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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7430964 | Safe and arm device and method of using the same A safe and arm device and method for a fuze in a bomb utilizing a piston and a drive shaft to rotate a rotor in and out of the safe and armed positions. The piston is operated by a difference in air pressure within the fuze as the bomb leaves its delivery vehicle. | 10/07/2008 |
| 7320285 | Safe and arm device and method of using the same A safe and arm device and method for a fuze in a bomb utilizing a piston and a drive shaft to rotate a rotor in and out of the safe and armed positions. The piston is operated by a difference in air pressure within the fuze as the bomb leaves its delivery vehicle. | 01/22/2008 |
| 7258068 | Safety and arming apparatus and method for a munition A safety and arming mechanism for a munition having a housing with a first detonator and an explosive mounted within the housing and in alignment with one another. A shaft is mounted within the housing. A first component is rotatingly fixed to the shaft and is movea... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7073424 | Method and plant for the destruction of a fuze mounted on a munition The invention concerns the field of ammunitions equipped with their fuze, found on the battlefield. Such ammunitions represent a major pyrotechnic risk. The problem consists in destroying the fuze so as to be able to dismantle said ammunition. The method consists in... | 07/11/2006 |
| 5932834 | Auto-destruct fuze The Auto-destruct fuze is a mechanism that provides a primary mode detona and a delayed auto-destruct/self-neutralize mode detonator function for a grenade or similar munition. The mechanics for the primary mode detonation is similar to the M223 fuze whi... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5693906 | Electro-mechanical safety and arming device An apparatus and method for safing and arming a projectile is disclosed. The apparatus utilizes an out of line rotor configuration where the detonator is mounted in the rotor. In the safe position, the detonator is out of line with an explosive lead. The ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5429049 | Flexographic printing system A flexographic printing system using mechanical and friction drive at the same time. The print cylinder is rotated by a friction drive only while printing (during the print cycle). The print cylinder is rotated past the anilox roll (during the inking cycl... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5212340 | Safe and arm device using liquid explosive A safe and arm device, which has an explosive train interrupted by a void establish a safe condition, has the void filled with a liquid explosive to establish an armed condition. The void may be in a manometer-like device in which the liquid explosive is... | 05/18/1993 |
| 4953475 | Safety-arming system for launched projectiles Arming of a detonator carried within a tube-launched projectile is delayed n accordance with an operational program of a safety-arming system initiated by simultaneous and independent detection of projectile propulsion involving pressure generated by an ac... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4727810 | Safe and arm device for a secondary-explosive detonator A safe and arm device including a sensor-controlled switch arrangement in an electrical series-circuit, which is arranged ahead of a secondary-explosive detonator, especially for a submunition-projectile. The safe and arm device possesses a first switch w... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4704965 | Blind-setting device for a detonator A blind-setting or protective blocking device for a detonator, in particular for a detonator of a launched bomb, in which a release or tripping lever maintains a securing slider in a secured position. The tripping lever is maintained against the force of ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4697524 | After-firing safety An after-firing safety mechanism of a training ammunition that is fired through the central barrel of a full-caliber dummy projectile is described. The training ammunition includes a primer igniting an active charge upon impingement of the training ammuni... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4643096 | Safety and arming mechanism A set back weight is moved by inertial force from a first position to a second position during acceleration of a missile. The set back weight is biased toward its first position to preclude its movement to its second position until the missile undergoes t... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4526104 | Safety-arming device A safe-arm device for use in a fuel-air explosive munition carried by an craft. The device has a housing having an environmental seal which is separated from the housing upon munition release to form a seal opening, a pressure probe for obtaining static ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4455940 | Random time delay fuze A random time delay fuze includes a fuze base member containing a cylindrl cup guide carrying a slidably mounted cylindrical cup. The cup contains a piston which has a recess slidably mounted on a cylindrical firing pin guide which is also attached to sa... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4449454 | Safety mechanism for an explosive body An explosive body such as a rocket, bomb, cluster shell, or the like is pided with a safety mechanism which assures that the explosive body cannot explode in its launching tube nor shortly after leaving the launching tube. The mechanism also makes sure t... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4380197 | Safety and arming device/contact fuze A pneumatically operated safe and arm device for use in an ordnance item lizes cam controlled mechanical interlocks to prevent premature arming. This device also utilizes staticdynamic fluid pressure differential to cause the enabled mechanism to proceed... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4341159 | Retard sensing double release safe separation munition timer A safing and arming timer being responsive to sequentially sampled deceleration forces to operate in one of a non-retard or retard mode wherein different non-retard and retard safe separation times may be predetermined and sequential outputs are available... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4328754 | Time delay device A time delay device adapted to cooperate with a firing device. The time delay device comprises a piston cooperating with the firing device, a spring to move the piston between a first position in which the firing device remains in a non-operating conditio... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4300451 | Method and apparatus for measuring pneumatic differential drag forces A differential drag apparatus is disclosed for detecting air pressure forces on a drag-sensing body. The body is movable in response to a predetermined magnitude of air pressure force. A pressure regulator responds to the movement of the body by releasing... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4215634 | Mechanical munition flight environment sensor An environment sensing system that prevents rotation of a grooved rotor surface mounted on a shaft, with a ball, until a deceleration force causes the ball to climb an inclined surface, a bias spring causes the detent grooves to maintain alignment with th... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4094247 | Switch actuator A switch actuator, for safe and arm applications requiring utmost dependaity in order to preclude a premature or false arming sequence, utilizes a plurality of simultaneous input signals from independently coded pneumatic optical and electrical sources t... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4078497 | Liquid timing device having a floating mass The timing device of this invention includes a housing which contains at least one mechanism whose motion is partially controlled by a liquid which substantially fills the housing and by a mass having a density approximately equal to or less than that of ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 3994231 | Guided missile warhead fuze A guided missile fuze comprising a safety-arming mechanism. Upon intentio launch of the missile the explosive train of the fuze is mechanically and electrically aligned, provided prescribed launch and flight events occur and a specific time has elapsed. ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3968751 | (Flex'ator) arming spring device A logic module system utilizing a spring energy storage means having a spfic threshold level response and a constant force over a specific displacement in cooperation with a plurality of cams adapted to be moved by external forces, such as ram-air piston... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3962974 | Pressure-armed ordnance fuze An air droppable, air-tight warhead cannister containing a plurality of prranged bomblets, each bomblet having a novel pressure-sensitive fuze capable of being committed to an "armed" position by the presence of a predetermined fluid pressure in the cann... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3938443 | Logic module A logic module system comprising a plurality of cams adapted to be moved by xternal forces, such as ram air pistons, rate controlled springs, or the like. The cams are in contact with a spring loaded control member or plunger. Each individual cam is profil... | 02/17/1976 |
