Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Off-on explosive warhead for high energy formulations with tailorable output performance
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Application No.: US15464747Application Date: 2017-03-21
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Publication No.: US10260849B2Publication Date: 2019-04-16
- Inventor: Thuvan Piehler , Rohan Joel Banton
- Applicant: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY—U.S. ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Current Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent Robert Thompson
- Main IPC: F41A9/00
- IPC: F41A9/00 ; F42B12/20 ; F42C15/184

Abstract:
A warhead includes a casing having a removable front portion, a plurality of explosive segments positioned in the casing, a plurality of spacers positioned in the casing and separating the plurality of explosive segments from each other, and a removable piston configured to be inserted inside the removable front portion of the casing, wherein the removable piston pushes against the plurality of explosive segments to create a continuous segment. The removable piston may push against the plurality of explosive segments to close the plurality of spacers and move the warhead from an off position to an on position. The continuous segment may be above an explosive failure thickness in the on position. The continuous segment may be configured to detonate upon reaching the failure thickness.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180274891A1 OFF-ON EXPLOSIVE WARHEAD FOR HIGH ENERGY FORMULATIONS WITH TAILORABLE OUTPUT PERFORMANCE Public/Granted day:2018-09-27
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