Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuze indication system
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Application No.: US17057377Application Date: 2019-05-30
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Publication No.: US11307010B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Martyn John Hucker
- Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Current Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Finch & Maloney PLLC
- Priority: EP18275075 20180601,GB1808992 20180601
- International Application: PCT/GB2019/051476 WO 20190530
- International Announcement: WO2019/229441 WO 20191205
- Main IPC: F42C21/00
- IPC: F42C21/00 ; F42C11/00

Abstract:
A device for monitoring the status of a munition fuze is disclosed. The device includes a visible marker; an indicator strip, capable of actuation, from a first state to a second state; and a power source providing power to the munition initiation system, the visible marker and/or the indicator strip. The visible marker and indicator strip are positioned to be visible to an observer when the fuze has been fitted for use on said munition and activation of the power source causes switching of the visible marker from an off state to an on state and actuation of the indicator strip from a first state to a second state, such that the power source's activation is indicated by the actuation of the indicator strip to its second state. The visible marker remains in an on state only if there is sufficient power to operate the initiation system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210190465A1 FUZE INDICATION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2021-06-24
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