Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7530315 | Weapon and weapon system employing the same A weapon and weapon system, and methods of manufacturing and operating the same. In one embodiment, the weapon includes a warhead having an outer casing. The warhead includes a frangible container within the outer casing of the warhead and a destructive element with... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7490555 | Method of converting a cluster bomb into a unitary bomb A method of converting a cluster bomb having an expelling charge and submunitions into a unitary bomb, the method comprising: preparing the cluster bomb for the insertion of a shock wave destructive charge including removing the expelling charge; and inserting the s... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7314006 | Nonlethal canister tank round A nonlethal canister tank round comprising a cartridge having a combustible case and containing propellant; a canister projectile attached to the cartridge, the canister projectile being generally cylindrical, comprising high density polyurethane foam and including ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7278356 | Kinetic fireball incendiary munition A kinetic fireball incendiary munition is provided having an outer shell or bomb casing, one or more incendiary submunitions therein, and an igniter therefore. Each of the submunitions includes an incendiary portion and at least one rocket motor that propels the sub... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7191707 | Spherical rolling explosive ordinance The spherical rolling explosive ordnance is a bomb having a substantially spherical shaped structure that includes a hard outer shell and a shock absorbing outer layer. The spherical shaped structure has a hollow inner core that is symmetrically disposed about an ax... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168367 | Submunition fuze An improved fuze for a submunition grenade designed to be launched from a cargo projectile comprising a fuze, a charge and a casing; the improved fuze comprising a fuze housing; a threaded firing pin having a pointed tip, oriented coaxially with the sub... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168368 | Apparatus for expelling a payload from a warhead Apparatus within a warhead for expelling a payload from the rear of the warhead after a tail assembly has been removed. A separate thrust chamber within the warhead has an apertured thrust tube at one end which extends into the thrust chamber and a pusher plate at t... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7097136 | Immersible unmanned air vehicle and system for launch, recovery, and re-launch at sea A sea-launched and recovered unmanned aircraft is disclosed. The aircraft is jet-powered and has features and systems to maintain watertight integrity such that it may be released from a submerged submarine or dropped into a body of water by a ship or an aircraft. T... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7032521 | Cargo unit for submunitions A selectable mode multi-mode missile carrying submunitions and incorporating guidance and target seeking functions includes triggering or actuation of the submunitions by programming function on the ground or on board another weapon platform or via a link from the g... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7004073 | System for dispensing projectiles and submunitions A bellows, spool, and collar system for dispensing projectiles and submunitions with a predictable and uniform pattern is disclosed. The system utilizes projectiles densely packed in a spool. A plurality of spools is packaged in a missile, bomb, or similar tubular d... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6981450 | Grenade dispense mechanism for non-spin dual purpose improved conventional munitions A grenade dispensing mechanism for non-spin or low spin dual purpose improved conventional munition launched from inside a projectile. At a pre-determined point along the trajectory, the projectile time fuze which is set at the gun functions to provide initiation ou... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6966265 | Unit of ammunition with one or more warhead casings An ammunition device (4) comprising one or more warhead effect jackets (17), each jacket containing warhead effect elements (18). The ammunition device also incorporates one or more explosive compositions arranged inside each warhead effect jack... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6931994 | Tandem warhead A tandem warhead for destroying a target, the tandem warhead including a kinetic energy rod section with a plurality of lengthy individual projectiles, a blast fragmentation section deployable proximate the target, and a guidance subsystem for deploying the projecti... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6874425 | Projectile carrying sub-munitions A projectile carrying sub-munitions which may exhibit orientational sensitivity utilizes a resilient member to prevent individual grenades from rotating out of the desired orientation. As a skilled artisan would readily understand, the sub-munitions is one type of r... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6834593 | Self extracting submunition A method and system for extracting and targeting multiple submunitions from a delivery vehicle. Each submunition may be self-extracting, recoil-less extracting, self-spin initiating, and/or sensor fuzed. ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6779463 | Sabot-launched delivery apparatus for non-lethal payload A non-lethal payload delivery assembly for use with a launching device having a non-lethal payload releasably contained in a carrier assembly. The carrier assembly being openable upon application of a deploying force to deploy the non-lethal payload after the carrie... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6672220 | Apparatus and method for dispersing munitions from a projectile The invention relates to methods and apparatus for dispersing munitions from a projectile using an expandable device. Exemplary embodiments are directed to an apparatus for dispersing munitions from a projectile which includes a case, and a core within th... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6666145 | Self extracting submunition A method and system for extracting and targeting multiple submunitions from a delivery vehicle. Each submunition may be self-extracting, recoil-less extracting, self-spin initiating, and/or sensor fuzed.... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666146 | Projectile The present invention relates to a projectile including a projectile charge consisting of a plurality of submunitions (2b), arranged in a shell jacket, of metal bodies (3) which contain at least one pyrotechnical active mass (10) and at least one igniter ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6621059 | Weapon systems A weapon system comprising a mobile platform (1) e.g. an aircraft incorporating a first three-axis attitude reference sub-system (13), and a guidable vehicle (3) launchable from the platform (1) and incorporating a guidance sub-system (15) incorporating g... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6505561 | Method and apparatus for inducing rotation of a dispensed payload from non-spin projectiles A method an apparatus for inducing spin, or rotation, in a dispersed payload of a non-spin guided projectile is taught. Rifling is applied to a cylindrical surface of a projectile casing. The rifling engages a member on a payload, which may be a bulkhead,... | 01/14/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6138951 | Spacecraft dispensing system A dispensing system for releasing a number of spacecraft from a launch vehicle. The dispensing system includes a base support structure securely fastened to a launch vehicle and a number of stacked frame assemblies. Each frame assembly includes a number o... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6003809 | Process and apparatus for discouraging countermeasures against a weapon transport device A weapon transport device transports along a path toward a target in hostile territory, (1) a target-intended weapon and (2) biological, chemical and/or radioactive agents for attacking the occupants of such territory should they execute countermeasures a... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5900579 | Dispenser for scattering of munitions The invention is directed to a dispersal or scattering dispenser (cannister) in accordance with the species concept of claim 1, in which the muzzle velocity of the munitions can be changed during the munitions ejection in a target dedicated manner by the ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5817969 | Spin-stabilized projectile with payload A spin-stabilized projectile containing a payload is presented. The projectile includes a projectile body with a payload chamber that may be laterally defined by a projectile casing, on top by an axial fixing device for a payload disposed in the payload c... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5760330 | Method and apparatus for conveying a large-calibre payload over an operational terrain A delivery apparatus (11) for full-calibre submunitions or the like payloads (12) which are coaxially stacked in its load space (19) results in a system which operates in a fault-free manner when, for ejecting the payloads (12), detachment of the load spa... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5684267 | Resupply projectile A resupply projectile is described which can deliver critical logistic supplies rapidly and accurately to forward combatants with minimum risk to supply personnel or equipment and which is not hampered by either weather or terrain.... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5649488 | Non-explosive target directed reentry projectile The non-explosive core of a reentry projectile is fixedly positioned within hollow casing of the projectile at a location maximizing conversion and transfer of kinetic energy to an earth bound target in response to the projectile's impact at a hypersonic ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5619010 | Method and an apparatus for spreading warheads An apparatus and method for separating a warhead to be delivered to a target from a carrier missile flying at high speed in a first aerodynamic trajectory include a rocket motor attached to the warhead in the carrier missile and an ejection tube positione... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5577431 | Ejection and distribution of submunition In a method for the ejection and distribution of submunition bodies to be ejected from a submunition carrier for combatting targets in a line, such as vehicle columns, the submunition carrier (3) comprises vertical ejecting tubes (3a) for the submunition ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5473988 | Method and apparatus for wedging submunitions within an envelope of a projectile A wedging device includes bars evenly distributed at an angle. Each bar has a bearing surface designed to come into contact with an internal surface of the envelope and two holding surfaces designed to come into contact with at least two adjacent sub-muni... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5398615 | Method and an apparatus for separating subcombat units A method of separating from one another subcombat units transported by a rotationally-stabilized carrier body to a predetermined target area. The method comprises the steps of: ejecting the subcombat units and a plurality of masses or bodies from the carr... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5341743 | Directed-effect munition A directed-effect submunition moves in a substantially vertical direction V with a displacement velocity v parallel to V and a rotation velocity r about an axis parallel to V. The submunition includes a shaped charge with axis D forming an acute angle t w... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5341343 | Underwater explosive acoustic signature device An explosive actuated acoustic device emits sound to be used in torpedo countermeasures. Numbered devices are delivered over an extended area and sink through the water. The devices are actuated at different times as they sink, to provide sound masking ov... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5315933 | Launching system A method of separating a sub-combat unit from a protective canister. The method comprises the steps of discharging the sub-combat unit from the protective canister by causing a displacement of a driving sabot within the protective canister. The driving sa... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5313890 | Fragmentation warhead device A fragmentation warhead device has a fabric liner woven from high-strength fibers located between the explosive charge and the fragments. The liner has a maximum diameter larger than that of the overall warhead, and is compressed to fit closely around the... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5301614 | Submunition for use during ground-level flight Submunition is transported by a carrier to a target area and launched there, whereupon it covers a preset distance at a constant altitude at an angle to the flight axis of the carrier. The submunition has a target sensor and a payload, and is equipped wit... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5277116 | Sub-combat units A sub-combat unit is arranged to be separated from a flying body over a target area, and includes a warhead, a target detector and two diametrically disposed carrier surfaces, each connected to a carrier arm and pivotally disposed about its own shaft loca... | 01/11/1994 |
