabilized ammunition Tracer visibility of APFSDS projectiles can be enhanced through a combination of increased steady state spin rate, reduced muzzle obscuration, and optimized airflow over the stabilizing fin geometry of the sub-projectile. The preferred means to increase steady state... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6817569 | Guidance seeker system with optically triggered diverter elements A guidance seeker system for a projectile includes a plurality of photoconductive sensing elements symmetrically disposed about a central axis of the projectile. When a target is illuminated with a light source, a lens transmits light reflected from the target to on... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6766979 | Guidance seeker system with optically triggered diverter elements A guidance seeker system for a projectile includes a plurality of photoconductive sensing elements symmetrically disposed about a central axis of the projectile. When a target is illuminated with a light source, a lens transmits light reflected from the target to on... | 07/27/2004 |
