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Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2023
Applicant:

Government of the United States, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);

Inventors:

Luke Hardy, USAF, CO (US);

Michael Anderson, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Bradley Bitting, USAF, CO (US);

Trinity Good, USAF, CO (US);

Anthony Neil, USAF, CO (US);

Orval Powell, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 12/60 (2006.01); F42B 12/20 (2006.01); F42B 12/32 (2006.01); F42B 12/56 (2006.01); F42B 12/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 12/56 (2013.01); F42B 12/20 (2013.01); F42B 12/32 (2013.01); F42B 12/60 (2013.01); F42B 12/64 (2013.01);
Abstract

An elongate munition with a longitudinal axis and having a nonfragmenation hollow collar. The hollow collar has an inner surface and an opposed outer surface with a first plurality of ports extending through the collar in a substantially radial direction. The ports are spaced from adjacent ports in both circumferential and longitudinal directions. A first plurality of ammunitions is disposed in each port of the first plurality of ports and oriented outwardly from the longitudinal axis. An ignition source for expelling each ammunition outwardly from the collar responsive to an ignition signal is also provided.


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