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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7814835 | Propulsion enhancement arrangement for rocket A rocket includes a front warhead, a rear propellant actuator, and a propulsion enhancement arrangement which comprises at least two propulsion impulse generators longitudinally cascadedly mounted between the warhead and the rear propellant actuator, wherein each pr... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7614347 | Solid-fuel-combustion fire-insulation interface with adjacent container-wall A solid-fuel rocket assembly including an elongate fuel container having a long axis, and an inner surface spaced outwardly from, and generally circumsurrounding, that axis, and a continuous, elastomeric, heat-insulative, intumescence-behavior jacket adhered to the ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7360355 | Long range artillery shell A long range artillery shell having a rocket motor which comprises a combustion chamber (shown filled with solid propellant 9, burn inhibitor 10, igniter material 13 and propellant support 11,12) which has at one end a plenum chamber 8... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353739 | Arrangement for weapon An arrangement for a weapon including a countermass for reducing the pressure around the weapon. The countermass is enclosed in a countermass container that can be opened at both ends. The invention aims to bring about a symmetrical opening with favorable recoil in ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347146 | Supercavitating projectile with propulsion and ventilation jet A supercavitating projectile is disclosed and includes a combustion chamber, a forward-directed jet nozzle and a comparatively larger gas duct/rear-directed jet nozzle. The combustion chamber is filled with a propellant having a hollowed core. The core serves as a p... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331294 | Rifled slug A rifled slug is provided with a metal head (1) and a plastic rear part (2), which is made as a single piece from a pin-shaped front part (5), with a rod-shaped middle part (6) joined to the rear of the front part, and with a plunger-shap... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7284490 | Rod warhead systems and associated methods Rod warhead systems and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a projectile having an arrangement of rods is propelled along a trajectory toward an object. The arrangement of rods is radially expanded from a first position to a second position prior to... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282634 | Vapor explosion weapon The apparatus of the present invention utilizes the heat energy of a weapon propulsion system to produce a vapor explosion. It includes an outer shell with a nozzle port and a body being made from a metal. The body surrounds a propulsion device and captures its wast... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278358 | Non-lethal marking bullet for related training cartridges A projectile of non-lethal composition includes an outer casing that is substantially sealed prior to impact with a target both when the projectile is in a static condition and when the projectile is in a dynamic condition. A marking material is encapsulated within ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7254914 | Hydrogen operated recreational launcher A hydrogen operated gun for shooting projectiles such as a paint pellet. Hydrogen gas is supplied to a combustion chamber and is combusted by a trigger controlled piezo igniter. The hydrogen may be supplied by a hydrogen generator or by a hydrogen storage container ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7225741 | Reduced energy training cartridge for self-loading firearms A two piece, two-stage, rechargeable, reusable, reduced-energy mechanically operating cartridge is provided for launching a bullet of various compositions from a dedicated or modified firearm. The cartridge unit is comprised of a primary case, a piston sleeve, a pro... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7178338 | Variable area nozzle An exhaust nozzle assembly for a gas turbine engine, the assembly comprises a main axis, an inner nozzle, an outer nozzle, a translatable centre-body and an actuator for translating the centre-body between a forward position and a rearward position. The centre-body ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7137588 | Ballistic target defense system and methods A method for ballistic target defense including identifying a launched ballistic target having a target launch point, a target launch direction, a target speed, and a target trajectory; launching a target interceptor in a launch direction that is generally the same ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7117797 | Pyrotechnic charge structure A pyrotechnic charge structure, in particular for use as propellant in a rocket motor, is disclosed. The charge structure has a predetermined longitudinal extension and cross sectional area adapted to the intended purpose. The pyrotechnic charge structure (1; 2; ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7093798 | Transformable airplane A transformable airplane may be reconfigured easily and rapidly to perform any one or a combination of tanking, transport, bombing, or command and control missions as desired for a tactical situation by installing or replacing mission-specific modules as desired. A ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7082878 | Missile with multiple nosecones A missile includes a payload assembly that has a pair of nosecones. The nosecones may be optimized for different environments and/or phases of flight, for example, having different shapes, different shell materials, different types of seals, and/or different separat... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7067732 | Apparatus for utilizing waste heat from weapon propulsion system to produce vapor explosion The apparatus of the present invention uses waste heat generated by a weapon propulsion system to melt and ultimately superheat metal. Upon termination of the weapon mission, the apparatus explodes thereby causing molten and superheated metal to be instantly introdu... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063020 | Perforating ammunition A perforating ammunition having a penetration body delimiting an internal cavity closed by a base which penetration body includes a front nose with at least one insert integral with the nose, the insert being a material denser than that of the body and arranged in a... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059250 | Melted metal dispersal warhead Molten droplets of a metal fuel, such as aluminum, are dispersed into air or water for a reaction releasing energy for military or other purposes. In one warhead embodiment, a cylinder of solid metal is disposed within a ceramic heat insulator; heaters of thermite-l... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051659 | Projectile structure A scramjet has a cowl, a center structure, and a plurality of wide pylons connecting the cowl to the center structure, with scramjet engines positioned between adjacent pylons. Leading surfaces of adjacent pylons converge to one another to provide side wall compress... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047886 | Method and apparatus for removing obstructions in the mines The present invention is directed to a system for fragmenting rock obstacles and obstructions in mines. The system uses a projectile having a flat or concave nose and a detonating device that has a safety pin to prevent a striker from prematurely igniting the primer... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036434 | Kinetic energy projectile with in-flight extended length A length of a rod of an axial kinetic energy projectile is increased as the projectile flies to the target. The projectile includes a nose, a rear, and a base rod. The base rod has a forward member, a rearward member, and a connection between the forward member and ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017496 | Kinetic energy rod warhead with imploding charge for isotropic firing of the penetrators A kinetic energy rod warhead with imploding charges for isotropic firing of penetrators including a hull, a core in the hull including a plurality of individual penetrators, explosive charge sections in the hull about the core, and a detonator for each explosive cha... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6973878 | Warhead with aligned projectiles A kinetic energy rod warhead with aligned projectiles includes a projectile core in a hull including a plurality of individual projectiles and an explosive charge in the hull about the core. The individual projectiles are aligned when the explosive charge deploys th... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6959893 | Light fighter lethality seeker projectile A projectile comprises an imaging seeker at a front of the projectile; a front warhead behind the imaging seeker; a power supply; an electronics unit connected to the power supply and comprising a microprocessor circuit board, a voltage regulator circuit board, an i... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6935242 | Methods and apparatus for increasing aerodynamic performance of projectiles A method for enhancing an aerodynamic performance of an unmanned projectile. The method including at least one of the following: (a) morphing a cross-sectional shape of the projectile after launch thereof; (b) morphing a longitudinal shape of the projectile after la... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6920827 | Vehicle-borne system and method for countering an incoming threat A vehicle-borne system for countering an incoming threat, the system including a sensing device configured to sense an incoming threat, and an active protection system including a maneuverable interceptor incorporating a plurality of kinetic energy rods and an aimab... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6745696 | Armor piercing projectile A projectile (100) for piercing armor including a cruise propellant (116) for maintaining a cruise velocity of the projectile. The projectile (100) also includes an acceleration rocket motor (109) activated after launch for accelerating t... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6725664 | Shut-off system for an orifice of a duct, particularly for an orifice of an air inlet passage that allows air into the combustion chamber of a ramjet A shut-off system for an orifice of a duct, particularly for an orifice of an air inlet passage that allows air into the combustion chamber of a ramjet, includes a shutter for shutting off the orifice of the duct, and a controllable actuating device capable of actin... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6718883 | Device for neutralizing a payload A neutralization device for a payload carried by a vector, such as a rocket. This device incorporates at least one explosively-formed charge, where such charge is made integral with the vector by a positioning device ensuring the orientation of its direction of acti... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6672218 | Self-propelling projectile having a penetrator core A self-propelling projectile allowing restricted local target effects comprises a penetrator core, a charge for at least partially fragmenting the core at a target, and autonomous ignition device for the charge. The penetrator core has a stepped tip with ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6666144 | Warhead decoupling bearing The invention comprises an improved precision rocket motor and warhead system by increasing the spin rate of the rocket motor. The system comprises an outer housing segment attached to the end of a rocket motor tube and an annular sleeve placed within the... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6598535 | Collapsible support frame for kinetic energy penetrator The Collapsible Support Frame for Kinetic Energy Penetrator supports a long-rod kinetic energy penetrator inside a kinetic energy missile air frame in handling and flight environments but, upon impact of the missile on the selected high-obliquity target, ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6578491 | Externally accessible thermal ground plane for tactical missiles A tactical missile includes a heat pipe connecting heat sources with heat sinks within the missile. The system includes a removable external heat dissipation device that connects to the heat pipe while the missile is being tested or reprogrammed. The exte... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6571715 | Boot mechanism for complex projectile base survival A projectile (10) with extensible fins (24) is designed to be lightweight by removing material unnecessary to structural strength and filling the resulting voids with a non-metallic filler material (26). Although particularly suited where the extensible f... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6568330 | Modular missile and method of assembly A modular missile assembly includes a pair of modules which are separately transported and handled until just prior to firing, when they are coupled together. A forward payload-carrying module includes a forward canister which encloses a missile payload s... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6536350 | Stagnation pressure activated fuel release mechanism for hypersonic projectiles A propulsion-assisted projectile has a body, a cowl forming a combustion section and a nozzle section. The body has a fuel reservoir within a central portion of the body, and a fuel activation system located along the central axis of the body and having a... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6494140 | Modular rocket boosted penetrating warhead A modular boosted penetrator (BPEN) is disclosed that includes a penetrating warhead in tandem with a booster motor. The modular BPEN can also include suitable guidance and control systems. The configuration of the modular BPEN is such that it can functio... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6484641 | Cruise missile downed airman decoy A cruise missile, such as the Tomahawk cruise missile, is adapted to deploy decoys in an area as the missile progresses along its preprogrammed course. Each decoy is shaped to be compatible with and ejected from the Tomahawk and has a preprogrammed contro... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6460807 | Missile components made of fiber-reinforced ceramics The missile comprises a nose, fixed fins or movable fins, gas rudders, propelling nozzles and blast pipe inserts, combustion chamber liners, tail cone, grid fins, fluid elements and radome or subcomponents of these made of carbon fiber-reinforced silicon ... | 10/08/2002 |
