81 |
Frangible powdered iron projectiles |
US11285010 |
2005-11-23 |
US20060107863A1 |
2006-05-25 |
Daniel Powers |
Frangible projectiles for firearms and processes for making such projectiles are disclosed. The projectiles include a sintered, compacted iron-based mixture of particles. The disclosed projectiles produce a similar feel and mimic the ballistic properties of lead projectiles of similar size and caliber, yet readily break-up upon impact with a hard surface in order to minimize ricochet or splatter. The disclosed projectiles and processes for making the projectiles meet the need for inexpensive, lead-free frangible projectiles. |
82 |
Bullet with booster filling and its manufacture |
US10508603 |
2003-03-25 |
US20050126422A1 |
2005-06-16 |
Charles Robert Lamm |
A bullet having a cavity in its forward end that is open at that end and a filling situated within said cavity. Preferably, the filling comprises an elastomer. Preferably, the elastomer filling is vulcanized. More preferably, the vulcanized elastomer filling has a Shore hardness in the range from about 6 to about 90. Alternatively, the filling is a colored rigid polymer filling, if a non-expanding training hollow point bullet is desired. In particular, the invention is a filling and its application to hollow point bullets for the purposes of: improving bullet expansion during the penetration of liquid targets; preventing clogging with debris from intermediate targets; increasing expansion during the perforation of hard materials; preventing the expansion of training bullets; and allowing users to identify different cartridge designs. The invention is also devices and methods for introducing the filling into the cavity. |
83 |
Non-lethal flash grenade |
US10318672 |
2002-12-10 |
US06767108B1 |
2004-07-27 |
Thomas J. Blachowski; Phillip R. Sturgill; David A. Culhane; Peter P. Ostrowski |
A non-lethal flash grenade includes a transparent, generally cylindrical housing; a layer of flash lamps disposed in the housing; an ignition circuit connected to a first centrally located flash lamp in the layer of flash lamps; a battery connected to the ignition circuit; and a variable time delay switch connected to the ignition circuit; whereby the first centrally located flash lamp is activated by the ignition circuit and remaining flash lamps are sympathetically activated by a flash of the first centrally located flash lamp. |
84 |
Practice ammunition |
US09980190 |
2002-01-29 |
US06619211B1 |
2003-09-16 |
Ted Haeselich |
A practice ammunition projectile comprises a head which bursts when the projectile strikes a target and contains a marking agent which optically indicates the point of impact after the head has burst. The marking agent consists of several chemical components (7, 8) which are each contained in separately breakable compartments (4, 5) within a burstable hood at the head of the projectile. When the compartments (4, 5) break open the components combine and undergo a chemical reaction which creates an optical mark. The hood is formed of an optically transparent material to enable the trajectory of the projectile to be tracked. |
85 |
Training device for a combat vehicle with a heavy weapon, especially an
armored howitzer |
US252342 |
1999-02-18 |
US6161461A |
2000-12-19 |
Heinrich Hupfeld; Peter Liebel |
A training device for a combat vehicle with a heavy weapon, especially an armored howitzer. A shorter practice barrel replaces the weapon's regular barrel, but has the same sort of attachments at its inner end as the regular barrel has for fastening it to accommodations in the vehicle. A magazine at the outer end of the practice barrel accommodates rammed practice shells, which are decelerated and forwarded to magazine shafts offside the axis of the barrel. Practice shells of essentially the same weight and dimensions as regular shells and an impact absorber at the front for accepting the impact of a brake, are accommodated in the magazine. An accessory device for removing the practice shells from the magazine comprises a framework that travels on rollers and is provided with a platform for operating personnel and with a hydraulic lift that accepts used practice shells from the magazine and lowers them to the ground. |
86 |
Kinetic energy collapsible training projectile |
US975439 |
1997-11-21 |
US5874691A |
1999-02-23 |
Leon Manole; Stewart Gilman; Paul Valenti |
A collapsible training projectile includes a nose, a body and a tail. The dy has a forwardmost end secured to the nose, and a rearwardmost end secured to the tail. The body further includes one or more axial, longitudinal slots that extend radially through at least part of the body, such that when the projectile impacts with an object, the kinetic energy causes the body to plastically deform along the slots, thereby reducing the penetration energy of the projectile. In another embodiment, the projectile includes a wedge, a body and a tail. The forwardmost end of the body is secured to the wedge, and its rearwardmost end is secured to the tail. The body includes an axial hole which is formed along the axial center of the body, and which extends from approximately the rearward tip of the wedge to the rearwardmost end of the body, such that when the projectile impacts with an object, the kinetic energy drives the rearward tip of the wedge partially through the axial hole, causing the forwardmost end of the body to plastically deform and to sheer around the wedge. |
87 |
Practice dummy for an explosive body |
US189662 |
1994-02-01 |
US5481979A |
1996-01-09 |
Herbert Walder |
A practice dummy for simulating a handgrenade or another explosive weapon includes a plurality of infrared light emitting diodes. A light signal from these diodes is used for simulating the explosion. The light signal can be received by suitable detectors, such that the effect of the dummy can be detected in practice combat. Similar practice dummies can also be produced for the simulation of other weapons, such as mines, mortar shells, etc. The dummy therefore allows a more realistic combat simulation for practice and instruction. The light signals emitted by the diodes can be adjusted to have a range similar to the explosion to be simulated. Such a dummy is easy to construct and compatible with existing optical simulation systems. |
88 |
Limited range training projectile |
US752247 |
1991-08-28 |
US5125344A |
1992-06-30 |
Roy W. Kline; Sung-Kwong Chung |
A limited range training projectile utilizes a two strake and flare combination or two slots with flare combination design to ballistically match a service round to a predetermined range. The design permits statically stable flight at a selected limited range and includes instability at a predetermined range to greatly limit the total range. |
89 |
Tubular projectiles |
US126010 |
1987-11-27 |
US4882997A |
1989-11-28 |
James E. Baxter; Robert D. Poole |
A tubular projectile suitable for use in training ammunition comprises a hollow tube having formed in the rear end of the tubular wall thereof a recess in which is embedded a tracer material.The projectile may be sabot launched.Constructions are described for igniting the tracer material directly or indirectly from the gases produced by burning of the main propellant charge when the projectile is fired from a gun, e.g. the RARDEN Gun of the Applicants.Example of suitable tracter materials and techniques for filling the said recess with them are also described. |
90 |
Full caliber training projectile |
US709507 |
1985-03-08 |
US4708065A |
1987-11-24 |
Hartmut Schilling; Helmuth Peller; Hansjoerg Becker |
A spin-stabilized training projectile provides a reliable reduction of a firing range by means of the special construction of a recess in the body of the projectile. The flight path of the training projectile is adaptable to the corresponding flight path of a corresponding live reference projectile over a distance in a predetermined region of the first portion of the flight path of the training projectile. |
91 |
2.75 Inch plastic warhead |
US357288 |
1982-03-11 |
US4498396A |
1985-02-12 |
Gilles Berube |
The invention disclosed relates to an inexpensive practice warhead for use in conjunction with combat rockets. The novel warhead is basically the same configuration and weight as conventional metal warheads, but is constructed of an inexpensive plastic material, the weight difference being made up by providing ballast means within the hollow core of the warhead. |
92 |
Practice shell particularly useful for training purposes |
US415048 |
1982-09-07 |
US4446794A |
1984-05-08 |
Bjorn Simmons |
A full-caliber shell for training purposes to be fired with a low charge in a large-caliber firearm, e.g. a howitzer or a gun. THe shell comprises a front part (1) made of heavy material and an effect part casing (2) and a bottom unit (3) substantially made of plastic material which is highly resistant to high pressures. The effect part casing comprising the effect part and the bottom unit is arranged to withstand the great stress forces which arise in connection with the firing of the shell in the howitzer when the heavy front part is to be accelerated by means of said effect part and bottom unit. The stress forces are then very pronounced, and are of the magnitude of those arising in connection with the firing of a steel shell with the corresponding charge. The heavy front part (1), the effect part with its charge, and the bottom part are carefully balanced in relation to each other so that they give ballistics and a weight which makes the new shell substantially equal to the steel shell which the new shell is to supersede. In addition to the effect part casing the effect part comprises a tubular unit arranged coaxially in the effect part casing. The effect part casing and the tubular unit are connected with spoke-formed elements which extend in the longitudinal direction of the effect part. The shell can be made at a very low cost, has a small risk upon impact, and gives a good indication effect and great safety. |
93 |
Fin-stabilized practice missile |
US946052 |
1978-09-26 |
US4211168A |
1980-07-08 |
Heinz Haep |
There is disclosed a fin-stabilized unarmed missile for impact diagram target shooting. The missile has an essentially cylindrical body to the rearwardly tapered rear end of which there is affixed a winged tail unit. The missile body has a transverse front end portion extending at a right angle with respect to the axis of the missile body. A forwardly extending pin coaxial of the missile body is secured at its rear end in a central passage in the front end portion of the missile body. The forward end of the pin has an annular flange thereon which creates pressure equalization about the missile as it travels through the air. |
94 |
Short range bullet |
US54006631 |
1931-05-26 |
US1892158A |
1932-12-27 |
JOHN MATTHEWS |
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95 |
Bullet for practice cartridges |
US47336830 |
1930-08-06 |
US1823022A |
1931-09-15 |
FRANTISEK BLECHTA |
|
96 |
Safety projectile for gun practice and gun barrels suitable for the same |
US46394830 |
1930-06-26 |
US1817273A |
1931-08-04 |
EUGENE SCHULER |
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97 |
Arrangement of life and treasure buoy for vessels |
US18819D |
|
US18819A |
1857-12-08 |
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98 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A DART FOR A CONDUCTED ELECTRICAL WEAPON |
US15678794 |
2017-08-16 |
US20180306560A1 |
2018-10-25 |
Luke A. SALISBURY, JR.; Michael E. GISH; Kevin Brian Terence COLES |
A system for a practice electrode (e.g. dart) for a conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”). An officer issued a CEW is required to practice with the CEW in order to maximize its safe and effective use in a stressful situation. Preferably, training is performed using equipment as similar as possible to the equipment an officer uses in the field. Training with a CEW may include using a CEW to launch darts toward a human target. Training with a CEW against a live target may be improved, at least from the perspective of the target, by using a practice dart that is similar in weight and flight to a conventional electrode, but that does not pierce target clothing or tissue or delivery a high voltage current through the target. A practice dart may be similar to a conventional electrode, but include additional structure (e.g. cap) that prevents piercing. The additional structure and/or a non-conductive filament may be used to reduce a likelihood of or preclude delivery a current through the target. |
99 |
PROJECTILE |
US14970956 |
2015-12-16 |
US20160202030A1 |
2016-07-14 |
Christopher WILLIAMS; James FINLAYSON |
The present invention provides a projectile for use in a simulated fan-blade-off ballistic test. The projectile has an ellipsoid body having a blind axial bore extending from a first axial end. The blind axial bore is for housing a weight adjustment body which can be used to modify the weight and/or centre of gravity of the projectile. A sealing plug may seal the weight adjustment body within the axial bore and an insert may be provided to fix the position of the weight adjustment body and/or to control the sliding of the weight adjustment body within the axial bore. |
100 |
METHOD FOR PERFORMING EXO-ATMOSPHERIC MISSILE'S INTERCEPTION TRIAL |
US14861328 |
2015-09-22 |
US20160047636A1 |
2016-02-18 |
Jacob ROVINSKY; Yoav TOURGEMAN |
An inflatable dummy target fittable into a carrier missile capable of being released from the carrier missile during exo-atmospheric flight; upon release, the dummy target or portion thereof is capable of being inflated and manifest characteristics that resemble GTG missile characteristics, wherein the GTG missile characteristics include IR signature, RF signature and GTG missile |