Reactive material enhanced projectiles and related methods
US9103641B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B33/001
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A munition, such as a projectile formed of at least one reactive material. In one embodiment, the projectile includes a body portion formed of at least one reactive material composition wherein the at least one reactive material composition defines at least a portion of an exterior surface of the projectile. In other words, a portion of the reactive material may be left “unbuffered” or exposed to the barrel of a gun or weapon from which it is launched and similarly exposed to a target with which the projectile subsequently impacts. In one embodiment, the projectile may be formed with a jacket surrounding a portion of the reactive material to provide additional structural integrity. The projectile may be formed by casting or pressing the reactive material into a desired shape, or the reactive material may be extruded into a near-net shape and then machined into the desired shape.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.