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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4498395 | Powder comprising coated tungsten grains A heterogenous powder comprising particles of tungsten grains with a diameter of less than 1 μm with a binder sponge-like coating of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, copper, silver, iron, cobalt, molybdenum and rhenium wit... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4488491 | Area multiplier The invention is an improved area multiplier for use in munitions launching aboted sub-caliber projectiles. The improved area multiplier not only provides the increased area required to reduce sabot base stresses to acceptable levels, but it has a novel an... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4471699 | Projectiles for smooth bore shooting guns A projectile for a smooth bore gun includes a metal bullet, substantially de of lead, and a wad-flight control element of plastic material. The bullet is constituted by a metal body provided with an ogive with centering fins and comprises one or more cyli... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4470335 | Method and apparatus for remote attachment A method and apparatus for remotely attaching one object to another object comprising: (a) a target consisting of layers of contrasting hardness attached to one object, wherein the outer layer is a relatively soft composition and the underlying base is a ... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4471358 | Re-entry chaff dart Chaff for protecting a ballistic missile from detection by radar during re-entry into the atmosphere is shown to be made up of a plurality of dart like elements, each fabricated from pyrolytically formed graphite and shaped so as to follow a ballistic pat... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4455942 | Training ammunition A round of ammunition for use in training comprises a standard brass cartridge case (1) containing a reduced propellant charge (14) and a bullet (2) of standard shape comprising a core (3) of rigid polyurethane foam and an external skin (14) of unfoamed p... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4452145 | Propellant for base-bleed gas generators and process for manufacturing it Process for the manufacture of a propellant for base-bleed gas generators, thus for generators made of a gas-producing charge for the increase of range wherein a binder and one or more granular or powdery solid substances are used at least one of which is... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4448106 | Method of identifying hard targets A system for identifying a hard target from a distance. A delivery vehicle, such as a missile or bomb, is adapted to be dropped from the air. The delivery vehicle contains a plurality of hard target identifier or kinetic penetrator elements. Each of the e... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4446792 | Radar reflector for an artillery shell A body which can be axially incorporated at an artillery shell comprises a functional or operational element constructed as a radar reflector. A sleeve element is arranged at such functional element. This sleeve element is rotationally symmetrical about a... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4445436 | Projectile for centrifugal launching device A projectile for a gun-vane centrifugal launching device is disclosed, of the type with an ogival head, a body and a tail of decreasing section. The body is cylindrical and the weight of the tail is chosen in such a way that the center of gravity of the p... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4441429 | Retainer for a projectile rotating band A retainer for attaching a rotating band to a projectile during handling ramming of the projectile. The retainer cooperates with a groove on the projectile and is discarded during firing of the projectile by the force of the charge. An interlocking doub... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4434718 | Sabot and projectile A discarding sabot projectile for shotgun of unique construction whereby the separation of the projectile and sabot is enhanced by opposing air pressure and the unique construction of the sabot. The sabot as utilized herein comprises a plastic body firmly... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4430941 | Projectile with supported missiles A projectile is shown which has stacked bays to receive packs of flechettes. The flechettes of each pack are bound together and supported by a frangible matrix. The matrix consists of small smooth glass spheres bound together and to the flechettes by a re... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4428295 | High density shot A high density shot made of a cold-compacted mixture of at least two metal powders, a first one of such powders more dense than lead and a second one of such being flowable under compaction to serve as a binder. The shot has an extended range as compared ... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4424748 | Segmented seal for discarding sabot ammunition A disc-like segmented elastomer seal utilizing tongue and groove construcn for use with discarding sabot ammunition. Said seal may be used as the primary seal or in conjunction with a conventional base seal to prevent entry of propellant gases between th... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4419936 | Ballistic projectile The invention relates to a hermetically sealed ballistic projectile having nose, material containing shell and a piston. The nose has a rearwardly increased diameter and a rearward region of decreased diameter, the shell has a forward most region of matin... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4413564 | Slug for a shotgun shell A shotgun slug having a frusto-conical body that increases a diameter from front to rear and which further includes a plurality of vanes projecting radially from the body which extend obliquely along the length thereof. The top lands of the vanes describe... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4405100 | Turbulence generator for maximizing configuration tolerances of free flight ordnance A turbulence generator is provided on the forward end of a free flight ornce device to induce a turbulent boundary layer over the surface of the device. The turbulent layer generated is thicker than the normal boundary layer and helps reduce drag dispari... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4388868 | Shell body for fin-stabilized projectiles A shell body for fin-stabilized projectiles has an ogival curvature and is composed of two body sections. A front body section has a cylindrical bore extending therethrough and a rear body portion has a cavity therein. A headpiece containing a fuse is con... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4387492 | Plated jacket soft point bullet A method for making a plated soft nose bullet and the product resulting therefrom, wherein a core is formed of a deformable first metal and the entire core is then covered with a second metal by an electroplating process. The electroplated second metal is... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4386747 | Projectile stabilization from smooth bore barrel A projectile for use with a smooth bore barrel is disclosed wherein longitudinal stability is provided by an oscillating mass within the projectile. A mass is disposed inside the projectile and attached and secured to the projectile by means of a bi-conve... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4383485 | Ballistic projectile The invention relates to a hermetically sealed ballistic projectile having nose, material containing shell and a piston. The nose has a rearwardly increased diameter and a rearward region of decreased diameter, the shell has a forward most region of matin... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4383853 | Corrosion-resistant Fe-Cr-uranium238 pellet and method for making the same High density, generally microscopically homogeneous corrosion-resistant chromium-uranium metal alloys for ammunition use (particularly for spherical pellets or shot) can be made from U238 or an isotopic mixture high in U238 (such as ... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4381712 | Ball-actuated tubular projectile An improved tubular projectile formed from a single piece body member hav a ball valve resiliently held in a closed position therein and a method of manufacture is disclosed.... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4372217 | Double ramp discarding sabot A segmented sabot utilizes a double ramp configuration and a centrally poioned obturating band in alignment with the center of gravity of an in-bore projectile to improve the uniformity of the shear traction forces at the interface between the sabot segm... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4365559 | Munition round for firearms A munition or round for a firearm comprises a shell casing of synthetic resin material formed internally with a plurality of axially spaced annular ribs which snap into corresponding grooves in the shank of the bullet. The bullet shank is also formed with... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4338862 | Bullet nose filler for improved lethality Small arms projectile wherein lead core thereof has its front or nose portion replaced with a structurally integral low-density plastic filler material, the filler material shearing from the lead core to provide a double wound tract upon slight penetratio... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4337911 | Non-spinning projectile A non-spinning projectile for combat use against battlefield targets has a tapered paramidal shape with a sharply pointed nose. A supersonic launch speeds the nose causes formation of a generally conical shock wave. Along its length aft of its nose, the p... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4307666 | Shot start projectile apparatus The present invention discloses a shot-start projectile apparatus for a w gun tube. The apparatus can be fitted to a projectile as an auxilliary obturator or can be designed to the proper weight and used as the projectile. The apparatus comprises a torqu... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4301733 | Bullet for smooth bore shotguns A bullet for a smooth bore shotgun has a nose part preferably of metal and a base part preferably of plastic material. The two parts are assembled together, e.g. by engagement of a male projection on one of the parts into a female recess on the other of t... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4301736 | Supersonic, low drag tubular projectile A hollow tubular projectile is disclosed having about 30 percent less mass han conventional ammunition projectiles and considerably less drag, as a result of precise aerodynamic design details.... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4299166 | Containment and release device for fluids A dispenser retains a hermetically sealed metal canister which holds a pyrophoric fluid, radar chaff, other electronic countermeasure materials or a combination thereof for ejection from an aircraft. Several openings in the canister are sealed with Pyrofu... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4297948 | Projectile A spin stabilized projectile is arranged to have variable flight stability. he projectile has a casing with a cavity that contains a given mass of fluid. The cavity is shaped to provide a balanced flow of fluid with respect to the axis of spin as the proje... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4296893 | Projectile with spin-producing flow passages A projectile for shooting from a gun barrel in response to the force of a propellant gas emanating from the aperture of a propellant container, comprising a projectile body having a plurality of spin-producing propellant gas flow passages associated there... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4295425 | Rocket assisted projectile and cartridge arrangement with pressure relief skirt A cartridge arrangement having propellant therein and a rocket assisted projectile for firing therefrom by ignition of propellant in the cartridge case, the rocket assisted projectile having an annular securing skirt rearward of a nozzle block and surroun... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4284008 | Double ramp discarding sabot A segmented sabot utilizes a double ramp configuration and a centrally poioned obturating band in alignment with the center of gravity of an in-bore projectile to improve the uniformity of the shear traction forces at the interface between the sabot segm... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4280408 | Projectile A projectile with a penetrating member, in which a pyrotechnic composition is arranged ahead of and rearwardly of the penetrating member. The forward composition, preferably incendiary, is encompassed by a ballistic hood, the rearward composition being at... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4259906 | Shape charge agent disposing process A system and method of disseminating lethal and non-lethal agent within a rget to cause respiratory and occular irritation to animals therein by the use of an agent carrying shaped charge munition. Agent is located in a disposer of special trucated cone s... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4258625 | Ball-actuated tubular projectile A spin-velocity actuated ball valve in a hollow-nose, hollow base projectile is positioned to selectively close or open a projectile. In the closed position normal propellant pressure or projectile carried propellant causes the projectile to achieve opera... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4251079 | Pellet for an air, gas or spring gun A pellet for an air gun or the like is provided having a head portion made of metal or metal containing plastics material and a shank extending rearwardly of the head portion, and a skirt portion secured to the head portion by the shank, said skirt portio... | 02/17/1981 |
