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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079308 | Ramjet engine incorporating a tubular structure and a missile propelled by a ramjet engines of this type A ram jet engine including a combustion chamber ending in a gas injection nozzle, a cruising propulsion unit fee ding liquid propellant into the combustion chamber, and at least one air duct for feeding air intended for combustion of the fuel in the combustion chamb... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7762195 | Slow cook off rocket igniter A gas generating propulsion system includes an igniter containing an igniter propellant and an auto igniter. A rocket motor is coupled to the igniter and has a housing containing a main propellant, a rocket motor throat and a nozzle. A release port extends through a... | 07/27/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7284487 | Single-piece stereolithographically-produced missile igniter Stereolithography is used to fabricate directly a single-piece, missile-usable, accurate, flightweight igniter without the use of intermediate, non-operational molds or prototypes in the fabrication process. The same prototype-less, direct stereolithography can be u... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7219589 | Bomb fuze event instrumentation An assembly for indicating when a transient electronic event has occurred on a mobile platform is provided. The assembly includes a housing and a flash-producing device that communicates with the mobile platform and produces a flash approximately when the event occu... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7165496 | Piston head cartridge for a firearm A firearm cartridge is provided with a case body and a piston head. The piston head is movably engaged with a rearward end of the case body. The piston head seals the rearward end of the case body to contain propellant gases in the case body when the firearm cartrid... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6918340 | Dual-stage gas generator utilizing eco-friendly gas generant formulation for military applications This invention relates to a gas generator having two or more compartments, each with a separate initiator, with one compartment discharging before another, i.e., the compartments discharge sequentially. Each compartment has the same propellants, but the propellants ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6357357 | Propulsion system A propellant burning system and method useful in a rocket motor or projectile firing device burns a continuous main propellant grain of relatively soft propellant material selected from uncatalyzed or partially catalyzed propellants. A separating device d... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6213023 | Base bleed unit Base bleed unit comprising a surrounding housing (1) surrounding at least one mass flow generating gun powder charge (7), and having at least one outlet hole (6, 6') extending through a rear wall (3) of the housing (1), in which also at least one igniter ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6000340 | Rocket launching system employing thermal-acoustic detection for rocket ignition A rocket launching system employing ignition apparatus that is used with a small rocket to launch the rocket from a gun. The rocket is equipped with acoustic (pressure) and optical (thermal) sensors that detect a pressure pulse and light flash of a primer... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5959235 | Fire mitigation device A device for initiating burning of an explosive or propellant material subjected to external heating prior to detonation is described, the device comprising at least two materials, at least a first one of which materials melts at a temperature below the t... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5936188 | Missile with a safe rocket ignition system A rocket ignition system adapted for use with a missile having a rocket motor is provided. The rocket ignition system comprises (a) a first circuit for detecting an optical impulse and providing a first signal in response thereto; (b) a second circuit for... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5827993 | Pyrotechnic ignition device for a gas generator A pyrotechnic ignition device for a gas generator (G), in which: (i) at least in the vicinity of the primary charge (CP), the transmission line (L) is at least substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X--X) of the outer case (E) of the genera... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5712444 | Priming mechanism for a propellant charge notably for field artillery ammunition and its manufacturing process A priming mechanism for a propellant charge, notably for field artillery ammunition, comprising a tube (2) made of a combustible material, whose inner wall is lined with a priming charge which marks out a central channel (5) inside the tube (2), character... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5708229 | Gun launch rocket propellant support filler A gun launched rocket motor is provided with a filler material to fill all f the free volume in the rocket with a void-free incompressible "filler". The described filler material is selected from a solid, semi-solid, or liquid having many properties closel... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5698811 | Igniting unit for a propellant charge An igniting unit for a propellent charge, including a central perforated flame guiding tube having propellant rods which are oriented in an axial direction arranged on the outer surface thereof. On the inner surface of the flame guiding tube and on the ca... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5596166 | Penetrating vehicle with rocket motor A penetrating vehicle having a rocket motor includes an elongated projectile body with a forward section for holding a payload and a rearward section for housing the rocket motor. The vehicle contains a fuse that ignites the propellent of the rocket motor... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5347931 | Combustible flare ignition system A combustible ignition system for use in an illuminating flare warhead. The ignition system includes a pickup charge positioned contiguous the separation charge of the ignition initiator. The pickup charge is positioned such that the firing of the separat... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5322018 | Surface-initiating deflagrating material An igniter (18) provides rapid longitudinal and radial propagation of the ignition reaction. The igniter may comprise a pyrotechnic material and an inorganic binder, such as silica, carried on a carrier web (10) which may be fiber-glass. One or more layer... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5220783 | Foamed in place igniter and aft-end assembly for rocket motor comprising the same A process of forming an igniter in an aft-end assembly for a solid rocket motor, the assembly having an internal cavity and comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of a nozzle, a blast tube and an exit cone, which process compri... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5183956 | Projectile-launching device A device for accelerating a projectile to an extremely high velocity includes a launch tube having electrodes engageable with the projectile assembly for applying a large electrical voltage to it, the projectile assembly includes a pair of travelling elec... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5123355 | Rocket ignition assembly and means and methods for making and using same A novel and unique rocket ignition system comprising a novel igniter having copper foil laminated plastic substrate having a electro-conductive pyrotechnic coating disposed on one end thereof and ignitable by means of a special power-supplied igniter clip... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5109669 | Passive self-contained auto ignition system This invention relates to a passive self-contained auto ignition system for a hydrogen-oxygen fueled rocket engine. When the fuel for the engine is turned on, the gas pressure in the inlet tube 1 can be used to heat a small portion of the hydrogen in a re... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5092237 | System using an electropyrotechnic device intended to trigger the operation of a gas generator An electropyrotechnic device for sequentially triggering the operation of a battery of gas generators. The ignition of double-base propellant blocks is obtained by the combination of EFI and an IFOC, arranged so that the airtight barrier between the cavit... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5069135 | Ignition system The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing rapid cross-ignition of preferably elongate powder or pyrotechnic charges, such as the propellant charges in impulse motors for correcting the trajectory of shells, rockets and missi... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5062365 | Rapid burning propellent charge for automobile air bag inflators, rocket motors, and igniters therefor A rapid burning propellant charge for applications including igniters, launch eject motors, and gas generators for automobile air bags. The propellant charge comprises a reticulated substrate having a quantity of interconnected ligaments and a coating of ... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5022306 | Method of ejecting an interceptor missile from its silo Disclosed is a method for ejecting an interceptor missile from the silo in hich it is stored. The method employs an ultrahigh-burning rate (e.g., burning rate 10-20 inches per second) booster solid propellant grain in combination with a fuse or a combinati... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5001982 | Anti-armor weapon An anti-armor weapon comprises an outer casing in which a non-explosive, armor-penetrating device, suitably a solid rod of heavy, high density metal or metal composite, is mounted. The penetrating device is mounted in a forward portion of the casing while... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4930421 | Partitioned, fluid supported, high efficiency traveling charge for hyper-velocity guns A traveling charge projectile utilizes a microprocessor and a plurality of sequentially fired igniting-priming-expelling charges to initiate respective charge segments containing propellant, such as granular propellant, of predetermined grain size, to pro... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4850274 | Multiple-chamber propellant charge igniter The invention relates to a propellant charge igniter comprising at least two series-connected combustion chambers separated from one another by choke disks, respectively one igniter mixture being housed in these chambers, these igniter mixtures differing ... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4807532 | Base bleed unit A base bleed unit arranged to increase the range of fire or to reduce the time of flight for shells and projectiles includes a housing (1) surrounding a fuel charge (6) and associated igniter (4), extending from the rear portion of a projectile body (2) a... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4736583 | Rocket firing system for sequential firing of rocket motor groups An aerial target vehicle has an aerodynamically stabilized body carrying plural rocket motors. An ignition system for the motors serves to fire the motors in selected groups at selected time intervals. The ignition system uses a capacitor as its sole powe... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4714020 | Enabling device for a gas generator of a forced dispersion munitions dispenser An enabling device 24 for a gas generator 42 of a forced dispersion munitions dispenser 10 includes a housing 58 in which and formed a bore 60, an outlet lead 88 and a detonator opening 68 in which is positioned an electrically initiated detonator 70. A p... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4712465 | Dual purpose gun barrel for spin stabilized or fin stabilized projectiles and gun launched rockets A gun barrel and projectile system utilizes a smooth central bore gun barrel fitted with a short rifled insert near the breech end. A projectile fitted with a perforated skirt and driving band about the base of the skirt are loaded into the gun barrel so ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4691633 | Igniter intended for gas-generating charges in shells The pyrotechnic igniter comprises a strong outer casing (3) whose bottom is equipped with divergent peripheral openings (4) and an ignition charge (5) placed in this casing. In order to obtain reproducible thermodynamic characteristics during the firing o... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4674405 | Partially combustible propellant charge igniter A partially combustible propellant charge igniter has a bottom piece with primer charge and an ignition gas guide tube adjoining this primer charge, with a combustible tube containing the booster charge, the internal diameter of this latter tube being lar... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4655137 | Igniter for a model rocket engine An igniter for use in conjunction with a model rocket engine. The igniter includes a housing having an adhesive ring and a fuel container. The adhesive ring supports and secures the open lower end of the rocket engine casing to the housing such that the f... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4584925 | Underwater rocket launcher and rocket propelled missile Our invention comprises a launcher which takes the form of a holster carried firearm and a rocket propelled missile slidably mounted within the launcher. Features of our invention include electrical ignition of the rocket propelled missile, waterproof ele... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4574699 | Extendible wafer igniter with perforations adjacent the foot portion A closed urethane cylindrical case includes a mounting base or foot which runs parallel to the axis of the case and is bonded to the surface of the propellant grain of a full head-end-web rocket motor. Contained within the case are one or more spaced tube... | 03/11/1986 |
