Class 102/374 - HAVING REACTION MOTOR

Subclass of Class 102 - Ammunition and explosives
Definition: Apparatus and corresponding methods having a missile and/or
No. of applications: 22
Last issue date: 05/03/2012

Application No.	Application Title	Issue Date
20120103175	TRANSLATING ADJACENT-BLAST SHIELD AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING EXTERNAL SLOTS OF MISSILES IN LAUNCHER TUBES Embodiments of a translating adjacent-blast shield and method of protecting external slots of a missile from a high-temperature, high-pressure gas plume of a missile that is launched from an adjacent or nearby launcher tube of a launcher are disclosed herein. The transl...	05/03/2012
20120079957	PROJECTILE HAVING CASING THAT INCLUDES MULTIPLE FLACHETTES Some embodiments pertain to a projectile that includes a propellant and a casing that encloses the propellant such that the casing acts as a reaction chamber during flight of the projectile. The casing includes a plurality of flechettes. When the projectile strikes (or ...	04/05/2012
20120043411	UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEM A UAV includes: a rocket body, having a rocket motor and a payload section; a parachute coupled with the payload section; an image capture device; a magnetometer to provide a compass reference for images taken from the image capture device; and a transmitter to communic...	02/23/2012
20120006218	REMOTE SETTING FOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS IN A PROJECTILE FOR CHAMBERED AMMUNITION A fuze setting circuit in an artillery or tank shell having a case with a press-fitted head assembly is provided with an electromechanical fuze-wiring link that is completed electrically by mechanical assembly of a tracer-carrying projectile on the shell casing, and by ...	01/12/2012
20110308417	HIGH VELOCITY AMMUNITION ROUND A sub-caliber bullet with an aerodynamic shape has long-range accuracy due to a high muzzle velocity and reduced time of flight to a target. The bullet has forward and aft portions and a mid-portion. The forward portion has a density in excess of 10/cm³while...	12/22/2011
20110259230	ELECTRODE IGNITION AND CONTROL OF ELECTRICALLY IGNITABLE MATERIALS Apparatus for providing electrically initiated and/or controlled combustion of electrically ignitable propellants is provided. In one example, the apparatus includes a volume of electrically ignitable propellant (liquid and/or gas) capable of self sustaining combustion,...	10/27/2011
20110226149	LESS-THAN-LETHAL AMMUNITION UTILIZING A SUSTAINER MOTOR A weapon system and corresponding ammunition for causing less-than-lethal effects to a target employ a projectile fired from a rifle-mounted, rifle-operated or dedicated rifle-like device and configured for generating less-than-lethal effects to a human target. The proj...	09/22/2011
20110120336	SABOT PROJECTILE A sabot projectile with a subcaliber penetrator and a sabot, which has a propulsion element that acts on the rear end of the penetrator, a segmented, essentially cylindrical guide cage, which is connected to the front end of the propulsion element, and a segmented, disk...	05/26/2011
20100307364	PYROPHORIC ARROWS An arrow-type warhead (100,200,300,400,500,600,700) comprises an envelope (102,202), a filling (108), a hardened head section (104) to promote penetration of the target and a stabilizing mechanism (106,210,302,402,502,602) to stabilize...	12/09/2010
20100307326	COUNTERMINE DART SYSTEM AND METHOD An anti-mine dart includes a body containing an explosive payload and having a flyer-plate port. The dart is operable responsive to the payload being detonated to propel through the flyer-plate port a flyer plate having sufficient energy to detonate an explosive materia...	12/09/2010
20100264251	MISSILE AIRFRAME AND STRUCTURE COMPRISING PIEZOELECTRIC FIBERS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE STRUCTURAL RESPONSE CONTROL Embodiments of a missile, an airframe and a structure comprising piezoelectric fibers and a method for active structural response control are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a housing structure includes a composite material containing a plurality of pie...	10/21/2010
20100242772	NON-CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTION MISSILE COMPONENTS, MISSILES INCORPORATING SAME, AND METHODS OF OPERATION A missile component such as a rocket motor case, of an initial transverse cross-sectional shape flexible into another, different cross-section responsive to application of internal pressure from ignition of a propellant grain within the component. A missile launch assem...	09/30/2010
20100224731	PROPULSION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER DISCHARGING A CONCENTRATED MASS A propulsion system and method are described configured to exert a force upon a vehicle. The system includes a concentrated mass which may be discharged from the vehicle by a propellant typically via an ejection tube. The system is optimized so that the discharged conce...	09/09/2010
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 f...	08/19/2010
20100051741	Unmanned air vehicle An unmanned air vehicle for military, land security and the like operations includes a fuselage provided with foldable wings having leading edge flaps and trailing edge ailerons which are operable during ascent from launch to control the flight pattern with the wings fo...	03/04/2010
20080314278	Penetration Assisting Kit Equipping A Bomb, In Particular Anti-Infrastructure, Penetrating Projectile Equipped With Such A Kit, And Method For Penetrating Into A Target The present invention relates to a penetration assistance kit fitted to a bomb, notably an anti-infrastructure bomb. The kit includes launch tubes mechanically secured to the bomb. In each of the launch tubes is positioned a detonating projectile and its propulsive char...	12/25/2008
20080245256	Flying Object for Observing the Ground The invention relates to a flying object (1) comprising a lift and displacement motor (3) which has a combustible propelling charge and direct thrust flight control and can ensure the lift and displacements of said object (1) in an observation posit...	10/09/2008
20080184906	Long range hybrid electric airplane An advanced internal combustion-electric hybrid airplane, having at least double the flight range and flight duration than a conventional equivalent airplane, while using the same amount of any desirable fuel. This is achieved by using 2-3× smaller and ultra-lightweigh...	08/07/2008
20070144393	Caseless ammunition with internal propellant This invention describes ammunition that does not have a case but rather, utilizes the bullet itself for containing the propellant. The bullet is made of high strength material such as steel so as to withstand the explosive force of one or more types of propellant conta...	06/28/2007
20070068414	Projectile with selectable kinetic energy A projectile having variable kinetic energy contains multiple propellant charges (14) that are able to be individually selected for ignition. Each charge (14) has a selectable initiator (15) that may be triggered by a wired or wireless firing system...	03/29/2007
20070056460	Modification of a projectile for stacking in a barrel An existing projectile (21) is modified by adding a tail piece (22) to enable axial stacking of multiple projectiles (20) in a common barrel. Propellant for each modified projectile (20) is contained in respective chambers located external to...	03/15/2007
20060230971	Projectile A projectile (10) comprises a cylindrical body (12) with a first (leading) end (14) and a second trailing axially opposed end (16). An internal cavity (18) is formed between the ends (14 and 16) and holds a volume of prop...	10/19/2006

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