Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7070204 | Programmable gas generator using microcells A programmable gas generator which has a plurality of different elements can be individually activated, and wherein the activation causes inflation of a device. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6145439 | RC time delay self-destruct fuze Apparatus mountable in a projectile for utilization with a rotor-type safing and arming mechanism for post-launch self-neutralization of a projectile having a fused warhead and a stab detonator, including a launch-activated battery, an electric detonator ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6142080 | Spin-decay self-destruct fuze Apparatus mountable in a projectile for utilization with a rotor-type safing and arming mechanism for post-launch self-neutralization of a spinning projectile having a fused warhead and a stab detonator, including a launch-activated battery, an electric d... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5591935 | Shock sensing dual mode warhead A shock sensing dual mode warhead is provided for use against both soft and ard targets and is capable of sensing which type of target has been struck. The warhead comprises a casing made of a ductile material containing an explosive charge and a fuze asse... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5515786 | Projectiles for attacking hard targets and method for controlling initiation of a projectile A projectile includes an explosive charge, a corresponding initiating device, a penetrator that only deforms upon impact with a target having a predetermined mechanical resistance, an internal impact contactor arranged between the penetrator and the charg... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5189250 | Projectile for smooth bore weapon The invention provides a projectile adapted to be fired from a smooth bore weapon, such as a shotgun, by means of a cartridge containing a propellant charge. The projectile comprises a generally cylindrical casing and a warhead assembly, the warhead being... | 02/23/1993 |
| 4833994 | Dual purpose explosive lead for a projectile having a shaped charge warhead A projectile 10 with a shaped charge warhead 27 and a nose mounted contact fuze 30. A precursor shaped charge 56 and liner 48 are mounted in the base 38 of fuze 30. When a target 64 is impacted by the projectile 10, a precursor shaped charge jet is produc... | 05/30/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4803928 | Tandem charge projectile A projectile with a tandem charge consisting of a borehole charge and a secondary firing charge, in which exact piercing guidance between the borehole charge and the secondary firing charge is obtained by the counterdirectional motion of the housing part ... | 02/14/1989 |
