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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146502 | Combustible cartridge cased ammunition assembly A combustible cartridge assembly is described. The assembly of one embodiment includes a projectile, a body having a first end portion coupled to the projectile and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. The body is made of a combustible material confi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136451 | Ammunition assembly with alternate load path An ammunition round assembly with alternate load path is disclosed herein. The ammunition round assembly includes a projectile, a body engaging the projectile, and a non-combustible base at least partially enclosing the body. A structural member having first and sec... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8127684 | Charge mount The following invention relates to a mount for holding a charge in a breech. The mount attaches, or is integral to, a charge and is provided with a dilation means which rests within a breech of a gun to prevent the charge from sliding back out of the breech when the... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8015923 | Large calibre ammunition loaded via rear An ammunition comprising a projectile attached to a combustible skirt and enclosed by a base, a linking dome being provided between the skirt and the base, wherein the linking dome includes a first outer wall contacting with the skirt and a second outer wall extendi... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7913625 | Ammunition assembly with alternate load path An ammunition round assembly with alternate load path is disclosed herein. The ammunition round assembly includes a projectile, a body engaging the projectile, and a non-combustible base at least partially enclosing the body. A structural member having first and sec... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7610856 | Caseless, complete round and also a method of manufacturing such a caseless, complete round The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing and use of the ammunition round in other more conventional weapon systems than the said electrothermal and/or electrothermochemical weapon systems. ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7350465 | Extended range less lethal projectile An extended range munition including a projectile having a generally cylindrical body includes a forward end and rearward end. The forward end includes a protruding member extending therefrom, thereby increasing the weight of said body and said forward end. The body... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341003 | Combustible propellant charge casing A combustible propellant charge casing for ammunition which can be shot from the barrel of a weapon. So that the erosion-reducing additive will lead to a decrease in the erosive action of the propellant powder present in the molded part of the ammunition better than... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7299735 | Device for the disruption of explosive ordnance A plurality of embodiments of disruptor all have a container with an enclosure for explosive material with a wall which can he located in any one of a number of different positions using one or more tubular spacers (12) optionally of various sizes thereby to ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7270060 | Sleeve for structurally supporting a penetrator of a kinetic energy projectile A rod sleeve made of smart material sleeves and/or steel sleeves with smart material rings surrounds the rod of a kinetic energy projectile. The rod may be made of DU, tungsten, or other material. Smart materials are materials such as nickel-titanium (nitinol) and c... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7213519 | Composite polymer based cartridge case having an overmolded metal cup, polymer plug base assembly A cup and plug assembly of a base for a polymer based ammunition cartridge case body includes a cylindrical sleeve joined to the base. The base includes a plug molded over a cup. The cup includes a first annular cup portion extending in a first direction from a web ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7197500 | System and method for use and storage of geographic data on physical media An improved method and system for storage of data that represent geographic features in a region. The data are organized into parcels each of which contains data that represent those geographic features that are located within a separate one of a plurality of rectan... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7177535 | Apparatus for generating power and hybrid fuel vaporization system A hybrid fuel vaporization system and an apparatus for producing power from a source of liquid fuel. The hybrid fuel vaporizing system includes at least one capillary flow passage, the at least one capillary flow passage having an inlet end and an outlet end, the in... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7090163 | 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... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7065915 | Electric shock gun An electric shock gun includes a barrel for receiving electrode bullets and a trigger which controls a firing device received in a rear end of the gun. The firing device includes an electric power source and a charging device. Each electrode bullet has two spines on... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059249 | Transverse plasma injector ignitor A plasma injector for use in munitions having a central axis. The plasma injector has a stub case, a tube, an anode, a cathode, and a conductive wire. The tube has a first end, a second end, and a central bore extending therethrough. The tube has at least one apertu... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7033449 | Additive for composition B and composition B replacements that mitigates slow cook-off violence An explosive composition having a main explosive and an additive, such as 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine. The explosive composition is resistant to slow cook-off. The main explosive includes Composition B or a Composition B replacement. The 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine is... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024999 | Wound body for use as an ammunition shell According to known techniques for winding an ammunition shell the number of thread layers is often reinforced as compared to the remaining part of the shell wall, especially in those zones of the shell where the load is the highest, thereby, however, inevitably incr... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013810 | Projectile for delivery of a tranquilliser A projectile mainly for drug delivery comprises a tubular body casing 1 which defines a cavity 2 for containment of a tranquilizing drug. The casing has an end plug 3 which coaxially supports a hollow needle 4 projecting forward through a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6910422 | Method for producing a combustible cartridge case for cartridge ammunition A method for producing a combustible cartridge case for cartridge ammunition, wherein an aqueous pulp containing nitrocellulose and cellulose fibers is produced, a raw felt is produced from the pulp through draining the fiber material on a sieve, and the raw felt is... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6901866 | Combustible cased telescoped ammunition assembly An apparatus and method relating to a cased telescoped ammunition assembly configured to be fired from a firing device. Under one aspect of the invention, a cased telescoped ammunition assembly includes a combustible case body and noncombustible end caps connected t... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6877415 | Individual premeasured charges with reduced moisture content and method of producing same A transport container with a removable cover which is repeatedly removable and refastenable to the transport container. The transport container is sized to accommodate a plurality of individual premeasured charges of gunpowder. Each of the plurality of individual pr... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6748870 | Ammunition round assembly with combustible cartridge case An ammunition round assembly having a combustible cartridge is provided. In one embodiment, the ammunition round assembly comprises a cartridge body made of a combustible material consumed in combustion upon firing the ammunition round assembly. A base is releasably... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6745697 | Cartridge A cartridge with a propellant case (4) that contains a propellant charge (3) and an electrothermal ignition device, wherein several ignition channels (9) are provided in the charge (3), and extend axial-symmetrical in the direction of lon... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6666141 | Variable increment modular artillery propellant A proportional modular assembly of two charges for use in a gun, which charges are structured so that the power of one charge is related to the power of the other charge by a ratio of integers.... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6644204 | Base for ammunition intended to receive an electrical igniter squib An ammunition base with an electrical igniter located in an axial bore within a cylindrical base, wherein the base is made of a metallic material coated with an electrically insulating material and has at least one non-insulated conductive area constitute... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6584909 | Method for the manufacture of a cartridge consisting of a case and a projectile The invention relates to a method for producing a cartridge consisting of a case and a projectile, characterized in that, once the cartridge is fully manufactured, a capillary active, acrylate-based adhesive sealing agent is applied in a controlled manner... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6581522 | Projectile A projectile for being propelled toward a target includes a cylindrical body of Type 55 Nitinol that has a soft martensitic state that is readily deformed by rifling in the bore of a gun barrel to form grooves which ride on the rifling to spin the project... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6578493 | Electrothermal ignition device and method for producing the device The invention relates to an electrothermal ignition device for igniting a powder propellant charge (4), which comprises at least one electrically-conductive wire (11; 15; 19; 22), that extends, at least partially, through the propellant charge, and can be... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6543363 | Primer tube for artillery ammunition The invention relates to a primer tube (1), notably for the propellant charge (4) of artillery ammunition (2). The primer tube (1) is formed of a tubular body (8) accommodating a priming composition (14). It is characterized in that the tubular body (8) i... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6539874 | Cartridge A cartridge having an electrothermal ignition device, in which, ignition conduits extend axially through a first propellant-charge powder (4) filling a cartridge sleeve (5), with the conduits essentially comprising an electrical wire (11-13) that is guide... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6523476 | Ammunition with a shell whose wall consists of combustible or consumable wound body The invention aims at improving the quality of ammunition having a shell whose wall consists of a combustible or consumable wound body with at least one double layer of crossed threads. The wound body (1) forms a single piece. The winding density of the w... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6505560 | Spring disc for securing a combustible cartridge case to a case base A spring disc includes a contiguous outer ring including a first plurality of holes and having a contiguous, upwardly curved portion having an outer edge. A middle ring encompasses a second plurality of holes, and a contiguous inner ring, is encompassed b... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6450099 | Device to fasten a sealing base onto an ammunition case and base adapted to this fastening device A joining device for a sealing base, notably for a large calibre munition having a combustible case, device in which the case carries or is fitted with a cup having a central opening, said device being characterised in that support means are fastened to t... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6415715 | Method for initiating artillery propellant powder charges, artillery propellant powder charge module and artillery propellant powder charge The present invention relates to a method for avoiding uneven ignition when initiating artillery propellant powder charges (1) which comprise a plurality of partial charges of the so-called modular type and which are initiated by means of laser initiation... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6408764 | Case base for large-caliber ammunition A case base (1; 1') for large-caliber ammunition, in which the case jacket (2) comprises a combustible material, with the case base (1; 1') comprising a metallic base plate (3) and a support ring (4; 4') that projects axially beyond the surface of the bas... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6367386 | Method for producing a cartridge consisting of a case and a projectile The invention relates to a method for producing a cartridge consisting of a case and a projectile, characterized in that, once the cartridge is fully manufactured, a capillary active, acrylate-based adhesive sealing agent is applied in a controlled manner... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6360666 | Alignment fixture An apparatus for use in filling and capping artillery charge system modules or the like including a lower fixture carried by a base plate for receiving a module with an open center core tube and fixing the module in place relative to the base plate for fi... | 03/26/2002 |
