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7367738 Apparatus and method for releaseably joining elements  
The apparatus and method for releasably joining first and second elements according to the present invention include a retaining member mounted to one of the elements and a reshapeable tube near...
7337703 Modular breaching apparatus  
Modular breaching apparatus including a plurality of breaching elements, each breaching element being formed with a groove for receiving therein a flexible explosive element capable of producing an...
7328751 Powder operated tool  
A powder operated tool including a frame, a tool body and a reusable combined cartridge holder and ram rear end receiver. The frame includes an anvil section. The tool body is adjustably connected...
7322090 Explosive tube removal device  
A explosive device is disclosed for collapsing an expansion-fit metal tube from within a hole of a metal plate of a boiler or the like. The device includes a connecting rod inserted into the tube...
7299735 Device for the disruption of explosive ordnance  
A plurality of embodiments of disruptor all have a container with an enclosure for explosive material with a wall which can he located in any one of a number of different positions using one or...
7296504 Pyrotechnic actuator of the variable-thrust-acting type  
The technical field of the invention is that of pyrotechnic actuators comprising a piston, the basic function of which is to exert a thrust so as to displace an object by shooting out the piston. ...
7261039 Artillery Rocket Kinetic Energy Rod Warhead  
A KE rod warhead for artillery rockets contains a multiplicity of KE rod penetrators housed in trays and packaged into bays or tier packs that are stacked and positioned around a center column of...
7261038 Low shock separation joint and method therefor  
Methods and apparatus are provided for a low shock separation joint. The separation joint comprises a male member, a female member, and an explosive device. At least one projection is formed on the...
7231822 Machine and method for balancing a member during rotation  
A machine for balancing a rotating member includes hard bearing balancing apparatus for determining the magnitude and circumaxial location of imbalance. A sensor responds to the position of the...
7207253 Parachute line cutting device  
The present invention is to improve the mechanical characteristics of a pyrotechnical parachute line cutting device. By enforcing the mechanical traction on the electrical connection wire by Kevlar...
7188558 Pyromechanical separating element  
The invention relates to a pyromechanical separating element having a hermetically sealed pyrotechnic pressure element ( 2 ), which is installed in a housing ( 1 ) and has a gas-forming pyrotechnic...
7182012 Pyrotechnically driven device for cutting solid, compact materials  
A pyrotechnic cutting device has a guiding housing in which there is arranged a part to be severed, which is fashioned so as to be severable at a cut point by a cutting tool having a cutting...
7127994 Low shock separation joint  
Methods and apparatus are provided for a low shock separation joint. A first member couples to a first structure and includes surfaces to prevent separation under compressive and tensile force...
7117779 Driver for power tools  
A power source ( 10 ) for providing energy to drive a mechanical device including a receiving chamber ( 11 ) and discrete propellant charges ( 23 ) for selective detonation whereby gases generated...
7114427 Quick-loosening mechanical linking device  
A quick-loosening mechanical linking device that includes housing, a release cavity having a predetermined height, a bolt, and an actuator. The bolt is disposed within the housing and includes an...
7086629 Severance of polycarbonates and polycarbonate laminates with linear shaped charge  
The present invention involve a method for severance of materials made of polycarbonate, polycarbonate laminate and aciylic/polycarbonate laminate, a canopy fracturing system and a conopy having...
7059458 Device for damping the displacement of a part, involving a metal wire  
A damping device used for motor vehicle safety, for damping the displacement of at least one part set in motion during a collision between a motor vehicle and an external object, the part being,...
7048166 Combustion power-operated setting tool  
An explosive powder charge-operated setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component includes a propellant-driven setting mechanism, an ignition element ( 23 ) for igniting...
7040210 Apparatus and method for restraining and releasing a control surface  
An apparatus includes a restraint for restraining a first control surface in a stowed configuration and a severing mechanism for parting the restraint to allow the first control surface to move...
6974064 Device for discharging a nail by the force of an explosive  
A nail gun includes a body which is provided with an upright slot and a horizontal slot. The upright slot is used to accommodate an explosive array while the horizontal slot is used to disposed a...
6925939 Low shock separation bolt  
The invention is a low shock detachment device that includes an expandable latch with a plurality of fingers. The anterior surface of each finger has a stud-mating mechanism. A mechanism for...
6901836 Controlled rupture device for a structure operating in traction and equipment using same  
A device is presented including a first support element, a second support element ( 110 ) which is separate from the first support element, a structure placed in tension between the two support...
6889591 Recoilless impact device  
An apparatus for generating an impact against a target object comprises a driver reciprocally disposed in a housing. The driver includes a hollow tube having a closed end and a nozzle seating the...
6851372 Pyrotechnical actuator  
A pyrotechnical actuator has a cylindrical housing surrounding a hollow chamber and a piston movably supported in the cylindrical housing. A piston rod is connected to the piston. A detonator is...
6820559 Moving part device for the temporary connection and pyrotechnic separation of two elements  
The temporary connection of two elements ( 12, 14 ) is ensured by U-shaped connecting components ( 16 ) held in place by a moving part ( 18 ). A pyrotechnic composition ( 20 ) is housed between two...
6758142 Pneumatic stage separation system for two stage launch vehicle  
A separating connector assembly system for a two-stage reusable launch vehicle. The system includes a plurality of separating connector assemblies each having a gas pressurizable first chamber...
6675692 Pyrotechnic actuator  
The invention relates to a pyrotechnic actuator that comprises a housing ( 1 ) with a cavity ( 5 ) in which a piston ( 2 ) is displaceably received. Said piston ( 2 ) can be adjusted from an...
6672194 Energetic-based actuator device with rotary piston  
A energetic-based piston actuator system imparts a rotational motion in the piston in a manner that increases system efficiency and reliability. A malleable ring mounted about the piston neck...
6662702 Pyrotechnically releasable mechanical linking device  
The invention relates to a pyrotechnically releasable mechanical linking device between a first and second mechanical element, said first and second elements likely to be subjected to tensile...
6655406 Hot tapping apparatus and method  
An apparatus and a method of hot tapping a conduit and inserting a sensor is disclosed wherein the conduit is hot tapped and the sensor inserted in one step. The apparatus includes a first cavity,...
6644166 Explosives disrupter  
A portable explosives disrupter for de-arming improvised explosive devices includes a barrel for housing a projectile, a mechanism for firing the projectile from the barrel, a breech which may be...
6631668 Recoilless impact device  
An apparatus for generating an impact against a target object comprises a driver reciprocally disposed in a housing. The driver includes a hollow tube having a closed end and a nozzle sealing the...
6631667 Explosive-bolt-activated spring-loaded actuation device  
A pin pulling device moves a member such as a pin or shaft by a non-pyrotechnic actuation force, such as a spring(s). The actuation member or spring(s) is (are) held in the compressed and loaded...
6629486 Resettable separation nut with a low level of induced shock  
The technical field of the invention is that of devices for connecting and separating objects such as microsatellites with respect to a structure. More specifically, the invention relates to a...
6609464 Severance of polycarbonates and polycarbonate laminates with linear shaped charge  
A method for severance of materials made of polycarbonate, polycarbonate laminate and acrylic/polycarbonate laminate utilizes a linear shaped explosive charge placed at a predetermined distance or...
6508157 Tool for unblocking heavy machinery  
A tool for dislodging lubrication-blocking debris from machinery elements. A housing includes a forward internal chamber. An adapter receives an explosive charge element and completes the chamber....
6474212 Cartridge magazine  
A cartridge magazine for explosive powder charge-operated setting tools including a charge-receiving member ( 2, 12, 22 ) having a plurality of spaced from each other, charge-receiving chambers (...
6412584 Vehicle door opener  
A vehicle ( 10 ) has an opening ( 14 ) for ingress to and egress from a passenger compartment ( 12 ) in the vehicle. A door ( 16 ) has a closed position blocking the opening ( 14 ) and an open...
6403873 Torpedo joint band with in-water separation capability utilizing frangible link EEDs  
A joint band assembly secures payload and drive sections of a torpedo together and subsequently separates them while the torpedo is making a run. A pair of essentially semicircular bands is...
6343535 Device for advancing charges in a powder-actuated tool, and improved tool including the same  
A combustion activated tool includes a housing having a longitudinal bore that extends and connects with a vertical bore, a piston and piston guide disposed within the longitudinal bore and...
6318228 Forcible entry device  
A portable, hand-held forcible entry device is provided for opening locked or barricaded doors in emergency situations. The device comprises a firearm secured to a hollow cylindrical housing. A...
6250227 Provisional linking and pyrotechnic separation device for two nonmetallic assemblies  
A provisional linking and pyrotechnic separation device is placed between two assemblies made from nonmetallic materials such as composite materials. Prior to separation, parts belonging to each of...
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...
6148729 Missile severance device  
A missile severance device for severing a structural surface member of a body is constructed of a pair of plate members separated by a collapsible liner member ring. An explosive charge is...
6125762 Flat-form separation devices  
A flat-form separation device (12) is made of two half-section members (22, 22') which are fastened together by a series of fasteners (38) to define therebetween a receiving channel within which an...
6021715 Manifold for coupling with a tube and method thereof  
A manifold (130) is configured to have a body portion (131) having at least one initiation port (132) for receiving an initiation device and at least one tapered boss (138) mounted on the body...
5992328 Separation system  
A separation system for separating a first section from a second section is disclosed. In one embodiment, the separation system includes first and second doublers for initially interconnecting the...
5988680 Pyrotechnic drive, in particular for vehicle occupant restraint systems  
A pyrotechnic drive, in particular a linear drive for vehicle occupant restraint systems comprises a cylinder having a cylinder wall and a working space, a piston which together with the cylinder...
5988039 Weapon simulator  
A collapsible diaphragm covers an exhaust port of a weapon simulator. The weapon simulator containing a combustion chamber with admitted fuel gas, an ignition assembly within the combustion...
5962804 Actuating device of a dynamite gun  
An actuating device for a dynamite gun includes a barrel member having a first tube slidably mounted to a second tube which is fixedly connected to the barrel member, a bar removably received in...
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