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7603950 Device for impact detection  
A piezo cable is provided as an impact sensor, which allows up to four different measuring principles. In addition to the piezoelectric measurement, which causes a piezoelectric pulse in an impact,...
7506586 Munitions energy system  
A munitions energy system combines various sources of energy generation with energy storage to provide power to a munition through various stages of the munition's operation. The system uses energy...
7312557 Mass-spring unit for generating power by applying a cyclic force to a piezoelectric member due to an acceleration of the mass-spring unit  
An apparatus for generating an electrical power upon an acceleration of the apparatus is provided. The apparatus including: a piezoelectric member having at least a portion thereof formed of a...
7173540 Flash-bang projectile  
A flash-bang projectile that generates one or more noise pulses and one or more flashes of light. In generating a noise pulse, the flash-bang projectile provides a housing that includes a gas...
6865989 Electronic self-destruct device  
A device provides for time-controlled self-destruction of a projectile by a batteryless, electronic self-destruct device. Several capacitors charged by a piezo element or a surge generator during...
6679179 Non-lethal electromagnetic active body  
A non-lethal active body which is equipped with a detonation-operated electrical pulse generator, and which is especially deployable as an article of submunition. The pulse generator is a...
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...
H001930 Precursor warhead attachment for an anti-armor rocket  
A precursor warhead for a high-explosive, anti-armor (HEAA) warhead is provided. The precursor warhead is a cylindrically-shaped attachment adapted for a friction fit over the nose cone of existing...
6082267 Electronic, out-of-line safety fuze for munitions such as hand grenades  
A munitions fuze implements an operating mechanism comprising a piston, operating rod and toggle body bearing a detonator, aligned in a cavity within a munitions housing. In the safe condition the...
5942714 Accurate ultra low power fuze electronics  
An accurate, yet ultra low power fuse electronics is presented in which two methods are used to reduce power consumption in the fuze electronics. First, the fuze uses low power 3.3 volt logic chips...
5929368 Hybrid electronic detonator delay circuit assembly  
An electronic delay circuit (10) for use in a detonator (100) has a switching circuit (20) and a timer circuit (22). Switching circuit (20) controls the flow of a stored charge of electrical energy...
5912428 Electronic circuitry for timing and delay circuits  
An electronic delay circuit (10) useful for the delayed initiation of detonators illustrates several novel features that may be combined, including a novel oscillator (34), a programmable timer...
5705766 Electronic turns-counting fuze and method therefor  
A fuse (12) detonates a spin-stabilized projectile (10) after the fuse (12) experiences a preset number of turns. The preset number is communicated (64) to the fuse (12) prior to launch. A...
5565647 Warhead with sequential shape charges  
This invention involves a warhead, for use against armor containing several reactive stages, specifically, an anti-tank warhead, of a type comprising shape charges acting sequentially from front to...
5536990 Piezoelectric igniter  
A device for producing an electrical output within a larger apparatus which generates the electrical output by use of energy already available within the apparatus. The device is particularly...
5485788 Combination explosive primer and electro-explosive device  
A system (10) for detonating an electro-explosive device (EED) (46) includes a primer (40, 70) connected to an expansion chamber (36) by a shaped vent passage (38). A releasably retained element...
5435248 Extended range digital delay detonator  
An extended delay detonator (blasting cap) provides a preselected, electronically controlled delay between an incoming non-electric impulse input signal from, e.g., a shock tube or other input...
5415105 Tandem warhead with piezoelectric percussion fuses  
The invention relates to a tandem warhead with a preliminary charge (1) and a main charge (2) respectively each with an associated fuse (3, 4). So that on ignition two fuses (3, 4) which are...
5377592 Impulse signal delay unit  
A digital delay unit for use in blasting operations and the like provides a selected delay between an input impulse signal and an output impulse signal. The delay unit may have a fixed, preset...
5301613 Power supply for an electrical circuit mounted on a projectile  
An improved power supply (10) for an electrical circuit (12) mounted on a projectile. The inventive power supply (10) includes a mechanism (14) on the projectile for generating electrical energy on...
5280751 Radio frequency device for marking munition impact point  
A munition incorporating a miniature transmitter (25) and a piezoelectric power supply (45) which converts a portion of the kinetic energy of the projectile (20), upon impact, into radio frequency...
5269223 Piezoelectric fuse system with safe and arm device for ammunition  
A self-powered fuze apparatus for a projectile containing an explosive charge which comprises a first housing containing a mechanical safety device for releasably preventing undesired movement of a...
H001224 Electric coupling  
The present invention is directed to an apparatus intended to allow detonon of munitions by the occurrence of a triggering event at a location remote from the actual munition. This apparatus...
5173569 Digital delay detonator  
An electrical delay detonator for blasting initiation systems and the like energized solely by a force input from a non-electric signal communication system, which detonator has a hollow,...
5166469 Delay fuse for sequentially detonating shaped charges  
A delay fuse for a warhead (1) including at least two charges (3, 8) for sequential detonation disposed inside a casing (2). The delay fuse comprises a screen (6) movable in a longitudinal axial...
5157220 Static arming bomb priming device  
A static arming device for a bomb having a housing and a main charge therein is provided and consists of a portable power source and a fuse ignitor carried within the housing. The fuse ignitor is...
5133257 Ignition system and a method for the initiation thereof  
An apparatus for detonating explosive charges at a given location in response to an initiation at a remote location and after a preselected delay comprises a non-electrical initiation device for...
5092243 Propellant pressure-initiated piezoelectric power supply for an impact-delay projectile base-mounted fuze assembly  
A piezoelectric power supply for a fuze assembly includes a stacked array of piezoelectric ceramic discs, a hollow can for holding the stacked piezoelectric discs, flexible electrical circuits...
5040463 Pressure activated power supply  
A device for use in a weapon system provides electrical energy for fuzing the weapon system. The device includes a detonator disposed within a housing, with the detonator being in association with...
5033382 Piezoelectric fuse for projectile with safe and arm mechanism  
A piezoelectric fuse, and safe and arm mechanism for a small active projectile is disclosed including a piezoelectric element mounted within the projectile near the leading end thereof with an...
5022324 Piezoelectric crystal powered ignition device  
A device for ignition of a pyrotechnic material, comprising: (a) piezoelectric means for providing a high voltage electrical pulse in response to mechanical energy; (b) means for emitting a...
5014062 Electronic projectile impact spotting device  
A spark gap transmitter mounted in the base plug of a projectile and powdd by the piezoelectric effect of ferroelectric crystals deformed upon projectile impact. The transmitter emits an RF pulse...
5002308 Igniter for an inflatable occupant restraint  
An igniter for use in a vehicle having gas generating material which upon ignition produces gas for inflating an inflatable occupant restraint. The igniter comprises a pyrotechnic transmission line...
H000251 Increased safety in use, and improved function, of ammunition items  
An electrically detonated fuse for a grenade is shown, used either as a b up system for the usual mechanical detonator, or independently as the sole arming and detonating means. The invention is...
4648320 Detonator triggering device  
A detonator triggering device which is located in the head of an underwater projectile, and wherein a pressure receiver which is positioned within an opening in the projectile head is exposed to a...
H000210 Bi-input safe detonator  
A detonator comprises a housing which contains a weak explosive charge igable by a bridge wire and a piezoelectric semiconductor buffer positioned in the housing for receiving a shockwave from the...
4606271 Fuse with a piercing head for a projectile  
The projectile fuse comprises a piezoelectric generator located forward of a piercing part (2) and formed by a striker (5), a hammer (6) and a crystal (8). The firing device comprises a watch...
4606272 Initiation delay system for warheads with tandem mounted shaped charges  
The technical area of this invention is initiation delay mechanisms for warheads carrying two tandem-mounted shaped charges. With this invention the initiation delay mechanism consists of using the...
4515081 Arrangement in a fuse for projectiles with explosive charge for changing over between direct and delayed ignition of the explosive charge  
Arrangement in a fuse for projectiles with explosive charge for changing over between direct and delayed ignition of the explosive charge. The arrangement includes a movable contact member which in...
4434717 Hybrid fuse triggering device  
A fuse triggering device for air to air missiles incorporates a readily rvable housing consisting of a threaded member mounted on a standard nut as a base and a hermetically sealed cover. The...
4393779 Electric detonator element  
An electrical detonator element including a support formed of an electrically nonconductive material with an ignition resistance and lead electrodes arranged thereon. An electrical circuit for...
4382408 Circuit arrangement for an impact fuze  
An impact fuze for barrel weapon ammunition of the type whose velocity of flight continuously decreases from the time of firing with increasing duration of flight, including a circuit arrangement...
4316413 Generator for a spin-projectile  
Generator for generating electrical ignition or detonation energy in a spin projectile through a piezo element utilizing the spin of the projectile for generating the electrical energy. The piezo...
4299169 Generator for a spin projectile having a guide band  
A generator for generating electrical ignition energy through a piezo element in a spin projectile. A guide band on the projectile deforms upon entry into the riflings of a weapon barrel. To...
4291626 Assembly of piezoelectric element unit and sheet metal mount for ignition device  
A piezoelectric element unit and sheet metal mount therefor has a window opening for readily mounting the unit therein without the necessity for using tools and for stably holding it despite...
4275658 Safing and arming signature for fuzes  
A recess or cavity is formed on the exterior of a fuze ogive. A piezo-eleic tape is positioned within the cavity or recess. Fluctuations in the pressure within the recess, caused by air flow over...
4241662 Electrical projectile detonator  
An electrical projectile detonator, particularly a base detonator or fuse which incorporates a piezoceramic cell as a current generator wherein it is possible to generate a voltage through the...
4215633 Acoustic emission contact fuze with signal processing capability  
An acoustic emission contact fuze that is responsive to high-frequency actic emission stress waves and distinguishes between such waves caused by impacts and signals caused by the operating...
4176608 Electrically energized impact detonated projectile with safety device  
Projectiles exist with a stored electrical charge during flight and an elrically energized detonator which activates upon impact. Premature activation in flight, which can be caused by spurious...
4141298 Electronic ignition circuit  
An electronic ignition circuit for the self-destruction of a projectile fuse, including two condensers chargeable from a single generator, such as a piezoelectric cell. A delay circuit initiates...
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