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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:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
New Mexico Tech Research Foundation, Socorro, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 3/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 3/000 ;
Abstract
A non-lethal projectile and a method of igniting the same are provided. A propulsion charge acts on a base portion of a casing of the projectile and is ignitible from a launcher for launching the projectile therefrom. An initiator is disposed in the casing, with a combination timing and firing mechanism that is also disposed in the casing initiating the initiator. A dispersal charge is disposed in the casing and is ignitable by the initiator. Such dispersal charge is electronic subsequent to launching the projecting and prior to the projectile reaching a target area.