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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Claude Boutet, Bourges, FR;
Patrice Pichot, Bourges, FR;
Assignee:
GIAT Industries, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
89 4109 ; 89 4117 ; 89 4106 ;
Abstract
A firing system integrated with a weapon for firing the weapon includes a referencing device for locating a target within a plane, a tripper for activating the referencing means, a calculator connected to the referencing means for calculating the virtual mean point of the target based on movement of the weapon, and for generating a firing signal. The firing signal is received by an ignition mechanism for firing the weapon, and generating device is provided for electrically powering the components of the firing system. According to the present invention, accuracy of the weapon user is increased, while providing increased safety.