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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6543172 | Buttstock assembly with removable and sealable storage tubes A buttstock assembly has a buttstock that holds a plurality of removable and sealable tubes. The buttstock has a butt plate, an elongated body extending perpendicularly away from the butt plate, and a structural web coupled to the butt plate and elongated... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6530782 | Launcher training system A launcher training system includes a housing shaped to resemble a projectile launcher. A hollowed-out portion of the housing defines a boresight axis. An optical sight is coupled to the housing such that the boresight axis and the optical sight's line-of... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6519941 | Water-activated locking mechanism A water-activated locking mechanism has a housing with a chamber formed therein. Compressed water-absorbent fiber pellets are housed in the chamber. Ports in the housing allow water to enter the chamber when the housing is immersed in water. Mounted in th... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6484642 | Fragmentation warhead Fragmentation body for fragmentation projectiles and warheads, including an integral fragmentation shell structure made of cast metal, and the shell structure has an outer wall surface and an inner wall surface separated by a thickness of the shell, where... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6446535 | Triple-tube, dispersible countermass recoilless projectile launcher system A recoilless projectile launcher system has a projectile residing in a launch tube with a propellant charge coupled to the aft end of the projectile. A first tube is slidingly fitted in the launch tube, is coupled to the aft end of the projectile, and enc... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6415717 | Line charge assembly and system for use in shallow-water clearing operations A line charge assembly and system are provided for use in a shallow-water obstruction clearing operation. Each assembly has a propulsion unit capable of flight through the air, a line charge array, an air-safed water-armed fuze, a first interrupter dispos... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6401377 | Resettable apparatus for use with trigger mechanism A resettable trigger mechanism has an activating rod with a first portion slidably mounted in a housing and a second portion extending from the housing. The activating rod has a notch formed in its first portion. A trigger is coupled to the activating rod... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6385892 | Bayonet lug clamp and mount assembly A bayonet lug clamp and mount assembly is provided for use with a rifle having a T-shaped bayonet lug with slots formed in a central portion thereof. A housing is configured to slidingly engage the bayonet lug. A lever incorporating an accessory mounting ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6338219 | Bracket-integrated back-up optical sight An optical sight is integrated into a bracket that can support an optical scope. The bracket defines a bore therethrough such that an optical line-of-sight is defined that is parallel to the line-of-sight of the optical scope. A post extends vertically up... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6289782 | Spotting rifle barrel aligning and retaining system A spotting rifle barrel is aligned and retained relative to a launch tube and a spotting rifle receiver housing. A first annular lug is coupled to an outer portion of a breech end of the spotting rifle barrel. A second annular lug is coupled to an inner p... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6289621 | Bayonet lug clamp A bayonet lug clamp has a housing opened on one end thereof for slidingly engaging the bayonet lug. A plate is mounted in the housing and opposes the bayonet lug as the housing is slid thereon. A screw passes through the housing to threadably engage the p... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6286408 | Energy-absorbing countermass assembly for recoilless weapons An energy-absorbing countermass assembly for a weapon has a crushable section, a piston at the forward end of the crushable section, and at the rearward end of the crushable section. The countermass can be a rupturable enclosure filled with a dispersible ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6202559 | Air-safed mechanical water actuator A mechanical device for generating actuating movement has a housing defining a first bore and a second bore contiguous therewith. The housing also defines radial ports that allow an environment about the housing to communicate with the first bore. A first... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6182507 | Mechanical water sensor A water sensor includes a housing that has at least one inlet port formed therein for allowing water to pass therethrough when submerged in water. A drive piston is mounted in the housing for sliding engagement therein. A water-activated driver is coupled... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6182496 | Copper crusher gauge holder A copper crusher gauge holder for testing internal pressures of cartridges during test firing is provided. The copper crusher gauge holder has a circular aluminum upper plate and a circular aluminum lower plate having a layer of urethane rubber approximat... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6170397 | Energetic transmission line completion/interruption mechanism A control mechanism is provided for coupling/interrupting two transmission leads. A first cam configured for spring-loaded rotation in a direction of rotation is positioned between the two leads. A lead coupler attached to the first cam couples the two le... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6152645 | Ball lock mechanism A ball lock mechanism has a shaft with an annular groove formed therearou A first sleeve fitted on the shaft defines at least one channel between the first sleeve and the shaft. An opening facing away from the shaft is formed at the end of each channel. ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6131516 | Air-safed underwater fuze system for launched munitions An air-safed underwater fuze system is provided for munitions that are to launch-deployed and water-detonated. A housing defines a first bore contiguous with a second bore. Radial ports in the housing communicate with the first bore. A first piston is sl... | 10/17/2000 |
