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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4771696 | Base closure for thinwall carrier projectile This disclosure relates to a large caliber, thinwall, cargo carrying, spin stabilized projectile of a type in which cargo is keyed to a projectile base member in order to preclude relative rotation between cargo and projectile during in-bore travel. In pa... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4770101 | Multiple flechette warhead A sub-munition warhead contains several flechettes arranged in a circumferential pattern. A canister with a length less than that of the flechettes surrounds the rear ends of the flechettes. A frangible fairing extends from the canister to a small diamete... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4768441 | Subcaliber segmented sabot projectile and manufacturing process Form-locking means and process for joining same to a subcaliber projectile in a peripheral region thereof. The form-locking means consists of a material in the form of a n-phase sintered alloy having a high content of at least one heavy metal, wherein nà£... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4760794 | Explosive small arms projectile An explosive small arms projectile is disclosed. Prior art projectiles of this kind include a lead core for increased mass which core is formed with a blind hole for receiving an explosive and the necessary detonating device. The projectile of the inventi... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4756254 | Penetrating projectile A projectile having a piercing front end with a solid lubricant molded on the front surface for reducing friction during penetration. The lubricant is molded in a shape to receive an antenna and other electronics. The front end also has an axial hole form... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4753172 | Kinetic energy sabot projectile The projectiles possess high kinetic energy owing to the high velocity of the projectiles, on the one hand, and the high specific weight of the projectiles, on the other hand. The heretofore normally employed explosive and incendiary charges are replaced ... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4750427 | Bullet A bullet is disclosed that includes a generally cylindrical outer jacket of copper base material having an inner cavity that is closed at one end to provide a solid nose for the bullet. The nose has a minimum longitudinal thickness that is equal to or gre... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4732086 | Fin stabilized armor-penetrating tracer projectile and method of manufacturing same A method of securing a tracer cup 26 and fin segments 32, 33 to armor piercing penetrator 21. The penetrator 21 is fabricated of tungsten, or steel, with fin segments 32, 33 and tracer cup 26 being fabricated of steel. The tracer cup 26 contains a pyrotec... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4730561 | Subcaliber projectile To improve the terminal ballistic performance of a subcaliber projectile 15 composed of a penetrator 15b and a tail guide assembly 16, a partial region 15a of the projectile 15 is given a conical configuration and is seated in a likewise conically configu... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4727639 | Method of manufacturing subcaliber segmented sabot projectile Form-locking means and process for joining same to a subcaliber projectile in a peripheral region thereof. The form-locking means consists of a material in the form of a n-phase sintered alloy having a high content of at least one heavy metal, wherein nà£... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4716835 | Disintegrating projectile for cartridged maneuver ammunition A disintegrating projectile for cartridged maneuver ammunition for an automatic weapon. The projectile includes a thin-walled and closed body of plastic-like material. The body includes a circularly cylindrical section which changes into a tapering hollow... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4712482 | Projectile with active components A projectile with active components or energy-producing bodies which possesses a cylindrical sheathing wall, and which are maintained axially stacked between a projectile base and a projectile head or tip, and wherein there is provided an ejecting arrange... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4708064 | Impact projectile An armor piercing breaking projectile using a stack of prepenetrating partial cores with interfitting centering bosses and respective cutting edges for piercing successive layers of armor.... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4704968 | Projectile using shape-memory alloy to improve impact energy transfer A projectile having an active component of shape-memory alloy that will not distort the projectile's shape or balance during launch or flight but which will alter the projectile shape upon impact to increase energy transfer efficiency against targets is d... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4703696 | Penetrator for a subcaliber impact projectile A penetrator for a subcaliber impact or inertial projectile, especially a projectile adapted to pierce or break an armored target, which comprises a core of comparatively high density within a metallic housing or shell and in which the core is subdivided ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4700630 | Ammunition round In an ammunition round a substantially full bore diameter bullet has a plurality of elongate grooves either helically formed or parallel with the longitudinal axis of the bullet and a sabot which has a body and fingers which engage with the grooves and se... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4685397 | Lead-free bullet for hunting There is disclosed a lead-free and plastics-free hunting bullet, preferably made of tombac, in which on impact with a target a cap, which is provided with wedge-shaped projections, is forced rapidly rearwards within the bullet so that the projections rupt... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4682546 | Projectile The invention is a projectile which will not ricochet upon striking a solid object. The projectile has a hull containing a payload cavity with a liquid payload, rotors within the payload cavity, a threaded shaft extending the length of the hull, and prope... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4677915 | Armor-piercing projectile A sub-caliber armor-piercing projectile exhibits for improving its penetration effect against a strongly inclined target surface a break-up in the region of a fracture zone of an expendable nose portion. The latter is provided at its point region with an ... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4671180 | Armor-piercing inertial projectile An improved armor-piercing inertial penetrator projectile having a prepenetrator which has a substantially uniform flight diameter D, over substantially its entire length. A prepenetrator assembly is formed by a plurality of elements which are adapted to ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4665827 | Expandable bullet A bullet is described having a series of slits disposed along the length thereof about the circumference of the bullet and through to a cavity disposed in the front of the bullet through the center. The cavity is comprised of three sections and is adopted... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665825 | Arrangement for interconnecting a projectile and a projectile extension component Arrangement for interconnecting a projectile and a projectile extension component. The projectile and the extension component each incorporates its own connecting element which are capable of being introduced into each other by causing one of the connecti... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4662280 | Explosive and incendiary projectile An improved explosive and incendiary full caliber projectile having a high splinter effect. The projectile produces a reliable incendiary effect at impact by releasing splinters from the casing. It is of simple construction and the casing and splinters ha... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4655140 | Projectile, for example for hunting purposes, and process for its manufacture A projectile suitable for example for hunting purposes, with a body tapering toward its forward end, comprising in the area of its tapered forward end a plurality of weakened locations in the form of cuts and/or notches extending at an angle obliquely to ... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4649829 | Plastic armor piercing projectile A plastic covered armor piercing projectile with tubular monocoque penetrator surrounded by lightweight metal washers mounted on a metal butt plug all surrounded by an aerodynamic plastic skin.... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4643099 | Armored-piercing projectile (penetrator) An improved armor-piercing penetrator projectile includes a core made of a material having a high tungsten content which is in metallic form. The front portion of the core is in the shape of a hemisphere and includes a nose point in the form of a ballisti... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4638738 | Fin stabilized subcaliber shell of large length to diameter ratio In a spin stabilized flight shell, a front body and a rear body are attached to each other at a first joint, and a pointed body is attached to the front body at a second joint. The materials of the front and rear bodies contain a high proportion of at lea... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4628821 | Acceleration actuated kinetic energy penetrator retainer A retainer mechanism for releasably securing a kinetic energy penetrator to he forward end of a missile while the missile is stored, transported and subsequently fired at a target such as a tank. The retainer releases the penetrator in flight responsive to... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4625650 | Multiple effect ammunition A copper jacketed explosive bullet for penetrating light armor, the bullet having a tubular hard heavy metal body filled with explosive and having an igniting mixture within the jacket forward of the explosive and a lightweight pyrophoric metal base plug ... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4624187 | Penetrator projectiles A nose unit for a discarding sabot penetrator having a bolt in a bore of the pointed nose which is temporarily displaced on firing due to acceleration and against a restoring spring. This produces a circular edge and a break in the contour of the nose to ... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4619203 | Armor piercing small caliber projectile A small caliber armor-piercing bullet is described in which a case hardened steel nosed lead projectile is utilized to help reduce projectile fragmentation at impact.... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4616569 | Armor penetrating projectile An armor-penetrating projectile comprises an outer substantially cylindrically tubular member of great length/diameter ratio and density, centered on an axis, and having an axially throughgoing bore defined by an inner surface and an axially elongated inn... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4603637 | Variable density frangible projectile A frangible projectile comprising a plurality of interfitting, filled polymeric portions is provided with controlled properties.... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4596191 | Training projectile A supersonic nonspinning training projectile has a projectile body extending along an axis and having axially spaced front and rear ends and an aerodynamic rod projecting axially forwardly from the front end of the body. Thus when the projectile is fired ... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4593622 | Industrial cartridge with separated deflagrating components An industrial cartridge has a case that contains a propellant charge of at least two successively arranged propellant charge powders deflagrating at differing speeds. The powders are separated from each other by a gas-permeable cover extending transversel... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4587905 | Wad and slug for a shotgun cartridge An assembly of a wad and a slug for a shotgun cartridge, the wad and the slug being coaxially connected to each other by means of male and female connectors provided on the wad and the slug without play between the connectors, the assembly comprising peri... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4573412 | Plug nozzle kinetic energy penetrator rocket A kinetic energy penetrator having a penetrator rod which is placed inside rocket propelled motor casing to become the major load carrying member of the airframe structure.... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4565132 | Form-locking means, material for forming same and process for arranging the form-locking means in the peripheral region of a projectile made out of the heavy metal sinter alloy Form-locking means and process for joining same to a sub-caliber projectile in a peripheral region thereof. The form-locking means consist of a material in the form of an n-phase sinter alloy having a high content of at least one heavy metal, where nࣙ2.... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4559876 | Penetrator projectiles A nose unit for a discarding sabot penetrator having a bolt in a bore of the pointed nose which is temporarily displaced on firing due to acceleration and against a restoring spring. This produces a circular edge and a break in the contour of the nose to ... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4538520 | Gun cartridge A cartridge includes a gun barrel bullet made up of a metal head and an elastically deformable plug made up of two parts. The first plug part is connected to the head and defines an open ended chamber which is closed off by the second plug part. The first... | 09/03/1985 |
