| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 102491000 | Shrapnel | 27 |
| 20100282115 | SELECTABLE EFFECT WARHEAD - A munition includes a casing, the casing formed at least in part from a material comprising (i) a meltable or phase-changing material, and (ii) an energetic material; an explosive payload contained within the casing; and a fuze arrangement, the fuze arrangement comprising a main fuze configured and arranged to ignite the high explosive, and at least one secondary fuze configured and arranged to cause the casing material to melt or undergo a phase change. A method of selectively altering the mode of operation of a munition includes: forming a casing, the casing comprising a material comprising (i) a meltable or phase-changing material, and (ii) an energetic material; introducing an explosive payload into the casing; providing a fuze arrangement comprising a main fuse and at least one secondary fuze configured and arranged to cause the casing material to melt or undergo a phase change; and selectively activating the main fuze and the at least one secondary fuze in a manner that provided at least a first and a second mode of operation, the first mode of operation comprising blast coupled with fragmentation effects, and the second mode of operation comprising mainly blast effects. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110219980 | SELECTABLE EFFECT WARHEAD - A munition includes a casing, the casing formed at least in part from a material comprising (i) a meltable or phase-changing material, and (ii) an energetic material; an explosive payload contained within the casing; and a fuze arrangement, the fuze arrangement comprising a main fuze configured and arranged to ignite the high explosive, and at least one secondary fuze configured and arranged to cause the casing material to melt or undergo a phase change. A method of selectively altering the mode of operation of a munition includes: forming a casing, the casing comprising a material comprising (i) a meltable or phase-changing material, and (ii) an energetic material; introducing an explosive payload into the casing; providing a fuze arrangement comprising a main fuse and at least one secondary fuze configured and arranged to cause the casing material to melt or undergo a phase change; and selectively activating the main fuze and the at least one secondary fuze in a manner that provided at least a first and a second mode of operation, the first mode of operation comprising blast coupled with fragmentation effects, and the second mode of operation comprising mainly blast effects. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20140299012 | FRAGMENTATION-BEAM TANK PROJECTILE - This invention relates to fragmentation-beam ammunition capable of simultaneous axial and circular field destruction. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20160054107 | CONTROLLED FRAGMENTATION OF A WARHEAD SHELL - A series of small explosive charges are used to preferentially crack the casing of a warhead to provide for a controlled fragmentation of the warhead. During detonation of the warhead's explosive fill, the casing will break early in the process along predetermined lines resulting in very large fragments that are projected toward the ground and away from innocent civilians. A fragmentation control collar which contacts these charges can be fitted on the outside of existing warheads. An annular liner within the warhead aids in the controlled fragmentation. | 02-25-2016 |
| 102492000 | Focused fragmentation | 7 |
| 20090199736 | MCD SHELL - The present invention relates to a method for firing explosive-filled, fragmentation shells ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100199875 | PROJECTILE OR WARHEAD - The aim of the invention is to obtain great final ballistic effectiveness of fragmentation bullets and warheads regardless of the impact speed while using as little explosive material as possible. Said aim is achieved by combining explosive shell ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110094408 | FORWARD FIRING FRAGMENTATION WARHEAD - A forward firing fragmentation warhead is constructed with casing materials that are pulverized upon detonation of the explosive. As a result, the lethality radius of the pulverized case fragments is no greater than that of the gas blast, thus reducing potential collateral damage. Warhead lethality may be improved by forming the fragmentation layer and explosive with dome-shapes that approximately match the shape of the advancing pressure wave. This increases fragment velocity and improves the uniformity of the fragment distribution over the forward-firing pattern. A variable-thickness pattern shaper may be placed between the fragmentation layer and explosive to provide additional shaping of the forward-firing pattern. Warhead weight and cost can be reduced by eliminating explosive at the aft end of the warhead that does not contribute to the total energy imparted to the fragments. More specifically, the aft section of the explosive and explosive containment structure may be tapered to approximately match the expansion of the pressure wave from the single-point aft detonation. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110179966 | DUAL-MASS FORWARD AND SIDE FIRING FRAGMENTATION WARHEAD - A high-lethality fragmentation warhead with reduced risk of collateral damage to the warhead launch platform. High lethality is achieved with a forward-firing fragmentation assembly placed in front of the explosive and a side-firing fragmentation assembly placed in a void space in the aft section of the explosive. The risk of collateral damage to the launch platform is reduced by forming the case and explosive containment structures of materials that are pulverized upon detonation of the explosive. This substantially eliminates radial fragments and in particular fragments thrown back towards the platform. Performance may be enhanced by tapering the aft section of the containment structure and explosive to eliminate explosive that does not contribute to the total energy imparted to the forward-firing fragmentation assembly by the pressure wave to create the void space for the side-firing fragmentation assembly. Performance may be further enhanced by forming the end of the explosive and forward-firing fragmentation assembly with largely conformal dome shapes that approximately match the shape of the front of the pressure wave. This both increases the amount of explosive energy delivered to those fragments and serves to expel them in a desirable pattern. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120291654 | SELECTABLE LETHALITY, FOCUSED FRAGMENT MUNITION AND METHOD OF USE - A munition and method capable of producing real-time selectable effects ranging from unrestricted to low collateral damage. The munition is capable of a directionally focused fragment pattern and limited lethality/damage effects. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20140230682 | RADIAL FIRING WARHEAD SYSTEM AND METHOD - A warhead system, method and apparatus. A warhead includes a liner having a logitundinal axis that runs down the center of the liner. The liner includes a liner pattern and a liner shape. The liner shape is selected and a radial distance from the longitudinal axis is selected. The liner pattern is warped as a function of the selected distance and the shape of the liner to reduce the effects of spoking in the post-detonation fragmentation pattern at the selected distance. The liner is then formed as a function of the warped liner pattern. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20160025467 | LOW-COLLATERAL DAMAGE DIRECTED FRAGMENTATION MUNITION - A directed munition has a non-fragmentation casing, and an explosive within the casing that is configured to propel fragments out an opening of the casing when the explosive is detonated. The casing may be made of a material that does not produce lethal or injurious fragments when the explosive is detonated. The explosive may include an insensitive explosive portion that creates the shape of an explosive front, and a secondary explosive containing a more energetic explosive, which is closer to the fragments than the insensitive explosive portion. There may be more of the insensitive explosive than the relatively energetic explosive. The munition may have a ring that is operatively coupled to the fragments, to aid in directing the fragments out of the casing opening in a desired direction. The ring may be made of a material that does not produce injurious fragments when the explosive is detonated. | 01-28-2016 |
| 102493000 | Structurally weakened casing | 5 |
| 20100192797 | WARHEAD - The invention relates to a warhead ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100242774 | Manufacturing method and steel for heavy munition casings - A manufacturing method for a heavy munition casing is provided, in which steel is rolled as a rough sheet or is forged as a slab depending on the desired casing size. Steel plates ( | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100294160 | PROJECTILE - A projectile ( | 11-25-2010 |
| 20130255524 | Projectile Casing for an Explosive Projectile and Method for Handling a Projectile Casing - A fragmentable projectile casing for an explosive projectile ( | 10-03-2013 |
| 20160377396 | MUNITION WITH MULTIPLE FRAGMENT LAYERS - A munition has preformed fragments at two radial distances from a center axis, for instance having inner fragments in or within or adjacent to a casing, and outer fragments outside of the casing. The outer fragments may be between the casing and an outer enclosure that surrounds the casing. The casing may be part of a warhead, and may be a penetrator casing. The fragments at different radial distances from the center may have different sizes, different materials, and/or different shapes. The use of fragments at different radial distances aids in providing enhanced fragmentation effects, such as controlling dispersal of fragments to limit fragmentation effects and/or provide more even distribution of fragments. | 12-29-2016 |
| 102494000 | Multiple fragments | 11 |
| 20090078147 | METHOD OF INITIATING EXTERNAL EXPLOSIVE CHARGES AND EXPLOSIVE-CHARGED ACTION ELEMENTS FOR THESE. - The present invention relates to a method of initiating explosive charges by means of splinter bodies ( | 03-26-2009 |
| 20110146523 | HIGH-LETHALITY LOW COLLATERAL DAMAGE FRAGMENTATION WARHEAD - The present invention provides a high-lethality low collateral damage fragmentation warhead. The case is formed of a material that is pulverized upon detonation of the explosive. As a result, the lethality radius of the pulverized case fragments is no greater than that of the gas blast, thus reducing potential collateral damage. Warhead lethality is improved by placing a pattern shaper between the fragment assembly and the explosive. The explosive and pattern shaper have a conformal non-planar interface that shapes the pressure wavefront as it propagates there through to expel metal fragments from the fragmentation assembly with a desired pattern density over a prescribed solid angle. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20220136809 | HIGH EXPLOSIVE FRAGMENTATION MORTARS - A mortar shell including: a metallic inner layer defining an interior of the mortar, the metallic inner layer having a grid formed on an outer surface to define a plurality of metallic fragments separated by grooves; a polymer having first reinforcing fibers disposed within the grooves; and a polymer outer layer, the polymer outer layer having second reinforcing fibers dispersed therein. The grid can be a square grid to define square shaped metallic fragments. The polymer outer layer can include a pattern of dimples formed on an outer surface. The polymer outer layer can include a solid lubricant. | 05-05-2022 |
| 102495000 | Casing | 5 |
| 20120186482 | Kinetic energy rod warhead with blast fragmentation - A hybrid kinetic energy rod warhead includes a projectile core including a plurality of projectiles, explosive segments about the projectile core, and isolators between the explosive segments. There is an initiator for each explosive segment and a shell about the explosive segments. A deployable casing including multiple fragment members is attached to the shell, and there is a housing about the deployable casing. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120192753 | FLEXIBLE FRAGMENTATION SLEEVE - A flexible fragmentation sleeve for use with a non-fragmenting explosive device is provided. The flexible fragmentation sleeve comprises a flexible cylindrical wall extending between opposing first and second ends along a longitudinal axis. The cylindrical wall includes an inner liner and an outer liner concentric to the inner liner. A first set of coupling elements extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical wall, and couple the inner liner with the outer liner. A second set of coupling elements extend circumferentially along the cylindrical wall. The second set of coupling elements is substantially perpendicular to the first set of coupling elements, and couple the inner liner with the outer liner. A plurality of pockets is defined intermediate the inner liner and the outer liner, and intermediate the first set of coupling elements and the second set of coupling elements. The flexible fragmentation sleeve of the illustrative embodiment further includes a plurality of fragmentation members. At least one fragmentation member is illustratively received within each pocket. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120192754 | SOLID METAL FRAGMENTATION SLEEVE - A fragmentation sleeve for use with a non-fragmenting explosive device is disclosed. The fragmentation sleeve may include a cylindrical side wall having a plurality of fragmentation portions. The cylindrical side wall may further include a plurality of longitudinally extending separation portions and a plurality of circumferentially extending separation portions. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20140020590 | METHOD OF PRODUCING WARHEADS CONTAINING EXPLOSIVES - The present invention relates to a method for the production preformed fragmentation casing or parts thereof intended to generate fragments initiated by the detonation of the explosive contained in warhead charges where the said casing or parts thereof are of the type that comprise a single-unit moulded part ( | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140060374 | Solid Lined Fabric and a Method For Making - An apparatus being a lined fabric material is disclosed. One embodiment of the lined fabric is used as an augmentation sleeve for use with a non lethal, explosive device and includes a lined material having a liner material in between a first fabric and a second fabric, where at least said first fabric is likely to rupture when an explosive force being substantially applied to a liner material in said lined fabric. A liner material is a material that reduces the likelihood of injury when expelled from the lined fabric and contacts a person. The fabric material has some properties of flexible light weight material properties and also has the properties of substantially rigid materials. | 03-06-2014 |
| 102496000 | Embedded | 3 |
| 20120255457 | STRUCTURAL METALLIC BINDERS FOR REACTIVE FRAGMENTATION WEAPONS - A munition is described including a reactive fragment having an energetic material dispersed in a metallic binder material. A method is also described including forming a energetic material; combining the energetic material with a metallic binder material to form a mixture; and shaping the mixture to form a reactive fragment. The munition may be in the form of a warhead, and the reactive fragment may be contained within a casing of the warhead. | 10-11-2012 |
| 102497000 | With explosive | 2 |
| 20090211484 | WEAPONS AND WEAPON COMPONENTS INCORPORATING REACTIVE MATERIALS AND RELATED METHODS - Weapons, weapon components and related methods are provided. In one embodiment a weapon component includes one or more discrete fragments embedded in a reactive material matrix. The weapon component may be used as a warhead that includes an explosive charge. In one embodiment the weapon component is configured such that, upon explosive launch, the reactive material matrix fractures to define one or more reactive material matrix fragments. The weapon component may be configured such that the discrete fragments are propelled at a first velocity over a defined distance while the reactive material matrix fragments are propelled at a second velocity over the defined distance, the second velocity being less than the first velocity. The weapon component may be used, for example, in a countermeasure weapon used to defeat a target weapon. Other embodiments of weapon components, weapons and related methods are also disclosed. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20120279411 | CLUSTER EXPLOSIVELY-FORMED PENETRATOR WARHEADS - Explosive devices, and in particular cluster explosively-formed penetrator warhead devices, are described herein. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a spherically-shaped explosive device comprises an initiator, a fuze component system configured to ignite the initiator, and a substantially spherical explosive charge surrounding the initiator. The substantially spherical explosive charge has a substantially spherical surface. A plurality of liners are on the substantially spherical surface of the substantially spherical explosive charge. | 11-08-2012 |
