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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8037828 | Projectile-generating explosive access tool An explosive device that can generate a projectile from the opposite side of a wall from the side where the explosive device is detonated. The projectile can be generated without breaching the wall of the structure or container. The device can optionally open an ape... | 10/18/2011 |
| H2259 | Yield enhancing device and method of use A method and apparatus for enhancing explosive yield is provided. The apparatus generally includes an energetic charge operatively associated with a guide. The guide is operatively associated with a reactive material. According to an aspect of the method, the energe... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7337703 | Modular breaching apparatus Modular breaching apparatus including a plurality of breaching elements, each breaching element being formed with a groove for receiving therein a flexible explosive element capable of producing an explosive force sufficient for breaching a structure, wherein each b... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331268 | Explosive neutralization method and device A method for neutralizing explosive ordnance is provided. According to an aspect of the method, an energetic charge is activated to produce a shockwave, which is imparted at an effective velocity and temperature on a gas to ionize the gas for creating plasma and to ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7276819 | Explosively driven power generation, method and device A method for generating power including an energetic charge is activated to produce a shockwave, which is imparted at an effective velocity and temperature on a gas to ionize the gas for creating plasma and to drive the plasma. The plasma is impacted on an electrica... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7146913 | Shaped charge tubing cutter A shaped charge detonation booster comprises a tubular wall body of substantially constant outside diameter for enclosing an axial primer path that terminates with an enlarged main cavity volume. Preferably, the main cavity is positioned within the juncture plane of... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7000545 | Multifunctional breaching apparatus Breaching apparatus including a housing constructed of a material that disintegrates upon explosion without significant amounts of fragments being given off, and an explosive element disposed in the housing capable of producing an explosive force sufficient for brea... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6983698 | Shaped charge explosive device and method of making same A shaped charge explosive device which includes an axially symmetric body of explosive material, a liner lining the forward end of the body, and a detonator disposed at the bottom of the body. The liner has an apex disposed along the symmetry axis of the body and th... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6966263 | Low-cost, no-fragment explosive access tool for soft metal containers The invention comprises a device that uses a flexible material, preferably in a mostly square shape. An explosive charge, usually in the form of a sheet of explosives, is cut to fit on the top side of the flexible material. A cutting plate, having orthogonal grooves... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959893 | Light fighter lethality seeker projectile A projectile comprises an imaging seeker at a front of the projectile; a front warhead behind the imaging seeker; a power supply; an electronics unit connected to the power supply and comprising a microprocessor circuit board, a voltage regulator circuit board, an i... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6622632 | Polar ejection angle control for fragmenting warheads The present invention controls the polar ejection angle of fragments in a fragmenting warhead. The warhead's detonators are initiated non-simultaneously to produce corresponding detonation waves in the warhead's explosive material. The detonation waves in... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6220166 | Apparatus and method for producing fragment-free openings An apparatus and method for explosively penetrating hardened containers such as steel drums without producing metal fragmentation is disclosed. The apparatus can be used singularly or in combination with water disrupters and other disablement tools. The a... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6131518 | System for enhancing target damage by water jet impact Different compositions of layers forming a non-homogeneous explosive charge are selected so as to produce in response to underwater detonation of s explosive charge a gas bubble having a corresponding internal density distribution of explosion products ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5594196 | Shock tube surface connector A shock tube surface connector for initiating one or more shock tubes including a housing which forms an elongate cylindrical void, an ignition source extending from a position outside the housing to a position within the elongate cylinder, a static isola... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5493972 | Method for producing maximum energy flows The invention relates to a method of producing maximum energy flows by releasing chemically stored energy--for example out of explosives--by a photon-controlled reaction which is propagated by the photons released by the reaction and at a velocity for the... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5450794 | Method for improving the performance of underwater explosive warheads A solid explosive charge is provided with plural detonators on its outer surface at locations from which divergent shock waves simultaneously emerge for movement inwardly of the explosive body. Such shock waves form an uninterrupted wave front enclosing a... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5271332 | Modified channel effect for solid explosive detonation waves The detonation wave velocity in a solid explosive body of material, incred by the "channel effect", is further increased by compounding of the "channel effect" and/or by partial shock wave interruption by means of a threaded or rifled passage wall surfac... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5233929 | Booster explosive rings An explosive device has a main charge explosive, and a booster explosive ring with main charge explosive filling the space in the center of the booster ring. When the booster explosive is set off, explosive shock waves converge on the space in the center ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5221810 | Embedded can booster In an explosive device having a main charge explosive, a booster explosive mbedded in the main charge explosive, and a detonator, a can or plate is embedded in the main charge explosive and provides a high impedance surface which is shaped and oriented so ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5187319 | Low vulnerability component of explosive ammunition and process for initiating a charge of low-sensitivity composite explosive Low-vulnerability component of explosive ammunition and process for initiating a charge of low-sensitivity composite explosive. The subject of the present invention is a low-vulnerability component of explosive ammunition consisting of a preferably metall... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5033387 | Explosive charge facing An explosive charge provided with a metal facing for the formation of an essentially rod-shaped projectile by detonative conversion of the facing. The facing is provided in its central region with a coating of a material which is denser than the material ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5022326 | Asynchronous explosive logic safing device An asynchronous explosive logic safing device which is mappable as a network on a single surface to perform the safe/arming function for an explosive device or warhead. The safing device uses explosive logic AND gates and AND/OR gates in conjunction with ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5009162 | Explosive logic resolver network An explosive logic resolver network for determining which detonator in a rality of detonators is the first to detonate. The resolver network is interposed between a plurality of detonators and the explosive logic clock of a safe/arming network. Each deto... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4998963 | Explosive logic clock An explosive network forming an explosive logic clock for opening a time window during which a set of theoretically identical detonators must fire. The explosive logic clock also examines the first detonation to determine whether or not it is premature be... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4989516 | Safe/arm explosive delay path A safe/arm explosive delay path for detonating an explosive device and prnting detonation of the explosive device by extraneous factors present in the internal environment. The delay path comprises a detonator and first explosive trail leading to a delay... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4974514 | Explosive safety junction An explosive safety junction which can meet the high reliability and safety standards of conventional or nuclear weapon safing devices. The safety junction is an explosive logic device having an inlet trail which diverges into one or more tiers of safety ... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4964329 | Sound attenuation with foam Method for reducing the peak overpressure of an explosion by disposing in the path of the explosion a barrier of an aqueous foam containing dispersion particulates predominately smaller than 200 mesh.... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4947751 | Multi-directional initiator for explosives A method of blasting cap-sensitive, non-nitroglycerine-sensitized explosives and an initiating assembly for use in the method are provided. The method comprises initiating a column of the explosives by directing two radial/forward shock forces from an ini... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4815385 | Blast focusing method and apparatus A blast focusing technique for producing high pressure on a ground plane, in which a right circular cylinder of explosive material is positioned adjacent the ground plane with the cylinder axis orthogonal to the ground plane. The cylinder is simultaneousl... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4753170 | Polygonal detonating cord and method of charge initiation The present invention comprises a detonating cord of polygonal cross section having three or more substantially flat sides of substantially equal length and substantially equal included angles between each of the sides.... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4722281 | Intermittent explosion apparatus and method of using such apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing intermittent explosion of a plurality of explosive charges initially attached to an explosive capsule support belt. The belt is indexed so that a plurality of spaced capsules on the belt can be s... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4703695 | Apparatus for compensation of linear thermal expansion An apparatus to compensate for the thermal expansion of a component inserted between two elements, particularly an explosive member placed between a lining, and a cover plate in a shaped charge, comprises two rings that are in contact with one another thr... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4699066 | Linear explosive separation system A linear explosive separation system includes two intersecting surfaces that are formed on a structural plate or other member consisting of isotropic material such as metal and offset from each other at an angle substantially less than 180°, and an explo... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4412493 | Explosive logic safing device An explosive logic safing device for increasing the safety and reliability f a detonation signal from a fuze to an explosive charge. The safing device is provided with an inlet explosive trail which conveys an inlet detonation signal to an outlet explosive... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4408535 | Explosive cutting means Explosive cutting means comprising explosive material, preferably in flat strip form, which can be arranged in contact with a surface of a target on either side of an intended line of cut and means for so detonating the explosive material that shock waves... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4372214 | Explosive auto-enhancement device An explosive auto-enhancement device for providing higher detonation pressure than can be achieved with conventional explosives by the use of magnetic precompression for enhancing the detonation wave. A cylindrical armature containing an explosive charge ... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4365471 | Compression wave former Compression waves are formed by detonating a mixture of fuel and air confined within a chamber that has a constricted output opening. The mixture is ignited instantaneously throughout a peripheral region of the chamber opposite the output opening, and thi... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4325305 | Electrical augmentation of detonation wave A method and apparatus for electrical augmentation of steady state detonation waves in solid or fluid explosives. Two electrical conductors are disposed along opposed margins of explosive material and coupled across a source of electrical energy. When the... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4222329 | Underwater cutting device An underwater cutting device which utilizes a W shaped liner to separate a inear explosive charge from a watertight standoff volume. The liner is fabricated by bending a single metal plate. A V shaped hood is affixed to the outer edges of the W shaped line... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4166417 | Explosive boosting device for low-sensitivity blasting agents A boosting device including a thin, cylindrical shell of high explosive, such as PETN, which may be formed by a spiral wrap of detonating cord. The shell is formed around an inert core which is either a solid cylindrical body, a hollow cylindrical body or... | 09/04/1979 |
