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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2005
Filed:
May. 09, 2003
Victor John Carlson, Durango, CO (US);
Timothy S. Hennessey, Lothian, MD (US);
Mary H. Sherlock, Waldorf, MD (US);
Windsor Furr, Laurel, MD (US);
Victor John Carlson, Durango, CO (US);
Timothy S. Hennessey, Lothian, MD (US);
Mary H. Sherlock, Waldorf, MD (US);
Windsor Furr, Laurel, MD (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The present invention comprises a warhead designed to provide a number of spiraling tendrils composed of segmented rods that move in an increasing radial arc in order to defeat a target. The warhead comprises a substantially cylindrical explosive charge having a plurality of rod segments arranged circumferentially around the explosive charge in a plurality of horizontal layers. As the horizontal layers descend down the explosive charge, the rod segments are offset from those directly above and below them to create a pattern that appears to be twisted columns. The number of columns is equivalent to the number of rod segments in each horizontal layer.