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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980179 | Safety and arming unit for a fuze of a projectile A safety and arming unit for a fuze of a projectile has a firing device for transferring the firing energy to another firing device and a barrier for interrupting the transfer. The barrier is locked in a locking state by a safety that triggers an unlocking action du... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7895946 | Small smart weapon and weapon system employing the same A weapon and weapon system, and methods of manufacturing and operating the same. In one embodiment, the weapon includes a warhead including destructive elements and a guidance section with a target sensor configured to guide the weapon to a target. The target sensor... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7690304 | Small smart weapon and weapon system employing the same A weapon and weapon system, and methods of manufacturing and operating the same. In one embodiment, the weapon includes a warhead having destructive elements. The weapon also includes a folding lug switch assembly that provides a mechanism to attach the weapon to a ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7614346 | Projectile fuze with fuze electronics including a timer/counter A projectile fuze (12) having fuze electronics in which the time of flight (T) can be programmed, having a timer/counter which counts up to the programmed time of flight (T)—minus a defined time value (Δt)—and then charges an electrical firing circuit, a... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7493858 | MEMS inertial delay device A MEMS inertial delay device having a substrate layer, an intermediate layer and a device layer. A plurality of freely moveable interlocking masses are formed in the device layer along with springs which connect the masses to first and second supports. Movement of a... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7412928 | Electronic safety and arming unit An electronic safety and arming unit comprises a micro electromechanical system (MEMS) shutter device. The shutter (18) is suspended by thin lightweight arms and hinges, all formed by silicon processing of SOI substrates and includes holding latches for holdi... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7383774 | Microelectromechanical safing and arming apparatus A two-stage acceleration sensing apparatus is disclosed which has applications for use in a fuze assembly for a projected munition. The apparatus, which can be formed by bulk micromachining or LIGA, can sense acceleration components along two orthogonal directions t... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7320286 | Setback switch for safe and arm A switch mechanism is provided that has a tubular enclosure; a contact pin electrically insulated from the tubular enclosure; a g-weight positioned inside the tubular enclosure and movable from an open position to a closed position; and a transparent closure that en... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7168367 | Submunition fuze An improved fuze for a submunition grenade designed to be launched from a cargo projectile comprising a fuze, a charge and a casing; the improved fuze comprising a fuze housing; a threaded firing pin having a pointed tip, oriented coaxially with the sub... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7143696 | Remote digital firing system The present invention is directed to a remote digital firing system for firing of a remote mission payload that includes a firing circuit communicatively coupled to and operative to fire the remote mission payload, a firing control panel communicatively linked to sa... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7069861 | Micro-scale firetrain for ultra-miniature electro-mechanical safety and arming device A microscale firetrain for a safe and arm device having a safe position and an armed position, the firetrain including an input explosive column having a longitudinal axis; a transfer charge having a longitudinal axis and first and second ends and movable from a saf... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055437 | Micro-scale firetrain for ultra-miniature electro-mechanical safety and arming device A microscale firetrain for a safe and arm device having a safe position and an armed position, the firetrain including an input explosive column having a longitudinal axis; a transfer charge having a longitudinal axis and first and second ends and movable from a saf... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055436 | Shell fuse A shell fuse has a target acquisition sensor, such as an impact sensor, and a firing train in which a firing device carrier is movable from a safe position into an armed position. Overflight safety all the way to the target is afforded in a simple manner. There is p... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051656 | Microelectromechanical safing and arming apparatus A two-stage acceleration sensing apparatus is disclosed which has applications for use in a fuze assembly for a projected munition. The apparatus, which can be formed by bulk micromachining or LIGA, can sense acceleration components along two orthogonal directions t... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6968785 | Locking and stabilizing device for grenades The locking and stabilizing device for grenades utilizes a solid nylon ring and multiple nylon ribbons that are attached to the ring at regular intervals around its circumference. During storage, the ring surrounds and locks the slider of the grenade in its storage ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6860206 | Remote digital firing system The present invention is directed to a remote digital firing system for firing of a remote mission payload that includes a firing circuit communicatively coupled to and operative to fire the remote mission payload, a firing control panel communicatively linked to sa... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6679174 | Flare igniter with a slurry groove An igniter for a flare that includes a housing and a slider assembly. The housing includes an ignition device portion and a slurry groove portion. The ignition device portion has an ignition device portal for holding an ignition device, while the slurry g... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6604467 | Safety system for a projectile fuse The invention provides a safety system for a small arms projectile in which an initiating device is impacted by a firing member in order to detonate a main explosive charge. The system requires the firing member to be retained in a safe position in relati... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6598533 | Electronic time-fuse for a projectile The invention aims to increase the overflight safety of a projectile, comprising a time-fuse which has an acceleration-activated battery. To this end, the safety device actuates a switch, whose position is interrogated during the flight phase and the fuse... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6568329 | Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) safe and arm apparatus A MEMS type safe and arm apparatus for a fuze includes a setback slider responsive to a first setback acceleration, the setback slider moving linearly in response to the first setback acceleration; a setforward slider responsive to a first setforward acce... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6431071 | Mems arm fire and safe and arm devices Miniature arm fire and safe and arm devices include an electrically operated pyrotechnic initiation device (5) to generate a detonation wave upon command and a movable pressure barrier (9) that blocks propagation of the detonation wave if the device is no... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6269746 | Disarm mechanism for explosive equipment A disarm mechanism to maintain a safe work area for individuals that may be working in such area which allows for the remote disarming of an article of explosive equipment by remotely shifting a switch of an explosive circuit to an off or non-operative po... | 08/07/2001 |
| 5705767 | Miniature, planar, inertially-damped, inertially-actuated delay slider actuator A miniature, planar, inertially-damped, inertially-actuated delay slider uator is micromachined on a substrate and consists of a "slider", with zig-zag or stair-step-like patterns on the side edges, interacting with similar vertical-edged zig-zag pattern... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5392860 | Heat activated safety fuse A method and an apparatus for use in a wellbore are provided to prevent an electrical current from passing between a power supply and an electrically operated downhole well tool until after the electrically operated downhole well tool is positioned downho... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5390487 | Ignition safety device for a rocket motor The ignition safety device is mounted on a rocket motor nozzle having a body with a longitudinal nozzle opening having an igniter therein for igniting the propulsion charge of the rocket motor. An electrically operable detonator is mounted in a detonator ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5168122 | Safe-and-arm device A safe-and-arm device with a series connection formed through a switch which is activated through triggering criteria and which is connected ahead of a detonator for a secondary explosive, especially for utilization with a submunition projectile. Hereby, ... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5159145 | Methods and apparatus for disarming and arming well bore explosive tools In the representative embodiments of the several methods and apparatus of the invention, a barrier formed of a low-temperature fusible metal alloy having a selected melting point is arranged between a receptor explosive and a typical electrically-initiate... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5159146 | Methods and apparatus for selectively arming well bore explosive tools In the representative embodiments of the several methods and apparatus of the invention, a barrier formed of a low-temperature fusible metal alloy having a selected melting point greater than the anticipated well bore temperatures is arranged between a re... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5070788 | Methods and apparatus for disarming and arming explosive detonators In the representative embodiments of the several methods and apparatus of the invention, a barrier formed of a low-temperature fusible metal alloy having a selected melting point is arranged between the donor and receptor explosives in an otherwise-typica... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5000094 | Shotgun cartridge with explosive shell A shotgun cartridge (1) has an armour piercing shell (11) which includes a main charge (17) arranged to be detonated or exploded by direct percussion of a primer (12). The cartridge (1) includes a bore safe cylindrical arming device (16) integrally formed... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4876961 | Fuzes An ammunition unit has a fuze which includes an electrical trajectory safety device for preventing arming of the ammunition unit within a trajectory safety distance. An arming igniter actuable by the electrical trajectory safety device activates a movable... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4790246 | Fuse A fuse is capable of installation in a warhead only when a rotor of the fuse is in its safety position. If the rotor is in its live position, installation in the fuse is not possible. The fuse comprises an installation safety element which is movable betw... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4739705 | Arming and motor ignition device A combined warhead arming and drive motor ignition device for a self-propelled missile having a warhead and a drive motor comprises a first acceleration responsive means (1, 2, 3, 4) to provide an output when the missile achieves a first acceleration, a t... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4635552 | Unique signal, safe and arm device A unique signal, safe and arming device for preventing the inadvertent detonation of an ordnance, having an initiator barrier disk and an ignitor barrier disk situated adjacent respective opposite open ends of at least one transfer tube containing an init... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4620483 | Missile safe and arm system A missile safe and arm system incorporates an electrically triggered explosive train that extends from the missile body to an extendable probe and back to the missile body. When the probe is in its retracted position, the explosive train, and electrical t... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4615269 | Constrained stepping motor unique code device A unique code device for use with explosive devices. A stepping motor is vided with a shaft for rotation a predetermined number of times for arming the explosive device. Magnetic damping (braking) means is provided to constrain rotation of the shaft.... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4573411 | Safety device for a weapon detonator or fuse A compact safety device for a fuse or detonator for a weapon such as a bastic projectile to be fired or launched from a tube, is protected against the propellant charge gas pressure by a lightweight, yet pressure tight housing provided with double closur... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4487127 | Percussion fuse An improved construction for a percussion fuse. The fuse function has a firing pin rigidly mounted in an ignition head an adapted to coact with a percussion cap mounted in an impact member. This impact member is securedly maintained in a first position by... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4440086 | Impact arming device for a fuze A slideably mounted interrupter, or barrier, is constructed to interrupt or break a detonating train when held in a first position by a leaf spring in an unflexed mode, and to complete the detonating train when the interrupter is moved, by a predetermined... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4429633 | Impact igniter The invention deals with an impact igniter (1) for projectiles with a fuse (15) acting as a transport safety and delayed arming device. By partitioning off the fuse (15) and the striker pin (7, 17) located behind it forward in the projectile trajectory di... | 02/07/1984 |
