Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7415930 | Seeking fused munition A seeking fused munition (10), which at the front end thereof, has a projectile-forming insert (12). In order to define an optimally effective projectile-forming insert (12), even in a configuration of relatively small caliber, the seeking fused... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7156024 | Device for warhead charges for cargo ammunition units A warhead charge device (18, 18′, 18″, 18′″) arranged to carry liquid explosive (11), and which device is for use in an ammunition cargo unit such as a missile. The device incorporates at least two confined spaces (2, 6, 9) equipped with... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7121210 | Accuracy fuze for airburst cargo delivery projectiles In one aspect, an artillery projectile apparatus is provided that includes a carrier projectile containing a payload, and a fuze disposed at an ogive of the projectile and which is configured to eject the payload when the fuze is detonated. The fuze includes a recei... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7044060 | Missile-borne explosive activated grenade release device A delivery and release device for release and detonation of sequential explosive charges is disclosed to penetrate hardened structures. An aerodynamic shell is sized for delivery to a target by hand or mechanical means, including a first explosive charge is in a for... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6889612 | Long-distance blast banger A long-distance blast banger including a cartridge loaded with a blast banger made up from plastic material. The blast banger encompasses a sound explosives cup and a delay cup. The sound explosives cup is loaded with a sound explosives agent having components inclu... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6796244 | Opening and closing a container A ballistic projectile (10) includes a body (12) defining a hollow, open-ended payload cavity (22) covered by means of a cover portion (26) fitting as a spigot into a socket (12.1) defined by the body (12). Peripheral seats ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6230630 | Aerodynamic projectiles and methods of making the same An aerodynamic projectile, preferably a non-lethal projectile, including a projectile shell having an aerodynamic structure and a controlled center of gravity which exhibits improved aerodynamics and resulting accuracy and which fractures in a predetermin... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5168123 | Chemical initiation of detonation in fuel-air explosive clouds The invention relates to the chemical initiation of detonation of a fuel-in-air (FAE) cloud such as might be used in a minefield breaching system. A component of the system is adapted to carry fuel to the breaching site and is also adapted to carry a comp... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5014623 | Binary munition system A binary munition system comprising at least two non-explosive ingredients hat combine in flight to form a relatively safe explosive. The combination of said non-explosive ingredients for the purpose of forming safe explosives is novel. The binary munition... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4757765 | Rotational projectile A rotational projectile having a hollow, metallic nose portion (1) containing a charge adapted to detonate by impact against a target without the use of a fuse, whereby the nose portion, rearwardly of either a detonatable charge (2) or a component of such... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4699061 | Binary chemical warhead Hardware and method are disclosed for mixing at least two non-toxic chemical compounds in a warhead for missiles and artillery projectiles to form a toxic agent during their ballistic travel to a target. The inventive design avoids danger from spills of t... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4505200 | Dynamic seal There is disclosing a novel dynamic seal for a projectile having an inter chamber for cylindrical canisters of discrete liquids wherein a circumferential gap is formed between adjacent canisters in said chamber. The seal comprises a ring member which is ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4365560 | Fin-stabilized projectile The fin-stabilized projectile has an ogival projectile body having a nose portion and a base portion joined to a tail tube having a finned tailed unit. The nose and base portions are fixedly secured to respective ends of an internal connecting tube. The t... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4284007 | Projectile with at least one expellable subprojectile Projectile with at least one expellable subprojectile. The projectile is provided with a nose element, which is arranged, in a predetermined position in the trajectory of the projectile, to be discarded, thereby causing a decelerating force on the project... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4140059 | Safety device for projectiles A safety device for a projectile is provided which includes a charge adapted to function as either an ignition charge or as a booster and relay charge. The charge comprises at least two components each of which comprises solid particles. These solid parti... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4095528 | Vehicle with combined fuel tank/warhead A vehicle driven by a combustible fuel propulsion system, in which the fuel emaining upon arrival at the target is exploded to act as a warhead. The vehicle has a fuel tank incorporated into the structure, which will hold more than enough fuel to complete ... | 06/20/1978 |
