NANO-enhanced kinetic energy particles
US8857342B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B12/06
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The current invention relates to the fields of ballistic and kinetic energy (KE) weapons. Specifically a novel apparatus and use of nanomaterials has been developed to make significant improvements over existing weapons. By incorporating nano-scale particles as a filler material for kinetic energy weapons several advancements are realized.
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