The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2010
Kevin Genson, College Park, MD (US);
Daniel Jean, Odenton, MD (US);
John Hendershot, Dunkirk, MD (US);
Gerald Laib, Olney, MD (US);
David Olson, Chesapeake beach, MD (US);
Ezra Chen, Potomac, MD (US);
Veronica Badescu, Alexandria, VA (US);
Anthony Mansfield, Alexandria, VA (US);
Troy Caruso, Alexandria, VA (US);
Kevin Genson, College Park, MD (US);
Daniel Jean, Odenton, MD (US);
John Hendershot, Dunkirk, MD (US);
Gerald Laib, Olney, MD (US);
David Olson, Chesapeake beach, MD (US);
Ezra Chen, Potomac, MD (US);
Veronica Badescu, Alexandria, VA (US);
Anthony Mansfield, Alexandria, VA (US);
Troy Caruso, Alexandria, VA (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for explosive systems such as grenades with novel micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) fuze and novel placement of the MEMS fuze providing increased performance, reliability, and safety. The MEMS fuze is disposed towards a rear portion of the explosive system providing superior performance and design flexibility. Further, the explosive system includes electronics configured to implement a launch timer and to sense impact or when the system stops spinning. The present invention includes an operational method improving safety and reliability by preventing detonation until after the launch timer expires, upon impact, or when the explosive system stops spinning.