Augmented hypervelocity railgun with single energy source and rail segmentation
July 6, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesElectromagnetic gun Electromagnetic projectile launcher with reduced muzzle arcing and associated method Distributed energy store electromagnetic railgun Railguns with current guard plates Method for electromagnetic acceleration of an object Integrated superconducting reconnecting magnetic gun Method and construction for control of current distribution in railgun armatures Patent #: 5183957 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 087248 filed on 07/06/1993US Classes:89/8ACCELERATINGExaminersPrimary: Bentley, Stephen C.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassF41B 006/00AbstractAn electromagnetically energized railgun system in which nesting and segmenting of the primary rails is combined with augmenting rails and crossover bar conductors and an inductorless single power supply arrangement to provide a high efficiency hypervelocity capable railgun improvement over prior railgun arrangements. The disclosed railgun apparatus uses a single power supply or energy source and achieves the desired near zero muzzle energy storage through a combination of inductive and resistive primary rail commutation, power supply pulsing, and augmenting rail inductive energy storage.Other References
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