Radio frequency antenna for use in the confines of a breech

US10969206B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• US GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY · US

Inventors

• Gregory Burke · Piermont, US
• Viral Panchal · Sayreville, US
• James L. Zunino, III · Montville, US
• Stephen F. Bartolucci · Cohoes, US
• Daniel R. Schmidt · Ingelfingen, DE
• Giuseppe Di Benedetto · Nutley, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 20, 2019
• Grant date: Apr 6, 2021
• Expiry date: Nov 20, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F42C19/12
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A weapon system effectively, efficiently and safely transmits high energy radio frequency energy into the confines of the breech environment to initiate propelling charges. Legacy components are leveraged, along with advanced manufacturing techniques, to create antenna structures which transmit the radio frequency energy throughout the breech to initiate radio frequency-based primers.