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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7849798 | Air-powered electro-mechanical fuze for submunition grenades A fuze for a submunition comprises a fuze housing with a stabilizer ribbon for aerodynamic orientation, a fuze slider released by tension on the stabilizer ribbon, an air-powered electric generator extended into the airstream by the fuze slider and powered in flight... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7798064 | Command and arm fuze assembly having small piston actuator A command to arm apparatus includes a housing having a hollow interior. A pivotally-mounted rotor is disposed in the hollow interior. The rotor has a first, safe position of rotational adjustment that prevents detonation of an explosive and a second, armed position ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7367268 | Safety and arming device for a spinning projectile fuze A safety and arming device (10) for a spinning projectile fuze, which has a fuze housing (12), which is in the form of a pot, and a bearing body (14) with a booster charge (16). A spherical rotor (42) with a detonator (44) i... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360486 | Safety system for the ignition chain of a projectile fuze A small arms projectile for a small arms weapon, which projectile comprises a warhead having an explosive charge, an initiator, and a firing pin. The initiator has safe and armed conditions and is capable of detonating the explosive charge of the warhead when the in... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7334523 | Fuze with electronic sterilization A fuze may include a detonator, a firing capacitor and a control circuit. The firing capacitor may be charged to a nominal operational voltage, wherein when the firing capacitor is discharged across the detonator, an external explosive charge may be detonated. The f... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322294 | Integrated thin film explosive micro-detonator A method of making a thin film explosive detonator includes forming a substrate layer; depositing a metal layer in situ on the substrate layer; and reacting the metal layer to form a primary explosive layer. The method and apparatus formed thereby integrates fabrica... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7316186 | Air-powered electro-mechanical fuze for submunition grenades A fuze for a submunition comprises a fuze housing with a stabilizer ribbon for aerodynamic orientation, a fuze slider released by tension on the stabilizer ribbon, an air-powered electric generator extended into the airstream by the fuze slider and powered in flight... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7216589 | Fuse for projected ordnance An ordnance fuse apparatus is described that uses electrical and mechanical, and optical devices. The ordnance fuse apparatus includes a controller to control an optical switch and a laser to detonate an explosive charge of the ordnance. Other embodiments include an... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213517 | Device for a proximity-fuzed unit ammunition A proximity-fuzed ammunition unit (1) that can approach a target and where during approach the proximity fuze function effects or gives rise to a voltage pulse pattern that is dependent on objects located along the flight path of the ammunition unit on its ap... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7183633 | Optical cross-connect system An optical cross-connect switch comprises a base (216), a flap (211) and one or more electrically conductive landing pads (222) connected to the flap (211). The flap (211) has a bottom portion that is movably coupled to the base ( | 02/27/2007 |
| 7148436 | Microelectromechanical acceleration-sensing apparatus An acceleration-sensing apparatus is disclosed which includes a moveable shuttle (i.e. a suspended mass) and a latch for capturing and holding the shuttle when an acceleration event is sensed above a predetermined threshold level. The acceleration-sensing apparatus ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7142087 | Micromechanical latching switch A micro-electrical-mechanical-switch (MEMS) device comprises a semiconductor wafer, a first semiconductor layer formed on the semiconductor wafer, and a second semiconductor layer formed on the first layer. A first latching movable shuttle is formed in the second la... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7116858 | Optical switch elements An optical switch element, methods form making an optical switch element and optical switches containing the optical switch element. The optical switch element includes a housing containing a longitudinal channel therein having a channel axis defined along a length ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7063019 | Assemblies including extendable, reactive charge-containing actuator devices An assembly including a support housing and an actuator device. The actuator device includes an extendable initiator cup including at least one non-random fold and at least in part defining a storage chamber containing a reactive charge reactable to produce reaction... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059339 | Pyrotechnically actuated microvalve The microvalve comprises a mini-piston moving due to the thrust of gases given off by firing of a pyrotechnic charge and comprising an aperture designed to enable communication to be established between ends of microchannels of a microfluidic component. When the end... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7057245 | Method and apparatus for assembling an array of micro-devices The invention describes a method and apparatus for deploying micromachined actuators in a plane which is orthogonal to the original fabrication plane of the devices. Using batch-processing, photolithographic procedures known in the micromachined electro-mechanical s... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7013809 | Mecanotronic fuses for hand grenades The improvements are applicable to fuses provided with a container (9) inside which may move axially a slider (10) having an electrical generator (1), the activation of which provides the electrical energy required for the operation of the fuse,... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012491 | Storing mechanical potential in a MEMS device using a mechanically multi-stable mechanism A system and method for storing potential energy in a microcomponent is disclosed comprising a multi-stable element having two or more equilibrium states and a stopper to restrict the multi-stable element from entering at least one of the two or more equilibrium sta... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004072 | Magnetically sensed second environment safety and arming device The fuze is armed only if muzzle exit is sensed by a magnetic sensor within a predetermined time after setback is sensed and either one or both of a minimum spin rate is sensed by the magnetic sensor and/or a minimum number of turns are counted. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6964231 | Miniature MEMS-based electro-mechanical safety and arming device A MEMS type safety and arming device includes a substrate; a frame disposed on the substrate; a setback slider disposed in the frame, the setback slider moving linearly in response to a setback acceleration; an arming slider disposed in the frame, the arming slider ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6951161 | Smooth bore second environment sensing A safety and arming apparatus for arming a fuze of a smooth bore projectile, comprises a setback sensor and a spin rate sensor. The setback sensor is in cooperative electronic communication with the spin rate sensor such that when the setback sensor senses at least ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6530324 | Fuze mechanism for a munition A munition incorporating a fuze mechanism adapted to prevent momentary disarming of the mechanism once same is placed in an armed state. The fuze mechanism incorporates a fuze housing having a slide member movable slidably longitudinally between an unarme... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6439119 | Lockable electro-optical high voltage apparatus and method for slapper detonators A safe/arm apparatus includes a slider barrier having at least one notch formed therein, the slider barrier including an optically diffuse surface and an optically reflective surface; at least one mechanical lock removably disposed in the at least one notch; ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6321654 | Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) -type devices having latch release and output mechanisms A first embodiment of the invention comprises a miniature release and latch anchor assembly that can be fabricated in combination with other moving and fixed elements on a single substrate (3). Such a release and latch anchor assembly has many application... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6318270 | Safety element particularly for a fuze of a substantially non-spinning projectile A projectile fuze includes a detonator carrier having a safety position and an armed position; a pin having a blocking position in which it holds the detonator carrier in the safety position and a releasing position in which the pin allows the detonator c... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6237495 | Self-destructing impact fuse A self destructing impact fuse including a cylindrical firing pin having a hollow centrifugal chamber for holding a number of spheres and a number of radial openings on its surface for exposing portions of the spheres when the chamber is spun. At one end ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5889227 | Safety mechanism for preventive premature detonation of an explosive projectile An explosive projectile carrying an active charge is to be launched from a barrel. Detonation of the charge requires that a firing pin be driven to a firing position where it impacts a percussion cap. The firing pin is held in a safety position by a barre... | 03/30/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5585592 | Shock tolerant fuze A shock tolerant fuze includes a detector for determining when fuze timing should be initiated, a movable safe and arm assembly containing a time delay circuit and a firing aperture. The firing train detonator is preferably also mounted on the movable arm... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5561259 | Decoy flare with sequencer ignition A decoy flare with a sequenced ignition is disclosed. The flare comprises a case including an aperture for an impulse cartridge, a segment of pyrotechnic material and a sequencer igniter. The sequencer igniter includes a housing having an aperture, an ign... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5483895 | Detonation system for detonating explosive charges in well In well perforating operations, it is necessary to detonate shaped charges suspended in the well. To avoid dangerous detonation at the surface, a pressure responsive mechanism is set to respond to a pressure indicative of operation at a selected depth. Th... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5275101 | Pyrotechnic chain igniter for cargo warhead submunition A pyrotechnic chain igniter device for cargo warhead sub-ammunition including an explosive charge contained in an enclosure, comprising a first striker mobile in a longitudinal bore of a body for striking a primer, a slider carrying the primer, the slider... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275107 | Gun launched non-spinning safety and arming mechanism An safe and arm apparatus is disclosed wherein the apparatus utilizes setback acceleration for in-bore safety and sustained in-bore acceleration to position various members to allow for subsequent alignment of the firing train at arm time. The apparatus i... | 01/04/1994 |
