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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Jyun-horng Fu, Centreville, VA (US);
Robert James Howard, Clifton, VA (US);
Antonio Paulic, Arlington, VA (US);
John W. Rapp, Manassas, VA (US);
Inventors:
Jyun-Horng Fu, Centreville, VA (US);
Robert James Howard, Clifton, VA (US);
Antonio Paulic, Arlington, VA (US);
John W. Rapp, Manassas, VA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41C 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for sealing the barrel of an underwater gun between firings is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an adapter that attaches to the barrel and includes a physical adaptation that is capable of sealing the barrel. In some embodiments, the physical adaptation is actuated to un-seal the barrel via combustion gases from firing of a round.