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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2007
Applicant:
Bruce G. Van Stratum, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Inventor:
Bruce G. Van Stratum, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Assignee:
Martin Electronics, Perry, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 12/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A modified cartridge assembly including a projectile having a gas generator proximate its aft end. The projectile includes an aft closure having a cavity filled with gas generating material. The gas generating material is ignited around the time the projectile exits the weapon's muzzle. The gas generating material then burns while the projectile is in flight, spewing pressurized gas into the wake region immediately behind the projectile. The pressurized gas reduces the projectile's base drag.