61 |
Speed brake retarding mechanism for an air-dropped store |
US85547359 |
1959-11-25 |
US3047259A |
1962-07-31 |
TATNALL GEORGE J; SCARCELLI ALBERT F |
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62 |
Guided missile |
US20068050 |
1950-12-13 |
US2992794A |
1961-07-18 |
BOYD WILLIAM H A |
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63 |
Submarine mine |
US40460841 |
1941-07-30 |
US2398794A |
1946-04-23 |
MALTBY WILSON R |
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64 |
Marine projectile. |
US22410718 |
1918-03-23 |
US1294605A |
1919-02-18 |
BERENTSEN HANS GUSTAV |
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65 |
Torpedo. |
US7921616 |
1916-02-18 |
US1217016A |
1917-02-20 |
KRIVOHLANY LOUIS J |
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66 |
Submarine projectile. |
US4835815 |
1915-08-31 |
US1184699A |
1916-05-23 |
KENNEY FRANK E |
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67 |
Projectile. |
US1904232859 |
1904-11-15 |
US820818A |
1906-05-15 |
NIEHOFF ERNEST |
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68 |
Projectile. |
US1903181105 |
1903-11-13 |
US772850A |
1904-10-18 |
WAKEFIELD ALBERT |
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69 |
Improvement in projectile-torpedoes |
US222669D |
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US222669A |
1879-12-16 |
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70 |
SURFACE SKIMMING MUNITION |
US14562876 |
2014-12-08 |
US20150285603A1 |
2015-10-08 |
Anthony Joseph CESARONI |
A surface skimming munition comprises a hull, a traction propulsion motor positioned in the hull and having a combustion chamber for combustion of a propellant, at least one aft directed nozzle coupled to the hull at a position forward of a center of gravity of the hull and comprising an inlet section and an outlet section, the inlet section in fluid communication with the combustion chamber and the outlet section directing combustion gas received from the combustion chamber through the inlet section in the aft direction, and at least one stabilizing plane coupled to the hull and moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. |
71 |
Supercavitating projectile having a morphable nose |
US12397182 |
2009-03-03 |
US08146501B1 |
2012-04-03 |
Jyun-Horng Fu |
A supercavitating projectile having a nose that is capable of morphing its shape or length for extended operating range is disclosed. |
72 |
Unmanned aerial system launch from water |
US12436441 |
2009-05-06 |
US08074918B1 |
2011-12-13 |
Robert J. Monson; Scott E. Morgan |
An unmanned aerial system (UAS) is described that is operable on or in water, in addition to being able to fly in the air. The UAS can float in a body of water, or submerge itself underneath the water, and then later launch from the water without human intervention to perform a flying mission. The UAS can then return back to the water. The UAS incorporates an electric ducted fan acting as the propulsion engine for the UAS in the water as well as in the air. |
73 |
Method of operating a supercavitating projectile based on time constraints |
US12327571 |
2008-12-03 |
US07836827B2 |
2010-11-23 |
Jyun-Horng Fu |
A method for operating a thrust-generating supercavitating projectile involves launching the projectile in water from rest at the maximum available thrust, maintaining that thrust until supercavitating movement begins, and then reducing thrust to a near-minimum amount that is required to maintain supercavitating movement of the projectile. |
74 |
DRAG-STABILIZED WATER-ENTRY PROJECTILE AND CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY |
US12409265 |
2009-03-23 |
US20100237186A1 |
2010-09-23 |
Jyun-Horng (Alex) Fu; Antonio Paulic |
A drag-stabilized water-entry projectile having a projectile body, one or more drag-stabilizing elements, such as fins, flares or canards, and one or more attachment members adapted to hold the one or more drag-stabilizing elements to the projectile body. The one or more attachment members are coated with a thermally reactive material. A projectile and cartridge assembly has a shear pin, a projectile having a first cutout portion, the cutout portion sized to receive the shear pin. The assembly also includes a sabot configured to house the projectile and having a second cutout portion, the second cutout portion sized to receive the shear pin. The cutout portion is positioned to provide an offset region between an aft end of the projectile and a base of the sabot. |
75 |
Supercavitating Projectile and Operation Thereof |
US12327571 |
2008-12-03 |
US20090173249A1 |
2009-07-09 |
Jyun-Horng Fu |
A method for operating a supercavitating projectile is disclosed. |
76 |
CAVITATING CORE |
US12298536 |
2007-02-12 |
US20090064888A1 |
2009-03-12 |
Andrey Albertovich Polovnev; Vladimir Shaymukhametovich Khasiakhmetov |
The invention relates to ammunition for missile weapon and firearm. The cavitating core of the invention comprises a head part conjugated with a secant nose surface along the cavitating edge, a central part, and an aft part with a gliding surface, wherein the caliber of the core is defined by the maximum diameter of the circle describing the core cross-section. The contour line enveloping the cross-sections from the cavitating edge to the core caliber in the plane of the core axial longitudinal section is limited by the dependence: Dx=d×[1+(Lx/d)×(2×sin φ/π)1/N]N, where Dx—is the current diameter of the core enveloping contour R, mm;d—is the cavitating edge diameter, mm;Lx—is the current distance from the cavitating edge to the core caliber, mm;φ=60° . . . 270°—is the apex angle of the tangents to the secant nose surface at the points of its conjugation with the cavitating edge measured from the side of the head part;N=(2π/φ)0.4 . . . (2π/φ)0.2—is the core volume factor, wherein the core caliber is equal to the current diameter of the core enveloping contour Dx.As a result the invention makes it possible to increase the effective distance for hitting underwater targets when shooting from the air to the water and/or during underwater shooting using arbalests, harpoon guns, artillery, small and sporting-and-hunting weapons. |
77 |
Expendable sonobuoy flight kit with aerodynamically assisted sonobuoy separation |
US10848131 |
2004-05-19 |
US07262395B2 |
2007-08-28 |
Derek Bilyk; Patrick Zdunich; Marc MacMaster |
A flight kit that can be retrofitted to existing navy sonobuoys. The preferred embodiment gives sonobuoys the capability of self-deployment, allowing them to be sent to a location remotely without the use of manned aircraft or recoverable unmanned air vehicles. This capability is advantageous in instances where it is desired to place a sonobuoy in an area hostile or hazardous to manned aircraft. The preferred embodiment is an attachment of a GPS navigation and control system, wings, control surfaces, and a propulsion system, onto a naval size-A sonobuoy, using the sonobuoy as the central structural load-bearing component of the assembly. The invention navigates from a launch point on a ship to a designated position, where the sonobuoy separates from the invention, using the wings' aerodynamic forces to mechanically assist in separating the sonobuoy from the flight kit. The sonobuoy and the flight kit enter the water separately to ensure no interference with the sonobuoy. |
78 |
Precision aerial delivery of payloads |
US11386465 |
2006-03-22 |
US20070018033A1 |
2007-01-25 |
Jerome Fanucci; Nathan Gravelle; David Maass |
An aerial deliver system mounts a payload to an air delivery vehicle for aerial deployment by air into water from a location remote from the target region. The air delivery vehicle includes deployable wings and tail fins for gliding or powered flight to a target region. A release mechanism between the air delivery vehicle and the payload provides a clean separation between the two. |
79 |
Vapor explosion weapon |
US11398735 |
2006-04-03 |
US20060278151A1 |
2006-12-14 |
Robert Kuklinski |
The apparatus of the present invention utilizes the heat energy of a weapon propulsion system to produce a vapor explosion. It includes an outer shell with a nozzle port and a body being made from a metal. The body surrounds a propulsion device and captures its waste heat to heat metal within the body. An explosive device is embedded in the body and can explode on transmission of a signal whereby the heated metal within the body produces a vapor explosion that significantly enhances the effectiveness and lethality of the weapon. The apparatus also discloses a second metal in the body and a heat shield for further enhancing effectiveness. |
80 |
Apparatus for utilizing waste heat from weapon propulsion system to produce vapor explosion |
US10901312 |
2004-07-22 |
US07067732B1 |
2006-06-27 |
Robert Kuklinski |
The apparatus of the present invention uses waste heat generated by a weapon propulsion system to melt and ultimately superheat metal. Upon termination of the weapon mission, the apparatus explodes thereby causing molten and superheated metal to be instantly introduced to the liquid medium through which the weapon travels. The reaction of the molten and superheated metal with the liquid medium produces a vapor explosion that significantly enhances the effectiveness and lethality of the weapon. |