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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Timothy L. Spivak, King George, VA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 1/318 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 1/318 ;
Abstract
The present invention controls the polar ejection angle of fragments in a fragmenting warhead. The warhead's detonators are initiated non-simultaneously to produce corresponding detonation waves in the warhead's explosive material. The detonation waves interact to control the polar ejection angle of fragments formed when the warhead's casing ruptures. Specified times of detonation for each of the detonators can be selected/adjusted after the warhead is deployed.