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Munition

a technology of munitions and projectiles, applied in the field of new weapons, can solve the problems of high cost of manufacture, many cannot be deployed from conventional weapons, and the design of prior art weapons is relatively complex, so as to achieve the effect of less complex design and increased lethality

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-12-31
RAYTHEON CO
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Benefits of technology

The design results in a simpler, cost-effective munition with enhanced penetration and damage capabilities, reducing collateral damage by creating a dense spray pattern upon impact.

Problems solved by technology

Most of these prior art designs, however, are fairly complex in design, expensive to manufacture, and many cannot be deployed from conventional weapons.
Moreover, munitions including explosives can result in unintended collateral damage to surrounding structures and / or targets.

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[0019]Aside from the preferred embodiment or embodiments disclosed below, this invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or being carried out in various ways. Thus, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangements of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. If only one embodiment is described herein, the claims hereof are not to be limited to that embodiment. Moreover, the claims hereof are not to be read restrictively unless there is clear and convincing evidence manifesting a certain exclusion, restriction, or disclaimer.

[0020]Small particles 10, FIG. 1 in accordance with the subject invention are glued or otherwise adhered to the external surface of munition core 12, FIG. 2 resulting in novel munition 14, FIG. 3. Particles 10 may be micro particle in size 400 microns in diameter, for example, and munition core 12 may be 1.25 inches in diam...

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Abstract

A munition including a munition core and a plurality of particles attached to an external surface of the munition core designed to release from the munition core upon impact of the munition with a target.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to a novel munition.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Munitions, whether fired from a weapon such as a rifle or launched from a launcher or carrier missile or whether in a form of warheads or other projectiles are well known and include fragmentation munitions. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,089,267; 4,648,323; 4,942,820; 5,243,916; 5,763,819; 6,230,630; 6,619,210; as well as Published Patent Application Nos. US 2004 / 0069176A1 and US 2004 / 0129162, all incorporated herein by this reference.[0003]Typically, an explosive is housed in the core of a munition casing. When the explosive is detonated, it fractures the casing into fragments designed to strike a target.[0004]Other munition designs are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,789,484 and 6,672,220 as well as Published Patent Application No. US 2002 / 0166475.[0005]Most of these prior art designs, however, are fairly complex in design, expensive to manufacture, and many cannot be deploye...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F42B12/56
CPCF42B12/56F42B12/367
Inventor LLOYD, RICHARD M.
Owner RAYTHEON CO