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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113102 | Programming process for the fuse of a projectile and programming device enabling the implementation of such process The invention relates to a programming process and device for a fuse of a projectile using a programming coil transmitting by induction a programming signal to reception means integral with the fuse. This process is characterized in that the programming signal is tr... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7975593 | Methods for inductively transferring data and power to a plurality of guided projectiles to provide a lock-on-before-launch capability Embodiments of an inductive power transfer method are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a method of transferring data and power to a plurality of guided projectiles located in launcher tubes on a helicopter is described herein. In some embodiments, po... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7926402 | Method and apparatus for munition timing and munitions incorporating same Microcontroller apparatuses and methods of use are disclosed. An explosive projectile system contains a faze and a remote fuze setter. The fuze includes a microcontroller comprising an RC-based clock generator and is configured to sample an accurate timing event sen... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913606 | Inductive power transfer The present invention generally concerns inductive power transfer systems and their components. More particularly, representative and exemplary embodiments of the present invention generally relate to systems, devices and methods for transferring modulated current b... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7698983 | Reconfigurable fire control apparatus and method A portable, self-contained fire control system includes one or more of: 1) the means to provide geodetic positioning and navigational data for the host weapon platform in relation to established coordinate reference systems; 2) the means to digitally communicate wit... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7661348 | Exchangeable barrel modules for firearms A method and apparatus are described for an exchangeable barrel module for a firearm equipped with the same. An example firearm includes an exchangeable barrel module, which includes a barrel and a barrel jacket. The barrel module also includes a range finder, contr... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7654186 | Fuze module A self-contained fuze module, for installation on pieces of ordnance, having sensing devices and processing capability within the fuze module to determine whether conditions have been met to arm the ordnance. The fuze module is a unitary sealed module communicating ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7481145 | Cruise munitions detonator projectile A projectile, (Cruise Munition Detonator Projectile or CMDP), can be fired from a tank, modified grenade launcher or gun using a laser range finder, radar or manual input (dialer or keypad) range selector. The CMDP will prevent, neutralize and eliminate enemy close ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7370584 | Second environment sensing in smart bombs A safety and arming apparatus for arming a fuze of a smart weapon comprise a release sensor and a verification maneuver sensor in cooperative electronic communication with each other, such that when the release sensor senses that the weapon has been released and the... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362659 | Low current microcontroller circuit A method and system for accurate timing in a low current system useful in fuzing applications generates a first count of oscillations of an oscillator of unknown frequency during a first period of unknown duration. A second count of oscillations of the oscillator is... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357082 | Modified shotgun and modified shotgun shell ammunition A shotgun which allows its operator to fire modified ammunition rounds as either slug rounds or rounds of shot. The shotgun is modified by the addition of components creating an electric circuit in the shotgun. The modified ammunition rounds contain a modified slug ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352319 | Methods and systems utilizing Doppler prediction to enable fusing A method for controlling a detonation altitude of a radar equipped munition is described. The method includes calculating a velocity of the munition while the munition is at an altitude greater than the desired detonation altitude, determining when the munition is a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7231863 | Arrangement for transferring large-calibre ammunition from an ammunition magazine to loading position in a large-calibre weapon The invention relates to an arrangement (18) for retrieving large-calibre ammunition (10), such as shells, from an ammunition magazine and transferring these to a loading and ramming position, in which the respective ammunition unit (10) is loca... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7197981 | Projectile A projectile, having a casing, a projectile base, which closes off the casing at the rear, a receiver coil for receiving electromagnetic signals, an energy source, brought into contact with the receiver coil, and a logic module. The casing is made of a plastic mater... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193556 | System and method for the measurement of full relative position and orientation of objects A system for measuring a position and orientation of an object in flight relative to a reference coordinate system is provided. The system including: three or more illuminating sources, each disposed in a predefined position, the three or more illuminating sources t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182015 | Multi-variable, multi-parameter projectile launching and testing device A multi-variable, multi-parameter projectile launching and testing device includes; a.) an elongated hollow acceleration tube having a firing end and an exit end; b.) firing mechanism functionally connected to the firing end of the elongated acceleration tube to cre... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7077045 | Projectile inductive interface for the concurrent transfer of data and power A projectile includes a body, a payload within the body, a target system within the body for affecting operation of the projectile, and an inductive interface which, as part of the target system, permits transfer of at least one of power and data between the target ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7044045 | Method for programming the shattering of projectiles and tube weapon with programming system A method for programming the shattering of projectiles (G) and a weapon (12) with a programming system (14, 16, 18). The projectiles are intended to destroy a target (Z) at which they are fired along heavily curved trajectories and are detonated at sha... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7026808 | Method and apparatus for providing information from a speed and direction sensor A method and apparatus for providing information from a speed and direction sensor is disclosed. The method and apparatus detect the presence of a ferromagnetic object as it moves past a sensor. The sensor determines speed and direction information regarding the fer... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021187 | Low velocity air burst munition and launcher system implemented on an existing weapon A low velocity air burst munition and launcher system allows the user to program the munition to detonate in the air at a specified range from the muzzle. The system further allows the munition to detonate upon impact or self-destruct if the target is missed. The sy... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004072 | Magnetically sensed second environment safety and arming device The fuze is armed only if muzzle exit is sensed by a magnetic sensor within a predetermined time after setback is sensed and either one or both of a minimum spin rate is sensed by the magnetic sensor and/or a minimum number of turns are counted. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6967614 | Projectile launch detection system utilizing a continuous wave radio frequency signal to confirm muzzle exit A projectile launch detection system utilizes a continuous wave radio frequency signal (CW/RF) to confirm muzzle exit. The projectile launch detection system can be used in smoothbore, fin-stabilized, non-air breathing projectiles. The gun tube appears as a waveguid... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6951161 | Smooth bore second environment sensing A safety and arming apparatus for arming a fuze of a smooth bore projectile, comprises a setback sensor and a spin rate sensor. The setback sensor is in cooperative electronic communication with the spin rate sensor such that when the setback sensor senses at least ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6931775 | Remote control module for a vehicle The invention is a remote control module for controlling the movement of a vehicle, the module for mounting on a rifle. The module includes a housing suitable for use as a forward handgrip for the rifle. A mechanism is included to mount the housing on the rifle in t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6922558 | Integrated building control and information system with wireless networking This invention relates to an integrated building control and information system with wireless networking, including the controlling and/or monitoring of various building devices or appliances such as air conditioning, lighting, temperature, humidity, etc., including... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6843178 | Electromagnetic pulse transmitting system and method A plasma antenna generator includes an ionizable material, an explosive charge capable of projecting the ionizable material upon detonation, and a detonator coupled with the explosive charge. An electromagnetic pulse transmitting system includes an electromagnetic p... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6823767 | Method for fuze-timing an ammunition unit, and fuze-timable ammunition unit The invention is based on the concept of providing a digital data transmission of the fuze-timing data into a fuze-timable ammunition unit, for example with an HDB-3 (High-Density Bipolar) transmission code and voltage modulation. As is known from asynchronous data ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6725781 | Cartridge A cartridge, comprising a cartridge case (3), a projectile (4), a propellant charge igniter (8) extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of cartridge (1) and arranged inside the cartridge case (3), and an electrically pr... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6666123 | Method and apparatus for energy and data retention in a guided projectile Energy (110) and mission data (108) for a guided projectile are transferred from a projectile setter (102) over an inductive interface (118). The projectile may include energy storage element (114) to store the energy and a data storage element (112) to s... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6662703 | Open bolt firing mechanism for programmable cartridges An open bolt firing mechanism for programmable cartridges. The mechanism includes a firing bolt having a bolt face configured to engage a programmable cartridge and force the programmable cartridge toward a barrel of the weapon. The mechanism also include... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6598533 | Electronic time-fuse for a projectile The invention aims to increase the overflight safety of a projectile, comprising a time-fuse which has an acceleration-activated battery. To this end, the safety device actuates a switch, whose position is interrogated during the flight phase and the fuse... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6557450 | Power indicating setter system for inductively-fuzed munitions A power indicating setter system monitors the power level of a fuze setter coil of a fuze setter system for a gun operable to fire inductively-fuzed shells. The fuze setter system transmits a carrier signal that induces magnetic field power in the fuze se... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6526892 | Artillery cartridge having an internal conductor arrangement A cartridge includes a cartridge case having a cartridge base; a projectile having a rearward portion received by the cartridge case; a propellant primer disposed in the cartridge case and extending along the longitudinal cartridge axis; an electrically p... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6439097 | Missile launcher with piezoelectric launcher pulse power source and inductive launcher/missile coupling A missile system includes a launcher having a built-in pulse power source and an electrical connection to a missile. The pulse power source is used to send activation and firing pulses to the missile. The pulse power source utilizes a piezoelectric crysta... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6427598 | Method and device for correcting the predetermined disaggregation time of a spin-stabilized programmable projectile The determination of the active projectile velocity required for the correction computation and the correction of the disaggregation time (Tz(vo) are performed in a projectile after it has been fired. The velocity measurement takes place in the... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6422119 | Method and device for transferring information to programmable projectiles The transmission of the disaggregation time takes place in the area of the conveying path of the projectiles (18) between a a magazine of the gun and the start of the flight path of the projectile (18), wherein the disaggregation time (Tz(Vo_typ)) is corr... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6289780 | Device for adjusting a fuse without actually touching it in the tip of a large-caliber projectile A device for adjusting a fuse in the tip of a large-caliber projectile without actually touching it. The device is provided with a programming station that has an annular or cylindrical programming coil mounted on it coaxially with the longitudinal axis o... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6216595 | Process for the in-flight programming of a trigger time for a projectile element A process for the in-flight programming of a trigger time for an element of a projectile by a fire control system of a weapon, wherein the muzzle velocity (Vo) of the projectile is measured and the distancing velocity of the projectile at at least one oth... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6202532 | Data exchange system and method for ammunition rounds In a weapons system of the type in which a round having a case is fired from a gun, the round including a fuze processor, the round further made up of a firing circuit having a resistor and also having two contacts in the case of the round, the gun having... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6196130 | Electrostatic arming apparatus for an explosive projectile The inventive environment sensor apparatus includes an electrostatic sensor carried by the projectile. The electrostatic sensor has first and second electrical conducting areas separated by a dielectric material to form two plates of a capacitor. The firs... | 03/06/2001 |
