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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2024
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Frederick B. Koehler, Tucson, AZ (US);
John R. Leach, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 12/20 (2006.01); F42B 12/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 12/207 (2013.01); F42B 12/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
An explosive fragmentation structure includes a fragment enhancing insensitive munitions (IM) liner. The IM liner includes a patterned metal structure having openings therethrough embedded in a compressible material to define a desired fragmentation pattern of the outer metal casing upon detonation of the explosive. The IM layer is positioned between and in conformal contact with the outer metal casing's inner surface and the explosive's outer surface.