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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Robert W. Plummer, McCordsville, IN (US);
Brady A. Plummer, Fishers, IN (US);
Robert A. Bailey, Avon, IN (US);
Inventors:
Robert W. Plummer, McCordsville, IN (US);
Brady A. Plummer, Fishers, IN (US);
Robert A. Bailey, Avon, IN (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a cartridge includes a main explosive and an exploding foil initiator housed in a case. The exploding foil initiator includes metallic strips that are operable to initiate explosion of the main explosive in response to an electrical signal.