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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:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
David A Smith, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kim L Christianson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Kelly D McHenry, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Alliant Techsystems Inc., Hopkins, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
102307 ; 102378 ; 89-114 ;
Abstract
A missile severance device for severing a structural surface member of a body is constructed of a pair of plate members separated by a collapsible liner member ring. An explosive charge is contained with the volume defined by the pair of plate members and the liner member ring. One of the plate members includes a booster explosive charge that serves to detonate the explosive charge so as to collapse the liner member ring and create a directed jet toward the structural surface member intended to be cut.