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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6343552 | Solvent application system A system and method for use in providing a peripheral seal between the case and lid of a MACS modular unit or other workpiece interface, the system including a workpiece holding device for carrying and moving a workpiece of interest in relation to a solve... | 02/05/2002 |
| 5841062 | Tank cartridge A tank cartridge is described which is capable of withstanding rough handg during loading and unloading operations.... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5747723 | Modular artillery charge system A modular artillery charge system consists of two distinct solid propellant harge modules. Each module consists of a three-piece combustible cartridge case design and bi-directional center core core ignition system. The three-piece combustible cartridge ca... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5726378 | Unitary propellant charge for muzzle loading firearms A preformed unitary pellet formed from an appropriate propellant for use in muzzle loading firearms. Particular formulations, dimensions, densities, and other parameters for specific applications are set forth. A method of manufacture is also included.... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5726379 | Propellant charge combustible container for field artillery ammunition A live powder propellant charge combustible container for field artillery ammunition, having substantially the same overall dimensions as a conventional slow powder propellant charge container used for long range firing and having, means (R, E) to reduce its i... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5672842 | Case for propellant charge A case for use with a propellant charge has a substantially cylindrical envelope. The envelope is formed from a combustible material. At least one support, that is formed from a combustible material, is coated to a substantially uniform thickness on at le... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5563365 | Case base/combustible cartridge case joint A new joint for use in combustible cartridge case munitions which reduces e risk of combustible cartridge case and case base and seal assembly separation during routine handling and minimizes the problems related to dechambering, comprised of a seal mated... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5544587 | Cannon ammunition having combustible cartridge case In cannon ammunition including a cartridge case containing a propellant charge, a case bottom to which the cartridge case is connected, a charge igniter, and a primmer element positioned in the case bottom, the improvement in which the cartridge case is c... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5526750 | Fireworks projectile having combustible shell A system and method for launching projectiles, such as fireworks projectiles, which explode in the air into a pyrotechnic display. The projectile includes a shell constructed from a binding agent and an explosive additive which explodes the shell into sma... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5493973 | Manufacturing process for a container for propulsive charge and the container thus obtained A container manufacturing process includes forming a tubular case of combustible material; forming two covers of combustible material, each cover including a base integral with a cylindrical edge having an external diameter equal to the internal diameter ... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5454323 | Combustible container elements for artillery ammunition, method of manufacture and use of such elements The present invention relates to combustible container elements (24) for artillery ammunition. The said elements, obtained by felting, compacting and stoving, have a plane axisymmetric part (2,7), an outer wall (5,10) and an inner neck (4,9) which are int... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5444208 | Multiple source plasma generation and injection device The serial arc plasma injectors device disclosed herein enables the formation of a segmented, isolated chain of plasma arcs which are incubated to form a specified energy level of plasma discharge tailored to initiate ignition and establish efficient comb... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5335599 | Ammunition unit A performance enhanced ammunition unit composed of a front ammunition component (1) and a rear ammunition component (2) which each include a combustible propelling charge casing (7, 12), with the rear ammunition component being filled with propelling char... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5323707 | Consumable low energy layered propellant casing A multi-layered cylindrical propellant casing comprising an inner propellant-holding layer of polymer layer(s) obtained by lay up, blow molding, or similar fabrication of an energetic or nonenergetic type layer, coated with (an) intermediate adhesive laye... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5282423 | Modular propellant charge A modular propellant charge (10) composed of N propellant charge modules (1; 11-16) each having a length Lo. In order to obtain an economical, durable, easily released connection between the propellant charge modules (1; 11-16), a displaceable sleeve (6; ... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5277118 | Semicombustible cartridge case Cartridge case member with a combustible tube, ammunition with a semicombustible cartridge case incorporating this member and process for filling this ammunition. The present invention relates to the field of combustible ammunition and relates more partic... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5269224 | Caseless utilized ammunition charge module A unitary propellant charge module for use in separate ammunition comprises a combustible container having a generally hollow cylindrical shape, a generally cylindrical charge body of interconnected compacted spheroidal propellant grains disposed within t... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5247888 | Semi combustible cartridge Cartridge case member with a combustible tube, ammunition with a semicombustible cartridge case incorporating this member and process for filling this ammunition. The present invention relates to the field of combustible ammunition and relates more partic... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5237927 | Energetic consumable cartridge case An energetic combustible cartridge case comprises a tubular body of a plastic nonfelted sheet propellant and an outer coating portion of a thermoset polymeric resin such as a polyurethane. The sheet propellant is a colloidal nitrocellulose composition whi... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5171932 | Electrothermal chemical propulsion apparatus and method for propelling a projectile An electrothermal-chemical propulsion apparatus and method for propelling a projectile through a gun tube. The apparatus comprises a vaporizable energy coupling device between a projectile and at least one chemical propellant module. Vaporization of the c... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5155295 | Cartridge assembly A cartridge assembly is provided, in one embodiment, comprising a combustible casing with an open forward end and an open breach end, enclosed at the breech end by a thin metal stub casing, a projectile assembly mounted in the forward end, an igniter asse... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5138949 | Combustible ammunition cartridge case An ammunition cartridge is disclosed comprising a projectile threadably attached to a combustible case body via a threaded combustible case adapter. At least one of the adapter end have an uniform density of polyurethane resin to provide strength and suff... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5052304 | Propelling charge container A receptacle for the propelling charge for large caliber gun ammunition is combustible, and includes a barrel-protection coating which is applied directly to the interior surface of the receptacle. The coating is composed of a mixture of wax and titanium ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4930421 | Partitioned, fluid supported, high efficiency traveling charge for hyper-velocity guns A traveling charge projectile utilizes a microprocessor and a plurality of sequentially fired igniting-priming-expelling charges to initiate respective charge segments containing propellant, such as granular propellant, of predetermined grain size, to pro... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4928598 | Propelling charge case A propelling charge case for a munition, which charge case has a body made of nonwoven nitrocellulose-based fibers and formed to have an axial cross section with at least one curved portion, and a reinforcement member of metal or plastic assembled with th... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4911078 | Cartridged ammunition having a combustible casing and method of making the same A cartridged ammunition for machine weapons, particularly for automatic weapons comprises a combustible casing composed of a casing cover, a cylindrical casing jacket and a casing base, glued to one another at annular contact regions and enclosing a prope... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4826637 | Process for the manufacture of combustible articles by pressing combustible paper discs by means of a flexible punch The invention relates to the field of combustible ammunition and relates chiefly to the manufacture of bottoms or covers for combustible cases. According to the invention, a combustible article is manufactured by pressing in a die 10 at least one sheet 21 of c... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4728376 | Explosive composition and method Certain classes of organic acids, and salts of those acids and in particular ascorbic acid and erythorbic acid and the salts thereof, and mixtures thereof, which have certain antioxidant and food preservative properties, have been found to be capable of b... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4705655 | Process for the manufacture of combustible articles by embossing combustible paper and combustible articles thus produced Process for the manufacture of combustible articles by embossing combustible paper and combustible articles thus produced. The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of combustible dish-shaped articles of revolution with circular external outlines ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4649827 | Combustible or semi-combustible case bodies consisting of a large number of combustible paper tapes and a process of manufacturing them This invention relates to combustible or semi-combustible cases intended in particular for artillery ammunition. More specifically, the invention relates to combustible cases bodies obtained by spirally winding combustible paper tapes containing nitrocell... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4572076 | Caseless ammunition for automatic weapons Caseless ammunition for cannons, in particular automatic weapons with a selective single or bipartitioned cartridge chamber into which a projectile and a propellent charge are separately introduceable. The ammunition consists of a projectile member with a... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4497676 | Gunpowder substituted composition and method A gunpowder substitute which is capable of also being molded into a consumable cartridge or cartridge case comprising between 50% to 75% by weight of an inorganic nitrate and between 25% to 50% by weight of an organic acid including ascorbic acid, erythor... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4365558 | Combustible objects, in particular combustible cartridge cases, which are heat-resistant The invention relates to the field of combustible objects used in weaponry and in particular to the field of combustible cartridge cases. The combustible objects according to the invention are covered with a thin layer of varnish, based on an organic binder, c... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4159678 | Propellant charge casing A casing for a projectile that includes a combustible propellant container is improved by the addition of a flexible spring steel bearing plate that includes a number of holes for the purpose of facilitating combustion of the propellant container and a nu... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4091729 | Low vulnerability booster charge caseless ammunition A low vulnerability booster charge comprising single, fairly large crystals f 1,3,5,7-tetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX) or 1,3,5,-trimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) about 160 microns diameter coated with a polyurethane cement which comprises about 15 weight p... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4068589 | Method for the production of combustible ammunition containers and product thereof A unitary combustible or explosive munitions container of uniform cross-section but of non-uniform linear composition is provided by depositing under suction two different fluid aqueous suspensions of fibrous propellant material and cellulose papermaking ... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4054095 | Process for electroless metal coating of nitrocellulose base propellants, and article Electroless metal coatings of increased adhesion are obtained on nitrocelose base propellant films, grains, etc., by incorporating an acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer in the nitrocellulose propellant substrate to be electrolessly coated with the metal.... | 10/18/1977 |
