Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Small smart weapon and weapon system employing the same
- Patent Title (中): 小型智能武器和武器系统采用相同
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Application No.: US13034333Application Date: 2011-02-24
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Publication No.: US08443727B2Publication Date: 2013-05-21
- Inventor: Steven D. Roemerman , Joseph Edward Tepera
- Applicant: Steven D. Roemerman , Joseph Edward Tepera
- Applicant Address: US TX Addison
- Assignee: Lone Star IP Holdings, LP
- Current Assignee: Lone Star IP Holdings, LP
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Addison
- Agency: Boisbrun Hofman, PLLC
- Main IPC: F42C15/40
- IPC: F42C15/40 ; F41G7/26 ; F42B10/64 ; F42B15/01 ; G02B3/08 ; G02B13/08

Abstract:
A weapon and weapon system, and methods of manufacturing and operating the same. In one embodiment, the weapon includes a warhead including destructive elements and a guidance section with a target sensor configured to guide the weapon to a target. The target sensor includes a front lens configured to provide a cover to protect the target sensor from an environment and a fast fresnel lens behind the front lens to provide a multi-lens focusing system for the target sensor. In a related embodiment, the weapon includes an aft section including a tail fin having a modifiable control surface area thereby changing an aspect ratio thereof.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120145822A1 Small Smart Weapon and Weapon System Employing the Same Public/Granted day:2012-06-14
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