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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4480552 | Clustered ammunition ejectable from canisters Clustered ammunition which is ejectable from canisters for the combating of ground targets, which includes a central body which is encompassed by the ammunition with a member for clustering the ammunition. The clustered ammunition is retained by a clampin... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4455940 | Random time delay fuze A random time delay fuze includes a fuze base member containing a cylindrl cup guide carrying a slidably mounted cylindrical cup. The cup contains a piston which has a recess slidably mounted on a cylindrical firing pin guide which is also attached to sa... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4455943 | Missile deployment apparatus Apparatus for deploying one or more submissiles (15) from a carrier missile (25) whereby each submissile (15) is deployed into a flight path which is initially parallel to a streamline (20) of the fluid flow contiguous to the carrier missile (25). An ejec... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4444117 | Stacked tube submunition dispenser A stacked tube submunitions dispenser (11) comprises an array (15) of nested launch tube clusters (23) disposed within a dispenser envelope (19). Each cluster (23) includes a plurality of fixed launch tubes (17) uniformly arranged around the central axis ... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4417520 | Sequential time discrimination system for sub-delivery systems A delivery system for multiple sub-missiles including in the sub-missiles a marking system, a detection system, a diverter for elimination of targets identified by the detector system, a scanner for initial determination of multiple targets, a logic circu... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4406227 | System for multistage, aerial dissemination and rapid dispersion of preselected substances A system for multistage aerial dispersion of materials or substances in mte form to provide an aerial array of interspaced clouds or cloud-like patterns of such materials or substances. Although the materials or substances may be in the nature of fertili... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4389940 | Antipersonnel mine An antipersonnel mine is shown, a plurality of such mines being adapted to be loaded into a round of ammunition for dispersal and subsequent detonation at random instants. The timing for detonation of each mine is determined by the discharge of a capacito... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4372216 | Dispensing system for use on a carrier missile for rearward ejection of submissiles The system includes an elongated support structure positioned substantially central of the carrier missile, wherein the support structure includes a gas-actuated piston-like device which moves between a start position and an extended position. A series of... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4342262 | Carrier missile for ejectable bodies A subcaliber missile to be launched from a barrel, in order to serve as a carrier for satellite missiles of other ejectable bodies, has an envelope divided into two half-shells of tapering configuration which are articulated to the missile bottom and are ... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4323012 | Laser-resistant warhead A laser-resistant warhead including a missile-carrying housing of graphite composition and an ejectible shell, also of graphite composition, covering the housing. The shell may be ejected either on command or automatically, as determined by heat sensors, ... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4281600 | Subprojectile to be expelled from a projectile A subprojectile to be expelled from a projectile. The subprojectile is provided with a fuze, which has an ignition body being capable of sensing acceleration forces appearing at the expelling of the subprojectile from the projectile, and being capable of ... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4273048 | Surface-launched fuel-air explosive minefield clearance round A fuel-air explosive weapon launched from a remote distance is used for clearing minefields. A set timing pattern in the operation of the minefield clearance round permits varied range through retarding the length of time that a programed sequence of even... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4264045 | Despinning method and apparatus In a method for changing the spin of bodies released from an aggregate, the bodies are connected by straps or bars which serve as tension or compression members. Spin of the connected bodies results in either compressive or tensile forces in the connectin... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4232607 | Centrifugal ball cam locking device A plurality of inertially responsive balls are disposed intermediate a hong of a spin stabilized projectile and a critically angled cam incline member for preventing the shift of stacked cargo during projectile flight. The combination of projectile spin ... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4221167 | Delay burster for a projectile A short delay burster for a canister ejecting projectile utilizes a multish screen operatively disposed in a choke configuration housing and held therein by an orificed retainer to permit the delay to be initiated by an expulsion charge while withstandin... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4196669 | Dispersion warhead A plurality of individual containers holding ammunition bodies are arranged within a dispersion warhead. A reaction engine is provided for each container or each of a group of containers. The reaction engines are mounted on the exterior surfaces of the co... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4172407 | Submunition dispenser system A system for dispensing a large number of submunitions from a missile or aircraft in uniform selected pattern. Small, cylindrical submunitions are carried in ejection tubes in a generally cylindrical housing. Sets of tubes are arranged in parallel planar ... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4157068 | Missile for discharge towards a target A missile for discharge towards a target, comprises a power source, an explosive charge, a release unit, and a sensor means adapted to influence the release unit in response to certain conditions appearing during the flight of the missile towards the targ... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4119037 | Carrier projectiles for ejectable payloads A versatile carrier projectile for receiving and ejecting differently-sized ejectable payloads such as guided missiles and incendiary bombs is described. The payloads are disposed in successive, longitudinally spaced relation within a central cylindrical ... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4112848 | Warhead construction A warhead for a device such as a missile, includes a plurality of explosive ody or explosive charge assemblies arranged one behind the other in an axial direction and each assembly comprises a plurality of adjacent circumferentially arranged portions or se... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4066019 | Electronic hand grenade A hand grenade comprising a plurality of explosive elements containing charges, the detonation of which timewise, is not ascertainable. The explosive elements are connected via a control-processing- and storage-electronics, in which from one or a pluralit... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4029016 | Plural mode fuze A plural mode fuze with a bimetallic spring delay module providing delay ing, impact functioning, random time detonating and/or self-destruct functioning of a munition. The fuze includes a cup containing a detonator and a safing and arming means, a strik... | 06/14/1977 |
| 3981244 | Pyramid projectile payload ejection device In a projectile wherein a payload is to be ejected at a selected point al the trajectory of the projectile, an improvement for increasing the payload through the loading of the projectile volume encompassed by the ogive portion thereof. The projectile is... | 09/21/1976 |
