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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2007
George N. Hennings, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Edwin J. Wild, Niceville, FL (US);
Bradley L. Hanna, King George, VA (US);
Christopher J. Nance, Middletown, CA (US);
Richard K. Reynolds, Calistoga, CA (US);
George N. Hennings, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Edwin J. Wild, Niceville, FL (US);
Bradley L. Hanna, King George, VA (US);
Christopher J. Nance, Middletown, CA (US);
Richard K. Reynolds, Calistoga, CA (US);
Reynolds Systems, Inc., Middletown, CA (US);
Abstract
An initiator that includes a substrate, an exploding foil initiator and a first switch. The exploding foil initiator coupled to the substrate and includes a bridge and a first bridge contact. The first switch has a first contact and a first insulator. The first contact is coupled to the substrate and spaced apart from the first bridge contact by a gap. The first insulator is disposed in the gap. The first switch is operable in an actuated mode in which electrical energy transmitted between the first contact and the first bridge contact is transmitted through the first insulator.