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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6389976 | Hard target fuze A safe-and-arm device for a projectile fired from a smooth bore gun has a rotor that rotates between a safe position and armed position. A setback sensor retains the rotor in the safe position until an acceleration of the projectile causes the setback sen... | 05/21/2002 |
| 5872326 | Apparatus for triggering an avalanche or the like Avalanches, such as snow avalanches, are triggered with an explosive char The charge is propelled into a potential avalanche slope and detonated therein. The explosive charge is first located in a tube which is closed at one end and which also houses a p... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5408701 | Safety-and-arming mechanism for an explosive device A safety-and-arming mechanism for explosive device having a body including a slider, at least one latch adapted to translate between first and second positions to block the slider and allow translation of the slider, respectively, and a biasing device for... | 04/25/1995 |
| 4827846 | Initiating device for a training projectile An initiating device which employs discardable arming members is disclosed. The design qualifies as a low cost, responsive, impact initiating system for a practice projectile. The method is embodied in a sub-caliber flight projectile as part of a mortar t... | 05/09/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4155306 | Out-of-line igniter An out-of-line igniter assembly having a primer located out-of-line of an nition train and movable to an in-line position for ignition of a main pyrotechnic charge. A housing has a raceway connected with a gas expansion chamber and a pellet chamber, and a... | 05/22/1979 |
| 3961577 | Air driven energy storing fuze safing and arming mechanism A safing-and-arming mechanism for ordnance fuzes having an air speed sensor nd redundant means to prevent premature arming rotor movement. Upon weapon delivery, a spring-loaded snorkel is extended to unlock the first of two rotor locks and to direct a stre... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3960086 | Air valve safety device for bomb fuzes An environmental safety device for a fuzed bomb which is prevented from bg actuated until both the bomb has been positively released from the aircraft and has separated a predetermined distance from the bomb rack. The device comprises a spring-actuated a... | 06/01/1976 |
