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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6334394 | Propellant charge arrangement for barrel-weapons or ballistic drives A propellant charge arrangement for barrel-weapons or ballistic drives comprises a conventional core charge having an ignition system and a consolidated propellant surrounding the core charge and having its own high electrical energy ignition system which... | 01/01/2002 |
| 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 |
| 5565644 | Shaped charge with wave shaping lens An improved shaped charge for generating a jet. A lens shaped waveshaper is positioned within the explosive material of a shaped charge to modify the shape of the divergent detonation wave into a planar wave or a converging wave. The waveshaper is formed ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5505136 | Core-generating charge with means for correcting entrainment rotation effects The invention relates to warheads including a core-generating charge and rotating about an axis which is not the charge axis. In front of the coating of the charge is positioned a wedge with a straight or curved triangular cross section, for slowing down ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5383405 | Explosive lines An explosive line including a pliable impervious outer casing and a filling of explosive material within the casing. An outer surface of the casing has a plurality of generally flat faces which are spaced about the explosive line so as to provide an outer... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5331896 | Process for visualization of a detonation wave Steps of a process for visualization of a detonation wave involve examini measuring, and confirming a fuel-air explosion by using a ground-based fuel bottle oriented horizontally whereby the explosive dissemination creates a fuel-air cloud with its diame... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5322020 | Shaped charge A high performance shaped charge for piercing high strength steel has a symmetry of revolution about an axis; a priming system constituted by a punctiform initiating source for producing a detonation wave in a block of donor explosive, and a cavity positi... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5311818 | Self limiting explosive logic network An explosive panel, in which detonation is limited to a predetermined area bout any point in the panel at which detonation is initiated, consisting of an array of identical interconnected explosive tile assemblies, each including an explosive tile, a perip... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5311819 | Explosive logic network An explosive logic network, including a first explosive path which is crod by second explosive paths such at a detonation propagating along the second path in either direction would cut and open a first end of the first path, and will be propagated at an... | 05/17/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5182418 | Aimable warhead An aimable warhead in which a plurality of detonators is disposed about the eriphery of an explosive charge with a proximity selector means provided for sensing the location of a target in relation to the warhead and thereafter selectively initiating one o... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5170004 | Hydraulic severance shaped explosive An explosive device which has a retainer with a groove, that houses a charge adapted to produce a shock wave upon detonation. The retainer is attached to a target such as an airplane canopy, so that the charge is spaced from the target a predetermined dis... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5159152 | Pyrotechnic device for producing material jets at very high speeds and multiple perforation installation The invention makes it possible to produce a large number of jets of material at very high speeds from different surfaces. The device essentially comprises a detonator initiating an explosive charge by causing a detonation shock wave, which leaves the exp... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5050503 | Selectively aimable warhead initiation system A system for aiming a selectively aimable warhead (SAW) at a target by exsively deforming the warhead into a shape desirable for directionality. Twenty-four explosive forming charges are located around the circumference of the warhead and run the entire ... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5044280 | Linear hollow charge devices The device (10) consists of a bar (12) of high explosive having a planisymmetrical groove (20) along one side lined with a hollow charge liner (28). A pair of backing charges (34, 36) connected by a bridging charge (42) are disposed along the opposite sid... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5036771 | Linear cutting charge and kit-of-parts for making same The invention provides a kit-of-parts for assembling to form a linear cutting charge. The kit-of-parts comprises a plurality of elongate planar members (1), connecting means (3) for connecting the planar members (1) to form a box-like structure (2), a lin... | 08/06/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4982667 | Arrangement for production of explosively formed projectiles An arrangement for production of explosively formed projectiles consists of casing with explosive contents, a fuse arranged on the base side and a metal insert which covers the explosive contents on the head side, in which case the projectile acquires win... | 01/08/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4967666 | Warhead against fortified or armored targets, particularly for damaging runways, roadway pavings, bunker walls or the like A warhead for use against fortified or armored targets has an axially extending common housing. A forward hollow charge is located in the housing adjacent the forward end. A follow-up projectile is located in the housing between the hollow charge and the ... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4942819 | Hollow charge Hollow charge with a jet-forming lining or cover, in particular for producing a channel for a follow-through projectile in take-off runways, roadways or other stationary ground targets. A projectile-forming inert material is located between an initiator p... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4768440 | Warhead for missiles A warhead for a guided missile initiated by a proximity fuse, for use against high speed high altitude targets, comprises a fragmentation casing, an outer explosive charge contained in the casing and having a detonator and an inner explosive charge radial... | 09/06/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4552742 | Materials processing using chemically driven spherically symmetric implosions A system and method for obtaining spherically symmetrical implosion of sample materials by directing radiant ignition energy onto a target which includes a spherically symmetrical core of selected sample material concentrically surrounded by a shell of hi... | 11/12/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4384527 | Explosive body comprising an explosive charge ignitable by fuse An explosive body having an intensified detonation pressure is disclosed, characterized in that the body includes a main explosive charge and an auxiliary explosive charge. A material is arranged between the charges for transmitting the impact wave from t... | 05/24/1983 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4213391 | Anti-tank mine with peripheral charge initiation 1. In a demolition unit, a closed container having a shallow depth relative to its transverse cross section, and having a high explosive charge contained therein, a completely embedded non-explosive shock absorbing mass centrally located within said explo... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4211169 | Sub projectile or flechette launch system An explosive flechette launching system which includes a central core expive driver having stacked coaxially thereabout a plurality of disc plates which have layered and sandwiched therebetween for radial launching a multiplicity of flechettes. In one em... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4160412 | Earth fracturing apparatus An earth fracturing apparatus has a casing of reactive metal containing a central, double ended charge load that is simultaneously detonated from both ends; and a pair of opposed end charges at opposite sides of the central charge load, the end charges be... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4145972 | Dual-mode warhead initiation system Dual-mode capability is provided in a warhead initiation system having an itiation transfer assembly and two, end booster plates. The initiation transfer assembly comprises five, separate lines of mild detonating cord (MDC) swaged together at one end in a... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4140057 | Axisymmetric stabilized liner implosion system A payload (e.g., a plasma, gas, magnetic field) having an initial energy density is confined within an implosion chamber which also contains a rotating liquid liner having an approximately cylindrical inner surface due to the rotational forces. An annular... | 02/20/1979 |
