Class 102/703 - FLECHETTE

Subclass of Class 102 - Ammunition and explosives
Definition: A rodlike dart with vanes or fluted shaft, small lightweight
No. of patents: 67
Last issue date: 09/02/2008

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7418906	Dual spin canister ammunition A dual spin projectile includes a base; a body connected to the base with a first snap joint, the first snap joint allowing relative rotation between the base and the body; a can having an open forward end and connected to the body with a second snap joint, the seco...	09/02/2008
7007608	Flechette packing assembly A flechette packing assembly utilizing a flechette projectile having its aerodynamic stabilization elements within the body mass and below the body surface with a packing orientation of a 90-degree right angle to the intended axis of projection. The packing assembly...	03/07/2006
6988450	Anti-personnel ammunition Anti-personnel tank fired ammunition designed for attacking personnel at various ranges includes a hollow base member adapted with an electric primer and a plastic or aluminum canister containing a payload at one end thereof. In operation, the hollow cartridge is lo...	01/24/2006
6679176	Reactive projectiles for exploding unexploded ordnance A projectile for the destruction of unexploded ordnance comprising a dart shell having a core region which contains a reactive composition comprised of a reactive metal and an oxidizer. The reactive metal is selected from the group consisting of titanium,...	01/20/2004
6598535	Collapsible support frame for kinetic energy penetrator The Collapsible Support Frame for Kinetic Energy Penetrator supports a long-rod kinetic energy penetrator inside a kinetic energy missile air frame in handling and flight environments but, upon impact of the missile on the selected high-obliquity target, ...	07/29/2003
5796031	Foward fin flechette A multi-flechette weapon packing for a flechette holding canister has one set of fin back flechettes, each having a tip end and a fin end with a plurality of integral fins at the fin end and a plurality of fin forward flechettes, each having a tip end and...	08/18/1998
5728968	Armor penetrating projectile An armor penetrator projectile is disclosed that has an elongated rod penetrator core. The core has a central bore therein extending from a rear portion to a front end portion of the core. The front end portion is preferably conically shaped for impact wi...	03/17/1998
5515785	Charge carrying flechette projectile As an abstract of the disclosure, the invention is directed to a miniature rojectile having a forwardly contained charge which is laterally injected into a target upon impact....	05/14/1996
5440994	Armor penetrating bullet The invention relates to armor penetrating bullets suitable for use with a wide range of weaponry from automatic shoulder arms to hand guns. The invention provides a bullet which comprises a cartridge containing a propellant charge, a casing attached to t...	08/15/1995
5413049	Reduction of velocity decay of fin stabilized subcaliber projectiles The terminal effectiveness of fin stabilized, subcaliber armor piercing projectiles depends primarily on the impact velocity at the target. The aerodynamic drag and related velocity decay experienced over the trajectory from the gun to target is reduced b...	05/09/1995
5359938	Ultra light weight sabot An ultra light weight sabot for a subcaliber projectile comprises a sabot having three reduced mass segments each incorporating driving grooves at their inner diameter, an aft bourrelet, a central cavity beneath the aft bourrelet and an outwardly directed...	11/01/1994
5325786	Flechette for a shotgun Disclosed is an improved design for individual flechettes, a multiplicity of which are arrayed in an ammunition cartridge for a gun. The flechettes have elongate solid bodies centered about a longitudinal axis, the bodies tapering from a waist to both for...	07/05/1994
5223667	Plural piece flechettes affording enhanced penetration A flechette is disclosed comprising a rod-shaped steel body having a blunt generally conical penetrating point, a separate resinous plastic fin component securely mounted on the rear end portion of the body, and a generally conical gradually tapering resi...	06/29/1993
5164540	Slipping driving band for projectiles of any caliber The technical field of the invention is that of slipping driving bands fitted to projectiles of any caliber fired from a rifled barrel. The slipping driving band according to the invention consists of a driving band boby 8 and a front ring 7 arranged in a...	11/17/1992
5162607	Long rod penetrator A reinforced sub-caliber kinetic energy penetrator comprises an elongated solid cylindrical hard metal body having a plurality of circumferential channels in said surface of said body. A plurality of circumferential reinforcing bands are swaged into the c...	11/10/1992
5138951	Device for stopping rotation between a bar and a sabot The technical sector of the invention is that of devices for stopping rotation between a rifled bar and a sabot of an arrow-type projectile. The device according to the invention is characterized in that it comprises at least one obstacle (6) disposed in a hou...	08/18/1992
5125344	Limited range training projectile A limited range training projectile utilizes a two strake and flare combination or two slots with flare combination design to ballistically match a service round to a predetermined range. The design permits statically stable flight at a selected limited r...	06/30/1992
5097765	Electric fuze with selectable modes A base mounted remote set digital time fuze permits a chambered round to e power, time setting information and cartridge case firing voltage available at an electric primer terminal of the cartridge case. Fuze power, time setting information and cartridg...	03/24/1992
5097766	Kinetic energy projectile with pyrotechnic payload A long rod penetrator projectile comprises an elongated main penetrator body, a stabilizing fin assembly attached to the rear of the main body, and a perforated canister carried within the fin assembly. A pyrotechnic material such as pyronol is contained ...	03/24/1992
5014931	Kinetic energy projectile with impact-ejected fins A kinetic energy projectile intended to be launched toward a selected tar has a projectile body and a plurality of fins attached to the projectile body to provide stablity thereto in flight. Means are provided for causing the fins to be ejected from the ...	05/14/1991
5003886	Projectile for combatting actively and passively recting armor A sabot-projectile arrangement adapted for being ejected from a gun barrel for the purpose of combatting actively and passively reacting armor. The arrangement comprises first and second projectiles, each having a different coefficient of air resistance (...	04/02/1991
4996923	Matrix-supported flechette load and method and apparatus for manufacturing the load In a method and apparatus for manufacturing a flechette load, a series of operative steps are carried out to produce a matrix-supported load of flechettes held in a desired array. First, a load of flechettes are mounted by a die end cap in a desired array...	03/05/1991
4957046	Projectile A projectile has a nose portion and a body portion. A plurality of winged, fin-stabilized flechettes are releasably mounted in the body portion. Each flechette is mounted with its longitudinal axis at a pre-set pitch to a longitudinal axis of the projecti...	09/18/1990
4922826	Active component of submunition, as well as flechette warhead and flechettes therefor An active component of submunition for utilization from a carrier against different target objects, especially against semi-hard and hard or heavily armored target objects; as well as warheads for this purpose and flechettes which are preferably deployed ...	05/08/1990
4815682	Fin-stabilized subcaliber projectile and method of spin tuning The invention concerns a fin-stabilized projectile for employment from a rifled barrel and is particularly suitable for automatic cannons having calibers from 12.7 to 70 millimeters. The full rate of spin commensurate with the rifling twist of a specific ...	03/28/1989
4788915	Hunting ammunition comprising a bullet of increased effectiveness The invention relates in particular to hunting ammunition for a fire-arm of the kind having a subcaliber bullet fitted with a feathering, the subcaliber bullet allowing for destabilization on its trajectory beyond a distance travelled outside of the fire-...	12/06/1988
4779536	Kinetic energy projectile To increase the penetration effectiveness, a tip area of the sub-caliber projectile body of a kinetic energy projectile, which immediately follows the possible tip has a greater diameter D over its length L than the diameter d in the following areas of th...	10/25/1988
4777882	Projectile containing sub-munitions with controlled directional release A projectile forming the head of a carrier has a defined balllistic trajectory and contains sub-munitions ejected, at a given moment in the trajectory of the projectile, in a controlled direction. In the projectile, the sub-munitions are arranged so as to...	10/18/1988
4774889	Armor-piercing 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 ...	10/04/1988
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
4757766	Armor-penetrating ammunition assembly with aluminum protective cap An armor-penetrating ammunition assembly is provided with a multiple segment aluminum protective cap 26. The cap 26 is provided with a plurality of stiffening ribs 34, 34', 35, 35', and torque resisting tabs 40, 40' which rest in one of the grooves 37, 37...	07/19/1988
4719860	Armor-penetrating ammunition assembly with molded protective cap An armor-penetrating projectile assembly 10 is provided with a molded protective cap 28. The cap 28, which is preferably molded from Nylon 6/6, is provided with a plurality of longitudinal stress grooves 34 formed in the interior surface of the cap 28 for...	01/19/1988
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
4638737	Multi-warhead, anti-armor missile A multi-warhead, anti-armor missile which includes a missile that has a bter section, a sustainer section, guidance and control means, and primary and secondary warhead sections at nose portions of the missile, with said primary warhead being designed fo...	01/27/1987
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
4598644	Use of a portion of a propellant charge as a seal A subcaliber projectile having a sabot formed by a plurality of segments is provided. The joined segments forming the sabot, present a gas pressure receiving surface 52 which is covered by a sealing foil 54 formed by a foil material made out of the propel...	07/08/1986
4590862	Projectile pusher-type discarding sabot A pusher-type sabot for the launching of sub-caliber ballistic projectiles hose dimensions are significantly less than the gun bore diameter from which they are launched, the pusher-type sabot having a pusher plate and bore rider, segmented such that the t...	05/27/1986
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
4542696	Munitions round for barrel-type weapons A munitions round for a subcaliber projectile to be fired from a barrel-type weapon has a casing, of a uniform outer cross section substantially over its entire length, receiving the projectile which is at least partially surrounded by the gas-generating ...	09/24/1985
4524695	Finned subcaliber projectile The technical area of the present invention relates to an anti-tank weapon comprising a finned projectile of the arrow type and a launching shoe. The projectile of the invention comprises a shoe 2 the rear portion of which has fins 10 provided with pins 11 whi...	06/25/1985

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