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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002

Filed:

Nov. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:

Daniel C. Markel, Pearland, TX (US);

Karen M. Spenley, Houston, TX (US);

Charles A. Sjogren, Houston, TX (US);

David E. Sewell, Kingwood, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 1/028 ; F42B 1/036 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 1/028 ; F42B 1/036 ;
Abstract

A shaped charge capsule includes an open-ended casing and a ring. The casing is adapted to house an explosive, and the casing includes a shoulder to receive a cap to close the casing. A rim of the casing at least partially surrounds the shoulder. The ring is adapted to be placed radially inside the rim and crimped with the rim to secure the cap to the casing. The ring is adapted to melt above an approximate predetermined temperature to release the cap from the casing. The cap may alternatively be secured to the casing by an adhesive that decomposes above the approximate predetermined temperature threshold.


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